J.A. Adande

J.A. Adande

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J.A. Adande joined ESPN.com as a columnist in August 2007 after 10 years at the Los Angeles Times. Adande is seen frequently on ESPN's Around The Horn, Pardon The Interruption, SportsCenter and other programs.

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A Rocket Test for Ron Artest

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ESPN's J.A. Adande explains Sacramento's strategy: By going for draft picks and the expiring contract of Jackson they...

Blog | July 30, 2008

TrueHoop Reader Noah Has an Idea for Pat Riley

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...sign. But from reading Brand's agent's comments (David Falk as quoted by ESPN's J.A. Adande: "[Becoming a free agent] preserves options to make the team better. Clearly, if Elton decided he...

Blog | July 01, 2008

A Few Thoughts About a Laker Win

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Kobe Bryant is as good as they get. One of the big debates in basketball statistics is the value of being able to create a shot. Bryant can always cre...

Blog | May 30, 2008

Something Foul

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...the police could stop ... absolutely whomever they wanted. That's a lot of power! ESPN's J.A. Adande suggests that last night that kind of power, in the hands of Steve Javie, Tom Washington...

Blog | May 15, 2008

Wednesday Bullets

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...a formula to decide who should get their jersey retired, and who should not. ESPN's J.A. Adande: "A question that hasn't been asked in Lakerland this season -- is Kobe shooting too much...

Blog | May 14, 2008

Utah, Please Make Friends with Derek Fisher Again

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...and Fisher's unusual departure from the Jazz last summer. Here's a great one from J.A. Adande. Read that, and get a sense of what Derek Fisher is like. And then ask yourself...

Blog | May 09, 2008

Friday Bullets

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...the Suns bandwagoners attracted to now. The Big Mouth's quotes, personality and hustle?" ESPN's J.A. Adande is all over it. All you who bemoan the lack of skill in today's...

Blog | April 25, 2008

Lakers vs. Nuggets Bullets

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...got 32 points. 122-107. This one is done and now everyone knows it."ESPN's J.A. Adande: "Ron Artest was sitting on the baseline near the Nuggets' bench Sunday. He said he still...

Blog | April 21, 2008

First Cup: Monday

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Dave Krieger of the Rocky Mountain News: "Magic Johnson was sitting courtside Sunday as the Pau-full Lakers beat the Heat in Miami. ABC sideline repor...

Blog | February 11, 2008

Monday Bullets

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...Blazers visit the YMCA in Atlanta where Martin Luther King, Jr. played basketball. UPDATE: ESPN's J.A. Adande was there, and gives us an excellent long-form version, including the wisdom of Jarrett Jack...

Blog | January 21, 2008

Wednesday Bullets

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...of Fame career. But never as spectacular a 180 as this. This was a 180 that Doctor J or Michael would be proud of. Or the Flying Wallendas. 'I think he's a terrific, terrific...

Blog | January 16, 2008

Black Athletes Have Long Seen Boston as Racist

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ESPN's J.A. Adande wrote eloquently a few weeks ago about the irony of seeing the Celtics as a white...

Blog | January 03, 2008

Thursday Bullets

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One of the worst enemies you can possibly have is time. That guy just about always wins. Shaquille O'Neal fights change on and off the court, and find...

Blog | December 20, 2007

Friday Bullets

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...Jordan, and see some great video of Kerr teasing Jordan at their title celebration.ESPN's J.A. Adande on Kobe Bryant: "I've never heard such universal frustration and disappointment with Bryant permeating the...

Blog | October 19, 2007

Friday Bullets

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This is amazingly cool. Someone recreated LeBron James' amazing 29-of-his-team's-last-30 (from Game 5 of last year's playoff series against the Piston...

Blog | October 12, 2007