R.S. De France

March 28, 2011 – R.S. De France In time for the NCAA Final Four, The Hoop Doctors would like to take a look back to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2010 playoff and finals run.  Here are the “Final Four” of Lakers’ playoff moments from 2010: 1. “Artest’s Game-Winner,” Phoenix Suns, Western Conference Finals, Game 5 [...]

March 21, 2011 – R.S. De France We see it all the time. Bad seasons often lead to coaching changes. The average tenure for an NBA Head Coach is only 3.2 seasons. Legends like Phil Jackson (in his 12th season with the Lakers) and Jerry Sloan (with Utah for 23 years) and Gregg Popovich (16th [...]

March 6, 2011 – R.S. De France If I may speak on behalf of Los Angeles Lakers’ fans in Southern California, I say this to Sacramento: Keep your Kings—we don’t want them! If you like the Kings, don’t be offended. You love them. I hate them. But, we both want the same thing: to keep [...]

March 2, 2011 – Rob S. De France In the Los Angeles Lakers’ 90-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, point guard Russell Westbrook lit them up for 22 points, 6 assists, and 6 rebounds. During All-star weekend, I had a chance to catch up with a player who may help be able to help [...]

February 22, 2011 – Rob S. De France Before All-star Saturday night, I had a chance to represent The Hoop Doctors and ask Dwight Howard about his thoughts on possibly competing with Blake Griffin in the Dunk Contest in the future. I feel like the Dunk Contest needs star power to manifest the level of [...]

February 08, 2011 – R.S. De France Despite the Lakers’ lack of options and tradable assets, if the organization digs deep into its pockets and dreams big, they may find better trade options than if they look for a small, short-term fix. For once with these Los Angeles Lakers, it’s management pushing for a move, [...]

January 28, 2011 – R.S. De France Even though the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin is in his second year with the team, he is technically considered a rookie. Griffin’s tremendous rookie season got me wondering where he ranks among the best rookie power forwards (PF) of all-time in the NBA. Beyond the eye-popping, oxygen-sucking, [...]

January 12, 2011 – R.S. De France While I’ve always been one to stick up for and defend Kobe Bryant, he’s way off base saying the Lakers are better than the Celtics at defense. Bryant’s comments on defense start in around 3 minutes and 50 seconds in, so towards the end of this clip.  Bryant’s [...]

January 6, 2011 – R.S. De France Can you really compare a future Hall of Fame power forward with a forgettable forward like Tyson Chandler?  Well, that’s exactly what Dirk Nowitzki recently did. On TNT last Thursday during the San Antonio Spurs v. Dallas Mavericks game, which the Spurs only won 99-93 despite the absence [...]

January 3, 2011 – R.S. De France Riding a modest 2 game win streak, the Los Angeles Lakers showed that their recent troubles are more than just another bump on the road to another three-peat.  After their up-and-down play over the last month, the Los Angeles Lakers were demolished by the Memphis Grizzlies on 104-85 [...]