The most valuable timeout
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Pacers were down three with 4.2 seconds left. That proved to be enough time for T.J. Ford, the smallest player on the court who at that moment had made a massive one of...
Blog | December 22, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...coach Paul Westphal may be, some players were certain a tongue-lashing was coming. 'But he didn't come in here and curse us out like we were little kids,' rookie guard Tyreke Evans said...
Blog | December 22, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...of composure and their quickness to surrender to adversity. The Wizards had to know that they weren't going to just walk into the Quicken Loans Arena and stomp all over the Cavaliers. Not with...
Blog | November 04, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The Celtics had to sign Rajon Rondo long-term, didn't they? He's far too good to be allowed to slip away, and what was their alternative...
Blog | November 03, 2009Poor Passes Plague Pacers
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...upcourt. Each time, an Indiana player rebounded the ball and tried to throw it ahead to T.J. Ford or Earl Watson to push it upcourt. Each time, a Hawks defender was sitting on the...
Blog | October 28, 2009Troy Murphy: Statistical Oddity
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...season in pace. Murphy is especially adept at trailing the ball handler on the break. As T.J. Ford or Jarrett Jack penetrates into the lane against the backpedaling defense, Murphy will fill the void...
Blog | September 23, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...getting help, the customary approach to handling all-star big men in the paint. Martin hasn't just stopped West, who was 24-for-64 in the first four games. In the process, he...
Blog | April 30, 2009Late Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...have been unacceptable in January. I don't know what you call them know. My theory...another "most with the least" guy: J.J. Barea. David Thorpe, for his part, has...
Blog | April 09, 2009Wearing out the Remote Control
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...a preview of what could be a magnificent series, and the Sixers managed a nice win. T.J. Ford won a game for the Pacers, against the Bulls, with a classic example of a "...
Blog | April 01, 2009A Proposal: Eliminate a Fifth of the NBA
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Rudy Gay, Gerald Wallace, Mike Dunleavy, Andres Nocioni, Kevin Love, Jeff Green, Spencer Hawes, Randy Foye, T.J. Ford, and Boris Diaw would be sprinkled around the league. Of course, those last two paragraphs...
Blog | March 18, 2009The Shootaround
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and Chauncey Billups), and a few who are about as quick (Devin Harris, Derrick Rose and T.J. Ford). But none of these guys are world-beaters on defense (at least according to the numbers...
Blog | February 23, 2009Idea: Put a Clock on Those Replays
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...has an idea that strikes me as one of those "D'oh, why didn't I think of that?" things. Those are usually the kinds of ideas that have life. There...
Blog | February 11, 2009Three Thoughts About Danny Granger
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the real matter at hand. Last night's game had a power-packed final second. T.J. Ford made a jumper with 0.8 left to give the Pacers a 95-93 lead. After...
Blog | February 11, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...The Indianapolis Star: "The biggest news to come out of Conseco Fieldhouse wasn't T.J. Ford tying his career high of 34 points, it was Danny Granger's knee situation. Granger...
Blog | January 29, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...you have a job to do,' interim coach Ed Tapscott said. 'When you aren't winning, the good thing about the NBA is that you'll always have another opportunity in...
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