379 Results for yao

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News: "The Knicks are a .500 team in their last 14 games, 6-3 since Nate Robinson was benched and 2-0 with Jonath...

Blog | December 21, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...about the prospects of trading perhaps the NBA's best player." Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "Yao Ming at least seems to have made his peace with the process. After the initial dejection when...

Blog | December 15, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Yao Ming quoted by Cal Fussman in Esquire: "I haven't done much trash-talking. But last year...

Blog | December 10, 2009

To a grieving acquaintance

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...still too early, the wound too fresh. That's fine. I've been there. So, too, has Yao Ming. I've seen him down, despondent and depressed after his body betrayed him once more. But...

Blog | December 07, 2009

Still Waiting For McGrady

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the chemistry the Rockets have going on, somehow scratching out a 10-8 record without him and Yao, and doesn't want to upset it. He says he would be willing to play a secondary...

Blog | December 03, 2009

Dunleavy running out of...patience

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Blake Griffin sitting out, when Rick Adelman and his squad are going without two all-stars in Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady and still winning more than they lose. So after the Clippers suffered their...

Blog | December 03, 2009

Brandon Roy can stand where he wants for the anthem

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott In today's Oregonian, John Canzano points out that Brandon Roy is in the habit of leaving the court and standing in a hallway under...

Blog | November 25, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Y...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Late Tuesday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...play Lowry big minutes in taking the Lakers to Game 7 without Tracy McGrady, Dikembe Mutombo, or Yao Ming. Today Jason Friedman of Rockets.com updates us on how Lowry is doing, including this report...

Blog | November 10, 2009

World, please notice Chuck Hayes

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Chuck Hayes is starting in place of Yao Ming, and the Rockets are 3-2 out of the gates, which makes them just one of...

Blog | November 06, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...a new season have amounted to a coming-out party for Hayes. The Rockets no longer have Yao Ming and Dikembe Mutombo, and so Hayes is averaging 29 minutes a game. That's around 10...

Blog | November 06, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...series as Game 1 of the Rockets' 2009-10 schedule. Instead, with the Rockets radically different with Yao Ming out and Tracy McGrady not yet back, the matchup offers a chance not just for them...

Blog | October 27, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott The trouble in Houston would seem to be that Chuck Hayes is starting for Yao Ming. But Daryl Morey points out that the hidden issue is not that Hayes will be on...

Blog | October 26, 2009

TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: The Teams

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott The NBA season starts tomorrow. The TrueHoop Network has produced a multifaceted season preview, which will be rolled out over the ...

Blog | October 26, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike 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, 2009