First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald 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, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...how much money I owed him. A lot of you have said the Pacers should make the playoffs this season. It's way too early to give any kind of prediction, but I'...
Blog | September 15, 2009Allen Iverson's Grizzly Liaison
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopA Marriage of Convenience, Minus the Marriage The Memphis Grizzlies and Allen Iverson have found each other, in a late-offseason pairing that is guar...
Blog | September 09, 2009Ripping the Timberwolves Down to the Studs
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopOn my desk is the Minnesota Timberwolves' newest media guide. It's about ten months old, and still has that "freshly printed" smell....
Blog | August 13, 2009Lessons from the Schedule
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopESPN's Chris Sheridan has a thorough rundown of some of the best NBA games on the 2009-2010 schedule. My favorite line: Oct 29: San Antonio at Ch...
Blog | August 04, 2009Mark Madsen's Farewell Address
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...an All-Star and Latrell Sprewell was one of our emotional leaders. I remember during the playoff run that year how driving to and from games was absolutely crazy with part of downtown shut...
Blog | July 23, 2009The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted 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, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRichard Justice of the Houston Chronicle: "Chris Bosh is 25 years old. He's 6-10. He's 23 points and 10 rebounds a night. He's a grea...
Blog | June 30, 2009Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the best Celtics ever. Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune: "Do the Jazz make the playoffs next season if Carlos Boozer leaves without them acquiring anything in return? What happens to an offense...
Blog | May 29, 2009Late Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...with some pretty big Dahntay Jones news: "He already has two flagrant foul points in the playoffs and would earn more points -- either one or two -- if his blatant, intentional trip of Kobe Bryant...
Blog | May 26, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...quot;This is how basketball legends are born, athletes become friends for life, the momentum of a playoff series turns and a team begins to believe championship dreams can come true. 'Keep fighting,'...
Blog | May 22, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Hey, Sports Illustrated, do you still think Dwight Howard smiles too much to lead the Magic to playoff success against the NBA's elite? Or has he finally proven you can grin -- and win...
Blog | May 18, 2009Malcolm Gladwell: The Moral Hazard of the NBA Draft
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPerhaps you have already read the super long and interesting e-mail exchange between Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Simmons (complete with Gladwell's t...
Blog | May 14, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...of optimism -- to their fans and to themselves -- that the franchise's first foray into the playoffs since 2003 might not be a quick exit after all. 'We got to believe that we...
Blog | April 22, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...80 games, the Orlando Magic need a win tonight at the Bradley Center to feel like a playoff team again. The catch: The way they've been playing, there's no guarantee the...
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