7 Results for ryan howard

Playoff Warmup Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...113 free throws (73 percent)." What's more likely: Phil Jackson would really take Dwight Howard over LeBron James ... or Phil Jackson is belittling LeBron James as he always does with opponents he...

Blog | April 17, 2009

The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...

Blog | March 16, 2009

Tuesday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...running. It's what makes them interesting. We'll see if it makes them a champion." Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "'The Answer' is what his adoring public calls him. Well, today's question...

Blog | November 04, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Lakers vs. Jazz Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Playing through three hours worth of back pain that literally dropped him to his knees on a S...

Blog | May 12, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...I did today.'"A. Sherrod Blakely of Booth Newspapers: "When dealing with an inside force like Dwight Howard, foul trouble is a given for your big men. But when they rack up fouls on one...

Blog | May 08, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Hornets vs. Spurs John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune: "Know what? The Hornets actually are behaving like the playoff kids they are, no matter how ...

Blog | May 06, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

League-Wide Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer: "I lay the blame for this 50-loss season mostly at the feet of Michael 'Airball' Jordan, whose wh...

Blog | April 28, 2008