First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHoward 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, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...at large, he was asked directly if the Celtics would have won last year's second-round playoff series against Orlando with Kevin Garnett in the lineup. 'I don't even go down that road...
Blog | November 20, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark 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, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJohn Reid of The Times Picayune: "In the locker room after Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans General Manager/Coach Je...
Blog | November 18, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHoward 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, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Looking at the NBA's best records thus far. The Celtics have been celebrated for their tough early schedule, but Suns have the NBA...
Blog | November 16, 2009Stephen Jackson as a Bobcat: Crazier things have worked
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...those various Ben Gordon teams -- the Bulls who almost knocked off the Celtics in last year's playoffs, or this year's Pistons, who have shown signs of proving doubters wrong this year. If you...
Blog | November 16, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...he nailed it. 'I definitely think so,' Ariza said when asked if the Rockets will be a playoff team. 'We play hard, compete every night. Our heart and determination and will to win pretty much...
Blog | November 16, 2009The (new) latest on the Stephen Jackson trade front
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Marc Stein Stephen Jackson got unexpectedly close to one of the teams on his wish list late Sunday night when the Dallas Mavericks checked into...
Blog | November 16, 2009What's Working for the Raptors
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...as the ball-handler in these situations are well-known to anyone who tuned into the 2009 postseason. Pairing him with forward-center Andrea Bargnani on a pick-and-pop is treacherous for the defense...
Blog | November 14, 2009Big questions remain in Big Easy
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...in New Orleans? There's been some bad feng shui on the bayou since last season's playoffs, when the team laid down in historic fashion in a first-round loss to Denver. After a...
Blog | November 13, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBrian 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, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan 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, 2009Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...game, that bit of player development (which was encouraged by the team) contributed directly to the Lakers' playoff success that resulted in a title. "It's worth noting Jackson's ability to identify players' strengths...
Blog | November 10, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "From talk radio to message boards to water coolers in the workplace, Allen Iverson's departure has been cont...
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