Poor guy just lost his job, as the Rocky Mountain News has closed its doors. I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet, but he's certainly still trying. He just broke the story that the Nuggets are abou
A lot of great players defy their positions: Is Tim Duncan a forward or a center? What is LeBron James? (Power wing? Is that a position?) But if you had to pick the prototypes for the five positions, whom wou
I lost a bet. I had a friendly wager going with Jason Friedman of Rockets.com on Tuesday night's Houston vs. Portland game. (Pretty friendly anyway. I mean: I wanted to win!) Loser writes 500 words, on the
As we embrace the notion of Stephon Marbury in Celtic Green, some reference points for your Marbury conversations: Ray Allen and Stephon Marbury were traded for each other on draft day 1996. Marbury was draft
There are few things more exciting for a city than the arrival of its first professional franchise. Documenting that story in Oklahoma City is the job of Daily Thunder's Royce Young. He has covered Oklahoma
From the Lary H. Miller Group of Companies: SALT LAKE CITY (February 20, 2009) -Larry H. Miller, husband, father, grandfather, a well-known entrepreneur, community advocate and humanitarian, died from complica
You're the next contestant on "See if You Can Stick as the Houston Rockets' Point Guard!" It's a good news/bad news game. The good news is that the long-term starting job is up for g
Strangers were high-fiving each other in the streets in Oklahoma City. All was swell. And then ... Tyson Chandler fails a physical and the fun's over. Royce Young of the Daily Thunder: Everything we were j
There are a lot of different ways to run a team blog. Some guys love to pick apart their team's x's and o's. A few offer advanced, breakthrough statistical analysis. Others channel the voice of the
Unless you want a whomping. In The New York Times, Jonathan Abrams tells the story of the Pacers' Danny Granger, who -- did you know? -- turned down an offer to play for Yale. This, despite coming from one
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Had a chance to trade emails with Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus during the live blog of the All-Star Game. Kevin rightfully pointed out that naming Mo Williams to replace Chris
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Welcome to the post-kryptonite world. The arena is buzzier tonight. Security is more officious. In the media workroom, the tube is tuned to 48 Hours as the press corps
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Something curious happened as we made the rounds in Phoenix, asking current and former players about the guy they'd least like to see defending them in a life-or-death possession.&
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Welcome to All-Star Saturday night. Since my spirit is dampened by the exclusion of Steve Novak from the Three-Point Shootout, and I've never forgiven the judges for robbing
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz One of the best things about All-Star weekend is the breadth of talent all gathered in one location. You can't walk 50 feet in the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix without bumping i
TrueHoop's Kevin Arnovitz is in Phoenix enjoying All-Star Weekend as it is now -- and dreaming about how it might be. He writes: Of all the events that have sprung up around the NBA's All-Star Game, non
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Not long ago, the drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix across the Mojave Desert would transport you from the lunar to the urban in no time flat. An exit sign for a place like Goodyea
I got an e-mail from TrueHoop reader Chad with a link that, he claimed, showed Corey Maggette traveling six times in one play. You'd have to be a little skeptical, right? But I clicked, and I watched, and I
If you want to find the best young athletes in the nation, a college campus is a good place to look. The same goes for young sportswriters -- particularly if you're at the University of Arizona reading the
It's good to have fans, I guess. When the NBA disallowed one of LeBron James' rebounds, robbing him of his much-celebrated triple-double in Madison Square Garden last week, one of his fans went back thr
Who's Better, Who's Best? Vladimir Radmanovic v. Adam Morrison? Carmelo Anthony v. Kevin Durant? Ray Allen v. Mo Williams? Vote early, vote often at the TrueHoop Network: Matt M
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The 11-39 Clippers have been decimated by injuries this season, but are gradually starting to get healthy. Zach Randolph is about to make his second start since his return, and Ba
Who would you pick to take that shot? In survey after survey, expert after expert has said: "Kobe Bryant." Roland Beech of 82games.com just pored through five and a half years of game-winning shots ho
A little more than two years ago, Elton Brand was such a dominant and fantastic basketball player that an anonymous NBA scout told Sports Illustrated: "If the Lakers offered Kobe Bryant for Brand, I would
There has been talk today that some poor Nugget fans paid their good money for tickets to see Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker ... but instead saw a whole bunch of Malik Hairston. There are aggr
The TrueHoop Network gangs up to deliver a killer set of suggestions to reform All-Star Weekend. D-League All-Stars vs. Rookies, anyone? What's bigger: Stephon Marbury's annual salary ... or double t
I feel sorry for Andrew Bynum, facing another months-long rehab process. That has to be depressing. The implications are ... big and all over the place. Does a couple of months without Bynum make the Lakers a r
The Bulls show signs of life. Jeff Green shows signs of promise. Carmelo shows signs of recovery. Sign on to the TrueHoop Network for more: Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm: "I hated the Bulls
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