2010

September 24, 2010 – Kevin Burke Phil Jackson may very well be the luckiest coach in the history of sports. He was fortunate enough to inherit Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen when he coached the Bulls en route to six NBA Championships in an eight year stretch. That good fortune continued when he relocated to [...]

September 22, 2010 – Allen Moll Sixteen years after his dad, then affectionately known as Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson finished up a National Player of the Year campaign at Purdue, then went on to become the #1 overall draft pick in the NBA, Glen Robinson III gave a verbal commitment to play his college ball at the [...]

September 21, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol It is usually the owners of NBA teams that come down on players for ‘being a distraction’ off the court for the organization. So what happens when the owners themselves become the distraction for the players? Who comes down on them… A federal appeals court revived the Securities [...]

September 21, 2010 – R.S. De France As Allen Iverson mulls over his decision of whether or not to play in China, this may be the last chance for an NBA team to snatch up this savvy veteran. Iverson is still a versatile combo guard, one who plays either point or shooting guard. As he [...]

September 20, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Let me preface the Gilbert comments by saying that if Lebron and the Heat do go on to win multiple titles he will probably still not regret his letter to Cavs fans. However if the Cavaliers go on to another 5 years with limited success he will certainly [...]

September 20, 2010 – Allen Moll With the Summer almost officially over and basketball on all levels in a slow period as we await the start of training camp, it’s time to start to prognosticate on just how the 2010-2011 NBA season will play out. Some of the game’s best players have not only changed [...]

September 15, 2010 – Kevin Burke Back for it’s 3rd season, the award-winning Gatorade REPLAY stages re-matches of classic games between some the nation’s best high school sports teams and gives former teammates the chance to prove once you’re an athlete, you’re always an athlete. This year, it reunited two South Side Chicago high school [...]

September 14, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious Brandon Jennings is reppin’ Under Armour’s new basketball line. And at The Hoop Docs we’ve made it no secret we love the line, the kicks are niiice. Jennings has been with Under Armour for more than two years. They showed him love before he even got to the NBA, [...]

September 14, 2010 – Kevin Burke Back for it’s 3rd season, the award-winning Gatorade REPLAY stages re-matches of classic games between some the nation’s best high school sports teams and gives former teammates the chance to prove once you’re an athlete, you’re always an athlete. This year, it reunited two South Side Chicago high school [...]

September 14, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Truth in newspaper advertising for once… The Minnesota Timberwolves are nothing if not honest. The team took out a full-page ad in Monday’s Star Tribune sports section, featuring a long open letter to fans that acknowledges the negatives, points to the positives, and spells out the plan for [...]