Before this week, when I served on a jury for a “trip and fall†case, I knew nothing about hip replacement surgery. Now I know plenty (for a layman). And that makes me appreciate what Phil Jackson is about to go through even more, Just watching Laker games last season it was pretty clear his […]
Archives for September 2006
The Turbulent Pacific
As of next Tuesday, it is no longer the off-season — the Lakers open training camp. No trip to Hawaii for camp this year, which means new Laker Vladimir Radmanovic will not have a deep bronze tan when the season starts (instead he’ll stick with the Casper white look). How do you feel as the […]
We Built This City On Basketball?
This week I’m on jury duty, actually impaneled on a jury in a civil case at the Redondo Beach courthouse. This means during the day I’m awarding old ladies who spill hot coffee millions doing my civic duty, and at night doing the day job, so if my posting lacks this week I apologize up […]
Things to do this weekend
While you are reading this over the weekend I will be at a bachelor party in Palm Springs, drinking some single-malt scotch, trying to count cards through a drunken haze at an Indian casino and, um, whatever else one might do at a bachelor party. But, here are a few things worth reading this weekend, […]
Crystal Ball Time
I’m pulling this out of the comments and making it its own topic because, well, it made me laugh (and has a lot of potential). It just feels too early to start predicting who will finish where in the West and what team will make it out of the Eastern Conference. But it’s not too […]
Suggested Reading
While we suffer through what feels like the dullest NBA off-season of all time, there are still few things worth reading out on the Web. That starts with the latest Carnival of the NBA, which is now up. • Over at the very good Blazer’s Edge, he posts something we should all remember as when […]
The Twenty-foot Lay-up
The ball would swing back behind his left ear and, in a circular motion, move back behind his head, held high above his wiry 6′ 6″ 190 lb. frame. A slight bend of the knees and, without ever passing the crown of his head, it was gone. Released skyward, still moving, in a slow motion, […]
Fast Break Thoughts
I haven’t forgotten about this blog, promise. There are some good posts coming later this week and down the line, but I’ve always tried not to write something just for the sake of having fresh drivel up on the site. That said, while I may not be writing other people are, so let me point […]
Roster Decisions
I’m moving this from the comments below to its own thread — as you know, yesterday the Lakers signed the player they traded for in the second round, Danilo (J.R.) Pinnock. First and foremost, I like the signing, I thought he showed potential in the summer league. But there are questions. First, what kind of […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Just a few thoughts while celebrating Los Angeles’ 225th birthday. (She doesn’t look a day over 200.) • I don’t know if I’ve ever been more proud of this humble little blog than while reading the comments on the last post, discussing USA Basketball’s future. It is some of the best conversation ever on this […]