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October 12, 2010 – Kevin Burke Last season, the New Jersey Nets proved to be a very special team. Personally, they surprised me because I can’t remember the last time I saw a team underachieve this much. For much of the year, we thought that the Nets would give the 1972 – 73 Philadelphia 76ers [...]

October 12, 2010 – R.S. De France Summer’s over.  School has started.  And, grades are already in. Over the next few weeks, follow De France, English Professor and Hoop Doctors’ Professor of Hoop, as he grades the off-season moves for each team in the NBA.  First, let’s start off with the Atlantic Division of the [...]

October 11, 2010 – Kevin Burke A few months ago, The Hoop Doctors brought news to you surrounding some hot water that the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program is in regarding eight alleged NCAA recruiting violations. Then came news that the university sent a formal response to the NCAA addressing said allegations. Now, there [...]

October 11, 2010 – Allen Moll Oh how a few months have changed things. As recently as August, University of Memphis’ highly touted freshman recruit Will Barton was sitting on the sidelines, after the NCAA Clearinghouse ruled him academically ineligible for the upcoming season. Now that he is newly cleared to participate in team activities, [...]

October 11, 2010 – Allen Moll One would think that future NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson would just be happy to possibly have a job, but several sources in Europe are reporting that the 11 time All Star would have already been signed to a multi-year deal to play for Beskitas Cola Turka in [...]

October 8, 2010 – Kevin Burke Yeah, I know. It’s only preseason, so we shouldn’t get too carried away. But, this is the only thing that we have to measure him against. The Clippers’ Blake Griffin has a brand spanking new surgically repaired left knee and he looks like he never missed a beat. Last [...]

October 8, 2010 – Allen Moll Canadian born Kris Joseph is poised to be one of the stand-out stars for not only coach Boeheim’s Syracuse Orange basketball team but in the entire Big East Conference. He should take over most of theteam’s  scoring duties for last year’s leading scorer Wes Johnson, who is gone from [...]

October 8, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap Highlight mixes of NBA players have become a fine art on YouTube and basketball blogs across the interwebs over the last few years. And if you’re talking about some of the best of the best at this art, you can’t ignore the skills of Meir Erginbas or better known [...]

October 8, 2010 – Allen Moll One would think that LA Lakers multi-talented forward/center Lamar Odom would be taking it easy this pre-season. After all, who could blame him after essentially having no off-season after helping the Lakers win another World Title, then playing a starring role in helping USA Basketball secure a gold medal [...]

October 7, 2010 – Kevin Burke A few months ago when the Washington Wizards made the obvious move with their number one overall pick by snatching up Kentucky’s John Wall, if nothing else, that had to leave a certain impression with Gilbert Arenas. Prior to last season, Gilbert was still the face of the franchise. [...]