The real world is keeping me very busy today, so I’m falling back on easy (read: lazy) bullet points to organize my thoughts. Plus, I like to do whatever KD does. • It’s great to have Kobe on your team. • That was by far the best defense the Lakers have seen in the playoffs, […]
Archives for May 2008
Lakers/Spurs Game 1 Chat
Nine months ago, no Laker fan in their right mind saw their team hosting the first round of the conference finals on a sunny mid-May day. We should all take a moment to bask in the warmth of that success, to look around and survey the situation and feel excited and proud today. Lakers fans […]
Lakers/Spurs, A First Look
This series is going to be an interesting chess match, as both teams have some very powerful offensive weapons and both play impressive defense (although the Lakers tend to be more spotty on that end). Some will say you can’t take much from the Lakers/Spurs meetings this past season (the Lakers only had Gasol for […]
Game 7 Watching, Plus The East
I guess I should start this out with some thoughts on Andrew Bynum (this is a Lakers blog and all). I think all we can do now is hope this surgery goes well, solves the lingering problems and wish him godspeed on his recovery. Having him back next year healthy and confident is what we […]
Waiting, and Looking at the Stats
First things first – The Jazz are a very good basketball team. To be honest, before the playoffs they scared me as much as either of the two teams remaining on the other side of the bracket. Maybe more, because our best antidote to what they do is named Andrew Bynum and he wasn’t playing. […]
Lakers/Jazz Game 6 Chat
I want to touch upon a throw-away line from a recent Kobe radio interview (by Petro and Money on 570). Kobe noted that he grew up in Italy, plus you have the international influence of Pau Gasol, Vladimir Radmanovic, Sasha Vujaic, even Ronny Turiaf (despite going to Gonzaga). He then said all of them grew […]
Game 5 Live Blog
Another nomuskles live blog for your viewing pleasure. Pregame Boston holds serve at the Garden (after a few shaky moments) and the Lakers attempt to stay perfect on the Staples Center hardwood floor during these 2008 Playoffs. We’ll obviously be watching Kobe’s back to see how he’s doing with his extra day off. 1st Quarter […]
Lakers/Jazz Game 5 Chat
UPDATE: Over at Basketball Prospectus, coach Anthony Macri (part of the IMG team in Florida, so you know he knows his stuff) broke down the Laker offense from game four and looked ahead to game five. Below is just part of it, but if you read just one preview of tonight read his, it’s the […]
Playoff Fast Break Thoughts
Very interesting games on the docket to watch tonight, as we wait another day for the LAkers to take the court. Does home court hold sway in the Hornets/Spurs series? • I am obligated to start this post off with a “Kobe will play” note, which I think we all expected anyway. The only real […]
Talking Points
After an exciting but disappointing weekend (outside of getting to spend time with Mom) it seems like a good day to take a step back from the analysis and just talk about a couple of interesting issues around the Association. One came in an email from Mike, a regular reader of this site, but he’s […]