68 Results for playoff

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald: "A small thing like points off the bench might make a huge difference for the Bulls, who probably never guessed they'...

Blog | December 10, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...I'm amused by all the talk about the Trail Blazers making a trade to improve their playoff chances this season. So whom do you deal -- Brandon Roy or LaMarcus Aldridge? Uh, no. Rudy Fernandez...

Blog | December 08, 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

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the...

Blog | November 11, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Geoff 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, 2009

Magic and Bird: The Past On the Present

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...walking off the court without shaking hands after the Orlando Magic beat his Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs. I can remember when I played, I wouldn't shake anybody's hands after a loss, Bird...

Blog | November 02, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The principals on both sides understand that this was only the beginning of a very long journey. By the next time they ...

Blog | October 28, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: "Less than a week after the Grizzlies introduced Allen Iverson as the most significant free-agent acquis...

Blog | September 16, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...make teammates better to become great. The Pistons eliminated the Bulls in the 1988, 1989 and 1990 playoffs on their way to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances. Even though Jordan lost to the Pistons in...

Blog | September 03, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Janis Carr of The Orange County Register: "The Lakers staged a half-hearted tribute for Kurt Rambis on Saturday in front of a few dozen fans who ...

Blog | August 17, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...those relationships. The Pistons finished 39-43 and were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coaching has as much to do with managing egos as it does managing...

Blog | July 01, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News: "Here are two important things one should know about Andrew Bynum on the eve of Game 1 of the Fina...

Blog | June 03, 2009

Stonecutter's Delight

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic by ten points in Game 5. Don't let the final score fool you. This was essentially Orlando's gam...

Blog | May 29, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...fourth, the Lakers got 16 more. The Nuggets got seven. Denver coach George Karl lamented that the playoffs seem to require coaches to lobby the referees publicly, as Lakers coach Phil Jackson did after Game...

Blog | May 28, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...nail-biting, heart-palpitating 116-114 Magic overtime victory shoved the Cavs to within the brink of playoff elimination, Phil Knight is this close to realizing that not signing Dwight will go down as Nike...

Blog | May 27, 2009