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Henry Abbott on John Hollinger

By 3 Shades of Blue On December 21, 2012 · 4 Comments · In December 2012

Henry Abbott founded TrueHoop, a website that covered NBA news around the world, which became ESPNs TrueHoop Network of bloggers covering the NBA and finally ESPN’s TrueHoop site which merged the world of blogging with traditional sports reporting. To say Henry is a visionary is not a great over-statement. As Henry has evolved from blogger to mainstream media personality he has come in contact with many leading thinkers of the NBA game.

At ESPN, Henry not only met but worked [...]

David Berri Educates Us on John Hollinger

By 3 Shades of Blue On December 18, 2012 · 23 Comments · In December 2012

With news of the Grizzlies hiring ESPN’s stat guru, John Hollinger, to a position in the front office last week spreading across the internet, we decided to turn to our old friend, David Berri, to help us get some insight into what the metrics that Hollinger uses really mean and what that could signal for the future of the franchise.

1) John Hollinger was hired by the Grizzlies last week. Can you explain to us how his system ranks players?

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Who’s in Trouble?

By Chip Crain On December 14, 2012 · 5 Comments · In December 2012

John Hollinger is assumed to have taken over the player evaluation chores especially after the sudden departure of the Grizzlies scouting team. Hand picked by owner Robert Pera and CEO Jason Levien, that isn’t much of a stretch to assume.

That could mean Hollinger, not Wallace, will be the trigger man for roster moves for the rest of the season. Right now we don’t really know where the job responsibility falls in this regard, but, considering Hollinger is the owner’s guy and [...]

Henry Abbott on John Hollinger

David Berri Educates Us on John Hollinger

Who’s in Trouble?

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