March 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors And you thought the NBA was getting soft? Check out this flip from the Philippines. Mick Pinissi flops more than a bit delayed when Will McDonald hits him in the head with the ball. Thank the use of video recording and YouTube all over the world for this [...]
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Video: Kobe’s Miraculous No Look And One Against Mavericks
March 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Oh, and in the title of this post if the degree of difficulty didn’t sound large enough, I forgot to mention he pulled off the shot over his shoulder and off an alley-oop. On route to a 109-93 Lakers win over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks, this was [...]
Derek Fisher Double Take [PIC]
March 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors There are some players in NBA history that you just can’t help but associate with a franchise. Usually they are the franchises star players for a long period of time. So when they get moved or sign with another team, it looks down right strange when they don [...]
Mike Woodson Says Knicks Can Win the Title
March 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors You have to admire Mike Woodson’s candid feedback. I mean, what was he supposed to say? But he indirectly gives ammo to detractors of the Knicks. Q: Message to Knick fans. A: ‘To be patient with us, stay behind us. Stay behind and be positive and help us [...]
Throwback Image: Phil Jackson Guarding Pat Riley in 1972
March 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The irony, some 40 years later, contained within this image from Sports Illustrated’s vault is more than words. Phil Jackson of the New York Knicks guarding the lethal Pat Riley of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972. There is foreshadowing in the fact that Pat Riley later coached [...]
Lin Signs Endorsement Deal With Volvo
March 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors You knew that sooner or later, the endorsement deals would flow in for Jeremy Lin. While “Linsanity” isn’t as powerful as it was a month ago, he’s still a big international draw and should be for a while. Just ask Volvo who just signed him to a two [...]
Video: Shaq Retires Name “Shaq” on Conan
March 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors “Shaquille O’Neal” appeared last night on Conan. Mixing these two comedic geniuses together is always good for a laugh. Last night Shaq explained why he is retiring the name Shaq: [...]
Video: Patrick Ewing or Hakeem Olajuwon?
March 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors NBA TV’s Open Court discussing who the better big man was during the 90’s, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Rockets or Patrick Ewing of the Knicks? THD agrees whole heartedly with the panel that ‘The Dream’ was the better player of the two. But that’s no disrespect to Mr. [...]
Gilbert Arenas Signs One-Year Deal with Grizzlies
March 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If the Grizzlies are getting the Gilbert Arenas from Washington, where he was one of the best scorers in the business, they’ll be in good shape. But chances are that he’s a shell of his formers self. Either way, he should pay dividends for the Grizzlies coming down [...]
Lakers Exercise Team Option on Bynum
March 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors A year ago, who would’ve thought that Andrew Bynum would be getting consideration for the “best center in the league” title? While, that may be a bit premature since Dwight’s consistency has spanned years and Bynum’s is new-found, he has definitely improved. “The definition of a no-brainer? The [...]
