While Lakers’ fans bask in the afterglow of Kobe’s final game and wait on front office decisions on the head coach, the draft, and free agency it looks as if some decisions are being made for them already. Or at least one of them is as Brandon Bass has decided how he will handle his […]
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On Kobe Bryant, Playing Hurt, & the Farewell Tour
The Lakers played at Denver on Wednesday and lost. This was not hard to predict — we said we expected as much in our game preview. The Nuggets aren’t worlds better than the Lakers (though they are better), but they were playing at home, the Lakers had played the night before in Los Angeles, and […]
Preview & Chat: Lakers vs. Grizzlies
With two wins in their last six games, it’s fair to say the Lakers are somewhat improved of late. Much of that can be tied to the resurgent play of Kobe Bryant who has regained his status as the team’s best player. He’s not what he once was, of course, but what he is — […]
Lakers Keep Pick, Move Up to #2 in NBA Draft Lottery
Yes, the lead up to this was brutal. Sitting there watching the theatrics and built-in drama of the event was, well, not how I wanted to spend my time. I’d have honestly preferred to have been able to fast-forward this entire day with someone telling me the results just now. Yet, there I was watching […]
Preview & Chat: The Boston Celtics
Lakers play the Celtics next. If the Lakers went 2-80 on the year as long as those 2 wins were against the C's it wouldn't sting as much. — Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) December 4, 2014 Look, let’s skip the pleasantries and get down to business. The Lakers are not a good team. As many people […]
Still Feeling Thankful at FB&G
To be honest, the Lakers aren’t giving fans a lot to be thankful for. They are in the midst of a second straight awful season. So far this campaign, they are suffering (roughly) four losses for every win and dealing with a myriad of injuries to players who would not only help their win total […]
MRI Results For Nick Young Show Torn Thumb Ligament
The injury bug still hasn’t left the Lakers organization. Following consecutive seasons that saw the Lakers battle myriad injuries to nearly every rotation player, this season has now seen it’s first major injury of the year. Nick Young has a torn ligament in his shooting thumb, according to ESPN’s Arash Markazi. Lakers guard Nick Young […]
Report: Jordan Hill Re-Signs With Lakers On Two-Year Deal
Another Laker is staying with the team. Here is Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports with the report. Free agent forward Jordan Hill has agreed to a two-year, $18M deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Kevin Bradbury tells Yahoo. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 11, 2014 My reaction? That’s a lot of money. […]
Take the Time While You Have It, Lakers
The old saying goes, no news is good news… But does that apply to the Lakers? On Wednesday the two coaches most in demand to fill vacant jobs were snatched up as Stan Van Gundy signed on to be the Pistons’ Doc Rivers (SVG will get control of basketball operations along with his coaching title) […]
Video: Steve Nash Talks Retirement
http://youtu.be/f60uvx2v_Ys Grantland’s documentary series on Steve Nash continues, this time with Nash responding to fan backlash calling for his retirement. Whatever side you fall on when it comes to this issue, the thing that stands out most to me from this video is Nash’s honesty about still wanting to play. He cites his love of […]