While most schools are focused on the money aspect of college sports now-a days with constant re-alignment and battles over jersey sales, it’s nice to hear a story like Zach Hodskins being offered a preferred walk-on spot with the Florida Gators. Hodskins excels on the hardwood despite a birth defect that robbed him of not [...]
August 19, 2013
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NCAA
By the time next June rolls around, everyone in the NBA will be talking about collegiate freshman sensation Andrew Wiggins and how he has the potential to be the next great player in the NBA. But a number of other players who will probably throw their names into next year’s NBA Draft also have the [...]
August 16, 2013
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NCAA
Remember the original “Twin Towers”, consisting of 7’4 Ralph Sampson and 7’0 Hakeem Olajuwon on the Houston Rockets during the mid 1980’s? Although they only played together for a few seasons, they were an impenetrable duo in the painted area, proving to be the model for positioning two 7 foot plus big men in the [...]
August 8, 2013
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NCAA
University of North Carolina swingman PJ Hairston has the perfect combination of size, strength, and deep perimeter shooting to one day be a prototypical shooting guard at the next level. Despite having a breakout ’12-’13 campaign, where he averaged 14.2 ppg, 4.2 rebounds, and shot nearly 40% from behind the arc for the Tarheels, the [...]
It was a surprising decision when promising Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart decided to return to college rather than going pro after his freshman season. It’s even more rare he did so despite being projected as a Top 5 pick and the best floor general available among all prospects. Many scouts and NBA General [...]
July 29, 2013
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NBA Draft, NCAA
Unless he gets hit by a bus, Andrew Wiggins is almost a lock to get one of the Top 2 draft picks in the 2014 NBA Draft. He’s that good, he’s that athletic. However for now, he’s still got to focus on his first season of college hoops with the Kansas Jayhawks. The Hoop Doctors [...]
July 23, 2013
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Interviews, THD Videos
We had the opportunity to sit down, at Gatorade’s pre-ESPY award ceremony to honor the nation’s top high school athletes, with probably the biggest break out star in the NBA this year in Pacers’ Paul George. George had lots of good things to say about the event, his breakout role with the Pacers, and the [...]
July 22, 2013
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Interviews