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The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Filed under: Suns , Euroleague For a team better known for pawning off draft picks to the highest bidder, it's been an odd summer watching the Phoenix Suns. Landing with the #15 in the first round, Phoenix didn't sell it ... they used it, on Robin Lopez . As TrueHoop's Henry Abbott notes , armed with a second-rounder, the Suns tacked on some extra dough to move up to grab the guy they...
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | yesterday
... guy, so I asked why. He merely said: "Giant, drunk-driving, toolbag douche. Huge douche." []•Henry Abbott Tells You The Truth. "I've come to believe that creative life in the first-world comes down to those who try just a little bit harder. Then, there's the other 98%. They're still eating the free continental breakfast over at FriendFeed. A good blog is written by a blogger who thinks...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
... agreement is set up, that they can go after and get NBA players. It's a whole new world." Henry Abbott writes the TrueHoop blog for ESPN.com.
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Dan Shanoff (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Must-read from TrueHoop's Henry Abbott on the '92 Dream Team vs. the '08 Redeem Team. It hits on something that has been plaguing USA Hoops at least since 2004 and seems to even today: They continue to run USA Basketball as a marketing initiative first, an a winning product second (even with the 3-year commitment and other various modifications). If they truly put together the team most...
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The Wages of Wins Journal (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... Bucks fan and read the following from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writer Garry Howard ( Hat Tip to Henry Abbott at True Hoop ), Add it all up and you get . . . Cap room and a playoff berth. At least, we know they now have cap room after jettisoning the remainder of Williams’ contract, which was valued at $43 million over the next five years. With a starting lineup that should look...
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SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... out. • Not only did I catch Doug Collins endorsing lies on the NBC airwaves, but Sekou Smith , Henry Abbott and John Hollinger all heard him as well. I wonder if Collins will apologize or try to correct himself during the game tomorrow? Somehow I doubt it. But I hope he does. • BTW, how awesome is it watching the Olympic highlights on “SportsCenter,” where they obviously don’t have...
