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April 30, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious Grant Hill has been solid again this year for the Phoenix Suns. He’s a jack of all trades and does just about everything and anything they need on both ends of the floor. In this tough, physical series with Portland in Round 1 that need has been defense. He’s [...]

April 30, 2010 – Allen Moll Back in January we showed you which NBA teams have the largest following on Facebook and Twitter. Combining both, the LA Lakers had more than 2 million followers on the now well known social media sites, besting the 2nd place Orlando Magic by more than 1 million people.  So [...]

April 29, 2010 – Allen Moll I jokingly suggest that one of the reasons that the LA Lakers are in a dogfight against the upstart OKC Thunder in the 1st Round of the Western Conference Playoffs, might be because they are without Kobe Bryant’s primary back-up at the shooting guard position, Sasha Vujacic. The 5th [...]

April 29, 2010 – R.S. De France Under-Achieving Player of the Year Nominations Hedo Turkoglu (Raptors)12.4 ppg, but 16.8 ppg last season. Richard Jefferson (Spurs) 12.3 ppg, but 19.6 ppg last season with the Milwaukee Bucks.  And he scored 22.6 ppg in ’07-’08 for the New Jersey Nets. WINNER:  Both players were touted as crucial [...]

April 29, 2010 – Allen Moll Until yesterday, CJ Leslie, as the highest rated uncommitted player left in the 2010 HS Recruiting Class, held the power to transform the collegiate landscape by lending his immense talents as a ball player to three schools, namely Kentucky, UConn, and NC State. In a decision which was to [...]

April 28, 2010 – Allen Moll How does he do it? It there any doubt that John Calipari at Kentucky is hands down, the best recruiter in college basketball? If anyone needs further evidence, exhibit A and B should be his recent commitment from the #1 rated point guard(#2 overall), Marquis Teague, and #1 overall [...]

April 28, 2010 – Allen Moll Could it be? Could we have seen the last of Tracy McGrady on the NBA hardwood? It’s a real possibility since some recent comments by some very reputable news sources and McGrady himself, may have him leaning towards retirement if he cannot return to his old self. At the [...]

April 28, 2010 – THD Podcast This week in THD podcast, Kevin Burke is in full blown playoff analysis mode, breaking down the starts to the opening rounds of the 2010 NBA Playoffs…. If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or [...]

April 27, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap I’ve been watching NBA basketball a long time. Without aging myself too much up in here, i’ll just say a very very long time. I have never, in all the years of watching this sport at any level, seen a foul call this obviously absurd. I’ve got a lot [...]

April 27, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious Lebron James had his game face on this past Sunday against the Bulls in Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. In fact he was wearing a serious scowl for most of the game. Normally jovial and seen joking with teammates Lebron did not want Chicago [...]