It’s that time again. Time for the powers that be to select which guys will represent the U.S. in the upcoming events. This time around, 28 guys have been selected to eventually take part in the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. The invitees are made up of an interesting group as there’s a good [...]
January 23, 2014
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Rumors
Jordan Crawford may not be enough for the Warriors. Just a day after completing a three-team trade with the Celtics and Heat that landed the Dubs MarShon Brooks and Crawford, we catch word they might not be done. The thinking there was Crawford, who is averaging a career-high 5.7 assists per game, would hopefully solve [...]
January 20, 2014
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Remember when Kevin Love didn’t feel supported by the Minnesota Timberwolves? Yeah, those days are gone. Those feelings are gone. Or at least, they should be. Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman called Love a top-five NBA star following his team’s 100-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Weird, right? Praising a player after a loss? From the [...]
December 31, 2013
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About this time every year when the 1st results come in for the upcoming 2014 NBA All Star Game, taking place February 16th in New Orleans. Now is when we as bloggers begin to nit-pick the results and question why a player that hasn’t played a game would be a conference starter of why a [...]
December 13, 2013
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Offbeat
He’s back. Kobe Bryant has officially returned for the Los Angeles Lakers, blowing our weekly NBA power rankings straight to hell…is what I would’ve written if that actually happened. The Black Mamba is indeed back, but hasn’t done anything to shift our standings. If anything, he hurt the Lakers by not rising up out of [...]
December 11, 2013
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Power Rankings
Right about now, I imagine Mark Jackson is blushing. David Lee, too. Andre Iguodala and Andrew Bogut should also be giggling. Stephen Curry, injured or not, might be chuckling as well. Gregg Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs coach who offers up compliments about once a decade, said the Golden State Warriors are for real, according [...]
November 11, 2013
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Be careful what you wish for. Months were spent fawning over the thought of regular-season basketball. The offseason was too much. The preseason was even worse. Meaningful basketball just couldn’t get here fast enough. Mercifully, the regular season came upon us. Then, we blinked. And now, all hell has broken loose. The Miami Heat appear [...]
November 6, 2013
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Power Rankings
Kobe Bryant’s demise in the eyes of analysts continues to roll on. Last week, he was ranked the 25th best player in the NBA by ESPN, and today he was not voted the best SG by GMs for the first time in the last 12 years. General Managers believe James Harden is now the best [...]
October 23, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
The NBA is supposed to be fun. A lot of people understand that. Others don’t. Those people, the overly serious and belligerently antagonistic ones, won’t want to see what follows. This mark’s the inception of The Hoop Doctor’s PG-13 NBA Power Rankings, where almost anything goes. Language may sometimes not be suitable for those reading at [...]
October 8, 2013
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Power Rankings
For Monday’s presser, the sneakers were just as prevalent as the new ‘Back In Blue’ adiZero sleeved uniforms debuted by the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan Brand representatives Chris Paul and Blake Griffin wore PE versions of the Jordan CP3.VII & Jordan Super.Fly 2 respectively in the ‘Back In Blue’ colorway. DeAndre Jordan surprisingly wore a [...]
October 1, 2013
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