Make no mistake, a lockout is coming. How long it lasts or if it will impact the start of next season is anyones guess, but unless there’s some sort of miracle breakthrough in negotiations before this Friday the current collective bargaining agreement will expire and the owners will do what is within their rights to […]
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Say Goodbye To One Of The Greats: Shaq To Retire
In a move that was classicly Shaq, the Big Everything issued a statement via his twitter account that simply said, “I’m retiring” with a link to a video making it official. There will be much more analysis to come and I’m sure many tributes (as well as those that would like to criticize) the big […]
A Big Congrats To Lamar Odom
While it’s not yet official, it’s being reported that Lamar Odom will be named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year later today. This is great news and I’m thrilled for Lamar being recognized for his fantastic season. His statistics speak for themselves, but even more impressive to these eyes has been his ability to […]
The Expectations Game
[picappgallerysingle id=”2320607″] Expectations can be tricky. Live up to or exceed them and the bar gets raised to a level where anything less than achieving or surpassing those same heights can taint future accomplishments (see: Thunder, Oklahoma City). Or, don’t achieve what’s expected of you in the first place and it’s a disappointment that is tough […]
Fast Break Thoughts
A couple of off days in a row for the Lakers allow me to look around the league and truly take in the entire association. And with the NBA finally back, a few musings from one happy basketball fan… *The first few days have provided some fantastic performances with some eye popping numbers from players […]
Super Teams Are Not New
This Summer, the big news was the free agent acquisitions that the Miami Heat made. By adding Lebron and Bosh while retaining Dwyane Wade, the Heat have formed what is being called a “super team” as they have brought together 3 of the top 15 players in the league and then surrounded them by good role […]
There Are More Important Things
In late June, a brawl broke out at a kindergarten graduation involved 20 adults, two of which were arrested. Not that a brawl breaking out at a kindergarten graduation wasn’t bad enough, but the adults began fighting over a Facebook comment that mentioned the Lakers. Adults. Facebook. Fighting. Kindergarten graduation. We are currently living in […]
Talking Chris Paul
Where to start with Chris Paul is tough because there are several ways to look at the potential of bringing in one of the best point guards of the last decade to the two time defending champions. Before getting into the ramifications of what it would mean to bring a talent like Paul to the […]
Fast Break Thoughts
There’s a bit too much on my mind to offer any sigular idea today. So, you get some fast break thoughts on Summer League, Lebron, and the future prospects of the Heat… *The Lakers have their first Summer League game today in Las Vegas so we finally get a chance to see the Lakers two […]
LeBron’s Decision: Not That Bad
They ended up with that split-screen of the King’s jersey burned live on his infomercial, as this sad, lost robot sat in a leafy suburban gymnasium with children as props and the world watching, those empty eyes masking a lost, dazed LeBron James. This was the champagne shower for the Championship of Me, an exercise […]