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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 [...]

January 4, 2011 – Joshua Sexton For a moment, let’s go back to the 2009 Western Conference Playoffs. The Rockets had just lost game three of their semi-final playoff series to the eventual champion Lakers. Even more crippling than the loss to Los Angeles was the injury Yao suffered in the process. In the game [...]

January 3, 2011 – R.S. De France Riding a modest 2 game win streak, the Los Angeles Lakers showed that their recent troubles are more than just another bump on the road to another three-peat.  After their up-and-down play over the last month, the Los Angeles Lakers were demolished by the Memphis Grizzlies on 104-85 [...]

January 3, 2011 – Kevin Burke After playing many sub .500 teams early on in the year, the Knicks have had their hands full with legit teams of late. They were able to beat good teams like the Thunder and Bullls. But those are just good teams. They weren’t able to beat very good teams [...]

January 3, 2011 – Alex Rosencutter If only it was 1999 all over again and Steve Francis was the bouncy, heady guard with the potential to dominate the league for years to come. Gone were the days of averaging 20 points a game, posterizing the bigs of the league, and catching oops from Cuttino Mobley [...]

January 3, 2011 – Kevin Burke Is it me or does defending Rookie of the Year and “Mr. 20, 5, and 5”, Tyreke Evans get somewhat overlooked? When people mention the best young guards in the league, his name will get mentioned, but it’s not until after a handful of names are rattled off already. [...]

January 3, 2011 – Allen Moll As the reigning superstar on the NBA’s proven best team over the past 2 seasons, Kobe Bryant has had to endure a ton of criticism to go along with all those awards and praises that come with being arguably one of the Top 3 shooting guards in the history [...]

January 2, 2011 – Allen Moll As reported by Fox Sports, The 20 year old son of former NBA stand-out Nick Van Exel, who played in the Association from ‘93-’‘06 for 6 different teams has been charged with murder for accidentally firing a loaded shotgun at a long-time family friend in Dallas, Texas. Nickey Maxwell [...]