110 Results for playoff

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune: "If you accept, as the Bulls' roster indicates the team has, that the purpose of the 2009 season is to prepare for...

Blog | December 11, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "Dwyane Wade must be a Coke guy. Because his teams just can't seem to get anything accomplished at the Pepsi Cent...

Blog | December 04, 2009

Whack Jobs: Wacky history of Nets coach firings

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Chris Sheridan The New Jersey Nets are scheduled to have a breakfast meeting at 11 a.m. PT on Sunday in Los Angeles. Bacon, sausage and ham w...

Blog | November 29, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...

Blog | November 24, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...for Al Jefferson and fodder, Wolves fans were tired of losing in the first round of the playoffs, Danny Ainge was considered a general manager flop on par with Kevin McHale, and Celtics coach Doc...

Blog | November 04, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The Celtics had to sign Rajon Rondo long-term, didn't they? He's far too good to be allowed to slip away, and what was ...

Blog | November 03, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News: "If anyone thought him guilty of unearned hubris, he followed by punctuating his performance with a ...

Blog | October 12, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

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

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...39;s direction. His ego also ran the fast break: 'I'm made for the playoffs and championships. That's what I play for. I'm Big Shot Jack.' Both...

Blog | September 29, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...quot;After averaging 16.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.8 assists in the Celtics two playoff series, it would be understandable for Rajon Rondo to be looking back on that performance as a...

Blog | September 17, 2009

Your Second-Favorite Team

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

NBA fandom usually begins with the love of a team. My love of the NBA, for instance, springs directly from a childhood spent listening to Blazer games...

Blog | August 21, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "So the Lakers don't want to commit significant long-term money to a 30-year-old Lamar Odom?...

Blog | July 29, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ryan Greene of the Las Vegas Sun: "If there's any true justice in professional sports, the NBA Las Vegas summer league's single-game scor...

Blog | July 17, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "Just as the Celtics watched with interest as their intimate enemies made key additions, so now must those ad...

Blog | July 10, 2009

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Experiencing hoop withdrawal? If you've got 15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas ...

Blog | July 09, 2009