Kevin Burke

September 10, 2010 – Kevin Burke To say the least, the Washington Wizards have taken a couple of steps back. Just a few short years ago, they were a perennial playoff team. Fast forward to today, they are somewhat a punchline. That was due, in large part, to franchise player Gilbert Arenas and his decision to bring a gun into the [...]

September 10, 2010 – Kevin Burke The summer is usually very quiet for the NBA. There are the dog days of summer for baseball, and then football starts to heat up as the summer winds down. Both of which contribute in making basketball a distant thought. But this is isn’t just any summer. This is the [...]

September 10, 2010 – Kevin Burke In May of this year, the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program was officially accused of eight NCAA infractions stemming from alleged telephone calls and text messages between coaches and recruits. Moreover, Head Coach Jim Calhoun was cited for failing to promote an “atmosphere of compliance.”  It was the [...]

September 8, 2010 – Kevin Burke Fundamentals in basketball are essential and to a certain degree, they are underrated. It’s always refreshing to see a guy who has all the techniques down because it shows a true respect for the game. In fact, most championship teams are winners because their best players are fundamentally sound. But, [...]

September 7, 2010 – Kevin Burke I don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what language you speak, or what religion you belong to. If we’re talking about the crossover in basketball today, you absolutely must acknowledge that this is the most notable move: I don’t know about you, but the day after that move [...]

September 3, 2010 – Kevin Burke Well, I’ll be damned. Just when I thought this team and tournament couldn’t get any more interesting, we hear this. Team USA Coach, Mike Krzyzewski, isn’t ruling out the possibility of inserting Eric Gordon into the starting lineup. Of all the guys on the team, I thought Gordon belonged [...]

September 2, 2010 – Kevin Burke Six NBA Championships in eight years. That’s what made the Chicago Bulls the team of the 90s. They were the team everyone else wanted to beat and they were the envy of the league. Many feel that if Michael Jordan didn’t take a hiatus to play a mediocre outfield [...]

September 1, 2010 – Kevin Burke The other day, The Hoop Doctors Rumor Patrolreported that the New York Knicks have signed Patrick Ewing, Jr. to a contract. That alone doesn’t jump off the screen at you, and it shouldn’t.  For a franchise that has had more go wrong than good in the past decade, it’s [...]

August 31, 2010 – Kevin Burke We all know that the 82-game NBA season can be grueling. When you really stop and think about it, the condition that these guys are in, so that they can make through an entire season, is unreal. It’s almost impossible for them to really take an extended period of [...]

August 30, 2010 – Kevin Burke A week ago here on TheHoopDoctors.com, we gave you exclusive insider access to Brandon Jennings’ Under Armour sneaker launch in New York. Well, later on in the week, I had to the change to chop it up with Brandon while he was in LA for the Boost Mobile Elite [...]