World Championships

September 14, 2010 – Dr. Browntorious Brandon Jennings is reppin’ Under Armour’s new basketball line. And at The Hoop Docs we’ve made it no secret we love the line, the kicks are niiice. Jennings has been with Under Armour for more than two years. They showed him love before he even got to the NBA, [...]

September 10, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Kevin Durant really took care of business as the US beat Russia to advance to the Semi-Finals. Durantula is on pace to be considered in this tournament as one of, if not the best, player in the world…. And by beating Russia on Thursday, the Americans brought a [...]

September 8, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Well Team USA probably just let out a small sigh of relief as their road to a World Championship just got a bit easier. Serbia is no slouch but no one left in the tournament will be sad to see the defending World Champions, Spain, get booted from [...]

September 7, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Houston Rockets Forward Luis Scola is leading the FIBA World Championship tournament in points, and today was no different as he put up a huge 37 points to help Argentina beat Brazil and advance to the quarter finals. Luis Scola scored 37 points, carrying Argentina to a thrilling [...]

September 6, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol It looks like Coach K’s comments about Team USA needing to be sharper and more focused from here on out really hit home with the team, as they came out today and dominated Angola from the opening tip to reach the quarter finals… Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, [...]

September 5, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Hedo Turkoglu really came through for the home team at the FIBA World Championship Round of 16 when he led the Turkey team to a win over France to eliminate Boris Diaw and company…. Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to [...]

September 4, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Someone remind us why Juan Carlos Navarro is not in the league anymore? The cat can flat at score with the best in the world…. Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday. The [...]

September 3, 2010 – Kevin Burke Well, I’ll be damned. Just when I thought this team and tournament couldn’t get any more interesting, we hear this. Team USA Coach, Mike Krzyzewski, isn’t ruling out the possibility of inserting Eric Gordon into the starting lineup. Of all the guys on the team, I thought Gordon belonged [...]

September 2, 2010 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast Kevin Burke breaks down the Team USA’s first couple of games in their quest for the World Championships in Turkey… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them on the go for your iPhone or iPod! Subscribe [...]

September 1, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap I could not believe my eyes when I read the headlines from the New York Times this afternoon reporting on the FIBA World Championship game between Team USA and Iran. Cheerleaders being told to cover up? Doesn’t that sort of defeat the purpose of the cheerleaders? Cheerleaders donned black [...]