The focus of the pre-series review has emphasized that the Magic pose match-up problems for the Lakers. Perhaps. However, I contend that the matchup problems that the Lakers pose for the Magic dwarf the former. Gasol against Lewis, Odom against Lewis, Tukoglu, or Pietrus. Kobe against Lee. I like these match ups. The mis-match advantage, […]
Archives for May 2009
Scouting The Finals
Great chance tonight to get a good look at who we will see in the Finals (and we may get one more chance). It’s a chance to look at matchups, discuss what we want to see. My ultra-fast breakdown is that Orlando creates more matchup problems but the Lakers get home court; while the Lakers […]
Time To Celebrate
I thought George Karl said something very telling in his post game press conference. He said that at the start of the series and through the first few games he saw the cracks in the Lakers, the places to attack and exploit, but by the end they had sealed those up and become a better […]
Game 6 Live Chat
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Lakers/Nuggets Game 6 Preview
Once again there will be a live chat tonight here for game six with myself and Jeremy of Roundball Mining Company, and while that is a good omen for the Lakers (the Lakers have yet to lose a game when this site has hosted a live blog) this will be the toughest win for them […]
Now that was the Lakers Team I Remember
There was Sasha and Fisher hitting big shots. There was a couple thunderous dunks because the Lakers were the team that attacked the rim. There was aggressive defense extended out high and long arms in the passing lanes. There was a whole lot of Lamar Odom. It was the complete team effort that Lakers fans […]
Lakers/Nuggets Game 5 Live Chat
WCF Game 5 Denver at Los Angeles
Lakers/Nuggets Game 5 Chat
. First things first – Join us tonight as we host a Live Blog in tandem with Jeremy from RoundBall Mining Company. This is obviously a huge game for both teams. The loser will be one game away from elimination and (if this was a TNT series) one loss closer to going fishing with Kenny, Charles, and EJ. […]
Kobe & Pau: “Can We Get A Little Help Here?”
In last season’s NBA Finals, Phil Jackson then (and still today) took some heat for running Chris Mihm out on the floor after he hadn’t played all season due to injury. It made no sense to people to throw a little-used player cold into the biggest games the team had played in years. But there […]
Lakers/Nuggets Game 4 Chat
We can talk about the heroic efforts of Kobe Bryant or the steals of Trevor Ariza or the spotty point guard play or a hundred other things, but this series still comes down to one thing: Can the Lakers control the paint? In the second half of game three the Lakers did that — most […]