The first sports blog I started reading regularly was Dodger Thoughts. As a long-time Dodger fan frustrated (and still frustrated) by questionable moves by ownership, Jon’s site was a breath of fresh air compared to the mainstream Los Angeles media — a rational and measured discussion of baseball by fans that was smart and well […]
Archives for November 2005
On Tap: The San Antonio Spurs
Looking for the advantages in this match up as a Laker fan is not easy. But here’s one — the best place to attack the Spurs offensively is from the midrange. San Antonio is good at defending inside and at the arc, but their middle is softer. Dean Oliver of Seattle talks about noticing that […]
The Laker Offense
I’ve put up a post about the Laker offense over at CourtsideTimes.net, talking about the lack of options behind Kobe Bryant. Follow the link to check out the entire thing, but here’s a taste: So far this season, when Kobe is on the court the Lakers shoot 46.7% (eFG%), when he is off the court […]
Fast Break
Thoughts collected during a weekend of gluttony and watching the Nets/Lakers game (and some football): • At the start of the season, I said I expected the Lakers to struggle the first month, so it’s a little to early to panic at the 5-7 record (likely to be 5-8 with a game at San Antonio […]
On Tap: The New Jersey Nets
I’m out of town for the weekend, going out to Palm Desert and hoisting a pint or two in honor of the passing of George Best (yes, that’s a bit ironic, but don’t you think it’s what he would want?). I’ll be back Monday. This years version of the Nets reminds me of last season’s […]
On Tap: The Seattle Supersonics
Normally I would warn you to guard against getting sick by eating too much turkey and stuffing then trying to watch the Laker offense. But if the Lakers are going to get their offense looking like something less dysfunctional than the Bundys, this is the right team to do it against. Seattle has the worst […]
Polls and Trades
First off, the latest Blogsphere Poll Rankings for the NBA are up over at yaysports.com. Detroit is now on top, with San Antonio, Dallas, Cleveland and Indiana rounding out the top five. The Lakers are ranked 22nd in the league, which is one spot below where I had them in my poll. ————————————– Losing five […]
Fast Break
Thoughts after a game the Lakers should have won. • Kobe still taking way too many shots for the Lakers to win consistently, he is using about 34.7 possessions per 40 minutes (most of those are shots, but it includes things like turnovers), almost double the next highest Laker (Lamar Odom at 17.8) and by […]
On Tap: The Chicago Bulls
What is it with these Bulls and slow starts? Last season they started 0-9 but finished 47-35 and made the playoffs. This season they have started a little better 3-5, but they’re still in last place (because they are playing in the toughest division in basketball). The Bulls come to the West Coast on what […]
LA’s Team
Right now, the Clippers are clearly the best basketball team in Los Angeles. That much was evident Friday night. But I know what’s coming in the newspaper and on talk radio — “LA is now a Clippers town!†The thing is, this will always be a Lakers town, but that doesn’t make exciting copy, doesn’t […]