First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the...
Blog | November 11, 2009Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...did he get productive minutes from that never did the same elsewhere (Kwame Brown, Luc Longley, Smush Parker, D.J. Mbenga, Josh Powell, Shannon Brown, Samaki Walker)." Last season, Ariza did something very rare and...
Blog | November 10, 20092010 is the king of free agency, but 2011 is no slouch
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott Among 2011's potential unrestricted free agents: Carmelo Anthony Tim Duncan Tony Parker Pau Gasol David West Caron Butler Leandro Barbosa Shane Battier Michael Dunleavy, Jr. Nene Kendrick Perkins...
Blog | November 05, 2009Tyrus Thomas Comes Alive
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the break, hitting back-to-back jumpers from 17 and 16 feet out. He blocked a Tony Parker layup. He blocked another Parker layup. He swooped to the basket on a fast break and...
Blog | October 30, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMichael Lee of The Washington Post: "Before the season opener in Dallas, Arenas said Coach Flip Saunders told him not to let the 'outside world' dicta...
Blog | October 29, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "It will be debated and discussed for the next five years. Did the Lakers do the right thing in essentially t...
Blog | October 19, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBroderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Derek Fisher, 35, in his 14th season and the final year of a contract that pays hi...
Blog | October 06, 2009Wayne Winston: Mark Cuban's Stats Expert Isn't Bashful, Part 2
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...might as well be standing still on defense. But the interesting thing: Devin Harris can nail Tony Parker. But Steve Nash can beat Devin Harris. But Parker can beat Nash. It's not...
Blog | October 01, 2009Wayne Winston: Mark Cuban's Stats Expert Isn't Bashful
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopWayne Winston is a professor at Indiana University and for the last nine years he has been Mark Cuban's stat guru for the Dallas Mavericks. Winsto...
Blog | September 30, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...23-20 without him, including five playoff games. 'Hopefully, Manu will just be Manu,' Tony Parker said. The last time Ginobili took an entire Argentine winter off -- in 2007 -- he responded with...
Blog | September 30, 2009Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...bet, has to grow a rat tail like Eddie Murphy in "Coming to America." Tony Parker will be doing limited duty in Spurs' training camp. That could be an opportunity for...
Blog | September 29, 2009Spain Gets Off the Schneid
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...get to the rim, there was always a big waiting to help. Parker rarely had easy access to the rim. Anywhere Tony Parker went with the ball, extra Spanish defenders followed. Actually, anytime the...
Blog | September 18, 2009Clash of the EuroTitans
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopEurobasket is really heating up. In a few hours France -- the undefeated team starring the remarkable Tony Parker -- will meet Spain, which is everyone's presumed favorite in this game and the tournament...
Blog | September 17, 2009Eurobasket '09 Update
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...been following all the action and has this report on Group E: France 71, Greece 69 Tony Parker and France nab the No. 1 seed in the knockout stage. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images...
Blog | September 16, 2009Eurobasket 2009 Day 3 Recap
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThe preliminary round of Eurobasket 2009 is in the books. The Painted Area has watched every second of every game, and tells us who's moving on to...
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