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October 6, 2010 – Allen Moll While all of us were giggling when former Wake Forest stand-out Al Farouq-Aminu walked up the stage during the 2010 NBA Draft to meet NBA Commissioner David Stern wearing those ridiculous Steve Erkel glasses, Aminu is laughing all the way to the bank, since he reportedly has signed an [...]

October 6, 2010 – Allen Moll We all know that little Nate Robinson loves to have fun on and around the basketball court. When he isn’t in the game, he usually is his squad’s biggest cheerleader, often finding it difficult to contain and control himself during a game’s crucial moments. Sometimes his playful demeanor can [...]

October 4, 2010 – Joshua Sexton Here are 10 games NBA fans should mark on their calendars in the first 30 days of the 2010-2011 campaign. October 26th: Miami at Boston This one does not warrant an explanation. You have Wade, Bosh and James playing their first regular season game together against the reigning Eastern [...]

October 05, 2010 – Kevin Burke If some guys could still have it their way, they would skip that thing they call college and take their talents straight to the NBA right out of high school. Unfortunately for them, they don’t have it their way. Sometimes, going to college , or even staying in school too [...]

October 4, 2010 – Allen Moll With the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame recently inducting former Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen into their hallowed halls of greatness, what better time to give one of the NBA’s Top 50 Players of All Time his very own multi-part, weekly Player Rewind Series. Scottie was the antithesis of [...]

October 4, 2010 – Allen Moll Now that the Summer off-season for college basketball is just about over and freshman recruits are arriving on campus, it’s about that time to start to get into NCAA basketball. Just like every year, the 2010-2011 season is filled with more questions than answers. Will the return of Kyle [...]

October 04, 2010 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke discusses the latest happenings from 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. [...]

October 1, 2010 – Kevin Burke Aaah, the race card. It’s been a while since the topic has surfaced in the world of sports. In case you missed it, in a recent interview with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien (video below), LeBron James was asked if he thought race played a role in the way in which [...]

October 1, 2010 – Allen Moll In 2006, the NBA thought that they had figured out how to attempt to keep young players in the collegiate ranks a few more seasons before allowing them to come to play in the professional ranks. In a collective bargaining agreement, the practice of drafting high school players became [...]

September 30, 2010 – Kevin Burke In case you couldn’t tell, we here at The Hoop Doctors love all things basketball. But it’s also good to see when people go on to further heights when their playing days are over. NBA great, Hall of Famer and former US Presidential candidate, Senator Bill Bradley, fits this [...]