Well, I’m in the middle of Polysyllabic Spree and it’s entertaining and a great chance to find out about authors I might not otherwise have read, but that’s probably not what you came here for. If you’re looking for some Laker news and stories in the days before training camp opens, there are a few […]
Archives for September 2005
Lakers I Miss: Sedale Threatt
I always had a soft spot for Sedale Threatt. I think it stems from the time he gave a chop to the face of Danny Ainge and sent him staggering back like a drunk trying to get off a bar stool. (Just a quick aside — there was no ’80s Celtic I hated more than […]
Fast Break
Slow Monday so far, which is always how it is heading into training camp. But a couple of things I’ll pass along. • According to the “where will the Lakers finish†poll (look to the right), most of you are most optimistic than I am about the Lakers this season. The winner as of now […]
New Look, Same Site
Daddy’s got a new pair of shoes. How do you like the new crib? I’m still trying to get comfortable in the newly refurbished Forum Blue & Gold, but I love the way it looks and feels. There are a few new furnishings but hopefully it still feels homey. It’s taken some effort to get […]
Fast Break
A handful of notes and thoughts this morning: • Apparently we should all be fans of the Fort Worth Flyers, the Lakers new D-League affiliation (shared with Golden State, Dallas and Portland). While we all know this is a developmental league, what kind of players would best benefit from the development down there, and who […]
Fast Break
Just clearing out the inbox on a Monday morning: • Updated: Using better math ideas provided by the people at APBR, I have refigured some thoughts along the lines of the passing post below, trying to figure out roughly what percentage of Laker assists went to three pointers last year compared to previous years. Remember, […]
Little Help Here
If there is one thing I hope and expect to see more of from the Lakers this season — and one thing that will be a good test for how well they are adjusting to each other and the triangle offense — it is passing and assists. The triangle is an offense largely about spacing […]
Some Reading
Just want to point you in the direction of a couple things this morning. First is the latest from Eric Pincus at Hoopsworld looking at who the Lakers are looking at to fill in their roster with a little depth. The pickings are slim. One potentially amusing possibility is getting Aaron Williams out of Toronto […]
Fast Break
Sorry again for anyone who tried to log on during the “down period†Sunday night/Monday morning. This site was in the process of switching hosts and blog software and it took 24 hours for it all to come together. Things are back to normal, sort of — the archives are up and the links are […]
Sprewell A Laker?
They give no source (which should be a hint this is crap), but the St. Paul Pioneer Press is reporting Latrell Sprewell may be a Laker soon. Because of the (obvious) work needed on this blog today I’m not going to get into details, but this is not a move I would make. This coming […]