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The Houston Rockets: A Team With True Grit

The Houston Rockets: A Team With True Grit

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 4, 2011 admin Blogs 0

Kobe Plays Well, but Lakers Fall to Grizzlies

Kobe Plays Well, but Lakers Fall to Grizzlies

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 Rob R.S. De France 2

Monday’s Weekly Knicks Notes: Week 11

Monday’s Weekly Knicks Notes: Week 11

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 Anou Enright Blogs, Kevin Burke 3

The Franchise, Huh? Steve Francis Cut by Chinese Team After Only 6 Games

The Franchise, Huh? Steve Francis Cut by Chinese Team After Only 6 Games

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 admin Blogs 4

Is Tyreke Evans’ Half-Court Game Winner the Shot of the Year?

Is Tyreke Evans’ Half-Court Game Winner the Shot of the Year?

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 Anou Enright Blogs, Kevin Burke 7

Kobe Posterizes Sixers Nocioni for New Years

Kobe Posterizes Sixers Nocioni for New Years

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 3, 2011 admin Allen Moll 1

Nick Van Exel’s Son Charged with Capital Murder

Nick Van Exel’s Son Charged with Capital Murder

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 [...]

January 2, 2011 admin Allen Moll 0

Top 3 New Year’s Resolutions For NBA Basketball Fans

Top 3 New Year’s Resolutions For NBA Basketball Fans

December 31, 2010 – Kevin Burke New Year’s Eve. Three words that mean something different to each person. For some it means a quiet evening at home with the family. For others it’s a bright green light to drink until you’re sure to flunk a breathalyzer with flying colors. Whatever you end up doing tonight, [...]

December 31, 2010 Anou Enright Blogs, Kevin Burke 0

THD’s Top 10 Plays of the Week

THD’s Top 10 Plays of the Week

December 31, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors Check out what we believe are the top plays from the week ending December 30th, 2010 in the NBA. Of course Blake Griffin is still being Blake Griffin… [...]

December 31, 2010 admin Blogs, Meir Erginbas, THD Videos 5

Which is the Best Jordan Sneaker Ever?

Which is the Best Jordan Sneaker Ever?

December 31, 2010 – Kevin Burke They say nothing is bigger than the game itself. Sometimes I don’t know if I always agree with that. If there’s one thing that has become synonymous with the game of basketball, that would be the Jordan Brand, but more specifically the sneakers. The brand has become larger than [...]

December 31, 2010 Anou Enright Blogs, Kevin Burke, Kicks 11