Rumors

March 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I guess Kevin Love really misses Ricky Rubio. Who knows, but maybe that’s what he told Barea during the Wolves timeout last night when they were getting beat by the Kings. Whatever was said between the two it got pretty heated when Barea launched into a tirade at [...]

March 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We knew the Lakers were going to upgrade their PG position and that Derek Fisher was probably going to be that sacrificial lamb. As you know, he was dealt to Houston and apparently didn’t like that as a landing spot… has reached a buyout agreement with the Houston [...]

March 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Last night the Lakers beat the Wolves 97-92. Its a good thing after this pass the Lakers held onto win, or Kobe may not have taken it so lightly. I’d love to know what was going through Kobe’s mind when Bynum bombs this full-court pass intended for…? Then [...]

March 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors With Mike Woodson now calling the shots in New York, it appears as if Jeremy Lin’s role will be reduced in favor of some of the more established stars. Linsanity was fun while it lasted, though. Woodson ran his first practice and began to make it clear to [...]

March 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Not only did the Phoenix Suns beat the LA Clippers last night, but the NBA’s ‘golden boy of dunk’, Blake Griffin, was posterized in the process. Suns rookie Markieff Morris took it baseline and rose up over the contesting Griffin for a vicious dunk. Peep the highlights (before [...]

March 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Portland Trailblazers were active during yesterday’s final day for trades and ended up acquiring four new players. The problem is however they only sent out two players who had a roster spot. That puts them over the limit of 15 active players on roster. So needing to [...]

March 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The saga is finally over, Dwight Howard has elected to remain in Orlando through next season. He seemed determined to bolt just a few weeks ago in what had to be the most indecisive free agent situation ever. Dwight Howard has waived the early termination option in his [...]

March 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Leandro Barbosa was once a very coveted player but finds himself on the move again. This acquisition makes the Pacers a very sexy playoff pick now. According to Y! sports… “The Indiana Pacers acquired guard Leandro Barbosa from the Toronto Raptors for a second-round draft pick, a league [...]

March 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors First Jeff Green, now Chris Wilcox. What are the chance that two guys from the same team miss significant action in the same season due to heart ailments? We here at The Hoop Doctors wish both a speedy recovery. In a routine that has become a little too [...]

March 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors After Ricky Rubio went down with a season ending knee injury things got a little less exciting in Minnesota. The guy is not only flashy on the court, but also entertaining off it. But not to fear NBA fans, it looks like Rubio is keeping in touch through [...]