Forum Blue And Gold

…for Kurt and family. Kurt’s newest addition is on the way. The little Laker fan is coming a little early, but I bet no one is complaining about that. Kurt will try to find time in the next few days to share his playoff preview and… “…will see if I can get my wife out [...]

Rest? Who needs it? Thanks to Seattle playing their 82nd game like the first 81 – meaning with historically bad defense – the Lakers need a win in the last game of the season. So, expect to see Kobe and Lamar and the other starters play until this is wrapped up. It’s simple, win and [...]

I’m not normally not someone who spends a lot of time on the debate-at-the-bar nature of the MVP voting discussion, because it’s usually about splitting hairs between two guys who both had great seasons. However this year, with several potentials bunched closely together, who someone votes for ends up really being about how the voter [...]

Laker History: Just saw that NBA TV will be airing “Searching for Redemption, The Kermit Washington Story” Sunday at 6pm. If you haven’t read John Feinstein’s “The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever “, you should. Kermit is an extremely interesting and flawed character. He was the first guy [...]

I’m not going to say much about the win over Portland, the Lakers beat a team they should. Especially since Sunday’s game looks a lot like a first-round playoff preview. While things can certainly change, for now let’s pretend it will be for two reasons: 1) It’s a likely scenario; 2) I’ve done a lot [...]