The Lakers Nation’s LD2K got his hands on this video of Kobe Bryant’s state title run with Lower Merion High School and sent me the link last night. Check out the seven minute clip for some Kobe high school highlights, including a few fantastic passes from the young KB. From Bret LaGree, Hoop Speak: Michael […]
Archives for January 2011
Thinking About Streaks, Statement Games, & The Journey
This may seem random, but I love visiting Basketball-Reference. I go there multiple times a day just to search through their vast database of stats, games, teams, and players looking for nuggets of information that better help me understand the game. (I also use their stats for our game previews for info on offensive and […]
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From Kevin Ding, OC Register: The Lakers’ fans might be blaming reserves Shannon Brown and Luke Walton, who shot 1 for 9 and were on the court while an even second-half game exploded into a double-digit lead for the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers coach Phil Jackson acknowledged the team started “messing around” on offense instead of […]
Lakers/Mavericks: When You Don’t Play Good Defense, This Is What Happens
There will be games when scoring will be enough. Tonight, against the Mavs, was not one of those games. What the Lakers needed was defensive effort and the stops that follow but instead they tried to rely on their offense to carry the way and they fell way short by the score 109-100. Early on, […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
Records: Lakers 31-12 (2nd in West), Mavericks 26-14 (5th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.0 (1st in NBA), Mavericks 107.1 (15th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.0 (9th in NBA), Mavericks 104.7 (10th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Deshawn Stevenson, Shawn Marion, […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: Dissecting Kobe Bryant’s game is basically a full time job for fans and media alike, and while he’s frequently described as efficient — darn near ruthless, actually — in the economy of his footwork, the speed at which he can dial up his offensive game or reach sweet spots […]
On The Attack: Kobe Bryant
Without watching the games, you’d probably be surprised to hear that January has been one of Kobe Bryant’s best months. I mean, if you just examine his game log, you’ll see that his scoring numbers, rebounds, and assists are all hovering around his season averages while his long range shooting isn’t any different than it’s been all year […]
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From Kevin Ding, OC Register: The Lakers didn’t deal well with the extra intensity of their Christmas showdown with the Miami Heat. When they played a game Monday night that had a considerable playoff atmosphere against 2010 playoff challenger the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers were back on their game. The Lakers came away with […]
Lakers/Thunder: Westbrook goes wild, but Lakers’ balance wins out
The Lakers would never admit that they needed a win against a potential contender in the middle of January, which is precisely why that job falls onto people like us. This team, yes — the back-to-back defending champions — needed a solid, momentum-building victory over a strong playoff team and they got exactly that tonight, […]
Preview and Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
Records: Lakers 30-12 (2nd in West), Thunder 27-13 (3rd in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.0 (1st in NBA), Thunder 110.0 (8th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.0 (9th in NBA), Thunder 107.9 (17th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Thunder: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin […]