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What a weird start of the season for rookies this year. It’s not often we see two potential rookie of the year candidates go down with season-ending injuries in the first half of the season. But that was the case with Julius Randle and Jabari Parker. In the case of Randle, he suffered a broken [...]

It’s been awhile since we last saw this from the Mamba. With less than 20 seconds left in the game, the 36-year-old Kobe Bryant delivered when it mattered most as he nailed a game-winning hook shot over Pacers defender Solomon Hill, and hence giving the Lakers a thrilling 88-87 victory over the Pacers. Please enable [...]

With the 2014-15 NBA and NCAA seasons nearing the halfway point, and the 2015 NBA Draft now less than 6 months away, it’s time once again to take a look at the top 1st Round prospects for the upcoming Draft. It’s becoming pretty clear that the top overall prize in the 2015 Draft is Duke [...]

Hello again. After a brief holiday respite, during which a crap ton of NBA-related things happened, The Hoop Doctors’ power rankings are back. We know it’s been tough, slogging through these last two weeks without the ability to incessantly check and read and cherish and tell your friends about updated power rankings. But the wait [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were already a vulnerable team around the rim on the defense and that has been magnified now that Anderson Verajao is gone for the year with a torn Achilles. Cleveland needs to fill that void quickly and it appears as if they’re looking to free agent Kenyon Martin. K-Mart would be a [...]

Geoge Karl and mark Jackson been rumored to be candidates to become the next head coach of the Sacramento Kings, but as of right now the team has reportedly decided to stay with interim head coach Tyrone Corbin for the remainder of the season. Mike Malone’s firing surprised many (including Malone), so there’s no sense [...]

DeMarcus Cousins is arguably the best center in the league right now—and he showed us why on Monday night when they went on the road to face the Brooklyn Nets. Just under 4 minutes remaining in the game, Cousins aggressively attacked the paint and threw down an emphatic slam over the defending Mason Plumlee and [...]

The New York Knicks aren’t ready to give up on their 2014-15 season. Which is weird. At 5-28, the Knicks are off to their worst start in franchise history. They have the most losses of any NBA team, and they look like a patented shit show. Mathematically, at 9.5 games back of eighth place, they’re [...]

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The Cavaliers had a slow start to the season, then got hot, and have slowed down once again. Although they’re 18-12, Cleveland lost at home to the lowly Pistons by 23 points on Sunday night. The loss of Anderson Verajao eliminates the only legit rim protector they have, but that’s no excuse for this loss. [...]