First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Birdman leapt toward the basket simultaneously, the human armed with a basketball, the Birdman with wings. Michael Beasley (human), clutching the Spalding and false hope, soared to the basket for a dunk, but Chris...
Blog | December 04, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...
Blog | November 24, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan Duggan of the Boston Herald: "After averaging 16.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.8 assists in the Celtics two playoff series, it would be unders...
Blog | September 17, 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, 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, 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, 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 ...
Blog | March 16, 2009NBA: No Bodies Available
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz The playoff run is heating up. It's a fan's dream, with top teams in both conferences jockeying for position with the...
Blog | March 09, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopTim Buckley and Jody Genessy of the Deseret News: "Last Friday, the Jazz announced that their longtime owner had undergone amputation surgery to ...
Blog | January 28, 2009Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Pecherov.A big question of this season is whether or not healthy Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Michael Beasley, and Udonis Haslem will be enough to win. Right now, it's not looking promising.The...
Blog | October 14, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLakers vs. Celtics Gail Goodrich writing in the Los Angeles Daily News: "There really is no other way to describe the Lakers' performance in Game ...
Blog | June 19, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...in the third quarter, here came those chants. 'You're . . . not . . . Jordan!' the fans sang, referring to Michael Jordan. No, clearly, at this point he is not." Gregg Patton of The Press-Enterprise: "With their...
Blog | June 18, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...different level of respect.'"Jan Hubbard of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Kobe is due for his Michael Jordan moment. If the Lakers are going to stay alive in this series, it has to happen...
Blog | June 10, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...even a 29-8 run in the fourth quarter wasn't enough to pull out the victory."Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "The great Celtic Bill Russell, just before tip-off, said that what...
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