November 2010

December 1, 2010 – Allen Moll As the first month of the NCAA basketball season draws to a close, we were treated to a number of surprisingly tremendous individual performances from the likes of UConn’s Kemba Walker, Kentucky’s Terrence Jones, and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger. In addition, a number of teams have gotten off to [...]

December 1, 2010 – R.S. De France In the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent, disappointing 95-92 loss to the surprisingly decent Indiana Pacers, we learned what’s going right with the Pacers and what’s going wrong with the Lakers. That 3-point loss does not tell the whole story.  The game started off contested; the Indiana paced the [...]

November 30, 2010 – Dr. J-Water Thanks to a cool hoops site we stumbled across called The Hoop Scene, we have a replay for you of the ridiculous dunk Russell Westbrook threw down all over the Houston Rockets defenders on Sunday night. How big was the dunk? Mos def one of the dunks of the [...]

November 24, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap What is the longest basketball game you have ever seen? I can’t remember any i’ve watched going more than 3 or 4 overtime sessions at most. So to hear this morning about this NCAA Division III men’s basketball game last night between Skidmore and South Vermont that went into [...]

November 23, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Steve Nash is often overlooked for his scoring ability. Why? Because he’s such a damn good facilitator that people forget he is one of the highest percentage shot taking guards this league has ever seen. His free throw shooting is automatic, his field goal percentage amazing for 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 17, 2010 – The Hoop Doctors The Hoop Doctors have put together a highlight mix with our favorite alley-oop plays from the past week in NBA action. Re-live the excitement in our countdown and see if you agree with our assessments. Who gets the #1 spot in our Top 10? Was it Kidd’s pin [...]

November 12, 2010 – Kevin Burke The opening night matchup which featured the Miami Heat at the Boston Celtics ended up being the most watched regular season NBA game in cable history. It was built up as if it were a highly anticipated heavyweight bout. When LeBron was still a member of the Cavs, it’s [...]