A bit of a frustrating loss because, even though they were outplayed for most of the game, that was one the Lakers could have stolen at the end. Plenty of room for improvement, but not a bad outing for the first game either. I think there were two key areas that cost the Lakers the […]
Archives for October 2007
Game Preview & Chat: Rockets at Lakers
Records: Lakers 0-0; Rockets 0-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers NA; Rockets NA Defensive ratings: Lakers NA; Rockets NA Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Ronny Turiaf, Kwame Brown; Rockets: Rafer Alston, Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, Chuck Hayes and Yao Ming. Lakers Notes: Finally, we can talk a little basketball and not soap […]
Lakers Season Preview
Last Years Record: 42-40 Key Additions: Derek Fisher; getting rid of Smush Parker (a clear case of addition by subtraction); Javaris Crittenton Jean Dixon couldn’t predict what will happen to this year’s Lakers, so let’s just try to answer your questions. Is it possible to go a few days without being bombarded with Kobe-centric headlines? […]
Shaq/Kobe vs. Kobe/Bynum
I have bumped up this great comment from JonesontheNBA (he of Fanhouse and his own blog): The irony of Kobe and Bynum is that it kind of reminds me of Shaq and Kobe. Shaq not liking the young brash kid with tons of potential that the organization seemed to love more than him seems a […]
NBA Blogger Previews: The Southeast
Here’s the latest round of NBA blogger previews. Sunday, my Lakers preview for this series will go up. Washington Wizards Bullets Forever Orlando Magic Believing In Magic Third Quarter Collapse Miami Heat I Want to be a Sports Agent Crazy From The Heat Atlanta Hawks Impending Firestorm Atlanta Hawks Blog Charlotte Bobcats Bobcat Bonfire Archives […]
NBA Preseason: Lakers vs. Kings
While I’ve been out in front leading the “it’s just the preseason†parade, the consistently poor performances of the Lakers in the last several weeks combined with the consistent spat of injuries is disconcerting. Especially since the first three weeks of the season are loaded with good teams where the Lakers will have to play […]
Thank You
Today is one of the few days this blog goes off-topic. At the end of the day, all I could think to say was “thank you.†It seemed woefully inadequate, but it’s all I could come up with. Yesterday I spend the day with the men of a fire strike force — men asked to […]
Preseason: Lakers vs. Jazz (version 1.0)
First — I hope that the ongoing wildfires have not displaced (or worse) any of you. It is my sincerest wish that each of you and your families are safe. Now, on to the distractions… Kobe has a shorter drive to the arena tonight and there is a championship banner hanging in the rafters, but […]
Slow Down
Kobe can’t be the facilitator, he turns the ball over too much. Farmar should start, and so should Bynum. This Lakers team defense isn’t any better than last year’s. Mihm isn’t ready. You know what five preseason games equal? A pile of male bovine animal manure. While we are learning some things, the context in […]
NBA Bloggers Previews: The Northwest
Now the previews are up for the NBA bloggers who covered what is the up-and-coming division of the NBA, the Northwest. Utah Jazz Daily Basketball Taking it to the Rack Basketball John Seattle Supersonics Sonics Central Portland Trail Blazers TrueHoop The Inferno Timberwolves TWolves Blog Denver Nuggets Nugg Doctor