What is the hardest part of building a championship caliber team? Getting the superstar. There are only a handful of true stars who can take over a game in this league (the Lakers are lucky here having not only Kobe but also Gasol and other guys who can do it for a game or even […]
Archives for October 2009
Fast Break Thoughts
Thoughts from last night’s Laker game and whatever else crosses my mind. • The word on Lamar Odom is that it was nothing serious and he is day-to-day (but aren’t we all). For those that didn’t see, he was kicked in the shin by Jon Brockman in a rebound scrum under the basket. Just a […]
Lakers Preseason Game #3: Vegas Baby!
Preseason games have about as much meaning as a Pauly Shore movie. If you’re lucky it keeps you entertained for a couple hours, but there’s not much to think about afterwards. But there are a couple of notes in the wake of the Lakers last preseason game — the ugly loss at the Forum to […]
Lakers Chat Replay
Here is the Lakers chat from ESPN today that featured J.A. Adande and myself. Enjoy. Los Angeles Lakers Discussion
ESPN Chat, Southwest Previews, More
Tomorrow at high noon Pacific (that’s 3 in important East Coast cities like Portsmouth, NH) I will be doing a live chat on ESPN along with J.A. Adande (okay, he’s kind of the featured guy) taking questions on all things Lakers. It will go at least 30 minutes, maybe more, just follow the link above […]
Mad Men: The Lakers Preview
In the first of several Lakers previews coming to this site, we pay homage to Mad Men (because it is the best thing on television). Sure, this post is a bit Simmonsesque, but if you are going to steal, steal from people who do things with a flair. “Change isn’t good or bad. It just […]
Lakers Preseason Game 2: The Fabulous Forum
The Lakers are back at the Forum tonight. Gatinho did a great post on the building that is worth revisiting: Cooke tabbed the architectural firm of Charles Luckman and Associates who had just designed the newly built Madison Square Garden and would later design the LAX Theme Building among other famous American structures. Cooke disliked […]
Basketball is Back! – Lakers vs. Warriors Wrap Up
After one pre-season game the Lakers showed us some of what this team is capable of as they routed the Golden State Warriors 118 to 101. Coming into this game, there seemed to be more questions than answers for a team coming off a title. How would ‘Drew play? What would our rotations look like? […]
Preseaon Game 1: Lakers/Warriors
Finally! An actual game rather than just speculation. Action, not just talk. But remember, it is preseason so don’t read too much into anything. That starts with wins and losses — very good teams have had off preseasons and visa-versa. Also, because Gafney plays 22 minutes and looks good does not mean Buss will spend […]
Bynum, Atlantic Division Previews, And A Bloggers Round Table
First, some quick thoughts on the most interesting thing to come out of Lakers training camp so far (and no, letters to Ron Artest are not close, but because he loves to interact with the public and can be direct, we can expect more of that this season, sometimes with people baiting him because they […]