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A decade after the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list was released, TNT will unveil “The Next 10″ tonight. The idea is pretty simple — who are the next 10 on the list. There are some easy ones, guys like Kobe and Duncan who were not in the league (or very young) when the [...]

One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. —Chinese proverb Losses like the one to Atlanta remind Laker fans it’s a long way from here (a .500 basketball team) to there (back in the NBA finals while Kobe is still in his prime). It’s not [...]

Record: 15-34 (15-34 Pythagorean), 13th seed in the East (ahead of the Knicks and Bobcats) Record last 10 games: 4-6 (including a win over Detroit) Offensive Rating: 106.5 (16th in league) Defensive Rating: 111.8 (27th in league) The Lakers coming in: They played defense against Utah and they got the win. Oh, sure, they didn’t [...]

Record: 25-26 (24-27 Pythagorean), 9th seed in the West Record last 10 games: 5-5 Lakers record against Jazz: 1-2 Offensive Rating: 102.7 (28th in league) Defensive Rating: 106.8 (13th in league) Best thing I watched this weekend: Airplane!, which HBO was rerunning. I hadn’t watched it in a decade and I laughed like it was [...]

Record: 26-23 (21-28 Pythagorean), 7th seed in the West (tied for 6th) Record last 10 games: 2-8 (lost five straight) Laker record against Grizzlies: 1-2 Offensive Rating: 105.1 (21st in league) Defensive Rating: 103.1 (3rd in league) Where does Kobe get his points: Last time the Lakers played the Griz, Kobe had 45 points, almost [...]