2011

September 20, 2010 – Allen Moll The recruitment of Austin Rivers, currently the newly #1 rated prospect in the 2011 HS Recruiting Class by Rivals, has been a bit confusing. After initially giving a verbal commit to play for Billy Donovan at the University of Florida early in his HS career, Rivers has officially re-opened [...]

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 1, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious He is according to the San Antonio Express-News twitter feed. Makes you wonder if Darius Miles has finally matured. If there is anyone that can get maturity out of players and get them to act right and stay focused it’s Gregg Popovich. [H/T to Slam Online] [...]

August 31, 2010 – Allen Moll For all of those Knicks fans who may have wished that the overpaid and oft injured Eddy Curry would disappear off the face of the Earth for turning out to be one of the most disappointing players in franchise history, their wish may have come true, since word out [...]

August 28, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “Jamal Crawford has told the Hawks he wants to be traded before the 2010-11 season if the team doesn’t offer a contract extension to his liking, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Crawford, whose current contract expires after the season, asked the Hawks for an [...]

August 25, 2010 – Allen Moll We all already know just how good Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh are since they have put together quite an impressive resume which includes 2 MVP’s, 3 Scoring Titles, and 17 All Star Game appearances between them. But just how good is their supporting cast for next [...]

August 19, 2010 – Allen Moll CJ Leslie, Ryan Harrow, and Lorenzo Brown. Heading into the 2010 NCAA basketball season, these three players’ names are only known to hard-core NCAA and elite level HS basketball junkies, but come December when the season is well under way, I guarantee you that one or all three will [...]

August 9, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors The Hoop Doctors had a chance a couple weeks ago to sit down with Minnesota Timberwolves rising star Kevin Love and chat about the upcoming NBA season. Love weighs in on the Wolves summer acquisitions, teammate Al Jefferson leaving town, Lebron’s decision, and the passing of a coaching [...]

August 7, 2010 – Allen Moll Head coaches Bill Self of Kansas, Josh Pastner at Memphis, and even John Calipari at Kentucky received some disheartening news in the past few days that each of their top recruits, primed to be major players for this upcoming ‘10-’11 NCAA season, have been ruled ineligible. Josh Selby, ranked [...]

August 6, 2010 – Allen Moll With the college game’s best players every season continually coming from the freshman class, nothing is more important than recruiting to an NCAA coaching staff. Regal recruiters like John Calipari at Kentucky, Thad Matta at Ohio State, and Bruce Pearl of Tennessee annually get commitments from elite level recruits [...]