The John Amaechi story. I’m not going to break far from this blog’s long-stated purpose of trying to focus on the court not off (remember, I started this site in frustration of the lack of stories and media discussion actually about basketball and not the soap opera in LA in the wake of the Kobe/Shaq […]
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Hot Zones
If you want to slow Kobe Bryant from beyond the arc, you want him to shoot from the left side of the court, not the right side. I know that because of my favorite part of the NBA.com site, the Hot Zones. Shots from every NBA player are charted and put into one of 14 […]
Preview and Chat: The Atlanta Hawks
Did you see Smush play defense? The Lakers had maybe their best defensive game of the year against the Wizards on Saturday, and Gatinho sat down with a pen and paper and tracked Smush: Well, last night was an over all good game for Smush. He used his length to bother Arenas and was savvy […]
I’ll Take the Colts
I’ve got no emotional attachment for today’s Super Bowl, all I really am rooting for is a good game.I’m leaning that way because the most logical thing I heard this week was ESPN’s (and former Bronco lineman) Mark Schlereth say that teams like Indy wear down cold weather power defenses in the fourth quarter, and […]
Preview and Chat: The Washington Wizards
A word or 164 on Indiana. Is it just me, or did the Lakers last night remind you of last season’s version? The ones that, if Kobe wasn’t on top of his game, couldn’t step up to help out. The ones that had absolutely horrible defensive rotations so their defense only worked when they could […]
Preview and Chat: The Indiana Pacers
Last time these two got together. The Lakers won pretty handily, 101-86, leading from the middle of the first quarter on and the game was never really in doubt. The Lakers did it on the strength of their starters — all five of the regular starters (Smush, Kobe, Walton, Odom and UPS) were at least […]
Remembering Lucious Harris
I was a little bit lucky. The year I moved to Long Beach was the year that Long Beach State may have had its best basketball team ever. And, since I didn’t know many people and I had plenty of free nights, I went to a lot of basketball games that year. And that 92-93 […]
I Think I’m Going To Boston
I Think I’m Just That Tired. Both teams come into this one a little tired, this is the second night of a back-to-back for both teams. Boston lost last night in Indiana, the Lakers lost in New York. The one guy who shouldn’t be tired — but will be fired up — is Kobe. I’d […]
On Tap: The New York Knicks
Breaking News — No Kobe Tonight. Apparently the league thought Kobe intentionally swept his elbow into Manu Ginobli’s face when Manu came at Kobe from the side with 2.7 left in regulation Sunday and blocked Kobe’s shot. Because of that, he’s suspended for tonight’s game . I’d love to see a replay of that again, […]
Staying Positive
Some welcome home from vacation, watching the loss to the Bobcats on TiVo Sunday morning then the Spurs game right afterward — two painful overtime losses. As much as we want to react to those two losses with some shakeup, we need to take a deep breath and look at the big picture. Right now […]