Rumors

May 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The aging Spurs surprised the league by winning the West’s regular season with 61 victories. But their first round exit at the hands of the 8th seeded Grizzlies have many thinking their window is just about shut. One of those people is Tony Parker. Even if the NBA [...]

May 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Rumors are running rampant today that NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West will be announcing in the next couple days that he will be joining the Golden State Warriors front office immediately. It will be more in an advisory role, but given his track record in management will [...]

May 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been very vocal lately about how he feels he has been treated by the Lakers organization. It started with him saying he feels slighted that they never erected a statue for him, but he also went on to vent more frustrations. The Lakers have responded [...]

May 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Russell Westrook’s criticisms has been well documented this postseason. From turnovers to shooting too much, he’s had to hear it all. Well, last night, head coach Scott Brooks had seen enough and benched Westbrook for the entire 4th quarter in favor of backup, Eric Maynor. It’ll be interesting [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Duke’s Kyrie Irving is widely regarded at the eventual #1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft. Perhaps that’s why he has chosen not to work out at the combine. Duke star point guard Kyrie Irving said Thursday he is having medical tests at the NBA combine but [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Dirk Nowitzki was on fire in Game 1 against OKC. He ended up with 48 points on 12 – 15 FG and 24 – 24 FT. He was scoring on just about anybody and drew alot of fouls. Apparently, he doesn’t think anyone on the Thunder can check [...]

May 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Following Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery, Timberwolves GM David Kahn suggested that the lottery is rigged after his team ended up with the second pick rather than the top pick. That got many people talking and he has since backed off his claim, saying that he was joking. [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Lately, it seems like honoring former players with statues appears to be the new thing. But as that trend continues, naturally, you’re going to have many players feel as if they’re being left out. Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won five world championships as a Los Angeles [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Maya Moore is arguably the best female college basketball player of all-time. Her play at UConn was the reason they were able set that incredible consecutive record-breaking win streak. She was the first overall selection in the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx and she’s also the first [...]

May 18, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert wanted to have his good luck charm not only on hand but in the spotlight last night representing his team at the NBA Draft Lottery. And boy did it work well for Gilbert and the team. The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the night winning [...]