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Dwight Howard is the Usain Bolt of the NBA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Have you been watching any track and field? Have you noticed that Usain Bolt is bigger, stronger, faster and sillier than everyone else...

Blog | August 20, 2009

Three Thoughts About Rashard Lewis and Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...was 9-13 from the floor as the Magic stole Game 1)? Big Questions Football, baseball, cycling, track and field, swimming, weightlifting ... all kinds of sports have faced brutal questioning about performance-enhancing drugs. But...

Blog | August 06, 2009

Randy Smith: Athlete Turned Baller

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Braves out of nearby Buffalo State, where he starred not only in hoops -- but soccer and track and field. He was the 104th overall pick (to find Smith's name, scroll down, then...

Blog | June 05, 2009

Dirk Nowitzki Speaking Candidly

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...are less committed: I know I'm not in an individual sport. If I were in track and field maybe I would have won something big by now. ... Sure it's bitter sometimes...

Blog | February 25, 2009

Idea: Put a Clock on Those Replays

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...started early and ran down from 0.39 to 0.31, or started late at 0.31. Track and field has computerized methods for keeping time. Why not basketball? Let's use Derek Fisher...

Blog | February 11, 2009

Tuesday Olybullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the elite athletes from all over the world went to American universities? That's especially true in track and field, it seems. And, it turns out, basketball! This is an amazing piece of news from...

Blog | August 19, 2008

Masked Avengers of International Basketball

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

This summer, a lot of the NBA's best players will jet to China determined to re-establish American dominance in international basketball. As they land...

Blog | January 24, 2008

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Holy cow. Kobe Bryant has not been practicing, nor talking to reporters. Maybe no big deal. Maybe big deal. Dwight Jaynes of the Portland Tribune...

Blog | October 16, 2007

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

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...wind and jump like ... does the wind jump? You get the idea. I suggest he take up track and field. However buried deep in the goof's mixtape is a guard who is off the...

Blog | May 08, 2007

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A handy guide to the week in European basketball, by Julien Debove of BasketSession.com, expressed in terms of jazz musicians. Maccabi Tel Aviv, for i...

Blog | November 14, 2006