LeBron James, thinking like an MVP
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...I've done well and try to improve in order for us to be a better team next year." LeBron noticed the Spurs were daring him to shoot ... not just long distance from three-point...
Blog | December 04, 2009To Play and Play in L.A.
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to play these double-dips in November. Usually a back-to-back game means arriving at the next city in the middle of the night, perhaps with a time zone shift. It's physically draining...
Blog | November 10, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopScott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer: "Despite the fact that Emeka Okafor has been more productive over his NBA career than Tyson Chandler, I&#...
Blog | July 28, 2009The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas over the next ten days. This year's event includes the top prospects, some old familiar faces, and dozens...
Blog | July 09, 2009The Michael Jordan of Turkey, in Free Agency
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...buzzer-beater, the Magic lost in overtime. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) As that happened, I was sitting next to David Thorpe, who is a huge fan of Turkoglu's game on most nights. "...
Blog | June 30, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopFrank 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, 2009Monday Playoff Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod. Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...
Blog | April 20, 2009Playoff Warmup Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...fever, nothing will. About the NBA and research into referee bias. More to come on this topic next week. A nice breakdown of the players in the Euroleague Final Four with NBA ties. There are...
Blog | April 17, 2009The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...
Blog | March 16, 2009NBA: No Bodies Available
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz The playoff run is heating up. It's a fan's dream, with top teams in both conferences jockeying for position with the...
Blog | March 09, 2009The Inauguration of the TrueHoop Network
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...there -- TrueHoop readers. Not wanting to overstate things, but I think we have an opportunity, over the next several years, to change how sports are covered (more on that in a minute). The Opening Night...
Blog | January 20, 2009Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...basketball court at the White House? It's outdoors. But still ... not bad. Tyrus Thomas! His next matchup with LeBron James will be must-watch, because last night Thomas got himself on the short...
Blog | January 16, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...who occupies the seat until his replacement is hired, which in the current economic climate, means sometime next summer. But please. No more rookies, no more neophytes, no more mistakes. Geoff Petrie and the Maloofs...
Blog | December 16, 2008Late Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThe NBA Draft is held in what has been called the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. But with the government seizing Washington Mutual ... that th...
Blog | September 26, 2008First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...at playoff time.'" John Reid of The Times-Picayune: "With the opening of training camp set for next Saturday, Hornets point guard Chris Paul admits he was unable to avoid a hectic offseason. From his...
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