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WANTED: One extraordinary Blazer blog

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...m a Blazer fan myself -- so TrueHoop readers skew Portlandish and have high expectations for any Blazer news source. Meanwhile, Beyond Bowie was fighting with one arm tied behind its back. The two people who...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Wednesday Wizards

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the NBA and still feel that way." Jonathan Lemire and Larry McShane in the New York Daily News: "Knicks Hall of Famer Willis Reed remembers Dean Meminger in the Boston Garden, locking down a torrid...

Blog | November 25, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...take a few months, since he cold called Abe Pollin and invited him to lunch. But the news of Pollin's death hit him hard yesterday afternoon as he sat in his Los Angeles office...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Sonny Vaccaro: Brandon Jennings broke the mold, part three

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Last week, basketball insider Sonny Vaccaro explained why he feels defensive about Brandon Jennings, and told the story of how he c...

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...

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

Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Making his season's first appearance after sitting out the first 11 games because of a hamstring injury, Pau ...

Blog | November 20, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Bradley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The Hawks won their 10th game of the nascent season Wednesday night. In 2004-05, this franchise man...

Blog | November 19, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...said. 'For him to get his first win is very exciting.' It was Paul who took the news the hardest when Scott was fired, saying he was disappointed and should have been consulted before the...

Blog | November 18, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott We'll be hearing about the happy marriage between Stephen Jackson and the Bobcats, and I'll be remembering when Stephen Jackson wa...

Blog | November 17, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Knicks were supposed to be bad, but not this bad." Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News: "It's kind of sad that the Knicks are thinking of signing Allen Iverson. He'd be...

Blog | November 17, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "This was why Trevor Ariza came to Houston, for nights like these. It was not that he wanted to beat the Lak...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Steve Nash, Junior Bird Man

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...such a complicated hand gesture at the ready in the heat of the moment. Here's the news, though, Jonathan. Nash is a parent. And parents tend to be among those who have spent endless...

Blog | November 13, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune: "Byron Scott getting shoved out the door nine games into his sixth season in New Orleans, and less than two full...

Blog | November 13, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "Playing their most complete game of the young season, the Cavs looked like a cohesive, deep and tough unit in di...

Blog | November 12, 2009