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Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMichael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "The NBA would be well suited to dump Atlanta, Miami...s ray of sunshine. After scoring his career playoff high, Allen was left to think about the...
Blog | May 01, 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, 2009A.B.C. Teams: All But the Championship
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, they can take solace in the fact that they aren't the first teams to find out just how elusive an NBA championship can be...
Blog | April 06, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...latest example of the fact that he runs NBA basketball teams about as well as he hit...point when New Jersey very much remained in playoff contention. ... Similarly, O'Neal bailed on the Heat...
Blog | April 28, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to everyone: To this point, the Sixers are the only team to have qualified for the NBA playoffs without a representative in this season's All-Star Game, although the Golden State Warriors are...
Blog | April 09, 2008TrueHoop'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...facing in tonight's game against the Mavericks. Lose one more, and the Nets will become the NBA's poster kids for losing to start a season. Two other teams, the expansion 1988-89 Miami...
Blog | December 02, 2009Whack Jobs: Wacky history of Nets coach firings
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...a four-game Western swing with a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, trying to avoid the NBA record for most consecutive losses to begin a season. We've chronicled the losses that could have...
Blog | November 29, 2009The (new) latest on the Stephen Jackson trade front
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...for the only time this season Tuesday night, bringing Jackson into direct contact with the team that NBA front-office sources say remains the most interested in trading for him. Discussions between Cleveland and Golden...
Blog | November 16, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopGeoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: "The Grizzlies should never have signed Allen Iverson. By signing him and then losing him, they're making it h...
Blog | November 09, 2009Who is Quinton Ross?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...mystery guest in the Mavs' starting lineup. (Noah Graham/Getty Images) Defensive stopper is one of those NBA appellations more easily described than identified. Lots of guys stake claim to the title, but few actually...
Blog | November 01, 2009TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: Shooting
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...while players 6-foot-4 suffer disadvantages. So while players 6-foot-3 definitely struggle at the NBA level, the absolute most you can say is that there is no strong relationship between size and...
Blog | October 27, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...points and grabbed 19 rebounds. Drafted in the second round because the Spurs believed him a legitimate NBA rebounder, Blair got a none-too-subtle reminder from Popovich that rebounding must remain his forte. '...
Blog | October 12, 2009Wayne Winston: Mark Cuban's Stats Expert Isn't Bashful, Part 4
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Tim Donaghy They should have spotted him. I really feel there's a big debate. The NBA is more secretive about how they analyze referees than we are in chasing Osama bin Laden. What...
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