Chicago

October 6, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh 103 years is a long time. Generations come and go, children are born and people die. Relationships are started and lost. [...]

May 3, 2011 – Ben Berry Don’t confuse the Jordan 2.0 with a release from the Jordan CMFT line; this model should satisfy even the most loyal of Jordanheads. This shoe almost carbon copies the upper of the Jordan II and throws it seamlessly on top of a full-length Max Air sole unit, providing an [...]

November 29, 2010 – Allen Moll Many people have differing opinions on whether Lebron James made the right choice in taking his talents to play in South Beach this season depending on their allegiances, but no one’s opinion means more in the eyes of basketball fans than that of the G.O.A.T. – Michael Jordan. Everyone [...]

November 7, 2010 – Allen Moll As a member of the Boston Celtics’ now legendary “Big 3“ tandem of superstars including Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, sharpshooter Ray Allen has relished in his role as the reserved and composed, slightly “more normal” distinguished member of the green and white. That’s not exactly hard to do [...]

October 28, 2010 – Kevin Burke Last  month, TheHoopDoctors.com provided you insider access into Season 3 of the Gatorade REPLAY Game. You remember the story, of course. The award winning REPLAY series gives two  teams a chance to relive a game that was decided in a controversial manner. Ten years ago, two Chicago powerhouse basketball programs, Bloom Township and [...]

August 27, 2010 – Kevin Burke The great Scottie Maurice Pippen was recently inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Pippen’s multi-dimensional skill-set, on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, truly made him unique. His tools were rare for a guy of his size. A six-time NBA Champion and one of [...]

The Hoop Doctors love Michael Jordan. That’s got to be pretty obvious to everyone by now. So in honor of Michael, and to discourage the media from pretending to be clairvoyant in the future when it comes to comparing young ballers to the greatest to ever play, every week I will be shining a little [...]

It is a pretty somber day today for the fans of the New York Knicks. [...]

January 23, 2009 – Dr. Dime From Lebron’s dunk on the Atlanta Hawks, to Wade’s dunk on the Phoenix Suns, to Bosh’s dunk on Big Baby Davis, there have been some amazing dunks this year that need replaying, over and over and over. But with those just mentioned and more that The Hoop Doctors have [...]

June 28, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious The streaky, but hot shooting Ben Gordon may be the next player on the New York Knicks wish list. Since the end of the 2008 NBA Draft when the Chicago Bulls selected point guard Derrick Rose with the #1 overall pick, Bulls GM John Paxson has been on the [...]