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First Cup: Wednesday

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...coach fired." Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "The Rockets' Chuck Hayes agreed with Bulls center Joakim Noah's complaints that LeBron James' on-court dancing exhibition last week was inappropriate. He also had an...

Blog | December 09, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "In a thankless assignment that fits in just perfectly with the franchise's history of foibles, high jinks and ...

Blog | December 02, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Howard Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...

Blog | November 17, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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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

Thursday Bullets

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By Henry Abbott Remember when Greg Oden and Kevin Durant first joined the league? There was a metric ton of hype. Then Oden was out for the year, ...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Inside the All-Star ballot selections

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...play man), Eddie Sefko (Dallas Morning News), Doug Smith (Toronto Star and president of the Professional Basketball...with the East centers over Chicago teammate Joakim Noah was another nod to veteran status without the...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "From talk radio to message boards to water coolers in the workplace, Allen Iverson's departure has been cont...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "Before the season opener in Dallas, Arenas said Coach Flip Saunders told him not to let the 'outside world' dicta...

Blog | October 29, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to get to the coaches early evaluations. That feedback right away often becomes the most valuable.' " Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: "Stats, and the analysis of them, do have a place in pro sports...

Blog | October 26, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "Players and coaches said Alonzo Mourning already is having an impact in his new role as Miami's vice pr...

Blog | October 02, 2009

The High-Grade Sleepers

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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz NBA training camps are still a few weeks away, but rosters around the league are gradually taking shape. Once David Lee, A...

Blog | August 17, 2009

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

While the cellar-dwellers prepare their draft board, the NBA's elite have some tough calls to make. Will the Lakers pony up for Lamar Odom? Is Hed...

Blog | June 19, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...39;It's unfair to ask a coach to do that,' Magic General Manager Otis Smith said. Listening to everybody weigh in on this topic Monday afternoon after a film session, I didn...

Blog | June 02, 2009

Liveblogging Mighty Game 7

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...those are from 3, and he hit a not bad 13 of those). Henry Abbott: Joakim Noah averaging more than a rebound per minute. If he keeps that up (a ridiculous long shot, but...

Blog | May 02, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...39;s best player to beat them one-on-one, and it was a foul by Joakim Noah in that same situation that got them the win in Boston. They must be unafraid to make...

Blog | April 30, 2009