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Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...same place. Does Dorell Wright have the tools to be a full-time point guard in the NBA? Ira Winderman is a little skeptical. Zach Lowe of Celtics Hub on Kevin Garnett's evolving offensive...

Blog | December 07, 2009

LeBron James, thinking like an MVP

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to be 10 Times Better" and occurs just after the Spurs humiliated the Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals. LeBron James' journey to the 2009 Most Valuable Player award began in silence. It was the...

Blog | December 04, 2009

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

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...stick with a bad team? There are several different phenomenons at play here. Based on conversations with NBA experts and TrueHoop readers, a collection of ideas: An Imperfect Science: Picking Winners No team is perfect...

Blog | November 10, 2009

To Play and Play in L.A.

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...fanfare Staples Center just hosted one of the most unusual four-day stretches of basketball in modern NBA history. The Lakers and Clippers hosted four games between them from Friday to Monday, yet only two...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Blaming the Doctors is a Cop-Out

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...in this draft, nabbed 19 rebounds in his first preseason game for the San Antonio Spurs.  NBA general managers not named R.C. Buford are reportedly bitter at those smarmy doctors who wouldn'...

Blog | October 08, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...ready, and pulls a muscle every time he steps on the floor. David Stern, overseas, says the NBA has been stealthily hiring. Bulls rookie James Johnson hits a game-winner. Joakim Noah will never be...

Blog | October 07, 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

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of The Charlotte Observer: "Despite the fact that Emeka Okafor has been more productive over his NBA career than Tyson Chandler, I've not been a huge Okafor fan for the past several...

Blog | July 28, 2009

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Howland, the former Fairfax High standout went undrafted as a senior and will try to make an NBA team the hard way. Cleveland Cavaliers Christian Eyenga The Cavs surprised the league and their fans with...

Blog | July 09, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Trevor Ariza's agent is making noises about leaving the Lakers, but he has made noises before. The Cavaliers are said to be suitors -- and I'm...

Blog | July 02, 2009

The Michael Jordan of Turkey, in Free Agency

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Orlando forward Turkoglu play, he did not have his best game. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals he dawdled on offense. He fell for fakes, and in a key stretch of the game...

Blog | June 30, 2009

D-League Affiliations

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The NBA just released a list showing which D-League teams will be affiliated with which NBA teams for...

Blog | June 29, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Frank Dell'Apa and Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Rajon Rondo said he was going for the ball on the last significant sequence of the Ce...

Blog | April 29, 2009

Kobe Bryant, De Facto Director?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Perhaps you have seen the New York Post article about Kobe Bryant reportedly hijacking creative control of the Spike Lee documentary about him, "...

Blog | April 27, 2009