First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...round. General manager Pete Babcock apparently was so distraught that he popped a spring and traded Steve Smith for Isaiah Rider. The rest is inglorious history. The chances of general manager Rick Sund blowing...
Blog | May 12, 2009Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Couch of the Nets' official website that, as a Detroit guy, he patterned his game after Steve Smith. And if he could take any part of Smith's game? "Probably his jump shot," says...
Blog | September 22, 2008What Brand of Crazy is Michael Beasley?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...off water fountains, ceilings, desks, offices -- whatever. I just thought it was funny." Oak Hill Coach Steve Smith blamed Beasley's poor behavior on simple immaturity. "He's really a good-hearted kid," Smith...
Blog | May 30, 2008The Cheesecake Factory Did Not Pay Me to Write This
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopIn some ways, I have been working on this post for years, just by listening to things that NBA players say. They talk about a massive spectrum of thin...
Blog | February 29, 2008Bitter Denver Fan
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...be dismissed immediately, or resign. Remember when Portland used to stockpile stars? Rasheed Wallace, Scottie Pippen, Steve Smith, Damon Stoudamire and the like? When Denver was in hot pursuit of Ron Artest, the Nuggets...
Blog | February 26, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...over to shake hands with four Giants seated at courtside. From left to right: Aaron Ross, Steve Smith, R.W. McQuarters and Plaxico Burress. The Four H-O-R-S-E-men. Bad move...
Blog | January 22, 2008Liveblogging an Afternoon of Mucho NBA Basketball
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopOK, things got off to a bit of a slow start. I have roughly 79 million channels, and I have spent much of the last hour checking each and every one of...
Blog | January 21, 2008KD's DVDs, V
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...fielding Dikembe Mutombo at center, Christian Laettner at power forward, Tyrone Corbin on the wing, with Steve Smith and Mookie Blaylock at guards. You're well aware of Chicago's lineup. Sager tells the...
Blog | September 07, 2007KD's DVDs, Part I
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...O'Neal's counterpart is Arvydas Sabonis, with Rasheed Wallace and Scottie Pippen up front, with Steve Smith at shooting guard and Damon Stoudamire at the point. Dick Stockton is excited. Cheryl Miller offers...
Blog | September 04, 2007Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop(By the way, there's a new category over there: "Daily Bullets")All ye who are now joining the Golden State bandwagon: here's a little video lesson on...
Blog | April 30, 2007Don't Watch This Video
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...namely that I blame: Damon Stoudamire's hair, Mike Dunleavy Jr.'s presence on the bench, Steve Smith's slow-footed D, and the really bizarre decision to tank the team offense for "...
Blog | December 01, 2006Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...A. Knockers. (Safe for work, don't worry.) Goodbye, sprawling, private indoor New York City basketball courts. Steve Kerr ranks Portland last in the West. Dallas is first, but who cares. The rest goes San...
Blog | September 28, 2006Defining Manu
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...hour--so good. Possibly the best write-up of his masterful performance last night is here. And Steve Kerr makes a perfectly true observation: He has an amazing knack for shifting directions and speeds while...
Blog | May 18, 2005First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSteve Politi of The Star-Ledger: "Firing Lawrence Frank now is like throwing the captain of the Titanic...
Blog | November 30, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in...
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