Lisa Leslie is a basketball icon — one of the best women’s high school and college players ever, she is a four time gold medlalist, three time WNBA MVP and two-time league champion. What’s more, she has been the face of the league — she has been it’s Jordan, it’s Magic and Bird, it’s Miken […]
Archives for September 2009
Misunderstood Lakers Teams: 2003-04
Today we turn this space over to Aaron, who reached out to me wanting to write about the 2003-04 team. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the Lakers podcast with the LA Times/ESPN where Brian and I talk some about the point guard position this year and a little about teams like this. Recently […]
Lakers/Celtics Stories: Some Favorites
There were a lot of great stories in the comments, and I’ve decided to give a few a little more play. (For the record, it is Converse and not I that chooses who the five winners of the shoes will be — and to learn more about the shoes click here.) Or, as Chris J. […]
The Contest: What’s your favorite memory of the Lakers/Celtics Rivalry?
One of my favorite Lakers/Celtics memories comes from around 1985. As I’ve said here before I worked at the LA Sports Arena as an usher for Clippers games. As it is now, the place was full when the league’s biggest stars came to the Arena — and in the mid 1980s the star teams were […]
Lakers Teams We Miss: The Lake Show, 1994-95
Regular contributor here Chris J. sent this in, a fantastic look back at a team that was a lot of fun, in part because there was no pressure. Sometimes the most enjoyable gifts we receive are those which we never expected. When I think back over the 25+ years I’ve followed the Lakers, like any […]
Fast Break Thoughts
A few hoop thoughts while wishing those near the fire luck… • If you haven’t seen this, Jordan Farmar gave an interview this week saying he wants to be a starter in the NBA, with the Lakers or somewhere: “I want to run a team and be the lead guard,” Farmar said Tuesday on the […]