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January 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Alley-oop dunks, behind the back passes, point guard hops, and buzzer beaters are the name of the game this week in The Hoop Doctors Top 10 Plays of the Week video mash-up. Enjoy the replays and feel free to send us requests for next week… [...]

January 21, 2011 – Allen Moll Back in late August, news broke that this year’s #2 overall pick and former NCAA Player of the Year Evan Turner had signed a long term deal with Chinese shoe company Li-Ning. If you remember, Li-Ning is the up-and-coming athletic apparel company focusing mainly on basketball shoes, who at [...]

January 21, 2011 – Allen Moll Although Michael Jordan is universally known as the greatest basketball player of all-time, anyone who has ever seen him play in person knows that he also has a bit of a self-centered, dare I say arrogant side to his persona that wasn’t always on display when cameras were rolling. [...]

January 21, 2011 – Joshua Sexton Blake Griffin, Rajon Rondo, and Kobe Bryant are just a few of the players who have left their mark on the first half of this season.The NBA season is already at its halfway mark, and there have plenty of memorable moments that hoops fans will be remembering for years [...]

January 20, 2011 – Chip Patterson Follow on Twitter – @cnpatterson3 NBA Power Rankings 1 San Antonio Spurs A lightened load in the last week has helped the Spurs extend their streak after back-to-back losses.  The veteran roster will be tested with 12 of their next 14 games on the road. 2 Boston Celtics Big [...]

January 20, 2011 – Joshua Sexton One of the biggest debates in the first half of the season has been whether Kevin Love and Blake Griffin should be on the Western Conference All-Star team. The two players are rising stars, and are arguably the best forwards in the conference. The big obstacle standing in their [...]

January 20, 2011 – Kevin Burke “You’d rather look good and lose than look bad and win.” Those epic words were spoken by Billy Hoyle to Sidney Deane once upon a time. Perhaps Billy wasn’t speaking just to Sidney, but rather an entire generation of basketball players to follow. While that may be a bit [...]

January 19, 2011 – Allen Moll Talk about trouble in paradise. There’s rumors swirling that Boston Celtics big man and future Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has ended his engagement to former VH1 reality show winner Nikki “Hoopz” Alexander. Back in August The Hoop Doctors gave you some steamy pics of the “Big Shamrock’s” new [...]

January 18, 2011 – Kevin Burke The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2-time defending NBA Champions and have a legit shot at earning their second 3-peat in recent memory. They have the most skilled player in the league in Kobe Bryant, and probably the most offensively gifted big man in Pau Gasol. They are coached [...]

January 18, 2011 – Allen Moll Now that NCAA conference play is in full swing, we can get a better gauge on the haves and have-nots in college basketball. The same goes for the college ranks’ best players as well as they now are forced to face much tougher defensive pressure and schemes designed specifically [...]