Scott is coach in waiting and if Lakers don’t repeat Phil will not get $12 million again from Jerry when he can get Byron for $4.

What you can expect is Phil back where he started. The Knicks! Also many promises for future involvement in future productions were made between Spike Lee and Kobe during last Novembers Spike Kobe Video.

Do the math. Phil, Kobe, Bosh at the Garden hence no Kobe re-up 70% into the season.

It used a headline that has very little to do with the article just to grab hits, and then it recycled stuff Roland has wrote before.

He seems to be very intrigued by the Jim/Jeanie/PJ/Kobe/Jerry dynamic, and has been trying to put that out there for a while.

Nobody outside some serious Laker fans following Lazenby are even aware of this, and not many even care, so he’s putting it out there again with a title that will make others read it.

I kid Aaron, I agree with you that LBJ is the best bball player in the league, and I too would trade Kobe for him (right now). Sorry, I like young superstars who can keep the Lakers competitive for years to come.

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Ok enough of that. Go Lakers.

http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2010/03/01/fine-tuning-the-lakers-offense/

I don’t know what will happen in the playoffs, but I am now convinced the Lakers are quite capable of winning the championship. I know one win in March does not mean a lot, but this win did show what the Lakers are capable of, even when Kobe can’t find his shot.

I also think Ron and Fish hitting threes played more of a role than people may think. That changes the complexion of this team on several levels.

I agree with Wonderbap’s take at SSR. The bizarre Lebron-a-Laker stuff is Phil’s team trying to put pressure on the other side of the Buss family. I’m very curious who Lazenby’s source is – historically he’s had free access to Tex Winter, but I wouldn’t think that Tex would carry Phil’s water like this. Maybe it’s Jeanne or her assistant.

Still very pleased with the win – but I sure don’t think it’s a deflater for the Nuggs.

Both Chauncey and JR Smith are streaky shooters. If they get a couple of open looks and knocks them down, they get unconscious with their shooting and often hit them in bunches. I think the key is to make sure that our guards do not leave them to “help” in the paint. Fisher and Brown are the WORST at doing this, but Farmar and Kobe are just as guilty. IF Artest can continue to check Melo one on one, none of the chicken nuggets warrants a double team. If we can force the chicken nugget guards to dribble drive rather than take the open jumpers, we’ll be more successful as Billups isn’t the finisher he used to be and Smith while can finish well can be stopped by our bigs. Of course, we can’t do that with Ty Lawson. With him, we have to give him the jumpers. So our guards need to change defensive strategy depending on whom they are guarding.

I think another defensive key would be neutralizing Nene’s aggression. I think Pau and Odom combo does a great job on him, but Drew needs to be able to handle his dribble drive post move to stay on the court to do damage on the offensive side. If Drew can do that, we’ll win easily. If not, it’ll be a tough 6-7 games series in the playoffs.

The matchup vs. the chicken nuggets have replaced the Spurs matchup, and it’s even has that contempt factor that we used to have with the Sac. queens. We used to hate the Spurs, but there was always some dignity and respect between the two teams. But with the queens and the chicken nuggets, I feel like there’s only disdain and disrespect, which makes beating them more enjoyable and rewarding. I hope we see them in WCF and rip their hearts out in 5 games. Wouldn’t that be so sweet?

I wish Karl best wishes with cancer treatment but I hope nothing goes his way on the court.

Kobe will get his shot back you can bet on that.