You don’t want to stress out about Kobe’s knee (he says he’s fine but people in the locker room thought he was walking gingerly). You don’t want to stress out about the bench play. Or the blown layups. You want to get in the holiday spirit, NBA style, so here are Skeets and Tas from […]
Archives for December 2009
Preview & Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
[picappgallerysingle id=”3937887″] Records: Lakers 22-4 (1st in West) Thunder 13-13 (9th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.8 (14th in league), Thunder 105.3 (21st in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 98.7 (1st in league) Thunder 104.7 (7th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]
Keeping up with Mr. Kardashian
[picappgallerysingle id=”4179081″] It’s not often that players in the NBA are able to find a true turn-around in perception and production. In 2004-2005, Lamar was struggling like most every other Lakers player. According 82games.com Lamar was not contributing in proportion with his salary. He totaled a 45.9 win% and had a Net48 (points allowed per 48 […]
Suggested Reading: Phil Jackson and Lakers Defense
[picappgallerysingle id=”7392014″] While Lakers fans are arguing over the franchise’s top 50 players, two really good things have appeared on the vast Internet worth discussing more. First is the rather silly “is Phil Jackson going to come back next year?” hand wringing. How the Los Angeles media deals with Phil Jackson versus the national media […]
Jordan Farmar Is Earning The Backup PG Spot
[picappgallerysingle id=”4844844″] Shannon Brown is the crowd favorite. His dunks ignite the Lakers faithful like only Kobe with the game on the line can do — heck, they have their own Web site and twitter following. But more than that, he has shown potential on defense, potential under pressure situations. Shannon Brown, a relatively quiet […]
Preview & Chat: The Detroit Pistons
[picappgallerysingle id=”7088381″] Records: Lakers 21-4 (1st in West) Pistons 11-15 (7th in East) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.2 (13th in league), Pistons 106.2 (18th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.2 (1st in league) Pistons 108.4 (19th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]
Preview & Chat: The New Jersey Nets
[picappgallerysingle id=”2848515″] Records: Lakers 20-4 (1st in West) Nets 2-25 (their scouts are looking hard at John Wall) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.1 (13th in league), Nets 96.5 (30th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.6 (1st in league) Nets 108.8 (22nd in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe […]
Talking Nets
[picappgallerysingle id=”7345535″] To get a little Jersey flavor to put us in the mood for the game tonight, I was either going to put in the YouTube of the Soprano’s title credits, or talk to Mark from Nets are Scorching. Sorry music lovers, I went with the latter. After the ugly start to the season, […]
Pau Gasol Is Going Nowhere
[picappgallerysingle id=”7101017″] Pau Gasol has agreed to a three year extension to his deal with the Lakers, keeping him with the team through 2014. Pen should hit ink in the next few days. The exact terms of the deal will not be known for two years, because it will depend somewhat on the next CBA […]
So You Think The Lakers Are Going To Make A Trade?
[picappgallerysingle id=”3936014″] The rumor is out there that the Lakers are going to extend Pau Gasol’s contract soon (Eric Pincus wrote this at Hoopsworld). On one hand the timing seems odd, so I’m taking this with a whole lot of salt, but eventually the Lakers will do just this in one form or another. Nobody […]