Rumors

June 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Derrick Rose went down in the first round of this years playoffs with a devastating knee injury that the medical profession is expecting to keep him sidelined for most if not all of next season. The best case prognosis is that he could return in 8 months to [...]

June 1, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that Kentucky’s Anthony Davis will be selected first overall by the New Orleans Hornets and it sounds like he’s ready for action right now. Davis recently made some comments about playing defense on Kobe Bryant. We would strongly advise Davis to tread [...]

May 31, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors What would a draft lottery be without people claiming foul play? Happens every year. The 7 – 52 Bobcats had the best chance at landing the #1 overall pick. But as we know, that doesn’t guarantee much since the last team with the best chance to actually win [...]

May 31, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It was only fitting that Michael Jordan was potentially about to be Patrick Ewing’s boss. It’s even more fitting that Jordan has decided to keep looking after interviewing Ewing. Patrick has been an assistant for a very long time. We hope he finally gets his shot.  After an [...]

May 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Stan Van Gundy being fired last week shouldn’t have come as a shock to anyone. His last days in Orlando were certainly forgettable. But what has gotten lost in all of this is that SVG is actually a pretty good coach. He’s fiery and passionate, which are essential. [...]

May 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When news broke that Shaq was a candidate for the Orlando Magic GM position, it caught us all off guard. Shaq and front office don’t necessarily roll off the tongue. But don’t worry, the big fella shot down those rumors. ‘When I first heard about the vacancy for [...]

May 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It’s tough to argue with some of these names but it’s certainly new to see some of them on these lists. Judging by these, the NBA has a bright future. The Miami Heat’s LeBron James, the 2011-12 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player and winner of three of the [...]

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May 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The logical conclusion would be that the defensive player of the year would be named to the all-defensive 1st team. But that would be too easy. Tyson Chandler had the second team because the same people don’t vote on both. Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the [...]

May 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Shaq makes it pretty well known that he’s not particularly fond of Dwight Howard. He has thought that Dwight was trying too hard to be just like him. So can you image the dynamic if he were Dwight’s GM? It would be an ugly situation to say the [...]