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Kobe Bryant Suspended One Game for This Play

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...estimation. It seems like these kinds of plays haven't historically led to suspensions. (See Stockton, John) Bryant's big mistake, clearly, was not immediately checking with Ginobili was OK. The man was writhing...

Blog | January 30, 2007

TrueHoop Reader: Mardy Collins is No Goon

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of the fouls committed resulted in a broken arm for St. Joe’s sixth man John Bryant. Without question the incident was a black eye for Temple Basketball, and tarnished Chaney’s...

Blog | December 22, 2006

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...returns to Portland." Vincent Goodwill of The Detroit News: "Don't believe the hype or numbers. Kobe Bryant is the best player in basketball and no one, not even LeBron James, comes close. The champion...

Blog | December 24, 2009

My radical position on crunch time performers

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that we ought to figure out who's the best in crunch time. It's that Kobe Bryant is the best, and evidence to that effect need not be provided. That's fine. I'm...

Blog | December 18, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Times: "After 14 years of publicly questioning and challenging and wondering about the Lakers' bewildering star (Kobe Bryant), it has finally sunk into my brain like that jumper sank into the hearts of the Milwaukee...

Blog | December 18, 2009

Late Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...events, someone will steal $$ from me. Honesty is not cool anymore." Whatever could he be talking about? John Krolik of Cavs the Blog: "I don't know what it is about UCLA, but [Jrue] Holiday...

Blog | December 17, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...For any number of reasons. First and foremost was the cold-blooded 15-foot jumper that Kobe Bryant sank at the final buzzer in overtime that handed the Bucks a gut-wrenching 107-106 defeat...

Blog | December 17, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "Kobe Bryant had trouble adjusting to the splint he wore on the finger, so he...

Blog | December 16, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "With the...a possible trade that would have brought Kobe Bryant to Chicago. Despite all the rumors and media...

Blog | December 15, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...02 when he set career highs for games played (78), points (7.4) and rebounds (3.1)." John Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "Because of that recent history, there has been much speculation that...

Blog | December 14, 2009

LeBron James: How to perfect the nearly perfect

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that any remaining flaws are nearly invisible. Kobe Bryant spent a good amount of his offseason developing...player will evolve naturally. That's his gift. John Krolik of Cavs the Blog watches as much...

Blog | December 01, 2009

Wednesday Wizards

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...ability to shoot 3-pointers. The Hawks have John Hollinger talking about a big four teams in...garbage time last night. Also worth considering: Kobe Bryant's 3-point shooting has been miserable at...

Blog | November 25, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "As much as Abe Pollin changed the landscape of D.C. by building the arena on 7th St. NW, it was Michael Jordan...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...for his close-up. And he's barely clothed. The lengths people will go to for attention. John Krolik of Cavs the Blog, parsing some new 82games.com numbers: "It's still early, but LeBron...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part three

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...NBA. Vaccaro has played a pivotal role in the careers of may top basketball players, from Kobe Bryant to O.J. Mayo. In this third and final installment of the conversation, Vaccaro discusses the future...

Blog | November 24, 2009