9154 Results for kobe bryant

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...ESPN that was bugging me. The comment basically said, 'LeBron may be the league's darling, but Kobe is still the best player. I'd rather have him take a last second shot over LeBron...

Blog | December 03, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...death.'"Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Kobe Bryant could play five more years, 10 more years...

Blog | December 01, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Zach Randolph. But, is he? Before playing with Kobe Bryant, Gasol had never won anything in the NBA...

Blog | November 24, 2008

Monday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: "The Pistons have had three 6 p.m. Sunday starts and lost all three by an average of 18.7 points. 'That tells me we...

Blog | November 24, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Chris Sprow of ESPN the Magazine talks sports and "Outliers" with Malcolm Gladwell, and they address the Round Mound of Rebound: "Then who do you like...

Blog | November 20, 2008

Now Playing Well

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...I'm not talking about the LeBron James/Kobe Bryant crowd. I'm talking about a player on...

Blog | November 20, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Gasol with the league's Most Valuable Player, Kobe Bryant. The Lakers reached the NBA Finals. Tonight, as...

Blog | November 20, 2008

The Many Faces of Derrick Rose

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kevin Arnovitz watched Derrick Rose very closely last night, and here's what he noticed. Two of my favorite recent pieces of basketball writing come b...

Blog | November 19, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Marcus Thompson II of the Contra Costa Times: "OK, so undrafted rookie guard Anthony Morrow is no fluke. Not because he followed Saturday's record-bre...

Blog | November 19, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Nets were once considered the odds-on favorite to get James, possibly the game's most transcending player....

Blog | November 18, 2008

Shaquille O'Neal: My Fights With Kobe Bryant Were Orchestrated by Phil Jackson

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...some amazing insight about all that bickering with Kobe Bryant back in his Laker days: I think it...

Blog | November 14, 2008

Friday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald: "Why did veteran guard Lindsey Hunter choose to join the Bulls less than three weeks before his 38th birthday? To hea...

Blog | November 14, 2008

The Book on FreeDarko

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz. There's a fantastic moment toward the end of the third quarter of Monday night's Boston-Toronto game. The Celtics have trai...

Blog | November 13, 2008

Thursday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of the marquee are James vs. the Lakers' Kobe Bryant or Miami's Dwayne Wade. ... 'It was hard...

Blog | November 13, 2008

Slideshow Fun

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...what we call the Periodic Table of Style. Kobe Bryant, maneuvering between defenders, isn't just driving toward...

Blog | November 11, 2008