Records: Lakers 2-1; Hornets 3-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers 107.9; Hornets 108.5 Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.3; Hornets 94.1 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Ronny Turiaf, Kwame Brown Hornets: Chris Paul, Mo Peterson, Peja Stojakovic, David West, Tyson Chandler Lakers Notes: Andrew Bynum is off to a hot start — after three […]
Archives for November 2007
Winning Doesn’t Suck
It’s just two games in November, but it is still two games in a row where the Lakers looked like a team that was playing up to its potential. This level of play will not last 79+ more games — there will be bumps in the road — but right now the team is showing […]
Game Preview & Chat: The Utah Jazz
Records: Lakers 1-1; Jazz 2-1 Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.7; Jazz 112.4 Defensive ratings: Lakers 98.3; Jazz 102.5 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Ronny Turiaf, Kwame Brown is a game time decision due to a respiratory infection (if not him, Bynum) Jazz: Deron Williams, Ronny Brewer, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet […]
Savor It
After a summer of rants and frustration and bitterness, that game against the Suns was cathartic. Sure, it was just one game, but today we should just bask in it and think of the possibilities, we’ll save the analysis for a day. So here are some of the thoughts from the comments and emails I […]
Game Preview & Chat: The Phoenix Suns
Records: Lakers 0-1; Suns 1-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers 96.1; Suns 99.5 Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.4; Suns 87.9 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Ronny Turiaf, Kwame Brown; Suns: Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire. Lakers Notes: It was the Lakers offense that looked out of sorts in […]
The Lakers “Chicken or the Egg†Problem
Here is what we know — Kobe used 43% of the Lakers possessions against the Rockets, and that is too many. If other players are not more involved and producing more, the Lakers cannot win consistently. But with that information comes a big question: Is this disparity Kobe’s fault for not passing the ball; or […]