Rumors

June 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last season the Golden State Warriors were 36 – 46, finished 12th in the Western Conference and 10 games out of a playoff spot. But don’t tell newly anointed coach Mark Jackson that. He thinks the team can make the playoffs next year. If nothing else, you have [...]

June 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kobe Bryant was outwardly in favor of Brian Shaw being named the new coach of the Lakers. He (and everyone else) got the shock of his life when Mike Brown was hired. So much so that he declined to comment initially after. In fact, he still hasn’t spoke [...]

June 8, 2011 – Allen Moll The Philadelphia 76ers have long been searching for a prolific scorer to replace future Hall of Famer Allen Iverson. The Golden State Warriors are in need of a lot of things, but nothing more evident than a lock-down perimeter defender. With both teams struggling to emerge from mediocrity, wouldn’t [...]

June 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Philadelphia 76ers were one of the surprises of the NBA last year. Doug Collins seemed to have sparked new life into the young team as they were able to make the playoffs. But now we have news that a deal to sell the team may be imminent. [...]

June 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Doc Rivers believes that the Celtics have at least one more run in them and he decided to return. Apparently, so does Ray Allen who just excercised his player option to stay in Boston. Ray Allen has exercised his option to remain with the Boston Celtics next season. [...]

June 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Warriors just hired Mark Jackson as their new head coach. Apparently, they’re not done making moves as they are reportedly shopping Monta Ellis. The Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers have discussed a trade that would send the Warriors’ leading scorer, Monta Ellis, to the 76ers for [...]

June 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Mavericks are down 2 – 1 in the Finals to the Heat, and are lucky they aren’t down 3 – 0. The big talk is that Dirk Nowitzki needs help on offense. Looks like Dirk agrees with that assertion. Terry, the Dallas Mavericks’ charismatic sixth man who [...]

June 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Golden State Warriors announced last night that they have hired the former NBA star point guard, and current ABC broadcaster as their new Head Coach. Terms of the agreement were not announced but NBA.com had these quotes from the Warriors and from Jackson himself on the hiring: [...]

June 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors For as great as he was, Michael Jordan’s resume as a talent observer has paled in comparison. He was set to observe to potential Charlotte draft picks, but injuries forced them to sit out. Michael Jordan was up early Sunday in hopes of watching 12 players show why [...]

June 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors After two seasons on the job, the Detroit Pistons have fired John Kuester as head coach. He had somewhat of a tumultuous year with the team so this may not come as a complete shock to many. The Detroit Pistons fired coach John Kuester on Sunday, four days [...]