• It’s no secret Laker fans lust after Kevin Garnett, as do the fans in Chicago and New York and every other NBA city. Including Minneapolis. That said, now Laker fans have their own web site about it. If you haven’t checked out the slick new getgarnet.com, it’s worth a look. You know where I […]
Archives for May 2007
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One of the beauties of the Web is the blend of diversity and community — the fact that basketball fans, Laker fans, from around the nation and the globe can get together and talk hoops. The community that has built up at this humble little blog the best thing about it. And that community has […]
Winning Now, Part II
As was said in Part I of this series, the challenge the Lakers face is that if they want to be contenders in the next couple of years they have to do it via trade. They can’t do it through the draft (picking 19) nor do they have the cap room to sign a major […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Just a few thoughts from the playoffs (part two of the Winning Now breakdown comes tomorrow). • I fear that all the talk on this blog about what the Lakers needed to do in round one could have drowned something basic out — the Suns are very, very good. I picked them to win it […]
Winning Now, Part I
“That’s one of the things when I re-signed here, they promised they would build a contender and build a contender now. I don’t want to have to wait any more than I already have.” —Kobe Bryant after his exit interview When the Lakers decided to pay Kobe and trade Shaq, everyone was clear the plan […]
Kentucky Derby Picks
It’s time for my one annual non-Lakers post making horseracing picks. (A longer-look at restructuring the Lakers is coming in the next day or so.) My wife and I have been to the Derby a couple times, love horse racing and throw a mean Derby party. This race is always a little hard to pick […]
Positives To Look Back On
There’s a long off-season ahead, one that should prove to be interesting. But I’m going to take a few days before delving into it, and writing season wrap-ups, and reflect back on some of the positives from the past season. The things from the Lakers worth remembering and enjoying. The emergence of Ronny Turiaf as […]
Laker/Suns Chat: Game 5
Let’s talk about the technical stuff the Lakers need to do tonight. In game three the Lakers started switching on the screen-and-roll the Suns ran, and also did some trapping (having both the center and the guard try to stop Nash from making a play). It worked pretty well for three quarters, as Jackson said […]
True Hoop Talks Lakers
Henry Abbot, the Godfather of basketball bloggers (don’t ask me about the horse head incident) has a long Laker post today, talking mostly about the future. A lot of smart people are quoted (plus me) and it makes a good read. Below is my part, but you really need to read the whole thing: Under […]
Fast Break Thoughts
So many things I wanted to write about the last couple days, but the real world keeps getting in the way. Basically, despite my frustration with the Lakers, there are some positives to write about. • I don’t think enough praise can be heaped on Lamar Odom for his effort in this series. Torn labrum […]