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Whack Jobs: Wacky history of Nets coach firings

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...his mind but didn't tell the team and thus was a no-show for his introductory news conference). Back in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, the Nets dropped to 3-17 with a loss...

Blog | November 29, 2009

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