Playoffs

April 5, 2012 – Allen Moll By now I’m sure everyone has heard that members of Kentucky’s rabid fanbase, known affectionately as the Big Blue Nation, got a little unruly in and around Lexington in celebration of the Wildcats winning their 8th National Title. Aside from the usual couch burnings and flipped over police cruisers, [...]

April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The shortened 66-game schedule has taken it’s toll on a number of players and teams. Despite the Bulls having the best record once again, Derrick Rose can’t seem to stay healthy. But it doesn’t seem to be impacting the Thunder at all. Probably because the core is so [...]

April 2, 2012 – Allen Moll A little more than 6 weeks ago the entire basketball universe was going Lin-Sane over the NBA’s newest hoops sensation Jeremy Lin.  His meteoric rise from undrafted point guard out of Harvard, to being released by Golden State and scooped up by New York, then stepping into supertardom as the Knicks [...]

March 19, 2012 – Brad Washington I’ve learned over time, that the hype machines created by the media have never tended to last long. The initial hype behind Ryan Leaf, Daisuke Matsuzaka, JaMarcus Russell, etc. can make a lot of fans and critics alike become skeptical of the next media monster a-la Tim Tebow. The [...]

March 14, 2012 – Allen Moll Surely every NBA fan thinks that their favorite teams are the odds on favorites to take home the NBA Championship this June. But unfortunately, only one team gets take home the Bill Russell Trophy at the conclusion of each and every season. In this condensed, Lockout shortened 66 game [...]

Amar'e isn't his normal self this year. What gives? [...]

December 14, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors There have been a few trade rumors involving the Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo this off-season. For those not paying close enough attention it would boggle your mind why the Celtics would even consider such a move as Rondo is the catalyst of the teams offense. [...]

Amar'e Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups both sustained injuries that ended their seasons. They're both still recovering... [...]

June 9, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last season the Golden State Warriors were 36 – 46, finished 12th in the Western Conference and 10 games out of a playoff spot. But don’t tell newly anointed coach Mark Jackson that. He thinks the team can make the playoffs next year. If nothing else, you have [...]

May 23, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors I think it’s safe to say that Dallas Mavericks’ Puerto Rican Guard J.J. Barea has overachieved given his size and athletic ability. He’s currently a very key piece of a Mavericks team that is clicking on all cylinders in the Western Conference Finals against the OKC Thunder. This [...]