2008-2009’s first nomuskles powered live blog is here! Am I the only one surprised at how well Odom has tolerated his move to the bench? 1st Quarter Annoying detail of no importance whatsover. The Lakers and Clippers have changed from Porter brand stanchions to Spalding brand stanchions. The Mavs have changed to Spalding this year […]
Archives for November 2008
Preview & Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers 5-0 Mavericks 2-4 Offensive ratings: Lakers 112 Mavericks 104.8 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88.5 Mavericks 107.7 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Mavericks Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Gerald Green, Dirk Nowitzski, Erick Dampier Veterans Day: I know that there are some current and former members of […]
Shot Charting The Lakers
Since talking about the Lakers shooting — bad, maybe not that bad — is all the rage, I decided to shot chart the last two Lakers games. Here are some observations from that exercise: • Like all teams, the Lakers are at their best when they get the ball in the paint. It seems obvious, […]
Preview & Chat: The Houston Rockets
Records: Lakers 4-0 Rockets 4-2 Offensive ratings: Lakers 110.7 Rockets 105.2 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88 Rockets 98.6 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Rockets Rafer Alston, Tracy McGrady, Ron Artest, Luis Scola, Yao Ming The LA Times Misses the Point: We rarely get into what the beat […]
Length: An Organizational Philosophy
“The 6’8″ Jackson’s wingspan was so prodigious that Bill Fitch (Jackson’s coach at the University of North Dakota) would often have him show off to NBA scouts with something called “The Car Trick,” in which Jackson would sit in middle of the back seat of a 1950s Buick and open both doors simultaneously.” -Phil Jackson’s […]
The Lakers and Trendy NBA Offense
Starting last season, Phil Jackson loosened the reins some on the triangle offense — not only was the team encouraged to fast break more, but within the first seven seconds of the clock they are allowed to freelance before setting up the offense. Maybe the biggest beneficiaries of this have been Andrew Bynum and Pau […]
Preview & Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records: Lakers 3-0 Clippers 0-4 Offensive ratings: Lakers 110.7 Clippers 91.8 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88 Clippers 116.4 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Clippers Baron Davis, Cuttino Mobley, Al Thorton, Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman Lakers notes: First things first, Bynum is fine and will play tonight. Apparently […]
The Strong Side Zone and You
Lakers fans, these three words are your new mantra, your new best friend: Strong Side Zone. When the season started we were generally saying, “if the Lakers defense can just be in the top 10 in the league we’ll be in good shape.” Well, three games is an infinitesimal sample size, but so far the […]
The Wild West
Apparently, the Denver Nuggets hate losing to the Lakers so much they thought it was time to make big changes. Iverson out, Billups in. McDyess is in Denver, although rumors are he may be bought out (for luxury tax reasons). I kid about the Lakers end of that, sort of. It’s not just the Lakers, […]
Preview & Chat: The Denver Nuggets
Records: Lakers 2-0 Nuggets 1-1 Offensive ratings: Lakers 115.9 Nuggets 104.1 Defensive ratings: Lakers 84.3 Nuggets 101.1 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Nuggets : Allen Iverson, Anthony Carter, Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Nene Lakers notes: Um, just keep playing like the last couple of games. Keep […]