All-star

February 22, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Even though he was suspended two games for throwing a ball at an official, Rajon Rondo was selected to replace the injured Joe Johnson on the East’s all-star squad. But this comes with much criticism because Josh Smith is nearly averaging 16 and 10. Smith has somehow found [...]

February 22, 2012 – Ben Berry Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James make up the Swoosh’s “Big 3” and will be the only Nike players to have their signature sneakers given the ‘Galaxy’ treatment. All five sneakers tie into the space theme and have glow in the dark soles. Along with All-Star versions of [...]

February 13, 2012 – Ben Berry When I first showed you the adiZero Rose 2.5 there were multiple colorways on display but little did I, or anyone else, know just how early we were looking at these colorways. For his third All-Star appearance, adidas will lace Derrick Rose with a special colorway of his new [...]

February 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors With the emergence of up and coming stars, guys like Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are no longer fixtures in this game. Yesterday, the all-star starters were announced and youth rules. From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping [...]

December 19, 2011 – Allen Moll It appears as if Boom-Dizzle will be taking his talents to the Big Apple to join forces with Stat and Melo. No, it’s not a comic book storyline, but rather the scenario unfolding in New York, as ESPN is reporting that former Cavaliers PG Baron Davis will be signing [...]

October 19, 2011 – Allen Moll The debate as to whether or not Boston point guard Rajon Rondo is the current best Celtics player was definitely put to rest after Rondo notched a historic 24 assist game last November, joining only the great Isaiah Thomas as the only 2 players in league history to do [...]

August 3, 2011 – Allen Moll Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko has been the definition of an enigmatic player in his 10 seasons with the Utah Jazz. After earning All Rookie 1st Team honors(‘02), getting an All Star selection(‘04), and three All Defensive Team(‘04-’06) nods and establishing himself as one of the most versatile young [...]

July 26, 2011 – Allen Moll Once known for a nearly unstoppable crossover dribble and highlight reel dunks, the latter parts of Steve Francis’ pro basketball career have been a major disappointment. Once known as “The Franchise” coming out of the University of Maryland, Francis was an named co Rookie of the Year (2000) and [...]

February 22, 2011 – Rob S. De France Before All-star Saturday night, I had a chance to represent The Hoop Doctors and ask Dwight Howard about his thoughts on possibly competing with Blake Griffin in the Dunk Contest in the future. I feel like the Dunk Contest needs star power to manifest the level of [...]

February 3, 2011 – Kevin Burke The college game and the pro game are worlds apart and not everyone makes the transition as quickly as others. Number 2 overall pick in last year’s Draft, Evan Turner, isn’t adjusting that rapidly. To say that he has gotten off to a slow start in his NBA career [...]