Caught the fourth quarter of the loss to the Nets last night at the inlaws. However, no good papers here to fill in the gaps and I’m paying for Internet time, so help me a little: What happened? No Kobe to shut down Vincanity? Turnovers? Defense in general? Post a comment and I’ll check back […]
Archives for January 2005
Vegas, Baby
I’m out of here today for a long weekend in Vegas, so there will be no new posts until Tuesday. I know what you’re thinking, by the way, and you’re wrong. You’re thinking, “Damn that lucky Kurt, partying the weekend away in the modern day Sodom and Gomorrah!†That’s because you think of Vegas like […]
The Good, The Bad and The Inconsistent — A Mid-Season Report
The only thing consistent about the Lakers so far this season has been their inconsistency. So, in honor of that, this mid-season team evaluation will alternate views between the good and the bad. (First, let me say this would never have been possible without the work of Kickerblogger, Ed at Stats Pimp and Roland at […]
Injury Update
For those who haven’t seen it yet, today’s Los Angeles Times gives a Laker injury report that is not promising. Kobe will likely be out another nine games, four at home then a five-game road trip that follows. That puts a lot of pressure on the current Lakers to stay in the playoff race by […]
Stay Up Late
Or, set the TiVo. Either way, Caron Butler is scheduled to be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno show this evening. Why Caron? If you have not heard the story of his troubled youth before, tune in. (By the way, light posting day here as I am working on a lengthy mid-season report, as […]
On Tap: The Los Angeles Clippers
Traditionally in these previews, the focus is on the other team, its strengths and weaknesses, and how the Lakers match up. Today I’m taking a different tack — I plan to focus almost exclusively on the Lakers and life without Kobe, because if things aren’t going right in your own house it doesn’t matter who […]
Tis’ the Season
There’s less than one month to the NBA trading deadline. It’s also about the time of year when free agents to be start really positioning themselves for this summer. Combine those two factors and it makes late January and February the time of year when the most ludicrous of NBA rumors can get some play. […]
Basketball On The Internet (and other stuff)
I was at work for the first half of the Laker/Sonics game last night, and I had to do something I’ll do a lot more soon with an East Coast road swing coming up — “watch†the game on the Internet. And I can’t find a good way to do that. I think I’m spoiled […]
On Tap: The Seattle Supersonics
If you lived in Seattle, were forced to spend too much time indoors because of the rain, loved the Sonics, and had an unhealthy obsession with Legos, what would you do? Build a life-size Lego Ray Allan, of course. I think the best chance for a Laker win tonight comes if the Lego Ray Allen […]
Things That May Interest Only Me
Let’s talk for a second about the three-point play — not the one the Lakers are attempting 30 of a game these days (except when playing well) but rather the more exciting one, the bucket and the foul. The driving force behind the Crazy From The Heat blog figured out the number of “and one†[…]