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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

Kobe Bryant: strained right groin muscle

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By J.A. Adande After Kobe Bryant missed 15 of 20 shots and came out with two minutes remaining in the Los Angeles Lakers' 101-91 loss to the Housto...

Blog | November 16, 2009

The 1993-1994 Houston Rockets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...other channel, it seemed -- for the O.J. Simpson slow speed car chase.) This was the last NBA game to feature legal hand-checking by perimeter defenders. You can tell the difference. But the main...

Blog | November 11, 2009

DeJuan Blair 10 seconds away from being a Cavalier

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Chris Broussard I reported this on my NBA 411 segment on "Mike and Mike in the Morning'' today: According to information gathered from multiple league...

Blog | November 05, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Eddie 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, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...tees off on the Kings for signing Desmond Mason, who is something of a poster-child for NBA players who, new kinds of stats demonstrate, are not good. Mason has also been seriously injured, and...

Blog | September 18, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings had a well-publicized taped phone conversation that played on YouTube earlier in th...

Blog | September 15, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Pistons eliminated the Bulls in the 1988, 1989 and 1990 playoffs on their way to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances. Even though Jordan lost to the Pistons in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals, he was...

Blog | September 03, 2009

FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 6

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN -- Argentina's Luis Scola knows that the Houston Rockets will go through a transitional phase ...

Blog | August 31, 2009

FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 1

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Villanueva will enter next season with the Detroit Pistons with the sole intention of competing in the NBA Finals. "The expectations are very high," said Villanueva, who is representing the Dominican Republic in...

Blog | August 26, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...familiar with the case said Beasley's stay at the facility is primarily related to the NBA's substance-abuse program, with this visit planned in advance. In addition, while concerns have been...

Blog | August 26, 2009

John Lucas' Newest Project

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the coming weeks, there may be nobody more vital to Beasley's well-being than former NBA player John Lucas, who will be the primary counselor to the 20-year-old.  Lucas'...

Blog | August 24, 2009

Your Second-Favorite Team

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

NBA fandom usually begins with the love of a team. My love of the NBA, for instance, springs...

Blog | August 21, 2009

Lessons from the Schedule

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

ESPN'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 Chicago (TNT) Richard...

Blog | August 04, 2009

John Feinstein on Pat Riley and Michael Jordan

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Author John Feinstein has a blog called Feinstein on the Brink. In a recent post, he expresses generally negative views about Pat Riley. He doesn'...

Blog | July 29, 2009