var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,300,521504,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() The Lakers come out of a brutal four game stretch 2-2, and it could be 3-1 without a couple lucky shots by the Spurs (and a rare mental mistake from Fish). Lakers fans are feeling pretty good about their team’s chances right now — and we all should be. This [...]

I tend to join things about as often as Phil Jackson calls a timeout during an opponent’s run. But sometimes there are offers you can’t say no to, like the Shamwow. Or the chance to join the TrueHoop basketball blogging network. As of today Forum Blue & Gold is part of the TrueHoop Network, joining [...]

(First, Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day. It seems to mean a bit more this year.) Lakers: 31-8 (1st in West), Cleveland (1st in East, by % points over Orlando) Offensive Rating: Lakers: 110.4 (1st), Cleveland: 110.0 (2nd) Defensive Rating: Lakers: 102.0 (5th), Cleveland: 96.2 (1st) Rebound Rate: Lakers: 51.6 (5th), Cleveland: 52.1 (3rd) Pace: [...]

I owe Mr. Andrew Bynum a half-hearted apology. Half-hearted because he contributes more than I thought, but still has some glaring deficiencies. After the past few games, and really the entire season, I have been a little bit down on the young’n. I believed that his lack of fitness and tenacity have been hurting the [...]

Records: Lakers 31-7 (1st in West), Orlando 31-8 (2nd in East) Offensive Rating: Lakers: 110.7 (1st), Orlando: 108.1 (5th) Defensive Rating: Lakers: 101.8 (5th), Orlando: 97.7 (3rd) (Orlando is the only team in the top 5 of both stats besides the Cavs and the Lakers) Projected Lineups: Lakers- D. Fish, Kobe (Big Cajones) Bryant, Vlad, [...]