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Last night, the officials stole the show in game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Questionable calls went both ways so you can throw the conspiracy theory notion out the window. However, it doesn’t excuse sloppy officiating. This should be a time to praise good play, rather than focus of referees and the NBA is [...]

July 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Dwight Howard has made no secret about his desire to play with Deron Williams and the Brooklyn Nets next season and possibly beyond. In fact he is now saying that he would only sign an extension with one team on the list of teams he could get traded [...]

June 12, 2012 – Kevin Burke Last season proved to be a transcendent year for the National Basketball Association. On the heels of the much heralded summer of 2010 free agency class came one of the most anticipated campaigns in the League’s history. [...]

May 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This week, Kevin Burke takes discusses the physical play in the Heat Pacers series and also looks ahead to the conference finals… [...]

May 18, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors In this week’s THD podast, Kevin Burke takes a look at the LeBron James, 4th quarter dynamic from Game 2 against the Pacers. Also, we take a trip around the playoffs… [...]

May 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Last week, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said that he thought the Heat were great Floppers. If you thought that comment would go unpunished, you’re wrong. He was fined $15K for those comments by the league… Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel is a little lighter in the wallet. The [...]

May 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors There’s so much talk about LeBron and Wade, that we sometimes forget about Bosh. Maybe he’s not as big a name as the aforementioned, but he certainly plays a critical role in Miami’s success. Yesterday, Bosh went down with an abdominal strain and may be out a while. [...]

May 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Playoff basketball is all about mind games. No one was better at that than Phil Jackson. Apparently, Pacers coach Frank Vogel has taken a page out of the Zen Master’s book as his squad is about to go up against the Heat in the 2nd round. Indiana Pacers [...]

This week, Kevin Burke takes a trip around the NBA playoffs... [...]

May 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Because every Knick PG is hurt, and because Toney Douglas has been banished, Mike Bibby will get the start against the Heat in Game 5. But Dwyane Wade doesn’t seem too concerned about that. When asked about Bibby Wednesday, Wade decided to take a verbal jab at his [...]