Now that we’ve been talked off the Kobe ledge and feel reasonably comfortable with Odom’s role, let’s move on to something less fun … statistical analysis. What follows is my attempt to weed through stats from last year and projections for this year and draw a few conclusions about the team’s likely performance. I recognize […]
Archives for October 2008
Kobe Out With Back From Knee Injury
UPDATE #3: Kobe was back at the Lakers practice facility today, walking around fine, and even expects to play tomorrow night in the rematch against the Bobcats. According to Lakers.com, he did not practice today and Phil Jackson described the knee as “a little sore.” If this were the regular season, he’d play. Preseason, Phil […]
Forum Blue & Gold T-shirts
Here it, the official Forum Blue & Gold T-shirt. It’s perfect for wearing to Staples Center, to the local bar, to your living room — wherever you watch games. (Or, if your a Trailblazers fan, it’s a perfect rag for washing your car.) Long-time reader and friend of the site Steve (Gatinho’s brother) did the […]
Thoughts From the Weekend
Two games, two nights, and I think we are learning some things. Looks like the Lakers have a rotation. At least for now (nothing is ever what it seems with Phil). Fisher, Kobe, Radmanovic, Gasol and Bynum starting with Odom, Farmar and Ariza the first guys off the bench. Preseason wins don’t matter, but the […]
Preseason Chat: Lakers v. Raptors
The Lakers are not the only team trying to get a “twin towers” front line going this preseason, the Raptors are doing it as well with Chris Bosh and a reportedly healthy Jermaine O’Neal. I look forward to watching that matchup unfold tonight. While you’re waiting for the game to start, here are some previews […]
Preseason Game Thread: Lakers v. Barcelona
I think the Lakers are in trouble here. Kobe is a very good on-ball defender, but I don’t see how he can mark Messi….. Now that the obligatory soccer joke is out of the way, let’s talk hoops. For a look into what we can expect from Barcelona, we turn to one of the long-time […]
Really?! With Kurt, Reed and Darius
So you want to trade Lamar Odom? Really? You think it’s obvious and simple? Really? You want to bring in a real three and rely on Josh Powell and DJ Mbenga to play more minutes along the front line? Really? We’re just a couple of weeks camp and already trade talk is popping up all […]
Some Morning Reading, Including Previews
The Lakers are slogging through long practices in a long preseason. To give you some interesting reading options, Bloggers from around the NBA are previewing their teams, and recently it was the guys in the Southwest Division (look for my formal Laker preview close to the end of the month). Dallas Mavericks Mavs Moneyball Houston […]
Thoughts Through Three
UPDATE: Sasha Vujacic is not going to be playing much if any before the season starts. The Lakers officially shut him down for the next couple of weeks due to a avulsion fracture, which, Web MD is “ligament or tendon to tear off (avulse) a small piece of a bone to which it is attached.” […]
Know Your Enemy: The San Antonio Spurs
This is the latest in a series at FB&G that will run through the start of the season, focusing on some of the top teams in the West and maybe a couple from the East. In this installment we’ll touch on one of our biggest rivals over the past decade, the San Antonio Spurs. (Cue […]