Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...before that they won in San Antonio fair and square, and then last night they won in Miami, a team that had been 7-2. Royce Young of Daily Thunder: "I'd say everybody gets...
Blog | November 18, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopEddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: "The NBA is the ultimate what-have- you-done lately league. A day after Dirk Nowitzki's outrageous fourth quar...
Blog | November 05, 2009Your Second-Favorite Team
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopNBA fandom usually begins with the love of a team. My love of the NBA, for instance, springs directly from a childhood spent listening to Blazer games...
Blog | August 21, 2009Lessons from the Schedule
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopESPN's Chris Sheridan has a thorough rundown of some of the best NBA games on the 2009-2010 schedule. My favorite line: Oct 29: San Antonio at Ch...
Blog | August 04, 2009The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz Experiencing hoop withdrawal? If you've got 15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas ...
Blog | July 09, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "Parting can be sweet sorrow. Or in the case of Ben Gordon, who verbally agreed to join the De...
Blog | July 02, 2009D-League Affiliations
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Bighorns (NV) Orlando Magic Sacramento Kings Rio Grande Valley Vipers (TX) Houston Rockets Sioux Falls Skyforce (SD) Miami Heat Minnesota Timberwolves Springfield, Mass. New Jersey Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa 66ers (OK) Oklahoma...
Blog | June 29, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "Since we entered the new millennium, only one player has won the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award, ...
Blog | May 05, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Beach Post: "There's no date with LeBron. Nor should there be one. Atlanta 91, Miami 78, and it wasn't close to being that close. The better team won. That doesn...
Blog | May 04, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCaltech Coach Dr. Oliver Eslinger writes about how vicarious experiences can improve confidence: "Many have commented on Kobe's striking way ...
Blog | April 27, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJohn Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times: "It's a best-of-three series now, and the Bulls remain heavy underdogs. Two of the final three games a...
Blog | April 27, 2009Playoff Warmup Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLeaguewide Bullets These bullets would be a lot better, but I could not stop watching this. If that doesn't give you playoff fever, nothing will...
Blog | April 17, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMarc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "You have to respect Kevin Garnett's toughness. But if the Celtics hope to win another title during his t...
Blog | April 17, 2009A.B.C. Teams: All But the Championship
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopTom McKean, a researcher for ESPN's Stats and Information group, has looked at elite NBA teams that never won titles, and writes: In May 200...
Blog | April 06, 2009The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...
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