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June 22, 2009 – Dr. Anklesnap In Episode 3 of the Jonny Flynn Draft Diaries which we started running for you last week, Flynn heads to Minnesota to workout for the Timberwolves with Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Jennings, Jeff Teague, Ty Lawson, etc. Jonny describes in the interviews what it feels like to keep [...]

June 22, 2009 – Dr. Anklesnap There are many reasons why I love J.E. Skeets from Ball Don’t Lie (in a completely heterosexual way of course), but today the first and foremost reason is for bringing to my attention this video of an 8th grade kid named Aaron Shutway from Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School in [...]

June 22, 2009 – Dr. Browntorious The NBA playoffs is ‘Where Amazing Happens’ right? Well speaking of amazing, how about these facials from the 2009 post-season? You can’t call yourself a basketball fan if you don’t get an adrenaline rush watching these fearless rim assaults: [...]

June 22, 2009 – Michael Pina Michael Pina has a BA in English with a concentration in Journalism from the University of Delaware. He is currently living in his hometown of Boston. If the NBA finals reinforced anything on its viewers, it’s that professional basketball is currently stuck in the anti-big man era. The days [...]

June 22, 2009 – Dr. Dime Ricky Rubio is certainly one of the biggest X-Factor’s of this years NBA Draft. He is currently getting a tonne of attention from this side of the pond, and will likely be a Top 5 pick in the draft. Many people have compared his game to another NBA great, [...]

June 22, 2009 The Air Jordan Retro XII – Rising Sun is set to release in October 2009. Jordan Brand will continue to release various editions and styles of the Retro XII throughout the year, but this particular style has a great white perforated leather upper that is ridged to give the appearance of rays [...]

June 20, 2009 – Dr. Browntorious I realize we are running a lot of Lakers pieces lately, but in all fairness they did win the NBA Championship. Any team that can navigate their way through the grueling NBA post-season and come out victorious deserves a little bit of PR don’t you think? Speaking of deserving, [...]

June 19, 2009 – Dr. Anklesnap In the latest episode of the Jonny Flynn Draft Diaries which we started running for you on Wednesday, he sits down for an interview to talk about his upbringing and some draft thoughts. All you ‘cuse fans gotta love these huh? [...]

June 19, 2009 – Dr. J-Water Throughout the whole Lebron vs. Kobe debate that took place during the playoffs, I was amazed at how often people focused in on their offensive skills and attributes, and how little people talked about how good these guys were defensively. They are both stoppers, probably stemming from the MJ [...]

June 18, 2009 – Dr. Dime Every once in a while we stumble across some NBA gear or products that just make us laugh out loud. So if we laugh, we figure ‘hell maybe readers of The Hoop Docs might too’. And let the sharing begin. Kobe Bryant has solidified his place in history by [...]