Rumors

January 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The NBA lockout has had many ripple effects besides just the owners and players. Between the government’s cut on taxes and the arena employees who got put out of work during the lockout, it was near devastating to many. Here is a decent infographic we came across that [...]

January 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors There are many similarities between Dwight Howard and Shaq. They both played in Orlando. Both nicknamed “Superman.” Dwight is rumored to land in L.A. eventually and both get fouled intentionally because of their free throw shooting woes. When Howard was done, he had taken an astounding 39 free [...]

January 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors For about the past 3-4 years or so, the Hawks always seemed as if they were one player short from being elite. Now with the loss of Horford, they slide right back into mediocrity. Atlanta Hawks All-Star center Al Horford is expected to be out for at least [...]

January 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors ESPN Sport Science television series is like ‘mythbusters’ for sports fans. The show explores the science and engineering underlying athletic endeavors, but they always put a cool spin on things for entertainment purposes. Last week the show took a look at Kevin Love’s ability to rebound and box [...]

January 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As if T.J. Ford hasn’t endured enough in his career with the neck injuries, now this… The Spurs announced Wednesday that backup point guard T.J. Ford has suffered a longitudinal tear of his left hamstring and will miss 4-6 weeks. The injury happened Tuesday in the first quarter [...]

January 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Chris Bosh inadvertently made himself a target by joining the Heat. People continue to take shots at him for allegedly being soft and for not being a top-flight player…among other things. Well, he’s tired of it and he has a good point. There was the viral video that, [...]

January 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I guess when you are the NBA champions, being conservative with the partying just doesn’t apply to you. Specifically Delonte West has never been one to shy away from awkward situations involving booze or drugs. Check out this hilarious, yet completely bizarre clip from the Mavericks-Pistons game this [...]

January 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I’m all about superstitions in sports. I know I have little routines I like to go through on ‘game days’ to get myself psyched up for the game and focused. But in team sports, where communication and chemistry amongst the members of a team is super important, you [...]

January 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Sure, those summer league games were interesting from a fan perspective but I’m sure it drove the respective teams crazy. Not only is there a great risk of injury but the style of play is a complete 180 from structured, organized NBA play. Wiz coach Flip Saunders wasn’t [...]

January 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The timing of this photograph from last year’s all-star game really makes the shot. Remind you of anything? A crucifixion perhaps? [...]