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We all saw it coming.  Fresh off a disasterous 1-4 start to the season, and one day after a now infamous video of Kobe Bryant shooting a death stare at coach Mike Brown surfaced, the former Cleveland Cavaliers coach is out and assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff is in. It’s not all Mike Brown’s fault.  Steve [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been riding the early wave of some surprising defensive work. Averaging 8 steals and 8.5 blocks per game, the Wolves have so far held opponents to 89 points per game (good for 4th in the league). They’ve also hit the boards pretty hard, collecting 45 rebounds per contest (7th in the [...]

Are Kobe Bryant and Mike Brown at odds? Kobe’s “death stare” says yes. The Knicks are 3-0, but are they shooting too many 3s? And what about that James Harden trade? Kevin Burke discusses… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or [...]

Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics have some work to do. After an offseason that saw Boston lose Ray Allen, yet gain enough talent to supposedly remain title contenders, the team is off to a lukewarm 2-2 start. More troubling than the Celtics’ record, though, is their performances during both their wins and losses. Not [...]

With a young core of Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon and Austin Rivers, the New Orleans Hornets have a bright future. That’s if they can ever get them all on the court at the same time. Eric Gordon hasn’t played much since being dealt to N.O. Unhappiness and injuries are to blame. The Hornets and their [...]

In Wednesday’s match-up with the Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers continued to show troubling signs. The Lakers once again had trouble holding on to the ball. Four Jazz starters collected a minimum of 2 steals, Al Jefferson leading the way with 4. For their part, LA didn’t communicate well enough to take advantage of [...]

The Pacers are everyone’s sleeper pick this year, and for good reason. They have a young, talented core and should make another playoff run. But starting out the season without Danny Granger, arguably their best player, isn’t good. The Indiana Pacers expect to be without Danny Granger for approximately the next three months after the [...]

We’ve seen it many times before. When a team with high expectations starts losing, the first one to face blame is the Coach. And although the Lakers won their last contest, staff in the Lakers organization have been none too happy with the attention the Lakers struggles are receiving. Couple that with the fact the [...]

Derrick Rose and his wife Mieka Reese have worked hard over the last few months to keep hush hush about the impending arrival of their newborn baby. Apparently once the baby arrived, Derrick Rose couldn’t contain his happiness with being a Dad and decided to share images of his newborn son with the world on [...]

Ready to see who the President of the United States will be for the next few years?  While you might not be, Jordan Brand definitely is with the release of the Air Jordan I – ‘Election Day’. Not just bearing American flag colors, the inspiration for this Jordan I is hammered home by the insole [...]