First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPhil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "If the 76ers sign Allen Iverson, they might as well skip ahead a few moves and make him coach and general...
Blog | December 01, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSteve Politi of The Star-Ledger: "Firing Lawrence Frank now is like throwing the captain of the Titanic overboard after it hit the iceberg. Why bother...
Blog | November 30, 2009Profiles in Frustration: Al Jefferson
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...s best young post players, Al Jefferson. Big Al emerged as the low-block counterpoint to Paul Pierce on Boston's bad 2006-07 team. When the opportunity surfaced for Danny Ainge to acquire...
Blog | November 24, 2009In egolessness, the Celtics are Rolling Stones
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Brendan Haywood quote that comes from NBA.com (via Fanhouse): "That's what the Celtics do. Paul Pierce can have 12 in the fourth quarter. [But] if they're up, he don't care...
Blog | November 23, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...big man: "See how he puts both his hands on the hips of the Knick defending Paul Pierce, giving the Pierce the angle he needs to create the mismatch that leads to KG being...
Blog | November 23, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the lineup. 'I don't even go down that road,' the coach said. 'I don't.' Paul Pierce, on the other hand, had no qualms with making the trip. 'I believe it,' he said...
Blog | November 20, 2009The next big trade? Here's a three-team possibility
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...they just signed Rajon Rondo to a lucrative extension and with decisions about the futures of Paul Pierce and Ray Allen looming. So Boston pulling out because of financial concerns likely ranks as the...
Blog | November 17, 2009Stephen Jackson as a Bobcat: Crazier things have worked
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...where he was guarding people like Tracy McGrady, Ron Artest, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Caron Butler, Paul Pierce, Andre Iguodala and making them all have miserable shooting nights. Larry Brown, meanwhile, has coached a...
Blog | November 16, 2009Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Yesterday I asked for your help brainstorming a list of players who couldn't stick with bad teams, but went on to be major contribu...
Blog | November 10, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopGeoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: "The Grizzlies should never have signed Allen Iverson. By signing him and then losing him, they're making it h...
Blog | November 09, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Yet some Lakers think it's not out of the question to try to top 72. Lakers veteran forward Lamar Odom, whos...
Blog | October 27, 2009Al Horford: I Bet Paul Pierce $10,000 We'd Win a Game
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Zone this morning, Atlanta Hawk Al Horford was asked about his playoff battle with the Celtics' Paul Pierce in 2008. That series was intense, remember? The hosts asked Horford, who was on the show...
Blog | October 20, 2009Can Paul Pierce Rework His Contract?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Marc Stein Read a pretty provocative item on HoopsHype on Wednesday about Paul Pierce saying he's prepared to re-work his contract to keep players in Boston. Which would...
Blog | October 15, 2009Wednesday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...hook shots in one game. He was also a monster getting blocks and rebounds. The suggestion Paul Pierce would re-work his contract to help the Celtics get more talent in the long run...
Blog | October 14, 2009Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...39;s what I'm talking about! An old video clip of Delonte West and Paul Pierce, pre-Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett trades, talking about how good the Celtics are going to...
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