Kevin Garnett

May 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James were named to the All-Defensive First team. Hard to argue with any of those selections. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, winner of the last three Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards, headlines the NBA All-Defensive [...]

Here's the matchup we all wanted: Heat vs. Celtics. This series should give us all we wanted and more... [...]

After Kevin Garnett's groin tap on Channing Frye in their first matchup, it's clear that these two teams don't like each other. [...]

February 2, 2011 – Kevin Burke In September of 2009, Bruce Bowen retired from the NBA after he was released by the Bucks. Among Bowen’s many accomplishments during his 12-year career include 3 championship rings with the Spurs, as well as being named to the All-NBA first or second defensive team 8 times. Those are [...]

January 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Shaquille O’Neal appeared on David Letterman’s late-night talk show last night. The always comedic O’Neal is even funnier when paired with a comic genius like Letterman. I loved this part when Shaq talked about how he found his house in Boston (video after the jump): “I live in [...]

January 6, 2011 – R.S. De France Can you really compare a future Hall of Fame power forward with a forgettable forward like Tyson Chandler?  Well, that’s exactly what Dirk Nowitzki recently did. On TNT last Thursday during the San Antonio Spurs v. Dallas Mavericks game, which the Spurs only won 99-93 despite the absence [...]

December 30, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap A couple days ago we told you about the NBA fining the Celtics’ Shaquille O’Neal $35K for his comments about the officiating following the C’s loss to the Orlando Magic on Christmas Day. Well I guess Shaq hadn’t gotten the memo about the fine before Comcast Sportsnet had a [...]

November 22, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The Raptors have been surprisingly bad this season. Even after Bosh left to head south to Miami, no one thought they would be this bad. But yesterday was just one of those days when everything seems to click offensively. Sure they gave up a huge second half lead [...]

November 19, 2010 – Kevin Burke I remember where I was, who I was with, and even what I was wearing (seriously). Hell, I even remember the date. Basketball fanatics just simply do not forget moments in time like that.  Six years ago today, the Detroit Pistons hosted the Indiana Pacers on a Friday night ESPN [...]

October 1, 2010 – Allen Moll In 2006, the NBA thought that they had figured out how to attempt to keep young players in the collegiate ranks a few more seasons before allowing them to come to play in the professional ranks. In a collective bargaining agreement, the practice of drafting high school players became [...]