Records: Lakers 49-24 (3 seed); Wizards 38-34 (5 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.9 (4th); Wizards 109.6 (12th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.9 (5th); Wizards 110.2 (19th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Wizards: Antonio Daniels, DeShawn Stevenson, Caron Butler, Antawan Jamison, Brendan Haywood I’m outta here: I’m going […]
Archives for March 2008
Preview & Chat: The Memphis Grizzlies
Records: Lakers 49-23 (3 seed); Grizzlies 12-33 (drafting third, most likely, plus the 27th pick from LA) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.1 (3rd); Grizzlies 106.3 (22nd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.7 (6th); Grizzlies 113.2 (28th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Grizzlies: Mike Conley, Mike Miller, Rudy Gay, Hakim […]
Other People’s Thoughts
Just a couple of quick thoughts from other people that I liked today. First up, the incomparable Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don’t Lie about last night’s ugly loss: I’m going to chalk this one up to Los Angeles’ lack of effort, and a bit of hubris. The first part seemed pretty obvious. The latter has […]
Preview and Chat: Charlotte Bobcats
Records: Lakers 49-22 (1 seed); Bobcats 25-44 (12 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.1 (3rd); Bobcats 105.1 (23rd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.7 (6th); Bobcats 110.8 (23rd) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Bobcats: Raymond Felton, Jason Richardson,Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor, Nazr Mohammed Tech problem solved. Well, at least […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Got to these late because I stayed up late watching the overtime. UPDATE: Please excuse the technical difficulties with the look of the site. Fixes are being worked on. No, I have no idea why this happened, but I blame Isiah Thomas. • Just how good a passing team the Lakers have become was key […]
Preview and Chat: Golden State Warriors
Records: Lakers 48-22 (2 seed, percentage points back of New Orleans); Warriors 43-26 (8 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.2 (3rd); Warriors 114 (4th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.6 (5th); Warriors 110.5 (22nd) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Warriors: Barron Davis, Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson, Andris Biedrins, Al […]
Golden State Warriors: Chat and Preview
“I think we’re the front-runner. If we had a healthy roster, I’d be very much more comfortable saying that. But at this point, given our schedule, I think we have a real good opportunity.” –Phil Jackson Records: Lakers 48-21 (1 seed), Warriors 42-26 (8 seed West) (4 seed East) Offense Ratings: Lakers-109.7 (3rd), Warriors-109.4 (4th) […]
Forum and Powder Blue
“When the Lakers arrived in Los Angeles in 1960 basketball was very much an unknown factor in the city’s sport’s psyche.” –Roland Lazenby Over the past 40 plus years the combination of Bruin and Laker basketball has brought the game from a single paragraph in the back page of the Times to the most viewed […]
Preview and Chat: Seattle Sonics
Records: Lakers: 47-21 (1 seed); Sonics: 16-52 (Hoping for Beasley). Lakers Offense: 113.8 pts per possession (4th); Lakers Defense: 106.5 pts per possession (6th). Sonics Offense: 101.4 pts per possession (30th); Sonics Defense: 109 pts per possession 110.8 (23rd). Starting Five Lakers: Odom, Vlad, Turiaf, Kobe, Fish. Starting Five Sonics: Green, Wilcox, Petro, Durant, Watson. […]
Preview and Chat: Utah Jazz
Records: Lakers 46-21 (1 seed); Jazz 45-24 (4 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.7 (4th); Jazz 114.5 (2nd) Defensive ratings: Lakers 106.4 (5th); Jazz 108.2 (14th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf Jazz: Deron Williams, Ronnie Brewer, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur Tennis Anyone? I’m going out […]