It’s impossible for Laker fans to watch a game like yesterday and not think about trades — we’re used to winning (unlike Knicks fans) and watching us lose 7 of the last 10 really hurts. There are clear weaknesses on this team, for example a ball-handling/defense playing point and a real four. (Guys like Gary […]
Archives for February 2005
On Tap: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Is Kobe going to play? From the Ironic Returns Department, he may come back against the team he suffered the severely sprained ankle against. Kobe practiced with the team Saturday and said afterward he was about 75%. If he doesn’t feel any pain and there isn’t any swelling Sunday, he said he would be ready […]
Tex Winter Talks
Interesting interview with Tex Winter on NBA.com (done by Rob Peterson). Winter talked about a few things, including efforts to alter the offense under Hamblen. I think if Hamblen had a chance and time [to change their strategy], he would. I think even now, he may implement certain phases of the old Lakers offense, but […]
Talking Chris Mihm
For a blogger who loves his stats, my posts the last few weeks have seen more posts about philosophy and coaches than the cold, hard facts. So, today let’s talk stats and let’s talk Chris Mihm, a guy who has been good enough for Laker fans to see him as the starting center for years […]
Malone Retires
Just passing this along, in case you haven’t seen it yet, but Karl Malone is hanging up the shoes. For all his years in Utah he was the player we Laker fans loved to hate, but you had to respect his game. Last season, he was the only Laker who (when healthy) showed up night […]
Shortest Laker Coaching Tenure
Rudy Tomjanovich’s tenure with the Lakers was short, just 43 games, but it’s not the shortest of a Laker head coach who started the season with the team — he actually had a longer tenure than three others. HoopsAnalyst compiled a list of NBA coaches gone in their first year and they found this from […]
On Tap: The Detroit Pistons
We have to start with this — that was a big win last night. I don’t want to get too high after one victory, but it’s hard because that was probably the most exciting game of the season. The Lakers are now 7-7 without Kobe and remain 1.5 games ahead of Minnesota for that last […]
The Inaugural Honorary Chad Ford Award
I know it’s going to get worse before it gets better, but the early speculation on the next Lakers coach has produced some bad ideas. However, Sean Deveney, one of the Sporting News’ “experts,†gets is the first recipient of what I hope to make a regular feature, the Honorary Chad Ford Award for random […]
On Tap: The New Jersey Nets
There are two things I don’t want to see tonight: 1) That MasterCard commercial that rips off Swingers. Have you seen this one, the one where there’s a guy on a cell phone making several pathetic calls to a woman he met that night in a bar. If you’ve seen the commercial and you’ve seen […]
Being Mitch Kupchak
After three consecutive losses, and with Minnesota just 1.5 games back of the eighth-seed Lakers in the playoff chase, Mitch Kupchak is feeling the pressure to upgrade this team before the trading deadline Feb. 24. There’s no doubt the Lakers need better talent, particularly at the point and the need for another real inside presence […]