Three in a row and back to .500, small victories in the grand scheme but you have to feel a little more optimistic about this team than you did 10 days ago. However, don’t get too high off of beating Toronto, regardless of how good the offense looked and all the assists. The Raptors are […]
Archives for December 2005
On Tap: The Toronto Raptors
If the Lakers are ever going to win the second game of a back-to-back, if they are going to get back to .500, this seems like the best chance they’ve got. The Lakers are coming off what, by all accounts, was one of their best games of the season. (What a game to be the […]
On Tap: The Milwaukee Bucks
As every coach in every sport will tell you, it’s about getting your own house in order before you start to worry about what the other team will do. So, before we talk Bucks let’s talk Laker defense. For the first 14 games, the Lakers were giving up 102 points per 100 opponent possessions, good […]
The Offense (But Wait, There’s More)
First things first, the latest Carnival of the NBA (now #20) is up over at Attack of the Supersonics (the blog with the best logo out there). This carnival is very well written, with lots of good links to click on as well. As for FB&G, we’re going to look mostly at the offense today, […]
On Tap: The Charlotte Bobcats
After losing a game that seemed in the bag before the fourth quarter, the Lakers get a Charlotte team they had better not look past. Quick thoughts on the loss to Minnesota: The Lakers tired legs showed in the fourth quarter when they were slow to get out in the face of Szczerbiak and Hudson. […]
On Tap: The Minnesota Timberwolves
If the Lakers are going to do something rare and win the second game of a back-to-back (they are 5-16 in the last 21), the game at Staples tonight is going to need to resemble the first half of the win in Utah. Specifically, Kobe was not the sole offensive focus and his teammates knocked […]
On Tap: The Utah Jazz
My biggest concern is about this game is the Lakers catch whatever injury bug Utah has. Not that plenty of Lakers haven’t missed games (George, Walton, Kwame, etc.), but key Jazz cog Carlos Boozer has yet to step on the court, while Andrei Kirilenko has played only eight of the team’s 15 games so far […]