Whack Jobs: Wacky history of Nets coach firings
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Back in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, the Nets dropped to 3-17 with a loss in Miami, and John Calipari never made it onto the bus. Instead, he was escorted by then-majority owner...
Blog | November 29, 2009The (new) latest on the Stephen Jackson trade front
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Marc Stein Stephen Jackson got unexpectedly close to one of the teams on his wish list late Sunday night when the Dallas Mavericks checked into...
Blog | November 16, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...seem to bother anybody in the locker room,' Coach Stan Van Gundy said." Israel Gutierrez of The Miami Herald: "Yes, it's probably true that both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade badly want to be...
Blog | November 09, 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, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "Even though Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had words during a couple of games last sea...
Blog | July 07, 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, 2009Kobe Bryant: Rival of Your Life
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...in exasperation, Kobe missed the playoffs entirely, and Jackson came back. And a proof by counterexample: The Miami Heat's championship win over the Dallas Mavericks was so forgettable because neither team had to...
Blog | May 28, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...that took Games 3, 4 and 6 from Boston, even alongside the polished crew that saw off Miami in Game 7. In three days here the Hawks managed the difficult task of hurting themselves while...
Blog | May 08, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDave Krieger of The Denver Post: "Even on a night when they failed to execute the defensive plan their coaches had drawn up, the Nuggets beat the...
Blog | May 06, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMichael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "The NBA would be well suited to dump Atlanta, Miami and Orlando, and just hold on to the Celtics and Bulls for another month, best-of-15...
Blog | May 01, 2009Monday Playoff Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod. Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...
Blog | April 20, 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, 2009Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopNot playing tonight: LeBron James. Not surprised: Everyone. An NBA possession: The Flow Chart. Warrior fans are overwhelmingly happy the team won&...
Blog | April 15, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Anderson Varejao may want to bring a security detail to his next game against the Celtics. In a March 3 game a...
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