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Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Bryant to be even better than he was last season when he led the Lakers to the NBA Championship. 'Adding those moves to his game, watch out for him this year,' Olajuwon said...

Blog | September 28, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...why. We're talking about a three-time All-Star that would still be in his NBA prime at the end of the deal. And if the fears of a potential lockout two years...

Blog | August 11, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Greg Oden is a beast of a man, ready to unleash hell on the rest of the NBA. He's a rebounding vacuum. He's a shot-blocking, missile defense system that the...

Blog | July 23, 2009

The Other Side of the Tape

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that cordons off sections 104 and 119 on opposite sides of the stands in Cox Pavilion at NBA Summer League. These are the VIP sections where team execs, player development people, scouts, and agents sit...

Blog | July 17, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I was out of my office for 12 days of the NBA Finals. Before I left, I had planned to water the hell out the three plants that have...

Blog | June 16, 2009

Congratulations to Candace Parker and Shelden Williams

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

From a Goodwin Sports Management press release: Candace Parker gave birth to a baby girl today at 11:29am. It is the first child for the WNBA MVP/ROY...

Blog | May 13, 2009

Referees, Stat Geeks, NBA Veterans -- Surprising Things from the D-League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

NBA referees are a non-stop topic of conversation among basketball fans. But ... anyone know where they come...

Blog | April 14, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...seems like one more sign of the basketball apocalypse, consider that many of the Europeans who populate NBA rosters began playing professionally as young as 14. In any case, Vaccaro believes Europe should be a...

Blog | March 18, 2009

Every Team Needs a Kim Perrot

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

You have probably seen the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. There's a new one by Pat Williams, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen called &...

Blog | February 27, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Celtic fans, now officially freaking out.  A thought I had watching Marco Belinelli last night: The NBA can be hard on multi-talented young players. Here's what I mean: Belinelli, as a...

Blog | January 08, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that work quickly in youth, and others that take time to sort themselves out. Sometimes there are NBA players, I think, (Antonio McDyess and Rasheed Wallace come to mind) who figure out their careers in...

Blog | October 14, 2008

Still Making People Mad: The WNBA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...on the D-League, which could improve dramatically with slightly higher salaries? Another, who works for an NBA team with a WNBA team of its own attached, says a reasonably good boys high school team...

Blog | October 13, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...gave the Lakers a layup while taking some time to yell at Jason Thompson.Layoffs at the NBA.Links to some of the best sports journalism ever. One of my favorite stories ever is John...

Blog | October 13, 2008

On Hating the WNBA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...A reader named Sarah was nice enough to provide a list of "the top ten reasons that NBA fans are dumb for not caring about the WNBA." Then there were ten things that, to her...

Blog | October 10, 2008

You Didn't Watch the WNBA Finals Either?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...top ten reasons why we are idiots for not watching WNBA games. She writes: 10 Reasons that NBA fans are dumb for not caring about the WNBA (and this year's Finals in particular) 1...

Blog | October 09, 2008