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Henry Abbott
Award-winning hard truths about the NBA since 2005.
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Jan 13, 2021 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Impeachy
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about how the Warriors are different this year, the second impeachment of Donald Trump, Sheldon Adelson, James Harden, the Warriors and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY January 11, 2020 TrueHoop on NBA’s loosening grip on COVID-19.* FRIDAY January 8, 2020 Jarod Hector on the most powerful offensive force in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY January 6, 2020 Lindsay Gibbs on the WNBA’s role in the historic Georgia senate runoff elections.* MONDAY January 4, 2020 David Thorpe’s observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season.* MONDAY December 28, 2020 TrueHoop’s favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN.* WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman.* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19. 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

Jan 11, 2021 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: NBA injuries and COVID
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the NBA’s loosening grip on COVID-19, the array of NBA injuries, the Warriors, and LaMelo Ball. All while trying, with mixed results, to avoid the topic of “seditious conspiracy.”RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY January 8, 2020 Jarod Hector on the most powerful offensive force in the NBA.* WEDNESDAY January 6, 2020 Lindsay Gibbs on the WNBA’s role in the historic Georgia senate runoff elections.* MONDAY January 4, 2020 David Thorpe’s observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season.* MONDAY December 28, 2020 TrueHoop’s favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN.* WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman.* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership. 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

Jan 8, 2021 • 1h 2min
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 rioters at Capitol Hill, the most powerful offensive force in the NBA, COVID in the league, and much more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY January 6, 2020 Lindsay Gibbs on the WNBA’s role in the historic Georgia senate runoff elections.* MONDAY January 4, 2020 David Thorpe’s observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season.* MONDAY December 28, 2020 TrueHoop’s favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN.* WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman.* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership.* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not. 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

Jan 6, 2021 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Lindsay Gibbs
Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop spoke with Lindsay Gibbs, the founder of Power Plays, a no-b******t newsletter about sexism in sports, and co-host of the feminist sports podcast, Burn It All Down.She talked about the WNBA’s role in the historic Georgia senate runoff elections. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY January 4, 2020 David Thorpe’s observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season.* MONDAY December 28, 2020 TrueHoop’s favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN.* WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman.* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership.* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks. 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

Jan 4, 2021 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: 13 things
Happy new year! Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about David’s notes from the first games of the new year. David delighted in Stephen Curry’s game-on-the-line pass to Andrew Wiggins and has some appreciation for the early performance of LaMelo Ball. Mostly they discussed David’s post full of observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY December 28, 2020 TrueHoop’s favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN.* WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman.* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership.* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks.* WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 Ron Stewart on Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others. 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

Dec 28, 2020 • 1h
BRING IT IN: Peace out, 2020
Today on our FINAL BRING IT IN of 2020, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector reminisce about their favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN. Happy new year, TrueHoop family. We’ll see you in 2021.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman.* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership.* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks.* WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 Ron Stewart on Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others.* MONDAY December 7, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on how the NBA is handling the 48 positive COVID tests. 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

Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Opening Wednesday
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott discussed the Nets’ playing with joy (except in the post-game TNT interview), Caris LeVert’s aggressive shooting, the infinite potential of James Wiseman, the Warriors’ prospects, the Lakers’ lack of rim protection when Marc Gasol sits, LeBron’s ankle and age, and the Clippers’ incredible passing. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY December 20, 2020 TrueHoop on Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz.* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership.* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks.* WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 Ron Stewart on Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others.* MONDAY December 7, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on how the NBA is handling the 48 positive COVID tests.* FRIDAY December 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Paul George and accountability. 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

Dec 21, 2020 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Questions going into the season
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott discussed big questions going into the NBA season. Henry is recovered from COVID, LaMelo Ball made some amazing highlights but Terry Rozier has performed way better running the same team, does it matter where James Harden ends up?, Rudy Gobert’s new deal and the dangerous Jazz, and the Lakers’ challenge.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY December 18, 2020 Zachary Binney on whether people in the NBA are safe from COVID-19.* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership.* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks.* WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 Ron Stewart on Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others.* MONDAY December 7, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on how the NBA is handling the 48 positive COVID tests.* FRIDAY December 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Paul George and accountability.* WEDNESDAY December 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers failed run at the title. 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

Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Zachary Binney
Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with return guest Zachary Binney, epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University, Oxford College. His research currently sits at the intersection of sports and public health, focusing on sports injuries and athlete health.The bubble is long gone, replaced by rigorous testing and various other protocols. How is the NBA doing? Are people in the NBA safe from COVID-19? What would it take to have fans back in stands? How long do new players need to isolate before joining teammates? Could some NBA teams be nearing herd immunity? What are the odds, given current infection rates, that this NBA season will make it to the end without interruption?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY December 16, 2020 Jarod Hector on James Harden’s leadership. * MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks.* WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 Ron Stewart on Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others.* MONDAY December 7, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on how the NBA is handling the 48 positive COVID tests.* FRIDAY December 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Paul George and accountability.* WEDNESDAY December 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers failed run at the title.* MONDAY November 30, 2020 David Thorpe answered Henry Abbott’s 26 questions about the upcoming season. 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

Dec 16, 2020 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Wednesday 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 Giannis re-signing with the Bucks, James Harden’s leadership, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY December 14, 2020 David and Henry on rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not.* FRIDAY December 11, 2020 David Thorpe’s preseason picks.* WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 Ron Stewart on Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others.* MONDAY December 7, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott on how the NBA is handling the 48 positive COVID tests.* FRIDAY December 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Paul George and accountability.* WEDNESDAY December 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers failed run at the title.* MONDAY November 30, 2020 David Thorpe answered Henry Abbott’s 26 questions about the upcoming season.* WEDNESDAY November 25, 2020 Laker fans OUTRAGED that David Thorpe didn’t rank their team first. 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