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First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "This was why Trevor Ariza came to Houston, for nights like these. It was not that he wanted to beat the Lak...

Blog | November 16, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "By now, the video has flown around the world, which is more than can be said of one of its stars. The ...

Blog | November 02, 2009

TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: Shooting

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Lamar Odom at what was once a position dedicated to brute force. Yes, it's a trend. (Joe Murphy and Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images) By Henry Abbott Shooting, size, speed, muscle, defensive teamwork, the...

Blog | October 27, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Bill Duffy, a member of Jim Dutcher's greatest recruiting class when he coached the Gophers, is...

Blog | July 27, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Does Avery Johnson realize where he went wrong? Has he learned from his mistakes? If Johnson tells Joe Dumars he got a raw deal in Dallas, simple as that, then he is the wrong man...

Blog | July 06, 2009

What Happened to Chase Budinger?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...on Budinger's strange tenure in Tucson. Chase Budinger: A long and winding road. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) If your fantasy basketball league required every team to draft a crossbreed of Larry...

Blog | June 25, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...took the basketball reins of this franchise, in June 2007, he's had overall draft picks 2 (Durant), 5 (Jeff Green), 4 (Russell Westbrook) and now 3. If you can't build a quality roster...

Blog | May 20, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Deron Williams and Brandon Roy. But old hands...will have plenty of salary-cap room and Joe Dumars' strong reputation with players. It won...

Blog | April 20, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...a lot of NBA players doing a mediocre job of fake theatrical expression. Kevin Durant, O.J. Mayo, and Joe Johnson show why the NBA hasn't had H-O-R-S-E...

Blog | February 16, 2009

Saturday Night Live-Blogging

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Welcome to All-Star Saturday night.  Since my spirit is dampened by the exclusion of Steve Novak from the Three-Point...

Blog | February 14, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

On NBA.com, David Aldridge writes about the shocking number of teams that are aggressively looking to dump salary for purely economic reasons. &q...

Blog | February 10, 2009

The Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...v. Adam Morrison?  Carmelo Anthony v. Kevin Durant?  Ray Allen v. Mo Williams? Vote early...several guys who will just frustrate you." Joe Newell of Daily Thunder: "If Carmelo is...

Blog | February 08, 2009

Not on the Road to Phoenix

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Wade LeBron James Kevin Garnett Dwight Howard Danny Granger Chris Bosh Devin Harris Rashard Lewis Jameer Nelson Joe Johnson Paul Pierce Which means these are the Eastern players who are currently feeling pretty disappointed: Rajon...

Blog | January 29, 2009

The Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...any coach, you need to look at these big picture questions." Joe Newell of Daily Thunder: "To be sure, Kevin Durant will be an all star, and he is the unquestioned scoring leader...

Blog | January 24, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...obstacle for the likes of Al Jefferson, Kevin Durant, or Danny Granger. However, the Washington Post'...well ahead of Derrick Rose, Jose Calderon, and Joe Johnson. Oh, and he also has more votes...

Blog | January 09, 2009