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http://myespn.go.com/nba/truehoop - ESPN.com presents True Hoop by Henry Abbott
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 agree to buy the house. You agree on the price, and the house comes off the ...
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Hedo Turkoglu
Toronto Raptors
Portland Blazers
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 single-parent home, with a rotating cast of father figures. No tolerance as a ...
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Portland small forward Travis Outlaw has been one of the NBA's success stories. He arrived in the NBA straight from high school in small-town Mississippi, and at first appeared wholly unprepared. He had essentially dunked his way to great numbers in high-school, and he could still jump in the ...
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Travis Outlaw
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 approach makes sense even if the dollars seem excessive at first glance. Yes, they're ...
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Hedo Turkoglu
John Hollinger
David Thorpe
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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 has Rose lost his most prolific ...
What Ben Gordon's Departure Means for Derrick Rose
What Ben Gordon's Departure Means for Derrick Rose
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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 to reduce salaries, all the reductions have to come at the expense of those who ...
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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, saying it's essentially a net positive for the ...
Ron Artest as a Laker: Perfect
Ron Artest as a Laker: Perfect
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Ron Artest supplants Trevor Ariza as the three-man
in the Lakers' triangle. Celtics fans bid a wistful
farewell to fan fave Leon Powe. And is Paul Millsap the right guy for OKC's front line? Rob Mahoney of Hardwood Paroxysm : " [Ron] ...
The TrueHoop Network Shootaround
The TrueHoop Network Shootaround
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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 McGrady, Carl Landry, Aaron Brooks and Ariza ...
First Cup: Friday
First Cup: Friday
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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 players, football players ... Out of those ...
Who's the 22nd Highest-Paid American Athlete?
Who's the 22nd Highest-Paid American Athlete?
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 perimeter player like Ariza. Allen Iverson, on Twitter, saying cryptic things about ...
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Utah Jazz
You can listen to his Cleveland press conference right now . He says "my sons actually love LeBron more than they love me."
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James
Shaquille O'Neal
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 players with shaky reputations around the league. By signing Ben Gordon to big ...
NBA
Joe Dumars
Detroit Pistons
Chauncey Billups
Ben Gordon
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 time. The TrueHoop Network is pleased to have a good new blog to help you follow ...
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Minnesota Timberwolves
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 those he's leaving behind in Chicago. 'To the fans, I generally had a great time being ...
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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 Wilcox. Next week, Richardson will be ...
The Clippers Find a Willing Taker
The Clippers Find a Willing Taker
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 and the Bulls enter their third year of contract negotiations. Rob Mahoney of ...
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Charlie Villanueva
Milwaukee Bucks
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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 skillfully removed the Rubio camp's ...
Ricky Rubio's Nuclear Option
Ricky Rubio's Nuclear Option
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, Manu Ginobili gets hot. Goes on one of those Chuck Norris couldn't guard me tears, and ...
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San Antonio Spurs
NBA Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers
Manu Ginobili
Mike Brown
Bruce Bowen
Yesterday I wondered if teams might be saving more cap space for 2010 than they will be able to spend. Adam Reisinger of ESPN DB sheds light on the issue. He explains that certainly teams, as a group, have given themselves the potential to reduce salaries over the next few years. To ...
