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January 6, 2011 – Kevin Burke It’s hard to believe that we’re a little more than a month away from the All-Star break. Time flies when you’re having fun I guess. One event that has traditionally been a marquee draw during the weekend is the dunk contest. Unfortunately, many of the dunk contests over the [...]

January 6, 2011 – R.S. De France Can you really compare a future Hall of Fame power forward with a forgettable forward like Tyson Chandler?  Well, that’s exactly what Dirk Nowitzki recently did. On TNT last Thursday during the San Antonio Spurs v. Dallas Mavericks game, which the Spurs only won 99-93 despite the absence [...]

January 6, 2011 – Allen Moll Every basketball fan loves the slam dunk. Poster dunks, alley-oop dunks, dunk contest dunks, in-game dunks…everyone loves a good flush. This time of year seemingly everyone comes out with their best ‘dunks of the year’ highlight mix. Last December TheHoopDoctors.com introduced you to one of YouTube’s most prolific hoops [...]

January 6, 2011 – Kevin Burke Until LeBron made his decision to head to South Florida, Kobe Bryant was clearly the most hated guy in the league. Now, he’s runner up.  He’s behind LeBron, but is still plenty hated. Both hated and disrespected, actually. By now, you’ve heard the comments that Lakers coach, Phil Jackson [...]

January 6, 2011 – Allen Moll Many fans and haters alike have been very critical of Allen Iverson’s choice(or forced decision) to play professional basketball in Europe this season. Everything looked just peachy as fans showed up in drones to greet A.I. upon his initial arrival in Turkey and when he scored 15 points in [...]

January 5, 2011 – Allen Moll Maybe Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is finally realizing that his man in the middle, Dwight Howard, is coming dangerously close to receiving a one game suspension for his alarmingly ascending total of technical fouls committed? Or maybe, just maybe, the NBA’s biggest drama queen when it comes [...]

January 5, 2011 – Kevin Burke For the past decade or more, the NBA’s Western Conference has boasted the more dominant teams in the league for whatever reason. It has always been tough to explain, but it has been that way for a while. From the Lakers to the Spurs to the Suns to the [...]

January 04, 2011 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke discusses the latest happenings around the league… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPod! Subscribe to our Podcasts in the iTunes Directory, free of charge. Also, [...]

January 4, 2011 – Allen Moll In absence of suspended starters Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly, who are serving suspensions for receiving improper benefits on clothing at a Manhattan department store, sophomore guard and the team’s 2nd leading scorer Rodney McGruder was expected to be one of the players expected to pick up the slack [...]

January 4, 2011 – Allen Moll I don’t know if you would call the Portland Trailblazers snake-bitten when it comes to the injury bug, but upon finding out that 3 time All Star Brandon Roy will be out of action indefinitely, on top of news that former #1 overall pick Greg Oden will once again [...]