2011 Playoffs

May 6, 2011 – Kevin Burke Injuries are a part of the game and everyone is susceptible. But even so, it’s tough not to feel bad for guys that get hurt, especially towards the end of the season with something still left to play for. On February 15, Memphis’ Rudy Gay [...]

The Lakers and Celtics met in the Finals last year and both are down 0-2. Will either of them survive this round? [...]

May 3, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors After leading by 16 in the second half last night, the Lakers ultimately lost to the Mavericks in Game 1, 96 – 94. You can point to a bunch of reasons why Dallas mounted that comeback and this loss left Kobe in doubt… The Dallas Mavericks might have [...]

May 2, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last week, Caron Butler stated that he feels good and said he should play against the Lakers in the second round. However, his coach Rick Carlisle has other thoughts… There is “zero” chance that Dallas Mavericks small forward Caron Butler sees action in the Western Conference semifinals against [...]

April 28, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Each week, The Hoop Doctors will poke a little fun through cartooning at the latest discussions at the proverbial ‘water-cooler’ regarding the NBA and its characters. We hope you get a couple of laughs along the way, and if you are thinking about writing us hate mail [...]

April 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Heat have more than enough firepower but were dealt a huge blow when Udonis Haslem went down in November. Imagine how tough they’d be in the playoffs if they were to get him back healthy… Heat forward Udonis Haslem says he’s hopeful of returning to the Miami [...]

April 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors As if the Lakers aren’t in enough trouble with the pesky Hornets. Now one of their players is in trouble with the law… Authorities say Los Angeles Lakers forward Derrick Caracter was arrested in New Orleans, accused of public drunkenness and shoving a cashier at a pancake restaurant. [...]

April 25, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The top seeded San Antonio Spurs are an old, beat up team. They also have their hands full with the Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis has a 2 – 1 series lead on San Antonio and have been able to do so by taking advantage of the Spurs inside with [...]

April 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With Chauney Billups out with a bad left knee and Amar’e Stoudemire playing limited minutes due to back spasms, Carmelo Anthony poured in 42 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in Tuesday night’s Game 2 defeat for the Knicks at the hands of the Celtics. The outcome may have [...]