NBA

Every week, The Hoop Doctors' Kevin Burke takes a look at the new-look New York Knicks. Here's his update for the week ending March 28... [...]

We are down to the last few weeks of the NBA season, and the playoff picture is beginning to sort itself out. Now teams must begin jockeying for matchups to give themselves the best chance of lifting the trophy this summer. [...]

March 24, 2011 – Joshua Sexton It seems as though sports fans are always hasty to dismiss proven champions. I have fallen victim to this perilous habit as well. Defending champions are either too old, their previous championships were flukes of some kind or other teams seem primed to knock them off their pedestal. Last [...]

March 22, 2011 – Joshua Sexton Now that the regular season is heading into its home stretch, fans can really start looking forward to all of the excitement this year’s postseason will bring. Along with all of the exciting playoff games, there will be plenty of postseason awards handed out. One of these awards is [...]

March 18, 2011 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke discusses the kickoff of the NCAA March Madness bracket as well as the latest happenings around the league… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPod! Subscribe [...]

March 10, 2011 – THD Rumor Patrol In the second quarter of last night’s dominant victory for the Timberwolves over the Pacers, the Wolves faithful finally had something to cheer about this season. Their star forward Kevin Love, hit a free throw to make it 10 points and 10 rebounds in the game at that [...]

March 10, 2011 – Joshua Sexton While the playoffs aren’t scheduled to start for another five weeks, it’s never too early to start thinking about possible first round match-ups. Considering the Eastern Conference is so top heavy, the Western Conference is much more likely to have a competitive, drama filled first round of the playoffs. [...]

March 08, 2011 – Joshua Sexton With a veteran core of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, any basketball fan could have told you the Spurs would be a competitive, 50 win playoff team this season. On the other hand, not many would have guessed the Spurs would have a league best 51-12 record [...]

March 6, 2011 – R.S. De France If I may speak on behalf of Los Angeles Lakers’ fans in Southern California, I say this to Sacramento: Keep your Kings—we don’t want them! If you like the Kings, don’t be offended. You love them. I hate them. But, we both want the same thing: to keep [...]

March 3, 2011 – Allen Moll It seemed as if the high speed, highlight reel style of play that international sensation Ricky Rubio is accustomed to was a perfect fit for the National Basketball Association. After all, while international players focus more on winning championships their American counterparts and their fans seem to sometimes be [...]