Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...reins to the team and Jordan's complicated, hybrid Princeton offense. Overall Holiday has done a respectable job, especially considering the opposition he has faced : Rondo, Bibby, Parker and Kidd. However at times, Holiday has...
Blog | December 02, 2009Welcome D-League Digest
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...48 Minutes of Hell and a lot of other blogs in the TrueHoop Network do a great job covering the D-League, but we're now stepping up our game with the addition of Steve...
Blog | December 01, 2009The reluctant interim: Kiki Vandeweghe
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...say he interviewed six people, only that he spoke to six people, before informing Vandeweghe that the job was his. "Rod is a very persuasive guy, and much smarter than I am," Vandeweghe said. "I...
Blog | December 01, 2009The Pottery Barn Rule Applied to the NBA
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...who are not authorized to speak for the Nets say he was initially reluctant to take the job. But Thorn mandated that Vandeweghe occupy that role, if only because his imprint on the roster is...
Blog | December 01, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the game his way, he would not want Iverson. Ergo, they might as well give Iverson their jobs, as well as the $3 million or so it will take to sign him. Iverson will be...
Blog | December 01, 2009Tiger Woods, DeShawn Stevenson, and athletes clamming up
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...state is the victim, like, for instance a concealed weapons charge. In my 22 years on the job it has never made sense to me. But the way the law is written, if I were...
Blog | November 30, 2009Whack Jobs: Wacky history of Nets coach firings
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Chris Sheridan The New Jersey Nets are scheduled to have a breakfast meeting at 11 a.m. PT on Sunday in Los Angeles. Bacon, sausage and ham will ...
Blog | November 29, 2009Three Ls that could've been Ws for 0-15 Nets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...from the Nets. If just one of those games had gone the other way, Lawrence Frank's job wouldn't be hanging by a thread, and Kurt Rambis would be the league leader in having...
Blog | November 27, 2009WANTED: One extraordinary Blazer blog
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott The TrueHoop Network's Portland blog, Beyond Bowie, had one tough job. Not only is Portland an intense online basketball market, but I'm a Blazer fan myself -- so...
Blog | November 25, 2009Do NBA defenders get better with age?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the same players were getting better at defense, or because the bad defensive players were losing their jobs, leaving the league and skewing the stats? Based on some reader feedback, however, researcher Jon Nichols did...
Blog | November 25, 2009More lows for Nets, Frank
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...with stops in Portland, Sacramento and Los Angeles to play the Lakers -- could indeed cost Frank his job. Frank told reporters after the Nets' latest setback that this was the worst loss of the season...
Blog | November 25, 2009Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Ron Artest is ready for his close-up. And he's barely clothed. The lengths people will go to for attention. John Krolik of Cavs ...
Blog | November 24, 2009Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part three
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Last week, basketball insider Sonny Vaccaro explained why he feels defensive about Brandon Jennings, and told the story of how he c...
Blog | November 24, 2009Profiles in Frustration: Al Jefferson
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopFor fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves, exporting Kevin Garnett to Boston in 2007 came with one big consolation -- the acquisition of one the game's b...
Blog | November 24, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...
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