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First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...fitting that the Bulls and Boston Celtics were battling in a thrilling, hard-nosed and high-scoring playoff game Monday night, because it was the 23rd anniversary of Michael Jordan's 63-point performance...
Blog | April 21, 2009Monday Playoff Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...in there is there any real optimism about the Pistons doing well in this year's playoffs. Basketball can seem complex. For instance, consider some of what David Thorpe tells us about the Cavaliers...
Blog | April 20, 2009Playoff Warmup Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...but I could not stop watching this. If that doesn't give you playoff fever, nothing will. About the NBA and research into referee bias. More to come on this topic next week. A...
Blog | April 17, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...39;t follow March Madness into complete predictability over the next eight weeks, if the NBA stuffed its postseason, which begins this weekend, with one surprise outcome after another. It would cause quite a...
Blog | April 17, 2009First Cup: Training Camp Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMarc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "David Stern witnessed the Celtics win an NBA championship during his first year as the league's commissioner in 1984, as well as two years...
Blog | September 30, 2008If the NBA Playoffs Were Run Like a Democratic Primary ...
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...before we play a seventh game and have all the results in. As anybody who follows the NBA knows, a seven-game series would be good for the league, and the added competition would make...
Blog | June 04, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Nothing's hard for me.' The thing about it is, Stuckey is not just another cocky young NBA player with an inflated sense of his own ability. The rookie point guard from Eastern Washington has...
Blog | May 14, 2008First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "To some of us, Devin Harris' inability to develop into a capable, dependable NBA point guard stands as one of Avery Johnson's notable failures. ... In the end, Avery, as teacher...
Blog | May 02, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...league, it meant $25,000. That's how much the Celtics captain was fined for what the NBA called a 'menacing gesture.' Sources said the signal was consistent with a gang-related threat, though the...
Blog | April 29, 2008Why Can't We Get This Right?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Kelly Dwyer The six weeks between Amare Stoudemire's suspension (my unofficial end to the 2007 NBA Playoffs) and the NBA Draft on June 28th were pretty nutty. Collectively, the NBA fandom and media...
Blog | July 16, 2007Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...bright, historical sign that you’re not going to the playoffs. How bright and historical? 96 teams have qualified for the NBA playoffs in the last six seasons, from 2000-01 to last...
Blog | February 23, 2007TrueHoop's Stat Geek Smackdown: 2008 Playoffs
Henry Abbott, ESPN.comTrueHoop's Stat Geek Smackdown is back for the 2008 NBA playoffs.
Story | Conversation | April 18, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...cared about this man and he cared about me,' Magic said. 'He meant so much to the NBA and so much to Washington, D.C. I just wish Gilbert [Arenas] and those guys could have...
Blog | November 25, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the run-and-gun Suns were formed, a...
Blog | November 11, 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...
Blog | November 05, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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