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Henry Abbott
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Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Rookie report
Obi Toppin, LaMelo Ball, Malachi Flynn, Cole Anthony, Devin Vassell, Deni Avdija, Facundo Campazzo, Tyrese Halliburton, Anthony Edwards … today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about rookies whose early preseason performance stood out, or not. Also: Rui Hachimura bullied Kevin Durant, Sekou Doumboya is David’s favorite of the preseason, DeAndre Hunter looks good, and Harry Giles is back!RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency. 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 11, 2020 • 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 David Thorpe’s preseason picks, understanding crazy NBA billionaires, Kyrie’s refusal to talk to the press, and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option. 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 9, 2020 • 1h 2min
BRING IT IN: Ron Stewart
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott spoke to Rob Stewart. He’s a G-League and college scout for the Milwaukee Bucks and 32-year veteran of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He served as a men’s basketball assistant to current Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger, at Florida and Kansas State.Mostly, he’s a longtime mentor to David Thorpe. They talked about Mitch Richmond, Vince Carter, R.C. Buford, and many others.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics. 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 7, 2020 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: 48 positives, missing Harden
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott rapid fire cover 20 NBA topics. How is the NBA handling the 48 positive COVID tests? Will the NBA will be able to play if entire cities shut down? How’s Zion Williamson doing in camp?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year. 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 4, 2020 • 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 NBA and major leagues returning to play, the Rockets line up, Paul George and accountability, and much more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft. 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 2, 2020 • 60min
BRING IT IN: Clippers leadership crisis
Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott discuss Jovan Buha’s article in the Athletic about Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers failed run at the title. Also: the Raptor and Blazers will be good, for different reasons. Joakim Noah stories. shared Joakim Noah stories and discussed why Pelton’s RPM projections love the Raptors. Kemba Walker, Bill Walton, John Wall, and more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games. 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

Nov 30, 2020 • 34min
BRING IT IN: 16 questions for David
Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop David Thorpe answered Henry Abbott’s 26 questions about the upcoming season. But something terrible happened, and the first ten were devoured by the angry gods of digital media. So here we proudly present the last 16, just to keep everyone on their toes.Will the Knicks win 25 games? Do they want to? The Nets might be tremendous, but could they also miss the playoffs? Will teams play deep into their rosters because of the condensed schedule? Are the Blazers a top-four team in the West? And so on …RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY November 25, 2020 Laker fans OUTRAGED that David Thorpe didn’t rank their team first.* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games.* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball. 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

Nov 25, 2020 • 59min
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 free agency, Taylor Rooks’ GQ report from the bubble, Laker fans OUTRAGED that David didn’t rank their team first, the next few months in the NBA, and the hard work David has putting in to make a really big batch of sangria.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY November 23, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency.* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games.* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in 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

Nov 23, 2020 • 1h 1min
BRING IT IN: Free agency
Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk free agency. It’s hard to make a good team better. Did ANY contender get better this offseason?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY November 20, 2020 Jarod Hector on the Warriors’ nuclear option.* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games.* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball. 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

Nov 20, 2020 • 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 Friday 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 AOC, Joe Lacob’s spare $82 million, LaMelo’s draft night party, the Bucks’ plan B, the best ending of the Trump movie, the Warriors’ nuclear option, the Knicks’ massive cap space and more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY November 18, 2020 David and Henry consider 10 draft topics.* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games.* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election. 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