Lace up the track shoes. Under Mike Fratello, the Grizzlies averaged 88.2 possessions per game, third slowest pace in the league. They also had the worst record in the NBA. Under coach Tony Barone, things are different. I’ll let Kevin Pelton explain, in an article from Courtside Times: In case you’re curious, the Grizzlies have […]
Archives for January 2007
Just Be A Fan
We’ll stay cautious and level-headed, right? DrRayEye asked that after the Lakers best win of the season last night, and it’s a fair question. On one hand, my head keeps reminding me that they don’t award any NBA hardware in January; that beating Dallas in one game and in a seven-game series are two very […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
It was 35 years ago today. Dallas comes to town winners of 13 in a row, the most recent one an impressive win against San Antonio Friday. This would be an appropriate day for that streak to end — it is the 35th anniversary of the end of the Lakers record 33-game win streak. That […]
Preview and Chat: The Denver Nuggets
About Last Night. Well, I really liked the first quarter. It helped that apparently the Kings’ defense strategy involved doubling Kobe and Bynum and ignoring Brian Cook. Kobe, when he started scoring on the night, got to the line a lot and was very efficient overall (70.5% true shooting percentage, which is like points per […]
Preview and Chat: The Sacramento Kings
Ask the Expert. You want to know about the Kings, you ask one of the very best team bloggers out there, Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty. So, I did that and he was kind enough to answer (or was so drunk he didn’t realize it was me). Q: We read about the friction between Ron […]
Life Without Kwame
Coming into Sacramento on Thursday, the new Laker starting five (Smush, Kobe, Walton, Cook and Bynum) have played a total of 16 minutes together this season, over four different shifts. The results: They scored 31 points shooting just 46.3% (eFG%); they gave up 38 points and let opponents shoot 57.4%; the lineup took 70% of […]
Lakers New Year’s Resolutions
I posted the full list over at LAist, and while some of it is aimed at a mass audience (hence the simplistic explanation of the pick-and-roll) they are all things we can hope for. Here are a couple resolutions for the team. Get healthy. It’s one of your resolutions — to eat better, to drop […]