San Antonio Spurs

The NBA is supposed to be fun. A lot of people understand that. Others don’t. Those people, the overly serious and belligerently antagonistic ones, won’t want to see what follows. This mark’s the inception of The Hoop Doctor’s PG-13 NBA Power Rankings, where almost anything goes. Language may sometimes not be suitable for those reading at [...]

Bruce Bowen’s reputation precedes him. During his playing days, he was a great defender. He was also considered a dirty defender, loathed by his opponents and (likely) adored by his teammates. Think of him as a good samaritan who hated tourists. That’s how I’d put it. Better than his defensive sets was his honesty. At [...]

General managers are rarely honest. Lying, deflecting and evading are (probably) in their job description. Nothing the NBA’s maneuvering minds say can be taken at face value—most of the time. On certain occasions, however, there are moments of clarity. Sometimes, they can be genuine and truthful. This is one of those times. Houston Rockets GM [...]

Every so often I come across something said awhile ago that I find interesting and think wasn’t talked about enough. This is one of those times. Speaking with ESPN New York’s Jared Zwerling, Carmelo Anthony said he thinks the NBA’s balance of power has shifted from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference. “When I [...]

Dirk Nowitzki is the Dallas Mavericks. When wondering why Mark Cuban won’t consider trading Dirk, it’s as simple as that—he is the Mavericks. Even at 35, he represents everything Dallas wants to stand for, everything that Cuban is looking for in a franchise superstar. Asked on the Artie Lange show why he wouldn’t trade Nowitzki, [...]

Anything Matt Bonner says is a fact. That in itself is a fact. The Red Mamba, heralded for his three-point shooting, but worshiped for his hair color, has become something of a phenomenon. Fans love him, just because. There’s the distance shooting and fiery beard, but mostly, he’s just a likable guy. He’s also not [...]

For Antawn Jamison, there was only the Los Angeles Clippers. No really, there was no one else. At least that’s what he says. “In my heart I really didn’t want to go anywhere else,” he said, according to Eric Patten of Clippers.com. Hopefully he didn’t say something similar to the Los Angeles Lakers last year [...]

Mark Cuban refuses to let the Dallas Mavericks enter rebuilding mode. Er…what exactly would you call this, Mark? Asked about whether this upcoming season would be considered a rebuilding year for the Mavericks, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News rather eloquently that it wasn’t. Oh no. Hell no. Don’t even go there. Look, there’s no [...]

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After a first round playoff sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Dwight Howard taking his talents to Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition and turmoil. The franchise centerpiece future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant faces the toughest challenge of his epic career, returning from a [...]