Blogs

August 17, 2010 – Kevin Burke It’s always good to hear stories about guys who are taken in the second round, or that go undrafted, and work hard to impress a team enough to where they are rewarded with a contract. Especially when they have talents that prove they should be in the league. The [...]

August 17, 2010 – Allen Moll Now that the Chris Bosh era North of the border is officially over, the Raptors franchise will be looking to build off of their super talented nucleus of young players like DeMar Derozan, Sonny Weems, and Amir Johnson, who appropriately have been dubbed the “Young Gunz.” While some may [...]

Baron Davis' Li-Ning BD Dooms are no longer an overseas rarity. The Beardman's kicks are were made available at Champs Sports stores in the United States on August 13. [...]

August 16, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious Lance Stephenson has received boat loads of media attention, and been called ‘Born Ready’ for quite some time since his days of dominating the high school basketball scene in Brooklyn at Abraham Lincoln. Many felt during his high school days that had the rules been different he might have [...]

August 16, 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 [...]

August 16, 2010 – Kevin Burke Yesterday afternoon, the World Basketball Festival hit the Big Apple as Team USA hosted France in a tune-up for the World Basketball Championships. I was fortunate enough to represent The Hoop Doctors at the event. The crowd outside of Madison Square Garden was excited about this sold out game. [...]

August 16, 2010 – Sneak-a-Peek Converse has reentered the market as an emerging basketball shoe company. Converse has built a long standing reputation amongst sneakerheads by producing clean cut designs with simple esthetics. This WBF Edition basketball shoe is a representation of Converse’s future plans. Osneaker has these in stock [...]

August 16, 2010 – Allen Moll It’s no secret that some of basketball’s greatest dunkers are beginning to surface from the amateur ranks. After all, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest hasn’t been exciting for a number of years now, especially since a number of top flight players like Lebron, D. Wade, and Kobe refuse to [...]

August 15, 2010 – Sneak-a-Peek 2010 has been full of surprises on behalf of Jordan Brand, they have surprised us with a list of retro’s that most sneakerheads dream about. The latest reincarnation is this shoe right here, the Air Jordan VII Olympic edition. Instead of sporting the #23, Michael chose to use #9 during [...]

August 13, 2010 – Dr. Dime The World Basketball Festival has started and landed upon NYC. It is full of fun and excitement for basketball fans, and lots of the NBA’s biggest stars are either playing or in town to watch the action. The Hoop Doctors will be in the house for the USA vs. [...]