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First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...by the Amway king, and bring some attitude into the huddle with the dysfunctional king of the NBA. Sign Allen Iverson. The Answer is your answer. Anybody else know of another 10-time All-Star...

Blog | November 18, 2009

First 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, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in the league, met at midcourt and...

Blog | November 24, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Y...

Blog | November 23, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...would have won last year's second-round playoff series against Orlando with Kevin Garnett in the...are programmed to believe whenever we hear an NBA player complain about being criticized by his coach...

Blog | November 20, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...get lousy is now, with the same coach and same power forward, tied with Phoenix for the NBA's best record. Said Mike Woodson, the coach in question: 'I'll never forget those 13 wins...

Blog | November 19, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...

Blog | November 17, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Looking at the NBA's best records thus far. The Celtics have been celebrated for their tough early schedule, but Suns...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Stephen Jackson as a Bobcat: Crazier things have worked

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Curry and Allen Iverson: Brown is close to NBA insider William Wesley. As the season unfolds, should...knocked off the Celtics in last year's playoffs, or this year's Pistons, who have shown...

Blog | November 16, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...when asked if the Rockets will be a playoff team. 'We play hard, compete every night. Our...a huge disparity. Kobe Bryant, who leads the NBA with a 31.4 average, averages 10.7...

Blog | November 16, 2009

The (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, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dan 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, 2009

Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...a 3-point shooter mid-NBA career. That addition to his game, that bit of player development (which was encouraged by the team) contributed directly to the Lakers' playoff success that resulted in a...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...aging star weighing retirement against the prospect of coming off the bench, highlight the crossroads that most NBA players in their early 30s have to face. 'It depends on the player -- you can or you...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Geoff 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, 2009