We need to talk about Kobe Bryant. No, not the fact that he is staying in LA, that’s been painfully obvious since about December. Some members of the media apparently wanted to see him eat his words, so they didn’t let the issue die, but anyone with half a brain figured it out a long […]
Archives for April 2008
Fast Break Thoughts
To me, game one followed a predictable script, just like every Hugh Grant romantic comedy. The Nuggets had one big run in the second quarter, but for the other three they could not stop the Lakers so long as LA took care of the ball and didn’t shoot early in the clock. The problem for […]
Game Live Blog
Well, I guess it wasn’t technically live, unless you were at nomuskles house. He put together one of his popular live blogs of game one, so here it is in its entirety. Enjoy it and enjoy the win, even if it was not perfect or pretty. Playoff wins against quality opponents should not be taken […]
Lakers/Nuggets Game 1 Chat
Here we go! This is going to be an entertaining series, I like the Lakers chances a lot but the Nuggets are a fun team to watch. I’ve said before, AI is one of only a few players in the league that once a game makes you just shake your head and say “how did […]
Lakers/Nuggets Preview
The thing that makes me the most nervous about this series is the same thing that gives me the most confidence. No doubt there is a lot of talent on the Nuggets roster — two big stars in Iverson and Anthony, nice group of role players led Camby, Linas Kleiza, J.R. Smith and others. But […]
3-0 Means…..
I don’t think we can take things whole cloth from the Lakers sweep of Denver during the regular season. For one, all three games were played in January or earlier — before the Lakers made the Gasol trade. The Nuggets are not quite the same team as back then, either. Plus, in two of the […]
Best In The West
It was the first step in a long march through the playoffs, but the Lakers are now the Western Conference champions. That is something worth celebrating, particularly this year when you think about how we felt about the squad back in October, when you think about just how deep the West is this year. We […]
Preview and Chat: The Sacramento Kings
Records: Lakers 56-25 (1 seed); Kings 38-43 (11 seed) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.7 (3rd); Kings 109.0 (13th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 107.2 (7th); Kings 111.5 (25th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Kings: Beno Udrih, Francisco Garcia, John Salmons, Mikki Moore, Spencer Hawes Lakers Notes: There is a […]
It’s Good To Be The King
It’s hard not to be one of those confident bordering on unbearable Lakers fans today, after two wins in a row against contending teams where the Lakers played formidable defense (well, for two of the four halves, anyway.) Check out this quote from Kobe after the game yesterday that we call all just pray is […]
Preview and Chat: The San Antonio Spurs
Records: Lakers 55-25 (1 seed, tie); Spurs 54-25 (2 seed, tie) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.7 (3rd); Spurs 108.9 (14th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 107.3 (9th); Spurs 103.5 (3rd) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Spurs: Tony Parker, Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, Fabricio Oberto Lakers Notes: I’m […]