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When someone says that a play was ‘like salt in the wounds’, they are basically talking about this play from last night, when Heat’s Mario Chalmers got crafty with Pacers big man Roy Hibbert. The Heat dominated the Pacers from start to finish. And on this possession, Chalmers made a ‘heady’ play if you ask [...]

Denver’s Masai Ujiri is fresh off of an NBA Executive of the Year award, which automatically makes him the most coveted GM in the league. The Toronto Raptors are now looking for a new GM and they were given permission to speak with Ujiri. Loyalty is one thing, but money is another. According to reports, [...]

The Clippers have more or less acknowledged that they let Vinny Del Negro walk in order to keep Chris Paul happy. The thought process is that if Paul is happy, he will want to remain a Clipper as he’s far more valuable to the long-term success than Del Negro is. The Clippers reportedly have interest [...]

Doc Rivers is a wanted man. The Brooklyn Nets continue to search for a new head coach following their decision to part ways with P.J. Carlesimo, a quest that reportedly led them to Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. According to Jackie MacMullan of ESPNBoston.com, the Nets reached out to Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, [...]

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By now, you’ve seen how last night’s Indiana Pacers – Miami Heat game ended. On the final two possessions for Miami, in a one possession game, Pacers coach Frank Vogel removed 7’2″ shot-blocker, Roy Hibbert from the game for matchup purposes. And on those two possessions, LeBron James finished at the rim. One of which, [...]

The Conference Finals are upon us. If you think San Antonio has already punched their ticket to the Finals, slow down. And the ECF Game 1 provided a truly classic game, but did you notice everything that happened (or didn’t happen)? Kevin Burke explains…. If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors [...]

The Golden State Warriors continue to make an impression. Stephen Curry and his band of supposed misfits shocked the NBA sphere when they upset the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and pushed the San Antonio Spurs to six games in the second. They now have our attention. And Dwight Howard’s too, [...]

Typically, the saying goes “father time is undefeated”, or some variation of that. But we may be forced to change that thanks to Tim Duncan. At the age of 37, Tim Duncan was named to the all-NBA first team. Tim had a solid year for the Spurs and that is continuing for him in the [...]

For the first time in a very long time, the Dallas Mavericks missed the playoffs. We’re only two years removed from their championship, and they have already fallen this far. Mark Cuban has already stated that the Mavericks will be much better next year. That will obviously have to come by way of roster moves. [...]