basketball

September 10, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The New Jersey Nets signed veteran free agent forward Joe Smith to a one-year contract and hired Milton Lee as director of basketball operations on Friday. Smith received the veteran minimum of $1,352,131, the team said. The first pick overall in the 1995 draft, Smith is joining his [...]

September 10, 2010 – Kevin Burke To say the least, the Washington Wizards have taken a couple of steps back. Just a few short years ago, they were a perennial playoff team. Fast forward to today, they are somewhat a punchline. That was due, in large part, to franchise player Gilbert Arenas and his decision to bring a gun into the [...]

September 10, 2010 – Kevin Burke The summer is usually very quiet for the NBA. There are the dog days of summer for baseball, and then football starts to heat up as the summer winds down. Both of which contribute in making basketball a distant thought. But this is isn’t just any summer. This is the [...]

September 10, 2010 – Kevin Burke In May of this year, the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program was officially accused of eight NCAA infractions stemming from alleged telephone calls and text messages between coaches and recruits. Moreover, Head Coach Jim Calhoun was cited for failing to promote an “atmosphere of compliance.”  It was the [...]

September 8, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors Michael Jordan is one of the most successful, famous, and enduring sports celebrities in the world. Many consider him to be basketball’s greatest of all time. But Jordan’s life is far from an open book. Here’s a look at some facts about Jordan that most people don’t know. [...]

September 7, 2010 – Dr. Dime Lebron James is now sporting a new jersey, in a new city, and for the trifecta he is now sporting a brand new signature. That’s right folks, Lebron ‘the marketing machine’ James has been working with Upper Deck, and decided it was a good idea to change his signature! [...]

September 7, 2010 – Kevin Burke I don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what language you speak, or what religion you belong to. If we’re talking about the crossover in basketball today, you absolutely must acknowledge that this is the most notable move: I don’t know about you, but the day after that move [...]

September 7, 2010 – Allen Moll I wouldn’t be the first to tell you that college basketball recruiting at the present time is way out of control. Every top coach in America is traveling cross-country in search of the next big thing to help bring their program back to national prominence(or keep it there). Seemingly [...]

September 7, 2010 – Allen Moll As is the recent trend in college basketball, next season should once again be dominated by one and done players.  After being treated to the outstanding freshman campaigns of John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and Avery Bradley, could Harrison Barnes at UNC, Brandon Knight at Kentucky, and Perry Jones of [...]

September 4, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year’s draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday. Hobson averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists over three college [...]