The TrueHoop Network List (and Twitter)
07/01/2009UPDATE: Added the newest member, Howlin' T-Wolf to the list. End Update.
I was going through my list of followed users on twitter and realized I was not sure if I had the rest of my colleagues from the TrueHoop network among. As I worked to rectify that, I thought that may have interest to some of my readers as well. So, here you go - a full list of every TrueHoop network blog, a link to their site and to their twitter account (where applicable):
General NBA and the Namesake: TrueHoop - Twitter:@TrueHoop
Cumulative Account: @truehoopnetwork - This account acts as a twitter rss feed for new posts from across the network.
General NBA: HardwoodParoxysm- Twitter:@HPBasketball
General NBA: The Painted Area- Twitter: None
General NBA: Wizznutzz- Twitter:@wzzntzz
European Basketball: BallinEurope- Twitter:@BallinEurope
Atlanta Hawks: Hoopinion - Twitter:@Hoopinion
Boston Celtics: CelticsHub- Twitter:@CelticsHub
Charlotte Bobcats: QueenCityHoops- Twitter:@BrettQCHoops
Chicago Bulls: By The Horns- Twitter: None
Cleveland Cavaliers: cavs: the blog- Twitter: None
Dallas Mavericks: The Two Man Game- Twitter: None
Detroit Pistons: PistonPowered - Twitter:@PistonPowered
Denver Nuggets: Roundball Mining Company- Twitter:@RoundballMiner
Golden State Warriors: The WarriorsWorld- Twitter:@WarriorsWorld
Houston Rockets: Rockets Buzz- Twitter: None
Los Angeles Clippers: ClipperBlog.com- Twitter:@ClipperBlog
Los Angeles Lakers: Forum Blue and Gold- Twitter:@Forumbluegold
Memphis Grizzlies: 3 Shades of Blue- Twitter:@3shadesofBlue
Miami Heat: Hot Hot Hoops- Twitter:@hothothoops
Milwaukee Bucks: Bucksketball- Twitter:@Bucksketball
Minnesota Timberwolves: Howling' T-Wolf- Twitter:@howlintwolf
New Jersey Nets: Nets Are Scorching- Twitter:@NetsRScorching
New Orleans Hornets: Hornets247- Twitter:@Hornets247
New York Knicks: KnickerBlogger.net- Twitter: None
Oklahoma City Thunder: DailyThunder- Twitter:@DailyThunder
Orlando Magic: OrlandoMagicDaily- Twitter:@OMagicDaily
Philadelphia 76ers: Philadunkia- Twitter:@Philadunkia
Phoenix Suns: Valley of the Suns- Twitter:@ValleyoftheSuns
Portland Trail Blazers: BeyondBowie- Twitter:@BeyondBowie
Sacramento Kings: Cowbell Kingdom- Twitter:@Cowbell_Kingdom
San Antonio Spurs: 48 Minutes of Hell- Twitter: None
Toronto Raptors: RaptorsRepublic- Twitter:@RaptorsRepublic
Utah Jazz: Salt City Hoops- Twitter:@saltcityhoops
Washington Wizards: Truth About It (dot) Net- Twitter:@Truth_About_It
If there are any broken links (or crossed links), please let me know and I will fix. I was wearing down by the end.
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Derrick Brown - Charlotte Bobcat
06/30/2009With the 40th pick of the NBA Draft, the Bobcats selected Derrick Brown, a 6-8 small forward/power forward from Xavier. A good athlete with great strength, Brown benched 185 20 times at the pre-draft combine, good for third best performance this year (among those he bested - DeJuan Blair who put up 18 reps). Brown is also an efficient scorer, shooting better than 40% on threes, 50% from the floor overall, and a decent 74% at the stripe.
Again, with the aid of advanced computer imagery techniques, here is a mock-up of what Derrick Brown may look in Bobcat colors:
And here is a Derrick Brown highlight reel/Xavier promotional video to see him in action:
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Gerald Henderson - Charlotte Bobcat
06/26/2009With the 12th pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats selected: Gerald Henderson of Duke. The 6-5 shooting guard joins the NBA after his junior season, during which he was named All-ACC First team and Honorable Mention All-Defensive Team. Oh and did I mention that he went to Duke? See, that is a big deal because some of the Bobcats staff went to UNC...you know what, I cannot do it. I am already sick of the big deal that was made about that last night during the draft coverage. It is stupid to think a team would not consider a player because of a college rivalry - the next writer or analyst who mentions it gets bonus points for being lazy. Ok, rant over.
Back to Gerald: Thanks to advanced computer image generation techniques, here is an early look at what he might look like in a Bobcats jersey next season.
Ok, so I am really bad (and kind of lazy) with Photoshop. As you can tell from Gerald's hairline, he is not one of the youngest players in the draft: Henderson is 21 now and will be 22 in December. The good news is that he should be able to contribute from the start, as a capable backup to Raja Bell - and not unlike Bell either. Henderson has a solid mid-range game, a developing perimeter shot, long arms and a defensive tenacity that should endear him to Larry Brown.
Time for some clips: We start with my favorite.
This next one shows off a bit more of his defensive presence.
So, an introduction to Gerald Henderson for those who may have been curious. Weigh in on the Bobcats pick in the comments.
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ESPN TrueHoop Network NBA Draft LiveBlog
06/25/2009We start at 5pm eastern. Be here.
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TrueHoop Network Draft LiveBlog
06/25/2009Quick post to give everyone a heads up: The TrueHoop network is coming together tonight for a massive NBA Draft LiveBlog. Hardwood Paroxysm got the ball running, just like last year, when they ran a 8 hour live blog for the draft. I was there and it was epic. Join us tonight, starting at 5pm for an even bigger event.
The LiveBlog is going to be run through CoverItLive and it will be posted on most all of the TrueHoop Network blogs. So, 30ish bloggers and all of their readership coming together for the NBA's biggest night. It's on like Donkey Kong.
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Alexis Ajinca - 08-09 Season Review
06/24/2009Speaking of fouling-est players, Alexis come on down. 7.7 fouls per 40 minutes for the lanky young man. But you know what? I am ok with that, for one primary reason: Alexis was accomplishing something defensively with his aggression, to the tune of 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per 40 minutes to accompany those fouls. I can live with that tradeoff as Alexis continues to learn the game.
First up: Efficiencies. Incredibly small sample for Ajinca as he just does not have the body to handle the pro game yet. So, look at these numbers and enjoy them, but do not read too much into them.
Defensively, Alexis got abused. His man scored more often and far more efficiently against him and the only saving grace was that he somehow slowed them down on the glass. Considering Alexis own poor rebound rate, I am somewhat confused by that, but no matter. One note: Nice to see that overall (again, somehow), Alexis managed to hold his opponent to a lower PER than expected. 
Good free throw rate...and that is about it. Too many jumpers for Alexis and too many misses.
Anything learned from this? The kid is a project - a 7 foot project with a ridiculous wingspan who showed a slight knack for blocks and steals. Enough to be intriguing, at least to me.
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Juwan Howard - 08-09 Season Review
06/24/2009One of the fouling-est players in the NBA: Juwan Howard. Whoever Juwan was guarding made it to the line nearly 33% more often than their average numbers. Juwan averaged 6.2 fouls per 40 minutes as a Bobcat, good for 20th in the league (among players with 400+ minutes). For all the talk about good fouls and making them earn it - well, fouling that often makes it tough to put up a good defensive efficiency number, as Juwan's numbers show.
Aside from the strain his slow feet put on the defense, Juwan was not much on the other end of the court. A decent field goal percentage was countered by his low free throw rate for a big man. On top of that, he rebounds like a small forward.
Higgins and Jordan, if you are listening: Please do not resign Juwan. Give his minutes to Alexis (or any other young big man who has a glimmer of promise). They may foul just as much, but at least there is a promise of potential there.
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Sean May - 08-09 Season Review
06/24/2009Well, with word coming out that the Bobcats have decided to not extend a qualifying offer to Sean May, the former TarHeel may be the first player to get an End of Season review done who will not be with the team next year. Personal preference: Sean and the Cats agree to terms on a short-term deal that gives him a chance to prove himself (and gives CLT some kind of break for drafting him in the first place). We shall see. Looking at his numbers does not give any reason to want him back - but memories of that NCAA title run are hard to forget.
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