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The tales of Abe Pollin's life

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott On his podcast, Bill Simmons once interviewed NBA Commissioner David Stern, and they had this exchange: Who's your favorite owner? The guy that you...

Blog | November 24, 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: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...games into his sixth season in New Orleans, and less than two full seasons after being named NBA Coach of the Year, might seem hasty. The thought was he'd finish out the last year...

Blog | November 13, 2009

...and Celtics coach Doc Rivers was thought of as a lost ball in tall weeds among national NBA observers. Today, Wolves fans would probably settle for a three-year plan that brings the Wolves back...

Blog | November 04, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...stage. Just play. That's all you have to do.' " John Reid of�The Times-Picayune: "An NBA spokesman says the league is reviewing the postgame incident which took place during in Boston involving New...

Blog | November 03, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Buffery of the Toronto Sun: "Andrea Bargnani told a fan that his goal was to make the NBA all-star team. The fan posted the comments on a website and yesterday, following the Raptors practice...

Blog | October 23, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "A little more than two weeks into his first NBA training camp, rookie forward DeJuan Blair says his knees are feeling just fine, thank you. Blair arrived...

Blog | October 13, 2009

First 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, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: "It is hugely significant that Chris Bosh will make his pre-season debut for the Raptors in Minneapolis on Friday...

Blog | October 09, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Terry Pluto of The Plain Dealer: "It's still hard to believe, Shaquille O'Neal in a Cavaliers uniform. Then there's LeBron James, the...

Blog | October 07, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Ginobili took an entire Argentine winter off -- in 2007 -- he responded with the best season of his NBA career." Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "One thing about Tuesday's...

Blog | September 30, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...make a franchise recession proof. As the shockwaves from last year's financial meltdown slam the NBA -- the teams were insulated to a certain degree last season because season tickets and sponsorships had mostly...

Blog | September 17, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the past,' said Mr. Grover, who daily has watched Arenas play against fellow Attack clients and NBA stars such as Dwyane Wade, O.J. Mayo and Tracy McGrady. 'I have no reason to...

Blog | September 16, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...a superagent anymore. He isn't the hard guy who prodded and twisted the arms of NBA executives until he got what he wanted. He isn't the guy everyone loved to hate...

Blog | August 18, 2009