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December 31, 2010 – 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, [...]

December 30, 2010 – Allen Moll Surely by now most of you have seen the annoyingly funny Adidas commercials featuring either Derrick Rose or Dwight Howard and some obscenely rich oriental man named Slim Chin. You know, the one’s with Howard singing and playing piano or Rose being compared to a cheetah, while Slim Chin [...]

December 30, 2010 – Allen Moll March Madness is about to get a bit more maddening with news that former 11 time All Star and NBA  Hall of Famer turned broadcaster Charles Barkley will be part of TNT’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament next March. Barkley as well as the rest of the TNT broadcasting [...]

December 30, 2010 – Bill Zimmerman What is an orgy belt? In “Rockin’ Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool,” Walt Frazier lists his “Wardrobe Stats”: 49 suits (“vines” in Clyde-speak), 18 “lids” and two orgy belts among other duds. It was a compelling glimpse into a style all-star’s closet, but the classic 1974 tome [...]

December 30, 2010 – Joshua Sexton In this edition of the purple and gold blog, we will look at the highs and lows from the Lakers’ 103-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. In addition, we will discuss the Lakers’ recent struggles, and how the win against the Hornets can get the [...]

December 30, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap A couple days ago we told you about the NBA fining the Celtics’ Shaquille O’Neal $35K for his comments about the officiating following the C’s loss to the Orlando Magic on Christmas Day. Well I guess Shaq hadn’t gotten the memo about the fine before Comcast Sportsnet had a [...]

December 29, 2010 – Kevin Burke I’ve harped on it time and time again. Today’s game has become very perimeter oriented. Gone are the days where the Center ran the show. To take it a step further, it appears that Point Guards are running the league. From Chris Paul to Deron Williams to Derrick Rose [...]

December 29, 2010 – Allen Moll Everyone loves those entertaining halftime shows when either the mascot or professional dunkers bring out the trampolines and do their best impersonation of those Slamball dunkers. I get it, it’s entertainment at it’s best to see everyday people leaping just as high as the NBA players, even if they [...]

December 28, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Amateurs who closely border the line of professionalism with their NBA highlight mixtapes on YouTube are all the rage these days, not only on YouTube but also in the basketball blogosphere. In fact we have our own resident YouTube sensation at The Hoop Doctors with the addition of [...]

December 28, 2010 – Allen Moll To the average person, Mississippi State sophomore forward Renardo Sydney has been given way more chances to succeed at the collegiate level than most. Apparently the 6’10 and 270 lb one time prized recruit doesn’t agree as he was caught on national television having a knock-down, drag-out fistfight with teammate [...]