Rumors

November 3, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol This whole postponement due to ‘debris’ I find is more than a little ironic given Orlando Magic big man Marcin Gortat’s statements this week about the cleanliness of New York City…. Following last night’s Rangers game, during overnight maintenance of Madison Square Garden, which included cleaning asbestos-related materials [...]

November 2, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol John Wall and Gilbert Arenas are both electrifying guards on the court. The problem with Arenas is we haven’t seen him on the court in quite some time. John Wall on the other hand is already displaying an ‘Allen Iverson’ like quality of playing through bumps, bruises, and [...]

November 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The big fella has been playing the team game better than anyone expected this season in bean town. Given the underperforming of Jermaine O’Neal thus far, the Celtics are hoping Shaq won’t miss any significant time with this knee bruise…. Shaquille O’Neal missed his second straight practice on [...]

November 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Michael Cunningham of the AJC is reporting that the Hawks and Horford have agreed on a contract extension. A healthy one at that… [...]

November 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol We’ve talked a lot about Rajon Rondo this week on The Hoop Doctors because of his huge 24 assist game in which he also recorded a triple double. But Pau Gasol has been quietly flying under the radar as a huge performer and leading the Lakers to a [...]

November 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Rest in peace big fella, you will be missed not only by Blazers fans but fans league wide. You played the game with intensity and ferocity. Maurice Lucas, the fierce power forward known as “The Enforcer” who helped lead the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA title, [...]

October 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Spurs fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the big three will be together for another year at minimum. Parker has signed an extension… Spurs guard Tony Parker has signed a multiyear extension, preserving San Antonio’s Big Three at least through next season. The Spurs announced the [...]

October 29, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Magic are coming out strong again this season, Miami better not take too long to figure this ‘Big Three’ thing out or they may find themselves in a deep hole behind the Magic and Celtics in the East…. Dwight Howard had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lift [...]

October 28, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Our prayers go out to Anderson Varejao and his family today as they help Varejao Sr. through this health issue. As for the Toronto Raptors, their bigs won’t miss the constant pressure and peril of trying to secure those defensive boards… Cleveland forward Anderson Varejao has been excused [...]

October 28, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors Had to make sure you guys all had access to this video to watch over and over again. If we get a better quality version we will update this post. Turner that’s just dirty son… [...]