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Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...rating and 6.9 million viewers nationally. The highest mark came in 2004 when the Lakers and Heat (featuring a much-anticipated reunion between Kobe and Shaq) pulled a 7.3 rating and 13.2...
Blog | December 24, 2008One Bad Apple
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThis could be a post about my brother-in-law's laptop, but in fact it's about advanced research into various team dynamics. Ross Siler of the Salt Lak...
Blog | December 23, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Rajon Rondo has been a Brett Favre fan since childhood. Thus, he also is that most silent of pariahs -- a Jets fan ...
Blog | December 23, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopChris McCosky of The Detroit News" "Like the Lions, the Pistons remain perfect on Sunday -- perfectly winless, 0-6."Bob Finnan of The News-Herald: "Le...
Blog | December 22, 2008First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJason Quick of The Oregonian: "If there has ever been a finer performance at the Rose Garden, somebody find it, because no one who was in attendance T...
Blog | December 19, 2008Rated PG
Chris PalmerWhat's the hoops hotbed of the US right now? Chicago? No. LA? Nope. NYC? Sorry. Welcome to Prince George's County, MD.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike D'Antoni says that he'll watch film at halftime, and if he sees that some call he yelled at the refs for was indeed a good call, he'll 'fess up w...
Blog | December 16, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSo far this season, when coaches have been fired, the replacements haven't fared well, either.I have seen various media mentions in recent days that t...
Blog | December 15, 2008Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSteve Nash tells the Arizona Republic's Paul Coro about losing Raja Bell (and Boris Diaw) as teammates: "He is my best buddy and he's my best fri...
Blog | December 11, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer: "An executive from another NBA team called my cell phone around nine tonight, to make this quite unsolicited c...
Blog | December 11, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopFrank Zicarelli of the Toronto Sun: "We said it then and we will repeat it again that the Raptors made the wrong choice in moving forward with their s...
Blog | December 10, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBritt Robson of Secrets of the City: "So, how many accounts of today's Timberwolves' shakeup are leading with the news of Jim Stack becoming the go-to...
Blog | December 09, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJim Harding of the Chicago Tribune: "By now, most of you probably know that Bulls uber-rookie Derrick Rose needed a trip to the hospital and 10 stitch...
Blog | December 09, 2008Sloan's secret: 'Put the best effort in'
J.A. Adande, ESPN.comJerry Sloan didn't think his Jazz tenure would last long. Twenty years later, the longest-tenured pro head coach in the U.S. basks only in effort, not accolades.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopI suppose I should have known this, but in Tony Mejia's talk with Joe Dumars on Pro Basketball News, I learned that Dumars and Allen Iverson have in f...
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