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October 25, 2010 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke discusses the the upcoming season and his take on the western conference… 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 [...]

October 22, 2010 – Kevin Burke When you say “Michael Jordan” and “basketball” in the same sentence, it usually ends up being a good thing. However, if you throw the words “talent evaluator” into that same sentence, it’s a different story. Earlier in the summer, the Jordan-led Charlotte Bobcats acquired former #1 overall pick and well-established bust, Kwame Brown [...]

October 22, 2010 – Allen Moll Baylor Bears men’s basketball coach Scott Drew is on a role lately. Fresh off taking last year’s squad on a program defining Final Four run, Drew has hit recruiting gold for the the next few seasons by getting commits from a number of top tier recruits. The fruits of [...]

NBA Payrolls 2010-2011 Team $(million) LA Lakers ~ 95.3 Orlando Magic ~ 89.9 Dallas Mavericks ~ 85.8 Boston Celtics ~ 83.3 Denver Nuggets ~ 83.0 Houston Rockets ~ 72.7 Utah Jazz ~ 71.1 Philadelphia 76ers ~ 69.4 Atlanta Hawks ~ 69.1 New Orleans Hornets ~ 68.9 Memphis Grizzlies ~ 67.8 Milwaukee Bucks ~ 67.7 Portland [...]

October 21, 2010 – Allen Moll Pepperdine University’s rising junior Keion Bell is quietly one of the most athletic and high flying point guards in the country. Ever since high school, he was turning heads back in Pasadena, California with his highlight reel dunks. If it wasn’t for a transfer violation in his junior HS [...]

October 21, 2010 – Allen Moll Many speculate just how well Washington Wizards rookie John Wall’s flashy, light speed type game will translate at the NBA level. Well, all throughout NBA Summer League and Pre-season action, this year’s #1 overall pick has not disappointed by regularly getting the best of his opponents. In fact, one [...]

October 20, 2010 – Allen Moll Many New York Knickerbocker fans are longing for the years when their hometown team was an annual NBA contender, and played an intimidating and physical form of ball, that shook the foundations of the Association and put fear into opponents who dared to set foot inside Madison Square Garden. [...]

October 20, 2010 – Allen Moll The 2010-2011 version of the Duke Blue Devils are almost unanimously the odds on favorites to repeat as National Champions. After all, Coach K has national Player of the Year candidate Kyle Singler back for his senior season, in addition to the ever improving junior Nolan Smith, and incoming [...]

October 20, 2010 – Kevin Burke Remember the Reebok Pumps that were supposed to allow you to jump higher? Dee Brown of the Boston Celtics did a good job of selling that during the 1991 Dunk Contest when he pumped them up before a dunk attempt, creating the illusion that he was really aided by them. While [...]

October 19, 2010 – Kevin Burke The talking is over. One of the most highly anticipated NBA seasons is so close that you can practically taste it. We’re also very close to a long awaited sneaker release as well. One like we’ve never seen before. That’s because for the first time, as you know, Under Armour brings [...]