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August 13, 2010 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke breaks down more summer transactions, and gives some predictions for this season… 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 [...]

August 13, 2010 – Kevin Burke Chris Bosh is a very solid player. He is a perennial All-Star with strong fundamentals and should play a very key role in the future success of the new-look Miami Heat. However, I don’t necessarily regard him as a great player that can change the complexion of a franchise, [...]

August 13, 2010 – Allen Moll For the 2nd consecutive year, coach Jim Boeheim and his staff in upstate New York have secured a commitment from either the number 1 or 2 center prospect in the high school ranks. The Orange already have the #6 ranked recruiting class in the nation for 2010, led by [...]

August 13, 2010 – Allen Moll Even the “Akron Hammer” Lebron James, probably didn’t have the handles like little Ketaan “Pewee” Wyatt at 8 years old. Since most native Clevelanders would now rather burn his jerseys after fleeing to Miami rather than admit Lebron as a native from the state of Ohio, maybe everyone should [...]

August 12, 2010 – Kevin Burke Being consistent with the theme of the summer of 2010, some more wheeling and dealing went down yesterday in the NBA. However, this wasn’ t via free agency. A four-team, five player trade took place, highlighted by Trevor Ariza and Darren Collison. The four teams involved were Houston, Indiana, New [...]

August 12, 2010 – R.S. De France With 15-time All-Star Center Shaquille O’Neal joining the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics, what does that mean for his legacy as a Laker?  Many fans in Los Angeles have suggested that the Lakers should not retire his number.  Others, and radio hosts, have argued that his number [...]

August 12, 2010 – Allen Moll After proving all of the Blue Devils’ nay-sayers(and Duke haters) wrong last season, by winning their 4th National Title in school history, Nolan Smith and his Duke teammates were thought to possibly take a step back  this upcoming season, after losing a number of players to graduation like John Scheyer, [...]

August 11, 2010 – Allen Moll When Division II basketball powerhouse Kentucky Wesleyan College released a statement last week that they were bringing in a super talented player on scholarship, who averaged 19.2 ppg, 4.3 ast, and shot over 43% from behind the arc, not many people took notice. After all, the tiny KWC Panthers, [...]

August 11, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors ‘Droppin’ Dimes’ is a daily list of stories from around the web that The Hoop Doctors are reading, and thinking you might want to check out too! They aren’t necessarily all about hoops, but could be anything from cage fighting, to a gallery of lovely ladies, to a [...]

Jeff Van Gundy thinks the Heat are going to roll this year. Why do we care what he thinks? Is he right though? [...]