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Negotiating Atheism with Starbury

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Noah and the 300-cubit-long boat that could somehow accommodate the rough equivalent of the San Diego Zoo, at which point Marbury dropped the following thought on my head that we now pick...

Blog | September 08, 2008

Learning To Love Andrew Bynum

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Christmas Day as if it was Andrew Bynum's national coming out party. From Kennebunkport to San Diego there were countless people sitting on their couch yesterday afternoon, trying to ignore their in-laws...

Blog | December 26, 2007

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...as told to the Guy Report: "Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye come stay with me in San Diego. They're both from Phoenix. And we can't really go to Phoenix in the off...

Blog | November 01, 2007

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...have been really cool.Rod Benson, in a David Biderman article in the student newspaper of San Diego State: "I've been offered screen writing jobs which is cool because I barely know how...

Blog | September 13, 2007

Just Pick Me Already: Jared Dudley

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...not afraid of shooting from the outside. I caught up with him earlier today from, no kidding, San Antonio, which seems to be where every player I talk to -- Morris Almond, Zabian Dowdell, I think...

Blog | June 22, 2007

Think Hard, Seattle

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...unlikely that the NBA would return to that city anytime soon." Just ask sports fans in San Diego, which lost its last team in 1984. Or in Kansas City, which lost the Kings the...

Blog | May 29, 2007

Rolling With Leandro: Gregory Dole's Barbosa File, Part Seven

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Canadian Gregory Dole lives in Brazil, and describes himself as a "freelance writer, English as a second language teacher, basketball coach, basketbal...

Blog | May 22, 2007

Sorry, Dirk, you're no MVP

We're headed for the most awkward moment in NBA history within the next 10 days. Here's how it will play out: (We see Jim Gray, David Stern and Dir...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2007

NCAA renaissance peaks with great weekend

I keep hearing the same points from readers over and over again: • I can't remember enjoying March Madness as much as I've enjoyed it thi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2007

Weekend wrap show

Ten lingering thoughts from the weekend in college hoops: 1. The Kevin Durant Era has reached the point where I watch every Texas game with my TV roo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2007

Off to Vegas

...includes every hooker, stripper and jock-sniffing female between 16 and 40 from Vegas, Reno, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Phoenix and every city and town in the Los Angeles area. To its...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 14, 2007

Midweek roundup

I watched three college games (Gonzaga-St. Mary's, Wisconsin-Iowa and Florida-Kentucky) and most of the Oregon-Arizona game on Saturday, as well as Te...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2007

Portland Fans: This is Serious

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...only Los Angeles and New York have a higher ratio of population to major sports franchises. San Diego is the only bigger metro area that doesn't have at least three teams, and it...

Blog | January 12, 2007

Man Down

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...and the "wireless remote control" made the list, as did Bill James and the San Diego Chicken. Did anyone really ever use wired remote controls? Wasn't that a ten-minute phenomenon...

Blog | December 20, 2006

Phoenix Owner Robert Sarver Moves to Phoenix

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

He used to live in San Diego, but moved the family closer to his team. He had a great line in Paul Coro...

Blog | August 23, 2006