R.S. De France

November 24, 2011 – R.S. De France So far, Ceballos has done well and looks to be on the road to recovery. [...]

November 17, 2011 – R.S. De France So far, this has been a rough start for the UCLA Bruins (0-2). Last year, the Bruins did pretty well in the tournament, and since Head Coach Ben Howland took over, this team has been pretty sensational, making two Final Four’s and being Runner-up once. But, today, the [...]

November 7, 2011 – R.S. De France Despite Dallas Mavericks’ Owner Mark Cuban’s repeated attempts to buy a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, he has so far been unsuccessful. Until now. Cuban does not own the Los Angeles Dodgers yet, but Frank McCourt has finally relented and agreed to sell the team. And, according to [...]

October 31, 2011 – R.S. De France Flipping through the channels the other night, I finally saw something that looked interesting. The title read “basketball,” so I clicked on it. While the NBA still works on a deal, the only basketball on television was a WNBA charity game to raise money for breast cancer. Although [...]

October 24, 2011 – R.S. De France In the middle of a 100+ day lockout, the NBA seems to be reinventing ways to become irrelevant. But, in the midst of this frustrating lockout, issues like ESPN ranking Kobe Bryant as the 7th best player in the league and Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers’ point [...]

October 7, 2011 – R.S. De France As the NBA lockout continues, four months and counting, we get you caught up on how NBA players are spending their time off. Sure, there have been the usual run-ins with the law, retirements, and entertainment cross-overs; but there has also been some great basketball. One of the [...]

October 6, 2011 – R.S. De France The Hoop Doctors continue looking back at the greatest centers in NBA history, decade by decade, with the 1950’s: ABOUT STATISTICS NOTES Drafted: 1947, Toronto Huskies In 1950’s Games: 538 Points: 5751/10.6 ppg Rebounds: 2747/6.6 rpg Assists: 957/1.7 apg Career: 10.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, and 75.9% [...]

September 29, 2011 – R.S. De France If Larry Bird and Magic could eventually become friends, if the various interests in the U.S. government could come to a resolution on the debt crisis, and if the NFL owners and players could come to an agreement, surely it must be possible to end the NBA lockout [...]

September 23, 2011 – R.S. De France When one thinks of the greatest professional sports teams ever assembled in all of sports, which squads come to mind? The 1927 New York Yankees, 1960’s Boston Celtics (11 Championships), 1972 Miami Dolphins (14-0), 1975-1976 Cincinnati Reds, 1980’s Los Angeles Lakers, 1980’s Edmonton Oilers, 1980’s Boston Celtics, 1984 [...]

September 16th, 2011 – R.S. De France The Hoop Doctors continue looking back at the greatest centers in NBA history, decade by decade, with the 1960’s: ABOUT STATISTICS NOTES Drafted 1953 (Debut 1955) Territorial Selection of the New York Knicks In 1960’s: Games: 350 Points: 3777 10.79 ppg Rebounds: 4032 11.5 rpg Assists: 463 1.3 [...]