29 Results for lamar odom

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...think it's not out of the question to try to top 72. Lakers veteran forward Lamar Odom, whose name now resonates among gossip-magazine groupies because of his rush-to-the-altar marriage...

Blog | October 27, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Coach Mike D'Antoni, ever the nonconformist, is eliminating the morning shootaround for all home games this s...

Blog | October 13, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "In the end, Lamar Odom made the smart decision. He turned his back on a second stint with the Heat. There...

Blog | July 31, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...NBA's elite have some tough calls to make. Will the Lakers pony up for Lamar Odom? Is Hedo Turkoglu worth exceeding the cap for? And the Cavs confront the reality that they...

Blog | June 19, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the last two years of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent July 1. Forwards Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza officially become unrestricted free agents that day, as does reserve guard Shannon Brown...

Blog | June 16, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Denver, and this closeout here in Orlando. It is [Derek] Fisher's struggles and redemption, Lamar [Odom]'s excellent form, break-down, injury, and now return to form. It is Andrew [Bynum...

Blog | June 15, 2009

The Big Run That Won It for the Lakers

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...pointer (good). Rashard Lewis could've rotated up, but the price would've been Lamar Odom at 18 feet. [2nd quarter, 5:09 mark] The Lakers didn't just hurt Orlando...

Blog | June 15, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of his enduring Lakers career, Derek Fisher disappeared. He was swallowed by the long limbs of Lamar Odom, the long embrace of Andrew Bynum, the long hair of Sasha Vujacic. His bald head was...

Blog | June 12, 2009

Two Possessions That Will Keep Magic Fans Awake

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Orlando Magic don't have an unstoppable one-on-one player who can manufacture points out of thin air. When they want ...

Blog | June 12, 2009

Liveblogging 2009 NBA Finals Game 1

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The Orlando Magic vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, live from Staples Center. Tonight's liveblogging has a special new twist: It's on Twitter and ri...

Blog | June 04, 2009

Late Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John Hollinger (Insider) with some pretty big Dahntay Jones news: "He already has two flagrant foul points in the playoffs and would earn more po...

Blog | May 26, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...could have had ... One thing I keep reading variations of in Lakersland is '[Pau] Gasol/[Lamar] Odom are making [Luis] Scola look good.' No, Scola is good. Very good. He has a...

Blog | May 15, 2009

The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...s injury on January 31, the Lakers had the strongest bench in basketball, anchored by supersub Lamar Odom. Once Bynum went down, Odom moved into the starting lineup, leaving the Lakers' "Bench...

Blog | March 16, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jim Ingraham of The News-Herald: "The Cavaliers played in New York on Tuesday night. That meant LeBron James was in New York on Tuesday night. That me...

Blog | November 26, 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