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True Hoops Columns / 07-2009

Starting to Feel a Little Russian NBA

Source: True Hoops. 113 days 19 hrs 20 mins

Doron Perkins is excited. The 26-year-old point guard who grew up in Alaska, played his college basketball at Santa Clara, and is currently living in Las Vegas. Check his passport, and it will tell you he's

Report: Hakim Warrick Becoming a Buck NBA

Source: True Hoops. 113 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has sources saying that Hakim Warrick has agreed to become a Milwaukee Buck: Warrick averaged 11.6 points and 5.0 rebounds while appearing in all 82 games

Friday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 114 days 20 mins

Kevin Durant makes his first cameo in the "who's better than LeBron?" debate. Of course, James is far better right now. What started all this was the assertion that Durant has the potential to be

First Cup: Friday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 114 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Michael Wallace of The Miami Herald: "In the end, Lamar Odom made the smart decision. He turned his back on a second stint with the Heat. There certainly is no shame in taking a more lucrative offer to re

Lamar Odom in Purple and Gold: Meant to Be NBA

Source: True Hoops. 114 days 17 hrs 20 mins

Lamar Odom and Laker fans can now continue their friendship. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) Marc Stein and J.A. Adande report that the Lakers and Lamar Odom have come to terms. Doesn't it feel that

Late Thursday Mini-Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 114 days 18 hrs 20 mins

Marc Stein and Bill Simmons are among those mentioning the Spurs as title favorites this year. Tim Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell watches the Spurs closely, and has his worries. One, for instance: "It's

When You Actually Get to Talk to Phil Jackson NBA

Source: True Hoops. 114 days 22 hrs 20 mins

Growing up, watching NBA basketball, I had some notion that most basketball coaches were angry and simple-minded, cursing at their players about toughness and the like, while Phil Jackson was the polar opposite

Yao Ming's Absence: A Threat to the NBA's 2009-2010 Global Audience NBA

Source: True Hoops. 114 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Last October, the NBA announced it was laying off 80 people in the U.S., about 9% of its workforce, because of the slowing American economy. About the same time, the league announced a massive program, with AEG

First Cup: Thursday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 115 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "For Daryl Morey, the job for the remainder of the off-season has become as difficult as it is clear. The dramatic increase in optimism in the past month about Ya

Pay Them By the Made Free Throw NBA

Source: True Hoops. 115 days 17 hrs 20 mins

On today's New York Times Op-Ed page, Thomas Friedman contrasts golf and basketball: Golf is all about individual character. The ball is fixed. No one throws it to you. You initiate the swing, and you alon

Checking the Odometer on Some of Your Favorite Players NBA

Source: True Hoops. 115 days 19 hrs 20 mins

Age is one thing. But in terms of NBA wear and tear, games played is another important measure. I was just talking to my friend Max (who is recovering from -- no joke -- a spider bite that nearly killed him). H

Wednesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 115 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Neil Paine of Basketball-Reference with a humbling thought for Shaquille O'Neal: "Coincidentally enough, 37 just happens to be the magic number at which some of history's greatest big men -- Ewing

John Feinstein on Pat Riley and Michael Jordan NBA

Source: True Hoops. 115 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Author John Feinstein has a blog called Feinstein on the Brink. In a recent post, he expresses generally negative views about Pat Riley. He doesn't really explain why he thinks so ill of Riley, but he does

First Cup: Wednesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 116 days 3 hrs 20 mins

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "So the Lakers don't want to commit significant long-term money to a 30-year-old Lamar Odom? Understood, considering where they find themselves against

Tuesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 116 days 22 hrs 20 mins

Michael Schwartz of Valley of the Suns: "The biggest criticism for [Steve] Nash nationally is that he appears to be giving up his final chance at a title for a little short-term cash. Then again, what do

Comparing Tyson Chandler and Emeka Okafor NBA

Source: True Hoops. 116 days 23 hrs 20 mins

ESPN's John Hollinger (Insider) can't believe anyone would trade Emeka Okafor for Tyson Chandler, and he makes a convincing case.  Both players consistently have been honorable mentions in my all-

First Cup: Tuesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 117 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer: "Despite the fact that Emeka Okafor has been more productive over his NBA career than Tyson Chandler, I've not been a huge Okafor fan for the past several years

Shaquille O'Neal vs. the Secret Service NBA

Source: True Hoops. 117 days 17 hrs 20 mins

Newsweek's Holly Bailey writes: For days, Shaq has been talking up a personal experiment: Is he so famous that he can just walk up without an appointment and get into the White House? He took an impromptu

The State of Greg Oden NBA

Source: True Hoops. 117 days 18 hrs 20 mins

Just saw some video of Greg Oden playing against Brook Lopez and Kevin Love in the USA Basketball Showcase. Look at him out there! Seven feet tall. Strong as an ox, even though he's just barely legal drinki

Monday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 117 days 19 hrs 20 mins

A compelling case that Shaquille O'Neal should come off the bench in Cleveland.  The season's best buzzer beaters. Remember the Devin Harris miracle? That came in third, a notch ahead of Brandon R

Three Things You Can Learn About Basketball While on Vacation NBA

Source: True Hoops. 117 days 22 hrs 20 mins

First of all, a huge thanks to Kevin Arnovitz for his unbelievable work hosting TrueHoop while I was on vacation last week. The man is a professional, as I have learned from spending the early part of today cat

First Cup: Monday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 118 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Bill Duffy, a member of Jim Dutcher's greatest recruiting class when he coached the Gophers, is now one of the top-rated agents in the NBA, representing p

Friday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 120 days 17 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Blazers have found an individual to accept their money. The Sixers drafted Jrue Holiday out of UCLA, but will clearly need to fortify things at the point. Will Big Ben return to D

Ryan Miller's Final Shot NBA

Source: True Hoops. 120 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Ryan Miller is a recent graduate of Syracuse University, where he was a standout sportswriter. He's also done some solid work as a correspodent for ESPNU on fellow Oranges Jonny Flynn and Paul Harris. You p

Yet Another Fresh Start for Sebastian Telfair NBA

Source: True Hoops. 121 days 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz No kid in the history of high school athletics saw his young career chronicled with more fanfare than Sebastian Telfair. Ian O'Connor's The Jump, and Jonathan Hock's documen

First Cup: Friday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 121 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Knicks' off-season has created much discussion but little movement, with the organization at a standstill with its own free agents and others while it teeters b

Mark Madsen's Farewell Address NBA

Source: True Hoops. 121 days 16 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Mark Madsen logged only 116 minutes for Minnesota last season, but was the longest-tenured T-Wolf, a presence on the bench for six seasons. He's also one of the league's most ex

Thursday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 121 days 22 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz As of right now, the small-market Jazz are carrying at least $94 million (maybe more) in salaries and potential luxury tax payments into next season. Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribun

Odom and the Lakers: On Again NBA

Source: True Hoops. 121 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz According to the Los Angeles Times, the Lamar Odom-Lakers rom-com has entered its third act -- the moment in the flick when the two parties realize that, despite all the aggravation and

First Cup: Thursday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 122 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: "The last remnant of the Indiana TrailPacers is gone. Finally. Jamaal Tinsley, one of the most maddening players in Pacers history, is gone. Bought out. History. In

Ricky Rubio Wants Out NBA

Source: True Hoops. 122 days 16 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz From the Associated Press: Ricky Rubio plans to part ways with Spanish basketball club DKV Joventut even if the Minnesota Timberwolves cannot reach a deal to bring their first-round d

The Grassy Knoll in Rhodes Arena NBA

Source: True Hoops. 122 days 20 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz It's the story that won't go away. Today, TMZ announced that it's sitting on footage of "the dunk." Henry wrote about the episode a couple of weeks ago, and today

Wednesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 122 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Re: Allen Iverson and ticket sales. It turns out that, over the weekend, Dave Berri looked at the data: "When we look at the attendance data we see a small increase when Iverson

O'Bannon vs. NCAA NBA

Source: True Hoops. 122 days 23 hrs 17 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The debate over whether college athletes should have their images used by the NCAA for commercial purposes has been percolating for years. With the emergence of the video game industry,

First Cup: Wednesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 123 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Scott Cacciola of The Commercial Appeal: "All the talk and speculation about his arrival became reality when Zach Randolph, all 6-9 and 260 pounds of him, walked into the press conference room at FedExFo

The Giant Pool of Money NBA

Source: True Hoops. 123 days 15 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz With the cap number dropping by nearly $1 million for the 2009-10 season, it's not a surprise that overall spending on salaries will tick downward. Adam Reisinger of ESPN DB has bee

The Creatures of Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 123 days 20 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz There's a very specific breed of NBA fan that populates the stands of Cox Pavilion at Las Vegas Summer League. This group is undyingly loyal, incredibly knowledgeable about the game

Tuesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 123 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Jeff Teague is now officially an Atlanta Hawk, as Sekou Smith writes in the AJC. The article touches on why a team like the Hawks might be at a disadvantage having not fielded a Summ

First Cup: Tuesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 124 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal: "Former Memphis Tiger and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Antonio Burks was in critical condition late Monday after being shot during a robbery earlier in the day. B

Monday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 124 days 19 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz If you know of a good joint for hummus and falafel in the (916), forward the Yelp review to Kings rookie Omri Casspi, who's destined to run up a huge bill with DHL next season if

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround NBA

Source: True Hoops. 124 days 21 hrs 20 mins

The Lakers need Lamar Odom as much as Lamar Odom needs the Lakers. Jarrett Jack heads to Toronto, while Eddy Curry remains unmovable. And the big powers in the East make some tweaks to their benches.  Kur

First Cup: Monday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 125 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Marcus Thompson of the Contra Costa Times: "First Anthony Randolph had his record-tying performance topped by teammate and friend Anthony Morrow. Now, he gets jobbed out of summer league MVP honors. Big

The Eight Biggest Stories of Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 125 days 9 hrs 17 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Las Vegas Summer League is a lot like the Sundance Film Festival of the NBA. Whereas the pageantry of most NBA games has gotten out of control, Summer League games are small indie p

Kevin Arnovitz Tweeting Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 125 days 17 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz It's the last day of Summer League play. While I'm not busy signing everybody's yearbook, I'll be tweeting the final few games, starting with Timberwolves vs. Bulls at 6

Day Nine Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 126 days 10 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Jonny Flynn is making his case for Summer League MVP. We tend to forget that college offenses don't run much pick-and-roll. With the help of Garrett Siler, his own personal Erick

Kevin Arnovitz Tweeting Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 126 days 18 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz David Thorpe is now the official leader in minutes played in Summer League action. After tweeting both the Orlando and Las Vegas Summer Leagues, we've had to wrap him in ice. I'

The Best Free Agent Nobody is Talking About NBA

Source: True Hoops. 126 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The player movement procession has slowed, as teams wait to see where the big dominoes fall. Where Lamar Odom lands will probably have an impact on the rest of the free agent (or, in Ca

Day Eight Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 127 days 10 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz When Austin Daye was being sized up as a pro prospect, one of the first shortcomings mentioned by his naysayers was his lanky build. Watching him up close in Las Vegas, Daye seems who

David Thorpe Tweeting From Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 127 days 17 hrs 20 mins

The NBA's Las Vegas Summer League heads into its final weekend. David Thorpe is still at it, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorp

The Other Side of the Tape NBA

Source: True Hoops. 127 days 19 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz There's a long strip of yellow construction tape that cordons off sections 104 and 119 on opposite side of the stands in Cox Pavilion at NBA Summer League. These are the VIP section

You Know ... Ummm ... Brandon Jennings NBA

Source: True Hoops. 127 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Milwaukee Bucks became the first team to complete its Summer League schedule with their 84-83 loss to Toronto on Thursday afternoon. The Bucks have looked strong, particularly their

First Cup: Friday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 128 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Ryan Greene of the Las Vegas Sun: "If there's any true justice in professional sports, the NBA Las Vegas summer league's single-game scoring record will belong to Anthony Morrow forever. Morrow,

Day Seven Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 128 days 10 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Anthony Morrow set a new Summer League record with 47 points against the Hornets.  Joe Alexander, as much as anyone on the Bucks' roster, will benefit from Brandon Jennings&

Anthony Bests Anthony NBA

Source: True Hoops. 128 days 12 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz So much for Anthony Randolph's record of 42 Summer League points. With the Warriors forward sitting out Golden State's final Summer League game, the other Anthony -- stepped in

David Thorpe Tweeting From Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 128 days 18 hrs 20 mins

The NBA's Vegas Summer League is in its seventh day. David Thorpe is still at it, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorpe's Twi

Portland's Pursuit of Paul Millsap: Sincerity or Strategy? NBA

Source: True Hoops. 128 days 19 hrs 20 mins

In the next couple of days, everyone I have talked to suspects, Utah will match the offer that the Portland Trail Blazers have made to Paul Millsap, and the whole thing will be seen as no big deal. Except in Ut

Thursday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 128 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Shaquille O'Neal on video, strapped to another man in a gym somewhere, with a plastic knife, in honor of Michael Jackson. In fact, it's kind of awesome. (Also, in you have a New Yorker subscription, y

First Cup: Thursday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 129 days 2 hrs 20 mins

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 negotiations with the Los Angeles Lakers, it is safe to say it

Day Six Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 129 days 10 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Knicks' Toney Douglas continued to struggle shooting the ball, but he performed his primary function as floor general quite well. He gave the Knicks what they needed at the po

David Thorpe Tweeting From Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 129 days 16 hrs 20 mins

The NBA's Vegas Summer League is halfway home. David Thorpe is still at it, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorpe's Twitter fe

Tyreke Evans and Jason Thompson, Freestyle NBA

Source: True Hoops. 129 days 20 hrs 20 mins

An improvised summer league birthday raptacular for coach Pete Carril:

Wednesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 129 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Big trouble in talks between the Lakers and Lamar Odom. ESPN's Marc Stein outlines that differences in state tax could make offers from the Heat or Mavericks more valuable than they'd initially appear

Welcome Eight Points Nine Seconds, and a TrueHoop Network Landmark NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 17 mins

Eight Points Nine Seconds is an Indiana Pacers blog, and the newest member of the TrueHoop Network. The site is, of course, named for Reggie Miller's legendary playoff performance. Blog founder Jared Wade (

Mike D'Antoni: Worldwide NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni's résumé spans the Atlantic Ocean. Before he moved stateside in 1997 to launch his career in the NBA, he was among the mos

A High-End Wedding, Without the Marriage NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 1 hrs 17 mins

Richard Jefferson reportedly faces a huge wedding bill, a situation that normally comes with a wife. (Via Stern Show Blog)

Vegas Summer League: Halfway Home Awards NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 9 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz  Five days down, five to go at Las Vegas Summer League. Some teams are nearly though with thier schedule, while others are just rolling into town. Since we're halfway through,

Anthony Randolph Blows Up NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 12 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Anthony Randolph: Will soon announce his candidacy for mayor of Las Vegas. (Garrett Ellwood/NBA via Getty Images) For the fourth time in five days, Warriors big man Anthon

David Thorpe Tweeting From Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 16 hrs 20 mins

The NBA's Vegas Summer League is in its fifth day of action, and David Thorpe is on the scene, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorpe's T

Carlos Boozer on Trades NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 19 hrs 20 mins

In case you needed another sign that the Utah Jazz plan to keep Paul Millsap, here's Carlos Boozer, talking to ESPN Radio in Chicago (as transcribed by Sports Radio Interviews): Do you think you will be tr

Tuesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 130 days 20 hrs 20 mins

Lawyer Michael McCann (of Sports Law Blog and Sports Illustrated) has published a draft of a fairly lengthy paper examining Judge Sonia Sotamayor and her record in sports law. McCann was on the legal team tha

The State of Lamar Odom NBA

Source: True Hoops. 131 days 17 mins

After winning the title and heading into the off-season on a high, the Lakers had some free agents to worry about, most notably Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom. The negotiations with Ariza stalled a bit and boom ..

Day Four Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 131 days 9 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The best pure passer in Las Vegas this week? Try Walker Russell, Jr. from the D-League Select team. Russell lives for threading needles, lobbing alley-oops, dishing on the break, and

Blake Griffin: Working Like Crazy NBA

Source: True Hoops. 131 days 10 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Moments prior to Blake Griffin's NBA debut, the Los Angeles Clippers' brass was lined up courtside, smiling widely like expectant parents. And if the Thomas & Mack Center in

David Thorpe Tweeting From Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 131 days 17 hrs 20 mins

The NBA's Vegas Summer League is in its fourth day of action, and David Thorpe is on the scene, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorpe's

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround NBA

Source: True Hoops. 131 days 18 hrs 20 mins

Is Carlos Boozer the best thing that never happened to the Bulls? Is Brandon Bass redundant in Orlando? And will DeJuan Blair catch on in San Antonio?  Matt McHale of By the Horns: "It's a bad si

Monday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 131 days 20 hrs 20 mins

Amare Stoudemire says he's no longer calling himself STAT, preferring "Sun Tzu." Sun Tzu is the author of the Taoist military classic "The Art of War" which includes a line about good

Day Three Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 132 days 7 hrs 20 mins

One of my favorite matchups of the day was Darren Collison-George Hill. As David Thorpe pointed out in his twitter thread, Hill is a brutal guy for Collison to have to deal with on the first day of class. Hil

George Hill's Second Act NBA

Source: True Hoops. 132 days 13 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Spurs' George Hill was horrible in 2008 Summer League. How bad? He shot 8% from the field. You read that correctly.  But a year with the Spurs' coaching and development

Kevin Love Tweeting Away NBA

Source: True Hoops. 132 days 14 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Kevin Love had a stellar rookie year for the Timberwolves. His foray into the world of popular media may have been even more impressive. He worked as the rookie correspondent for NBA TV

David Thorpe Livetweeting From Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 132 days 18 hrs 20 mins

The NBA's Vegas Summer League is underway, and David Thorpe is on the scene, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorpe's Twitter feed here,

Saturday Summer League Roundup NBA

Source: True Hoops. 133 days 10 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Austin Daye has been playmaker extraordinaire for Detroit. On the Pistons' first possession Saturday, he whipped a sharp pass from the perimeter to Trent Plaisted underneath for a

How You Assemble a Summer League Roster NBA

Source: True Hoops. 133 days 11 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The construction of a summer league roster follows a certain blueprint: Start with draft picks and most of the second-year guys under contract. Throw in an undrafted rookie or two, some

DeMar DeRozan: Arriving Early NBA

Source: True Hoops. 133 days 17 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz It's more than a full hour before Saturday's first game at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The only living beings in the building are some young Summer League staffers, journali

Ryan Anderson Trades Up NBA

Source: True Hoops. 134 days 6 hrs 20 mins

In his final installment from Orlando, The Salt Lake Tribune's Ross Siler checks in with the forgotten man in the big Magic-Nets trade: As traumatic as the first trade of a young player's career is sa

Tyreke Evans' Maiden Voyage NBA

Source: True Hoops. 134 days 11 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Tyreke Evans did a lot of impressive stuff Friday afternoon in his debut as the Sacramento Kings' point guard. On the game's very first possession, he dished the ball off to the

Grant Hill Gives the Suns a Vote of Confidence NBA

Source: True Hoops. 134 days 18 hrs 20 mins

Grant Hill is a pretty darned good basketball player. But on Friday, he exercised his role as tastemaker, and declared the Phoenix Suns to be a team that matters. It feels weighty, beyond just the basketball im

David Thorpe Livetweeting from Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 134 days 19 hrs 17 mins

The NBA's Vegas Summer League is underway, and David Thorpe is on the scene, livetweeting away his best basketball insights. You can pay to watch online here. You can follow Thorpe's Twitter feed here,

Chris Bosh vs. Charlie Villanueva, on Twitter NBA

Source: True Hoops. 134 days 20 hrs 20 mins

It's a race to 50,000 Twitter followers. At the moment of publishing this, Charlie Villanueva has 43,743 followers on Twitter. Chris Bosh has 42,248. Looks like the loser is going to be doing something emba

Friday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 134 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Allen Iverson, on video, in tears. He's at a press conference, talking about the scholarships he has provided to two young men, and how it hurts him when people criticize him, and how nobody seems to noti

First Cup: Friday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "Just as the Celtics watched with interest as their intimate enemies made key additions, so now must those adversaries contemplate a world where Doc Rivers can reach o

Is Serge Ibaka NBA-Ready? NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 9 hrs 20 mins

The Salt Lake Tribune's Ross Siler has spent the week in Orlando tracking down the Summer League's most interesting stories. Today, he caught up with Congolese forward Serge Ibaka, the Thunder's (th

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 11 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Experiencing hoop withdrawl? If you've got 15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas over the next ten days. This year's event includes the top

LeBron James, Dunking and Authenticity NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 17 hrs 20 mins

This fall, in movie theaters, we will get to see the celebrated documentary "More than a Game" about LeBron James and his high-school teammates. One of my favorite things about the story of that movie

When John Calipari Disrobed, and John Kuester Cried NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 20 hrs 20 mins

Before he was head coach of the Detroit Pistons, long before, John Kuester had the same job at Washington D.C.'s George Washington University. In 1988-89, that team was abysmal, finishing 1-27. The one was

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 22 hrs 20 mins

The Shawn Marion deal is grounds for cautious optimism for Dallas. The Antonio McDyess signing means that Spurs ownership will take a hit in the pocketbook. And the quasi-Trevor Ariza-Ron Artest swap in Houston

Thursday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 135 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Memphis owner Michael Heisley tells 3 Shades of Blue about his team's decision to pick Hasheem Thabeet over Ricky Rubio: "So when we finally got together the last week or so and started going over ev

First Cup: Thursday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 136 days 1 hrs 20 mins

Monte Poole of the Contra Costa Times: "Before the rumors came the wishing, open longing for the day when somebody, anybody, would come along to lift the Warriors from the well-meaning but ineffectual ow

Shaun Livingston: The Oldest 24-Year-Old in the NBA NBA

Source: True Hoops. 136 days 8 hrs 20 mins

Three years ago, Shaun Livingston embodied the hope of every cautiously optimistic Clippers fan. He was the 6-foot-7 point guard who was to deliver the franchise from its forlorn history. That was before a deva

The Silver Lining of the Salary Cap Cloud NBA

Source: True Hoops. 136 days 17 hrs 20 mins

As ESPN's Marc Stein broke some news about the NBA salary cap level for 2009-2010, and more importantly about some surprising NBA projections about what it might be for 2010-2011. Any team that hoarded cap

David Thorpe Livetweeting from Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 136 days 19 hrs 20 mins

David Thorpe's Day 3 insights from courtside at the Orlando Pro Summer League (which you can also follow on Twitter). His Day 1 coverage is here, Day 2 is here, and here's a preview, a schedule and resu

If a Superstar Gets Dunked On In the Woods ... NBA

Source: True Hoops. 136 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Gary Parrish of CBSSports wrote yesterday: The word when I arrived at the LeBron James Skills Academy was that Monday's best highlight came in a pick-up game featuring the college players and James himself

How Ron Artest Chose His Laker Number NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 20 mins

Elliott Teaford of the L.A. Daily News: Artest will wear uniform No. 37 in honor of the number of weeks that Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was No. 1 on the charts. No, really. 

First Cup: Wednesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle: "It is all-out rumor season in the NBA. Today is the first day free agents can sign contracts for the upcoming season. This afternoon, the Rockets will introduce

The Celtics Catch a Glimpse of Their Future NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 10 hrs 20 mins

The Salt Lake Tribune's Ross Siler continues his tour of the Orlando Pro Summer League. He filed this report for TrueHoop on the Celtics' youth movement:  Whether they're hanging championship b

The Ties that Bind Larry Brown to John Kuester and Everything NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 17 hrs 20 mins

A few years ago, a friend suggested I make a big chart like the cops use in mob movies. All those photos, with all those lines showing the structure of relationships among networks of people. Only instead of re

David Thorpe Livetweeting from Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 19 hrs 20 mins

David Thorpe is back for Day 2 with insights from courtside at the Orlando Pro Summer League (which you can also follow on Twitter). His Day 1 coverage is here, and here's a preview, a schedule and results,

David Kahn on Ricky Rubio NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 21 hrs 20 mins

The Minnesota Timberwolves' new president of basketball operations, David Kahn, created draft night intrigue when he drafted point guards with both the fifth (Ricky Rubio) and sixth (Jonny Flynn) picks. In

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround NBA

Source: True Hoops. 137 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Rasheed in green. Ron-Ron in purple and gold. Trevor as LeBron's wingmate. Baby Davis as Duncan's understudy. The NBA offseason plunges down the free agency rabbit hole. Zach Lowe of Celtics Hub: "

First Cup: Tuesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 138 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "Even though Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had words during a couple of games last season, Bryant related a pro-Artest anecdote from the 2008 NB

The Delaware River Co-op NBA

Source: True Hoops. 138 days 9 hrs 20 mins

The Salt Lake Tribune's Ross Siler has this dispatch from the Orlando Pro Summer League, where the Sixers and Nets are strange bedfellows:  The union became official at halftime of Monday's summer-

Tyler Hansbrough Gets a Taste of the NBA Court NBA

Source: True Hoops. 138 days 16 hrs 20 mins

Ross Siler is one of my favorite NBA beat writers, covering the Utah Jazz for the Salt Lake Tribune. He's in Orlando for the Orlando Pro Summer League, and has agreed to send some dispatches to TrueHoop. Hi

David Thorpe Livetweeting from Summer League NBA

Source: True Hoops. 138 days 18 hrs 20 mins

David Thorpe has been on Twitter for a while, but hasn't done much with his account until today, when he is tweeting up a storm from the Orlando Pro Summer League. ##LIVETWEET##

Monday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 138 days 19 hrs 20 mins

Phil Jackson on Ron Artest's campaign to join the Lakers, which began in the showers more than a year ago, where Artest went to find Kobe Bryant to tell him he could help his team. And another Ron Artest

The Back of the Envelope Guide to the Orlando Pro Summer League (Which You Can Watch Online) NBA

Source: True Hoops. 138 days 23 hrs 20 mins

It has been three weeks since we had NBA basketball to watch, and in a certain sense (does Michael Sweetney count?) it's back today. At 3 p.m. Eastern you can start watching the Orlando Pro Summer League fo

Ron Artest Talking to His Agent, on Video NBA

Source: True Hoops. 139 days 1 hrs 20 mins

People get all fired up about athletes tweeting, but most of the time it doesn't seem like that massive a step to me. This however ... wow. This one feels like we're getting close to a point where one d

First Cup: Monday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 139 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press: "The big question is this: Does Avery Johnson realize where he went wrong? Has he learned from his mistakes? If Johnson tells Joe Dumars he got a raw deal in

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround NBA

Source: True Hoops. 139 days 12 hrs 20 mins

Hedo Turkoglu and Shawn Marion -- a study in contrasts...and similarities. Did Nate Robinson have a breakout year? And how are Lakers fans processing the Ron Artest acquisition?  Zarar Siddiqi of Raptors

Hedo Turkoglu's About Face NBA

Source: True Hoops. 141 days 11 hrs 20 mins

Have you ever bought a house? You know the deal. You shop around. You look at the prices, and then at some point you find the house you like.  You make an offer. The offer sounds good to the sellers. You a

What's Wrong with the NBA NBA

Source: True Hoops. 141 days 16 hrs 20 mins

We hear the stories all the time. There are problems with the NBA. If you wanted to make a story about what that means exactly, you might want to use the facts from this star's real biography: Raised in a

Hedo Turkoglu as a Portland Trail Blazer NBA

Source: True Hoops. 141 days 18 hrs 20 mins

Since the news broke, lots of people asked me for some quick analysis of the trade. I could write a whole big thing about it, but John Hollinger (Insider) did the work. The gist of his argument: Portland's

What Ben Gordon's Departure Means for Derrick Rose NBA

Source: True Hoops. 141 days 21 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz With Ben Gordon departing Chicago for Detroit, the Bulls woke up to find a gaping hole in their backcourt alongside their reigning Rookie of the Year point guard, Derrick Rose. Not only

Economist: Downturn Favors Good Systems NBA

Source: True Hoops. 141 days 23 hrs 20 mins

Tyler Cowen, noted economist who runs the blog Marginal Revolution, has a brief post about the NBA. A few key points: As so many players have guaranteed contracts, at a moment when the league presumably needs

Ron Artest as a Laker: Perfect NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 20 mins

Smart basketball people may quibble. Ron Artest's shot selection may cause trouble. And Trevor Ariza will absolutely be missed, and may well blossom in Houston. John Hollinger has a very balanced view, sayi

First Cup: Friday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 2 hrs 20 mins

Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle: "Trevor Ariza makes the Rockets younger, faster and better. He fits with the way Rick Adelman wants to play. Sometime next season, we're going to see Tracy McGr

Who's the 22nd Highest-Paid American Athlete? NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 17 hrs 20 mins

In all sports. Think about it. It's not just salary, but also winnings in sports that have that, and income. Golfers make a lot. The very best in every major sport make a lot. Race car drivers, baseball pla

Thursday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 19 hrs 20 mins

Trevor Ariza's agent is making noises about leaving the Lakers, but he has made noises before. The Cavaliers are said to be suitors -- and I'm of the opinion the Cavaliers need to add an active-bodied

Shaquille O'Neal, Live NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 21 hrs 20 mins

You can listen to his Cleveland press conference right now. He says "my sons actually love LeBron more than they love me." He says he'll be in great shape. "I'll be ready. There's not

Joe Dumars and Maligned Guards NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 22 hrs 20 mins

Remember when the Pistons were the toast of the town? In 2003-2004, they added Larry Brown and Rasheed Wallace and won the title. But the seeds of that team were really planted when the Pistons acquired some pl

Welcome Howlin' T-Wolf NBA

Source: True Hoops. 142 days 23 hrs 20 mins

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the eye of the storm these days, after hiring a new General Manager, firing a coach, trading away some veterans and pulling off one of the most fascinating draft days in a long

First Cup: Thursday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 1 hrs 20 mins

Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "Parting can be sweet sorrow. Or in the case of Ben Gordon, who verbally agreed to join the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, he feels sorry for some of tho

Two Clips Passing In The Night NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 11 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The last time Quentin Richardson was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, the Clips were a promising, young squad that included Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Bobby Simmons, and Chris Wi

The Clippers Find a Willing Taker NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 12 hrs 20 mins

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The last time Quentin Richardson was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, the Clips were a promising, young squad that included Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Bobby Simmons, and Chris Wi

The TrueHoop Network Shootaround NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 16 hrs 20 mins

Today marks the beginning of the NBA's third season -- the free agency chase and transactional bonanza. The Bucks have a mess on their hands with the departure of Charlie Villanueva. Meanwhile, Ben Gordon a

Ricky Rubio's Nuclear Option NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 17 hrs 20 mins

Already it seems a thousand articles have been written about the intricate dance unfolding between Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves. One thing that really impresses me: Minnesota GM David Kahn has ski

A Spur Nightmare NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 19 hrs 20 mins

48 Minutes of Hell's Tim Varner imagines the Spurs in the 2010 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The series is tight, and all the major players are earning their checks. Then, in a crucial moment

The Genius of the Allen Iverson Trade: Gone NBA

Source: True Hoops. 143 days 21 hrs 20 mins

When Allen Iverson was traded to the Pistons, I wrote a post about how smart the Pistons were. The trade positioned them to be major players in free agency in their choice of years -- 2009 or 2010. With (then)

Wednesday Bullets NBA

Source: True Hoops. 144 days 20 mins

Chatter that Amare Stoudemire might not be thrilled at the idea of becoming a Warrior. He has the option of becoming a free agent next season, so any team that would give up a lot to get him presumably would

First Cup: Wednesday NBA

Source: True Hoops. 144 days 2 hrs 20 mins

A. Sherrod Blakely of Booth Newspapers: "All the talk about building a franchise that can consistently compete at the highest level sounds good. But that's not going to happen until this franchise st

Leon Powe is Unemployed NBA

Source: True Hoops. 144 days 9 hrs 20 mins

Forward Leon Powe played hard for the Celtics on a rookie contract. He helped them win a title. His coach called him a kid who had "done everything right." And in the course of duty, he severely messe

Daryl Morey's Facebook Request NBA

Source: True Hoops. 144 days 10 hrs 20 mins

The Rockets' GM, who has lost two centers to serious injury in the last few months -- Dikembe Mutombo and Yao Ming -- has used Facebook to help charm a free agent replacement. His target? Dwight Howard'

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