Second Cup: Training Camp Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...of being traded as added motivation heading into the season, which began this week with training camp."Marcus Thompson II of the Contra Costa Times: "Your starting PG is ... C.J. Watson! You know I...
Blog | October 02, 2008Steve Kerr is Feeling Good Today
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Steve Kerr, author of one of the most maligned trades of the season (Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks for an aging Shaquille O'Neal) I'd be waking up with a smile today. O...
Blog | April 10, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Dwyane Wade and the other Heat's other inactive players Shawn Marion, Jason Williams, Alonzo Mourning, Marcus Banks, Dorell Wright worked the phones during halftime of Wednesday night's game against the Hornets. The...
Blog | April 03, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the biggest key. Marion, a four-time All-Star, came over from Phoenix along with guard Marcus Banks in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal. Marion has a few options that could determine Miami's...
Blog | February 19, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMichael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "First, scrapping the East vs. West format is a must. It's tired and unimaginative and doesn't promote any real...
Blog | February 13, 2008Shaq-Free Replay
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...idea what kind of a paperwork and insurance nightmare that would be?) Can Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks play? A day ago, the Associated Press wrote a story wondering about that last question...
Blog | February 08, 2008First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the wake of the Wednesday trade that sent Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix for Marion and Marcus Banks, Riley acknowledged looking ahead to his team's next incarnation even before Thursday's 101-84...
Blog | February 08, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...all, Kerr didn't build this team. He inherited it. Instead, by dealing Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat for Shaquille O'Neal, Kerr has put his reputation on the line...
Blog | February 07, 2008The Way Shaquille O'Neal Plays Now
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...he's far from the worst. (According to PER, O'Neal is currently ahead of, for instance, Marcus Camby.) He's a starter-quality NBA center. He's not done. But he's also not...
Blog | February 06, 2008First Cup Wednesday: Shaquille O'Neal -- Shawn Marion Special Edition
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to pull a trigger since that 1997 Finals 3-pointer, he will trade Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks for Shaquiiiiiiiiiiiiiile O'Neal, barring some medical disclosure that would cause the Suns to call it...
Blog | February 06, 2008Trading Tracy McGrady
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and Rasual Butler. To the Suns: Tracy McGrady and Aaron Brooks for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. To the Kings: Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, Kirk Snyder, and Aaron Brooks for Mike Bibby...
Blog | January 08, 2008Chris Paul Will Beat You Now
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...won't let them guard each other. So Nash saw a lot of Jannero Pargo, and Marcus Banks mainly checked Chris Paul. In the second quarter, the game looked like Suns fans hoped it...
Blog | January 07, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopKevin Garnett tells SLAM's Lang Whitaker that when Glen Taylor told him the team was moving in another direction, it felt a little bit like getting du...
Blog | October 15, 2007Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopTrueHoop reader William sent me a Word file with a massive draft diary he wrote. Great line from it: "I finally figured it out [Joakim] Noah looks lik...
Blog | June 29, 2007Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopTom Powers of the Pioneer Press: "If, in fact, we're at the point where Kevin Garnett and his agent are nixing possible trades, then the longtime Timb...
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