By Doc Hancock on Jul 3, 2008 in NBA | 0 Comments
While I have no earthly idea of how it feels to lose a longtime professional team, since the Grizzlies has only been in Memphis since 2001-02, I do have some feeling for what happened on Wednesday when it became official that the Seattle Supersonics, in existence since 1967, will be no more.
Instead it will be [...]
By Doc Hancock on Jun 24, 2008 in NBA | 0 Comments
By Doc Hancock on Jun 16, 2008 in NBA | 0 Comments
Unless you were stuck under a rock during the summer of 2007, you know all too well about Tim Donaghy and why to this very day, if he sets foot in Maricopa County, Arizona, he’d better bring St. Peter and St. Jude with him if he wants to get out alive.
Recently, the embattled former ref [...]
By Doc Hancock on Dec 27, 2007 in NBA | 0 Comments
One of the toughest times of the year for many of us is the holiday season.
It’s a season in which families and friends get together to celebrate good times, reunite, and open presents as well as ring in another chapter of their lives with festive celebrations.
But while many of us have mistletoes and sugar plums [...]
By Doc Hancock on Nov 29, 2007 in NBA | 1 Comment
Growing up, the Knicks was the embodiment of intelligent, well-skilled, well-played basketball.
There was Ewing, the fearless leader, John Starks, who poured his heart into every game he played, and Allan Houston, who played a key part in the Knicks’ 1999 NBA Finals run by hitting that three-pointer in Miami to win the fifth and deciding [...]