FIBA

September 7, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Houston Rockets Forward Luis Scola is leading the FIBA World Championship tournament in points, and today was no different as he put up a huge 37 points to help Argentina beat Brazil and advance to the quarter finals. Luis Scola scored 37 points, carrying Argentina to a thrilling [...]

September 6, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol It looks like Coach K’s comments about Team USA needing to be sharper and more focused from here on out really hit home with the team, as they came out today and dominated Angola from the opening tip to reach the quarter finals… Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, [...]

September 5, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Hedo Turkoglu really came through for the home team at the FIBA World Championship Round of 16 when he led the Turkey team to a win over France to eliminate Boris Diaw and company…. Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to [...]

September 4, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Someone remind us why Juan Carlos Navarro is not in the league anymore? The cat can flat at score with the best in the world…. Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday. The [...]

September 3, 2010 – Kevin Burke Well, I’ll be damned. Just when I thought this team and tournament couldn’t get any more interesting, we hear this. Team USA Coach, Mike Krzyzewski, isn’t ruling out the possibility of inserting Eric Gordon into the starting lineup. Of all the guys on the team, I thought Gordon belonged [...]

September 2, 2010 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke breaks down the Team USA’s first couple of games in their quest for the World Championships in Turkey… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPod! Subscribe [...]

September 1, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap I could not believe my eyes when I read the headlines from the New York Times this afternoon reporting on the FIBA World Championship game between Team USA and Iran. Cheerleaders being told to cover up? Doesn’t that sort of defeat the purpose of the cheerleaders? Cheerleaders donned black [...]

September 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Looks like the political uneasiness between the two countries had no ill effects on the players attitudes on the court. If anything the quotes from the Iranian team make it obvious they were happy to be playing against some of the best players in the world, regardless of [...]

August 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “They came, they saw, they survived. The United States got their first real test of the FIBA World Championship on Monday night and edged Brazil 70-68 as Leandro Barbosa’s potential game-tying lay-up at the buzzer stayed out. In probably the most thrilling encounter between the two countries since [...]

August 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “Basketball’s governing body says more than 100 random drug tests will be conducted at the world championship, its largest program ever. Patrick Baumann, FIBA’s secretary general, says 48 players, two from each team, have been tested and there will be at least 60 tests more during the tournament [...]