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Want to pass on a couple of fascinating links worth checking out, both for Laker fans and just hoops fans. It may seem a little odd to talk about basketball on Only Baseball Matters, but Broken Cowboy has done an interesting interview with Charlie Rosen talking about his new book — The Pivotal Season: How [...]

Anything I say will detract from the drama. If you want a little history of NBA Finals game sevens, Hoopsanalyst has an interesting post up (but be warned, the Lakers have not faired well in these games historically). Just open a beer and be ready for what should be a fun game to watch.

Last season the Lakers’ weakest point was at the point — it was the worst cog offensively and the worst cog defensively. It is clearly one of the team’s pressing needs this summer. That doesn’t change with the arrival of Phil Jackson — what does change is who will be looked at. The Lakers don’t [...]

I’d invite you all down to Redondo Beach, but then I’d have to clean up all my daughter’s toys in the living room and that’s just not going to happen. So, instead the goal is to have a live running commentary thread on the entire NBA Draft night here at FB&G. I had thought about [...]

Update: I just saw this on ESPN about the new CBA: Each team will be given a one-time option this summer to waive one player from its roster and receive luxury tax relief. The team will still have to pay the player and his salary will still count against the cap, but the team won’t [...]