Rumors

August 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It has been rumored that Hakeen Olajuwon charges somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 per session to work with NBAers to help hone their post-skills. He has been working with Amar’e Stoudemire (who can afford that) for a while this summer and “the Dream” likes what he sees [...]

August 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This must be the week to anoint someone else as potentially being better than Michael Jordan. First was Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and now it’s John Salley, a former teammate of Jordan. Salley was a guest on Colin Cowherd’s radio show and shared the following: [...]

August 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors For a guy that everyone is speculating might leave LA this summer to sign a long term deal with the largest bidder, he sure doesn’t act like it. Dwight Howard apparently just bought a $20M mansion in Los Angeles this week. And he paid for it with a [...]

August 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Derrick Rose is likely to miss all of next season so that he can rehab his knee. That’s probably best because what would rushing him back late in the season do? It’s not as if the Bulls are going to be contenders this year. adidas has decided to [...]

August 15, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors For whatever reason, basketball elicits the “who is the best?” argument more so than any other sport. Whenever anyone is mentioned in the same breath as Michael Jordan, it immediately causes discussion. Particularly when the other name involved is LeBron James. Team USA assistant coach, Jim Boeheim of [...]

August 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If you are a Chicago Bulls fan, the words ‘I’m Back’ will probably always take you back to the moment Michael Jordan decided to make his return to the NBA after a short stint in professional baseball. But the day Derrick Rose says those words will be the [...]

August 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Maybe a change in scenery will do Andrew Bynum some good. Granted, he had his best season as a pro last year, but his immaturity overshadowed that to a degree. Now that he’s in Philly, the Sixers are a much improved team. But first, Bynum will have that secret [...]

August 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Phoenix Suns are in a rebuilding stage as they have turned their roster over this summer. The veteran presence of Jermaine O’Neal should help out some of the younger players on the team. In the shadow cast by Superman’s arrival in Los Angeles, the timing of Jermaine O’Neal’s choice [...]

August 10, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Performance enhacing drugs may give athletes a competitive advantage in some sports, but it doesn’t necessarily work in basketball. Being stronger or faster won’t make you a better scorer, rebounder, defender or ball-handler. So it’s somewhat surprising to hear this about Kobe. But then again, it’s the Olympics [...]

August 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors ESPN tonight is reporting sources are telling them that as of this evening the four team deal that would send Dwight Howard to the Lakers to team up with Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash is complete. Here are the details on which players are moving where as a [...]