Washington Wizards

Three years later, John Wall is ecstatic to be a member of the Washington Wizards. Actually, he’s always been elated at the prospect of playing for the Wizards and city of Washington, hence the five-year, $80-million extension he inked over the summer. But this year is different; this team is different. One of the NBA’s [...]

Derrick Rose is more explosive. Come get some. Following the Chicago Bulls’ preseason victory over the Detroit Pistons, during which he scored 22 points in 22 minutes, Rose was pretty forthcoming about how confident he is in himself and his team. First he reiterated that he’s more explosive than he was before the injury, according [...]

As one Adam Fromal would say: Hahahahaha. An ESPN system called SCHOENE predicted the New York Knicks to finish 37-45 this season, per the New York Post‘s Marc Berman, which is hysterical. The Knicks went 54-28 last year, meaning they’d have to be 17 games worse in 2013-14. Again, hysterical. Carmelo Anthony wasn’t laughing, though. [...]

Things change in the NBA all the time. Preseason basketball is often considered meaningless because, well, it is. It’s supposed to be a time for star players to work through rust, fringe players to secure roster spots and coaches to nail down rotations. And in many ways, that’s what it is.  But it’s also a [...]

Derrick Rose sat out of the Chicago Bulls’ preseason bout against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night due to soreness in his left knee. Crap. Don’t panic, though. The Bulls and Rose don’t want you to panic. But you may be panicking, waging a war between yourself, the optimist, and yourself, the Rose realist. Personally, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks aren’t done yet. They know they’ve clinched second place in the Eastern Conference. They know they’re facing the Boston Celtics in the first round. And they know they wouldn’t have to face LeBron James and the Miami Heat until the Conference Finals, should they make it that far. [...]

The basketball Gods appear to hate the Boston Celtics. As if it’s not enough that both Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger are sidelined for the season, the Celtics will now be forced to go at least two weeks without Kevin Garnett. Per general manager Danny Ainge, the organization expects Garnett to be out of the [...]

If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. And certainly don’t do something that could make it worse. Just ask the Los Angeles Clippers. Somewhat surprisingly, the Clippers have been receiving some flack for not making a move at the trade deadline. With Chris Paul’s future still up in the air, fans and pundits alike wanted [...]