Rumors

August 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Whenever the U.S. defeats a “lesser” opponent, there are still always the people who say “they should’ve won by more”. Well, they won’t be saying that after yesterday’s 156-73 dismantling of Nigeria. In fact some are today blaming Coach K of trying to ’embarrass’ the Nigeria team.  Carmelo [...]

August 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Despite being NBA champs, the knock on the Miami Heat is still their lack of size on the inside. When Chris Bosh when down with an abdominal strain in the Pacers series, that was magnified as most of the scoring came from the perimeter. But, Pat Riley isn’t [...]

August 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympian of all-time with 19 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for gold medals (15) and gold medals in individual events (9). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps took the record for the most first-place [...]

August 2, 2102 – The Hoop Doctors The loss of Dwyane Wade for Team USA was huge. But because this team is so talented on the perimeter, they’ll manage. Wade decided to have surgery on his knee rather than play in the Olympics, but that doesn’t mean he’s not rooting for the guys. ‘Obviously, I [...]

August 1, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When Ray Allen left Boston for Miami, it was widely speculated that his turbulent relationship with Rajon Rondo was to blame. While that’s probably part of it, Doc Rivers has decided to take some of th blame. “People can use all the Rondo stuff – and it was [...]

August 1, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Mike Brown hire last summer shocked many. It lacked the typical Lakers glamour. Despite that, the Lakers still had a decent season before being ousted by OKC. But is Magic Johnson a Mike Brown fan? “I’m really not tough on Mike Brown,’ Magic said. ‘I just want [...]

August 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It seems as if athletes are getting arrested these days at a record pace. Being bored during the offseason will do that to you, I guess. Matt Barnes was recently arrested and allegedly threatened the officer. That won’t end well. “Manhattan Beach police Lt. Steve Tobias said Barnes [...]

July 31, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This Olympic squad is so talented offensively, that scoring isn’t going to be a problem. In fact, it has gotten to the point where LeBron wants the 3-time defending scoring champ to shoot more. Go figure. Kevin Durant, the scoring champ in question, has not played in an [...]

July 31, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Jay-Z is certainly making his imprint on the NBA. He is the architect behind the new-look Brooklyn Nets, but he isn’t done there. He is also the executive producer for NBA 2K13. With his influence over pop culture, it’s surprising this hasn’t been done sooner. [...]

July 30, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Chicago Bulls are without Derrick Rose till at least the latter stages of next season. So in the meantime they are explosive scoring point and shooting guards. No one fits that bill better than free agent Nate Robinson. Apparently agreeing to a one year deal with the [...]