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August 9, 2010 – Allen Moll It’s become customary for native New York ballers in the HS, NCAA, and NBA ranks to go back to their roots and help hone their skills on some of the most legendary playgrounds of NYC during the off-season. We have all heard of some of the exploits of Kobe Bryant [...]

August 9, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors The Hoop Doctors had a chance a couple weeks ago to sit down with Minnesota Timberwolves rising star Kevin Love and chat about the upcoming NBA season. Love weighs in on the Wolves summer acquisitions, teammate Al Jefferson leaving town, Lebron’s decision, and the passing of a coaching [...]

August 8, 2010 – Kevin Burke In baseball, it’s not really that typical to see the owner of the team in the dugout with the rest of the club, cheering them on and arguing with the officials. You’re more likely to see that on the sidelines in football (Jerry Jones) and on the bench basketball [...]

August 7, 2010 – Allen Moll Head coaches Bill Self of Kansas, Josh Pastner at Memphis, and even John Calipari at Kentucky received some disheartening news in the past few days that each of their top recruits, primed to be major players for this upcoming ‘10-’11 NCAA season, have been ruled ineligible. Josh Selby, ranked [...]

August 6, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors This is a debate that’s been going on for ages and we’re by no means going to make a decision for you. Instead, we’re going to give you all the facts and let you make the final decision in our comments! Click image for full sized version Source: [...]

August 6, 2010 – Kevin Burke Things just went from very ugly to even uglier for Team USA as they prepare to take on the world at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey, set to tip off later this month. Apparently, big men are not supposed to play for this squad, because something is definitely [...]

August 6, 2010 – Allen Moll Coach Artest. I like the sound of that,…………….almost as much as walking over hot coals. Just when you think you’ve seen and heard it all from Ron Artest, he comes up with yet another wacky idea. This one is almost as bad as the idea of the now retired Rasheed [...]

August 6, 2010 – Allen Moll With the college game’s best players every season continually coming from the freshman class, nothing is more important than recruiting to an NCAA coaching staff. Regal recruiters like John Calipari at Kentucky, Thad Matta at Ohio State, and Bruce Pearl of Tennessee annually get commitments from elite level recruits [...]

August 05, 2010 – R.S. De France If any two teams were headed in opposite directions this off-season, it was the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers, coming off of repeat championships, was not looking for any major changes that might upset their chemistry, just minor tweaks. The Heat, on the other [...]

August 5, 2010 – Allen Moll Last season, Derrick Rose became the first Chicago Bulls player since the legendary Michael Jordan in 1998, to play in the NBA All-Star Game. After winning the NBA Rookie of the Year the season prior, Rose continued his ascent towards NBA elite status this past season by averaging a [...]