Rumors

May 10, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The only reason James Harden doesn’t start is because he’s on the Oklahoma City Thunder. On just about any other team, he’d crack the starting lineup. He’s a very talented player and impacts the game in more ways than just scoring. He helps stabilize the offense which is [...]

May 10, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Greg Oden has been through a lot. He’s one of the most injury-prone athlete the NBA has ever seen. Even though he’s been the butt of many jokes, it had to be tough for him to deal with. Recently, he opened up to some of the internal struggles [...]

May 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Because every Knick PG is hurt, and because Toney Douglas has been banished, Mike Bibby will get the start against the Heat in Game 5. But Dwyane Wade doesn’t seem too concerned about that. When asked about Bibby Wednesday, Wade decided to take a verbal jab at his [...]

May 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Clippers have somehow become the Miami Heat of the Western Conference, meaning they’re the team that other teams don’t really care for. Not sure how we’ve arrived here. Part of the reason is because they have been accused of flopping. Namely Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. Even [...]

May 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Everything that could’ve gone wrong with Baron Davis’ knee on Sunday, did. At first, he was rumored to just have a dislocated knee cap. But we have found out that he also has a torn ACL and MCL. Given the fact that he’s 33, was a shell of [...]

May 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Typically, the greater the player you were, the less likely you are get a head coaching gig in the NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was screaming about that for years, and Patrick Ewing has been very patiently waiting his turn. He’s been the assistant coach in Orlando for years and [...]

May 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Just when I thought I couldn’t have any more respect for C-Webb, he addresses the Blake Griffin and ‘flop city’ situation head on, during the Clippers-Grizzlies broadcast last night. And he hits the nail on the head, you may get away with a few calls here and there [...]

May 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If shirts like this ever become the ‘thing’ in the mainstream, just put me out of my misery. I don’t think I can live in a world where it is advisable to wear this shirt in public. Apparently Nick Young wore the shirt on the way to the [...]

May 7, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Well, you have to give Michael Jordan credit if nothing else. Even though he has assembled disastrous teams, his head coaches haven’t been too shabby. Larry Brown, Paul Silas and now…Jerry Sloan? We’re hearing that the Bobcats may take a look at Jerry Sloan to replace Paul Silas. [...]

May 7, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Chris Paul has frequently brought his son on his lap for post-game press conferences in the past. The kid seems at ease in front of the camera already. So much so that after the Saturday Clippers win over the Grizzlies, Paul’s son stole the show (and the hearts [...]