The Year of the Wildcat
Ben Finfer...build around. I'm talking about Derrick Rose, of course. This guy has been everything Jamal Crawford, Kirk Hinrich and Jay Williams were not (please note I'm skipping this opportunity to do a motorcycle...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2008Derrick Rose Eight Games In
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the Bulls figure out what will work best. With willing (and sometimes capable) perimeter shooters like Kirk Hinrich (when healthy), Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and others, there is not a lot of help on...
Blog | November 12, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "But Wyc Grousbeck is about to pull a page out of the Dave Gavitt playbook here. He wants to keep the new Big Three ...
Blog | October 28, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHighlights of a recent ALBA Berlin vs. Lottomatica Roma game. Most NBA fans are thinking: Who cares? But I'll tell you something: The Rome team in red...
Blog | October 24, 2008Late Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMy posting will be light at times for the next few days -- all kinds of meetings. But that doesn't mean I won't be right there with incredibly importa...
Blog | October 15, 2008First Cup: Training Camp Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Let the logjam begin. With Ben Gordon signed, the battle for backcourt playing time involving Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Larry Hughes, Derrick Rose and Thabo Sefolosha begins. Somebody will be unhappy. 'That's where Vinny...
Blog | October 03, 2008Early thoughts from hoop drafts
Eric KarabellWell, that didn't take long. For much of the summer, when prompted for whom I would take with the first pick in a fantasy hoops draft, I said Kobe Bry...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008First Cup: Training Camp Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the roster who expect to play a major role this season. Four of those players -- Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Larry Hughes and Thabo Sefolosha -- started for at least a significant stretch last season and the...
Blog | October 01, 2008First Cup: Training Camp Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the summer. Apparently, Paxson liked what he saw. 'We had a good group here,' he said. 'Kirk [Hinrich] had a terrific summer. Tyrus Thomas, it was his best summer of work as a pro...
Blog | September 29, 2008The Future of Team USA
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRedemption. It is so sweet. It means all the world in 2008. But does it mean that the United States is once again established as clearly the best bask...
Blog | August 26, 2008A Bull Market? Not in Chicago!
Carmen DeFalco...Deng max dollars. And the only long-term, big money deals belong to Larry Hughes and Kirk Hinrich. Needless to say, those aren't good contracts to be stuck with -- especially the Hughes deal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2008Bulls go for Rose over Beasley in NBA draft; Mayo, Love swap places
ESPN.com news servicesThe Chicago Bulls will pick Memphis point guard Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA draft Thursday night.
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2008Late Tuesday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...talent and grab Beasley and Rose together? Wouldn't Tyrus Thomas (or Luol Deng if pressed), Kirk Hinrich and a future first for the No. 2 and Marion (they can lease him for the...
Blog | June 24, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLakers vs. Celtics Billy Witz of The New York Times: "[Inglewood Detective Scott] Collins had coached in the Police Activities League, a youth progr...
Blog | June 10, 2008Draft Lottery Doings
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopA year ago I sat in this very same room on this same night, at the same time, and I was electric. All full of the unbelievable enthusiasm that comes w...
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