Rumors

May 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James were named to the All-Defensive First team. Hard to argue with any of those selections. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, winner of the last three Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards, headlines the NBA All-Defensive [...]

May 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors If you were wondering why Chris Bosh didn’t have much of an impact in Game 3 against Boston, you’re not the only one. Finishing with six points and five rebounds in 30 minutes worth of work, something had to be up. But who would’ve thought it was his [...]

May 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors In Saturday’s Game 3, Rajon Rondo suffered one of the most gruesome injuries on the basketball court that you’ll ever see. It was so bad, I could only watch the replay once. He then did one of the most courageous things you’ll every see on the basketball court [...]

May 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Celtics need all the help they can get at this point. Down 0-2 to the Heat, they’re hoping Shaq can make a difference in Game 3. If there is one big weakness of the Heat it is size in the paint. It could be a dream matchup [...]

May 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Blake Griffin was on “Conan” last night, talking next year’s dunk, crowd diving, and hazing… [...]

May 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Some head coaches are synonymous with the schools in which they coach. Jim Calhoun and UConn, Coach K and Duke, Tom Izzo and Michigan State, Jim Boeheim and Syracuse, and Gary Williams and Maryland come to mind. After 22 seasons in College Park, Williams has decided to remove [...]

May 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors In order for the Lakers to climb back in their series against Dallas, they need to slow down Dirk Nowitzki. Ron Artest may be capable of doing that by playing physical against Nowitzki. Too bad Ron won’t get the chance to try in Game 3. He was understandably [...]

May 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Golden State’s Steph Curry is off to a solid start in his NBA career and seems to be following in his father’s footsteps. Dell Curry always played the game the right way, so why wouldn’t his son? Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is the recipient of [...]

May 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The NFL is currently mired in an ugly game of tug-of-war that has resulted in a work stoppage. The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement expires June 30 and some actually believe that this situation will be worse than the NFL’s. David Stern just hopes the courts won’t have to [...]

May 5, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We all knew Ron Artest can get a bit nutty, especially at the end of games the Lakers’ are on the losing end of. But c’mon Ron, do you really need to go all Jackie Chan on little Barea and your own teammate? [...]