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March 25, 2011 – Allen Moll We’ve all heard of players doing something miraculous in the final game of their high school careers, but how about a coach? That’s exactly what happened in Augusta, Georgia as Augusta HS varsity coach Robin Kelsch decided to retire from coaching after 13 seasons on the bench to take [...]

We are down to the last few weeks of the NBA season, and the playoff picture is beginning to sort itself out. Now teams must begin jockeying for matchups to give themselves the best chance of lifting the trophy this summer. [...]

March 24, 2011 – Joshua Sexton It seems as though sports fans are always hasty to dismiss proven champions. I have fallen victim to this perilous habit as well. Defending champions are either too old, their previous championships were flukes of some kind or other teams seem primed to knock them off their pedestal. Last [...]

JaVale McGee's block on Wes Matthews' dunk attempt has to be the block of the year... [...]

March 24, 2011 – Allen Moll Every year, the fine folks at McDonald’s select 24 of the very best boys and girls high school players to participate in the annual McDonald’s All American Game. It’s high school basketball’s version of an all star game with the participants almost certainly destined for big things on the [...]

March 24, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Although Lebron James was named by the NBA as the Eastern Conference player of the week for the past week’s action, we feel that Dwyane Wade was more deserving of the honor. Lebron had great statistics and was certainly a huge piece of the puzzle for the Heat, [...]

March 23, 2011 – Joshua Sexton It seems as though all of the basketball analysts, writers and fans talk about how competitive and crazy the Western Conference is every season. Although the Eastern Conference is more top heavy, few would argue the Western Conference is much more competitive from top to bottom. As of right [...]

The Hoop Doctors' Morganette, Raven, didn't advance so we are now behind Yeni in the Captain Morgan BracketMaster Challenge [...]

March 22, 2011 – Allen Moll With the NBA season now hitting the homestretch with nary a month to go before the post-season, this year’s talented crop of rookies are either hitting the rookie wall or taking their game to a new level. Even though not many of these young ballers will get to taste [...]

Lisa Leslie presented the Gatorade Player of the Year trophy to this year's winner, and The Hoop Doctors spoke to her about that and women's basketball as well... [...]