The other day, I read an interesting piece over at Silver Screen and Roll about what players the Lakers should deploy as their second unit. It focussed mostly on the Lakers’ backcourt rotation and who should play behind Kobe and Fish to allow the team to perform its best at all times. You should check […]
Archives for September 2009
Media Day Thoughts
A few thoughts to take you into Media Day, then check back here for comments and thoughts during and after the press feeding frenzy. UPDATE: Media day featured a lot of what you’d expect, a huge media circus around Odom who couldn’t and wouldn’t talk about the wedding, a lot of photos of Sasha’s new […]
You’ll Be Missed, John Radcliffe
One of the good guys, the Los Angles Lakers official scorekeeper since the days of Wilt and West — John Radcliffe — passed away last week. He was a fixture at Laker games, keeping score for the team since it played at the Sports Arena (before the Forum, let alone Staples), the longest continuous employee […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Finally the amount of Lakers news to discuss will pick up as camp opens, starting with Phil Jackson speaking to the press Friday. Then there is media day next Tuesday (followed by the start of camp). Honestly, the words spoken on media day may be the most useless thing in the NBA. The problem is […]
How Do You Fit Artest Into A Triangle?
Ron Artest’s “blame me” statement was a great bit of PR/playing to the fans. And it worked. It got front-page play in a bunch of newspapers and now Bill Plaschke is on board with Ron Ron (so we can all rest easy). But let’s be clear — if the Lakers don’t win the title next […]
An Ode To Chick
Nate Jones just penned a tribute to the late, great Chick Hearn over at FanHouse that is a must read for Lakers fans because it brings back some great memories. For a time my family didn’t have cable television, so I had to listen to the radio to catch Lakers home games. Trust me when […]
Pau Dominates With Spain, Too
If after its first game of Eurobasket you had said Spain was going to walk away handily with the title, most people would have said “that Spain, the one just crushed by Serbia? HA!” Nobody questioned Spain was the most talented team, but they didn’t play like it. But by the end, Pau Gasol was […]
Lakers: 2009 NBA Champions
Really, I never get tired of saying that. Enjoy some playoff highlights from last year as we wait not so patiently for this year.
Henry Abbott Misses The Point
Obviously, I am a fan of Henry Abbott and his blog TrueHoop, if not I would not be part of his network. He does good reporting, he is smart and considerate, he asks questions (like about William Wesley) that nobody else is asking. But he also has blind spots. We all do. And it is […]
Fast Break Thoughts
A lot of things piled up in the inbox while the server migration has taken up my time. I want to apologize again for the inconvenience, site issues and the slow posting for a few days as this got done (just thought this time of year was the best time to do it). In case […]