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Henry Abbott
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Mar 3, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Yaron Weitzman
Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott kicked off the show with Yaron Weitzman, award-winning Bleacher Report NBA writer and author of Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports. Yaron discussed his latest TrueHoop article about the battle of the bowels amongst NBA players. His final words on the matter? “Everybody poops.”Then David and Henry talked about Zion, the Suns defense, the Clippers’ offense, fans at games in Texas, and, with Jarod Hector, the firing of Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY March 1, 2021 Tom Haberstroh makes the case to be somewhat excited (but not insanely excited) about the Knicks.* FRIDAY February 26, 2021 Jarod Hector on the one team currently with a great record.* WEDNESDAY February 24, 2021 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on the All-star roster.* MONDAY February 22, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Timberwolves’ decision to tap Chris Finch as head coach.* FRIDAY February 19, 2021 Jarod Hector on COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY February 17, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense.* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Monday with Tom
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings.Topics:* We miss Judy, who is out for the day.* The Bucks have been better than they appeared all along and Jrue Holiday hasn’t even fully returned yet,* Tom makes the case to be somewhat excited (but not insanely excited) about the Knicks, * David has an idea for the Celtics, * the Heat will be fantastic again, and:RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY February 26, 2021 Jarod Hector on the one team currently with a great record.* WEDNESDAY February 24, 2021 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on the All-star roster.* MONDAY February 22, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Timberwolves’ decision to tap Chris Finch as head coach.* FRIDAY February 19, 2021 Jarod Hector on COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY February 17, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense.* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Friday with Jarod
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about the Nuggets and a Jamal Murray moment, the one team currently with a great record, whose defense has been improving, Mike Conley, and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY February 24, 2021 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on the All-star roster.* MONDAY February 22, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Timberwolves’ decision to tap Chris Finch as head coach.* FRIDAY February 19, 2021 Jarod Hector on COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY February 17, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense.* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: All-star rosters
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about the All-star roster. Then Henry asked David which player he’d take to star on an expansion team, and David names NBA-grade players in the G League, and after Jarod Hector explains TopShot, TrueHoop gets ready to make some money.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY February 22, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Timberwolves’ decision to tap Chris Finch as head coach.* FRIDAY February 19, 2021 Jarod Hector on COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY February 17, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense.* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 22, 2021 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Monday with Tom
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings.They talked about the Timberwolves’ decision to tap Chris Finch as head coach, Tom’s latest TrueHoop piece on the innovation that took the Jazz’s offense to the next level, Finch’s history with the Rockets, and more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY February 19, 2021 Jarod Hector on COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY February 17, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense.* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA.* MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense.* This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 19, 2021 • 46min
BRING IT IN: Friday with Jarod
Today on a zany, glitch-filled BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about the COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA, playoff odds, and more! And this all while systems were crashing and computers were freezing. The computer glitches got the best of us and we had to close out early, but the video of 9x90 is here:RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY February 17, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense.* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA.* MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense.* FRIDAY January 29, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on his latest TrueHoop article about the NBA billionaire connections to the GameStop drama. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 2021 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Tom Haberstroh
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings.They go on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense. Over the last several years, Bucks opponents have had either the fastest, or slowest, possessions in the NBA. This year it’s almost slowest, after being fastest last year. What the hell? And: Damian Lillard in Curry mode, and everybody hates that Henry uses defensive stats in picking All-Stars. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY February 12, 2021 Jarod Hector on Ben Simmons unlocked.* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA.* MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense.* FRIDAY January 29, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on his latest TrueHoop article about the NBA billionaire connections to the GameStop drama.* WEDNESDAY January 27, 2021 David and Jarod on NBA teams with players to trade. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 12, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Friday with Jarod
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about Ben Simmons unlocked, the anchoring effect, and a delighted Henry relived the Blazers’ win last night against the 76ers. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY February 10, 2021 Brandon Grier on Mark Cuban and the national anthem.* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA.* MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense.* FRIDAY January 29, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on his latest TrueHoop article about the NBA billionaire connections to the GameStop drama.* WEDNESDAY January 27, 2021 David and Jarod on NBA teams with players to trade.* MONDAY January 25, 2021 David Thorpe gives his one word takes on all things NBA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 2021 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Brandon Grier
Today on BRING IT IN, Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Brandon Grier, NBA and NFL agent and co-founder of the Athlete Management agency, which represents players like Dewayne Dedmon, Ekpe Udoh, Quincy Acy, Kay Felder, and many others.They discussed Mark Cuban and the national anthem, how much time NBA players spend sitting in the their cars waiting for rapid test results, the NBA holding an All-Star Game many All-Stars didn’t want, and the G-League bubble.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY February 8, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on the NBA lessons of Super Bowl.* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA.* MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense.* FRIDAY January 29, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on his latest TrueHoop article about the NBA billionaire connections to the GameStop drama.* WEDNESDAY January 27, 2021 David and Jarod on NBA teams with players to trade.* MONDAY January 25, 2021 David Thorpe gives his one word takes on all things NBA.* FRIDAY January 22, 2021 Jarod Hector on the many faces of “Coach” Draymond Green. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Monday with Tom
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings.What are the NBA lessons of Super Bowl 2021? Did Amin Elhassan say words that turned De’Aaron Fox into an All-Star? Is it OK to teach your children to gamble? Are the Heat good? What can we learn from this play?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY February 5, 2021 Jarod Hector on NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021.* WEDNESDAY February 3, 2021 Henry on hisTrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA.* MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense.* FRIDAY January 29, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on his latest TrueHoop article about the NBA billionaire connections to the GameStop drama.* WEDNESDAY January 27, 2021 David and Jarod on NBA teams with players to trade.* MONDAY January 25, 2021 David Thorpe gives his one word takes on all things NBA.* FRIDAY January 22, 2021 Jarod Hector on the many faces of “Coach” Draymond Green.* WEDNESDAY January 20, 2021 Dr. Carl Suddler on the thin blue line on the Bucks new alternate uniforms. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices