2012

The battle over Los Angeles resumed with the Lakers beating the Clippers, 113-108, with resounding performances by Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum. [...]

March 30, 2012 – R.S. De France The Los Angeles Lakers loss to the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, 102-93, at home on Thursday night was not surprising after the tumultuous week the Lakers had. That does make it their third home loss in their last four home games. It seems only fitting for the Lakers [...]

March 26, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a force to be reckoned with for the Kentucky Wildcats this year in the NCAA tourney. Most draft boards have ‘Cats Anthony Davis going first overall but Kidd-Gilchrist isn’t that far behind. But being a baller on the court doesn’t make you a baller in [...]

March 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I think we can all agree that it is a travesty Ricky Rubio got a knee injury just over mid way through his rookie season. Why? Because he brought more flair and excitement to the court than we have seen in years in the NBA. Always with a [...]

March 19, 2012 – Brad Washington I’ve learned over time, that the hype machines created by the media have never tended to last long. The initial hype behind Ryan Leaf, Daisuke Matsuzaka, JaMarcus Russell, etc. can make a lot of fans and critics alike become skeptical of the next media monster a-la Tim Tebow. The [...]

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 This is not a joke. At first I thought this tidbit from the Suns camp was a spoof of some sort. Something cooked up by the comedian/NBA star Steve Nash possibly? But no, its true the Phoenix Suns organization has spent $50,000 on cryosauna to freeze the players [...]

March 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors What turned out to be a busy trade deadline day with a bunch of transactions was missing the one we all thought was surely coming. Dwight Howard didn’t get moved. Well not yet anyway. The Magic didn’t move him as he decided to waive his opt-out clause. Therefore [...]

March 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors With the field set it’s time to start making your picks with friends to see who has the best predictions. Click on the image below to download and print your 2012 NCAA March Madness Bracket: [...]

March 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It’s been a while since Minnesota had an NBA basketball team to be excited about. And there was probably never a more exciting time in TWolves history than the early days of Kevin Garnett and NY point guard prodigy Stephon Marbury. In October 1997 Slam Magazine published Ish [...]