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Wednesday: First Cup
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Scott Foster might have had for his former friend evaporated after Tim Donaghy's lawyer filed a series of memos that alleged widespread misconduct by N.B.A. referees. 'I know that's not true...
Blog | November 05, 2008Thursday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...know the angriest sports fans in America would not just slap high-fives after winning the World Series.Wizznutzz is, delightfully, back on patrol, making up the crazy stories about the Wizards pre-season...
Blog | October 30, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...How perfect would it have been for the NBA -- opening night tonight and all -- if the World Series had fizzled to a close last night? I was playing the Tivo in slow motion to...
Blog | October 28, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJennifer Floyd Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Dirk Nowitzki did not do any interviews immediately after propelling Germany to its first Olymp...
Blog | July 21, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to take Thursday's effort and use it as the needed formula to seize control of the series? If you want to be positive here, call it something to build on. Every team has to...
Blog | June 11, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLakers vs. Jazz Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Twenty-one times, Kobe Bryant scored. Twenty-one times, he jabbed a 10-foot sword into ...
Blog | May 05, 2008Nerd Squad: The Tale of Quantum Hoops
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThere has been this documentary out there that I have been hearing about called "Quantum Hoops." Sounded really cool ... but there's almost nowhere yo...
Blog | November 30, 2007The Agony of Victory: Talking to Steve Friedman
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Ali was never greater than when he beat Foreman. Kirk Gibson's gimpy homer in the World Series made me weep -- I remember the moment. Even, on a fictional note, Bernard Malamud, "The Natural...
Blog | November 07, 2007Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...though I'm getting about ten emails an hour ripping everyone who picked Dallas to win this series, some of the hardest of hardcore Golden State fans admit that they didn't really see this...
Blog | May 04, 2007Baseball Stat Guru Bill James: NBA Doomed
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...was asked about the oddity of St. Louis barely sneaking into playoffs and then winning the World Series. This was his response: I'm not a great fan of the Wild Card. But it...
Blog | March 27, 2007First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...for ourselves.' It says something about a franchise celebrating its 20th season that Garnett won two playoff series -- the same spring, no less -- in his 12 seasons and is considered the Michael Jordan of Minnesota...
Blog | November 21, 2008Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLeandro Barbosa has been preoccupied for some time with the poor health of his mother. Today comes word -- from several Brazilian news outlets, and co...
Blog | November 14, 2008The Book on FreeDarko
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...infectious. In their world, NBA Superstars reveal themselves to you without any filters. And in Macrophenomenal, they reveal themselves as creatures of myth. The book's primary core is a series of short biographies...
Blog | November 13, 2008Thursday: First Cup
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...cool,' said Anthony, who added he never boasts to James about the Nuggets' lopsided mark in the series. 'That's my guy over the years.'" John DeShazier of The Times-Picayune: "The Hornets want to...
Blog | November 13, 2008Experts Gaze into the Crystal Ball of 2008-2009
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...double down and take marketshare. David Thorpe, ESPN NBA Analyst "Who's the best player in the world" used to come down to a candidate or two. Now, I can think of five to seven...
Blog | October 17, 2008EDITOR'S PICKS
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