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Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kobe Bryant called Hakeem Olajuwon, and Mark Berman of MyFoxHouston reports on the tutorial that followed: "'He gave me the biggest comp...

Blog | September 28, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...signed a deal to play for Ricky Rubio's (once and former?) team, DKV Joventut.  Blazers Edge tackles fatalism and the sports fan when an e-mailer asks, "If you knew the...

Blog | July 23, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...pre-season games with Boston count towards the ten he has to play to get back on Portland's cap. Which means he reportedly only has to play two more games before that happens...

Blog | January 08, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to the same goal."Magic Johnson, part owner of the Lakers, is drinking the Trail Blazer kool-aid, saying Portland will make the playoffs this year, and make a run at a title in...

Blog | October 14, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Before too long, I know I'm going to have to guess at which team will win the NBA title. And when I do that, I'm going to have to really stare into my...

Blog | September 04, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A. Sherrod Blakely of Booth Newspapers: "A sign-and-trade would be especially beneficial to the Hawks, who fear Josh Smith might sign a one-year quali...

Blog | July 28, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Phil Jackson has really impressed me by having the guts to really rest Kobe Bryant heading into many fourth quarters. What impressed me even more yest...

Blog | May 05, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Pistons vs. Sixers Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News: "The young and impetuous must be dealt with severely, or they never learn. The Pistons tried to ...

Blog | April 24, 2008

Late Wednesday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

TrueHoop has had many posts through the years questioning the ban of high-schoolers from the NBA. Here's an article along those lines from Brandon Hof...

Blog | April 09, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...surgical intervention." (Via Basketball Forum which also has some interesting discussion.)Kevin Pritchard is adamant that the Blazers did not overlook anything when it came to assessing Greg Oden's health before the draft, and...

Blog | September 17, 2007

Independence Day Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...com that the Mavericks are in hot pursuit of Kevin Garnett. Greg Oden reportedly offered some Portland TV media people a ride home from the draft on Paul Allen's jet.Nearly a million...

Blog | July 04, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The researcher whose study says NBA referees demonstrate racial bias has been attacked by the NBA as malinformed, claiming they have better (but priva...

Blog | May 07, 2007

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...gone a few days, and the Oregonian is already back to writing warm-and-fuzzies about the Blazers. It's actually a very touching story, too. Did you see the "Real American Bonehead" Charles Barkley...

Blog | April 06, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Video of high-schooler Kevin Love shattering a backboard (thanks Casey). He'll be at UCLA next year, and the NBA I'd bet a year after that... The ...

Blog | January 15, 2007

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A handy guide to the week in European basketball, by Julien Debove of BasketSession.com, expressed in terms of jazz musicians. Maccabi Tel Aviv, for i...

Blog | November 14, 2006