14 Results for unlv rebels

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "If the Miami Heat is being used for leverage when it comes to Lamar Odom's free-agent negot...

Blog | July 16, 2009

When Beer Tastes Like Champagne

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Ryan McNeill got to spend time with Denver coach George Karl following the Nuggets' 114-107 win over Toronto on New Years Eve...

Blog | January 02, 2009

Update on Gordon ... and Oden

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...So we won't be getting what looked to be one of the better individual duels at UNLV: Gordon's scheduled showdown Wednesday with O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies. Gordon has missed 19...

Blog | July 13, 2008

NBA Summer League: Liveblogging Day 1

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...a long-sleeve shirt under his jersey? Maybe the Warriors should play all of their games at UNLV -- Marco Belinelli has already gotten a rise out of the fans by draining two long jumpers. Although...

Blog | July 11, 2008

Vegas Summer League: What to Watch

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...games from now until July 20 -- at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the UNLV campus. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me Unlike Charlie Brown, who...

Blog | July 11, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Brian Hanley of the Chicago Sun-Times: "Michael Beasley was as loose as the Bulls' defense, which he shredded for 9-of-21 shooting from the field and ...

Blog | July 08, 2008

Kenny Mayne Has Written a Book

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kenny Mayne is famous for a number of things, including his work at ESPN, but one of the things he has not been famous for is writing books. Until now...

Blog | April 24, 2008

The Playbook: Portland Assistant Coach Dean Demopoulos

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...with [assistant coaches] Monty Williams, Luke [Maurice Lucas] and Bill Bayno, who, you know, played zone at UNLV. You know, and you have the luxury of having great video, you know, where you can break...

Blog | December 22, 2007

The Business of College Sports

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A few weeks ago, one of everybody's favorite sportswriters, Michael Lewis, wrote a column for The New York Times about the absurdity of not paying col...

Blog | December 03, 2007

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Doesn't it seem like NBA players come from pretty much every part of the planet these days--except South Asia? Hash, from Golden State of Mind, is Ind...

Blog | August 08, 2006

The Boys of Summer League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...is on the roster of the Kings. So are Quincy Douby, Kevin Martin, and Louis Amundson from UNLV who got a super-high GPA with a double-major, and played his ass off at the...

Blog | July 05, 2006

The Democrats and Republicans of the NBA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ever since I heard that Greg Anthony was a Young Republican during his UNLV days, I have wondered about the political leanings of NBA figures. I just ran across a website...

Blog | March 08, 2006

Sports Illustrated Profiles Steve Nash

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...fascinated to learn about different players' political leanings (Greg Anthony, for instance, was a Young Republican at UNLV) and the article satisfies with news of that kind of stuff:At the time, Nash was perceived...

Blog | January 27, 2006

Antonio Daniels Shops Around

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that was by accident," Daniels said while watching some of Wednesday's Vegas Summer League games at UNLV's Cox Pavilion. "As a former player, he understands a lot about the game, and one thing...

Blog | July 14, 2005