At one point during last night’s Laker loss, color commentator Stu Lantz said he didn’t want to see the Lakers playing zone for too long because it sends a message to the team you don’t trust their man-to-man defense. I thought that sounded like a pretty good message to send, especially watching how the Lakers […]
Archives for December 2006
Preview and Chat: The New Orleans Hornets
Man, Byron Scott had a sweet stroke. I was inclined not to like Byron Scott when he came to the Lakers because he was traded for personal favorite Norm Nixon (the guy I wanted to model my game after, as much as a fifth grader could in the YMCA league). But Scott could shoot, providing […]
Day to Day
Kobe’s “moderate†ankle sprain from last night’s solid win over Indiana has him listed as day-to-day — but, then again, aren’t we all? The Lakers should be fine for a game or two without Kobe, and I’m not going to worry unless he misses the game against San Antonio Sunday. Kwame Brown had his best […]
Preview and Chat: The Indiana Pacers
What Laker has the best +/- number this season? When you ask what player is most often on the court when the Lakers are doing well, the standard answer is Kobe. But so far the guy leading the way this season is Kwame Brown — the Lakers are +11.7 (per 48 minutes) when he is […]
Preview and Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Slowing Kobe. All eyes will be on Bryant after his version of “The Closer†on TNT Thursday. And remember, the last time he faced the Clippers Kobe put up 20 in the first quarter. The Clippers in that game, and likely tonight, went with Quinton Ross on Kobe, the Lakers countered by posting Kobe up […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Um, maybe that Kobe guy is pretty good. Some random thoughts on that and more from last night. • Apparently, ESPN.com’s Scoop Jackson or his editor did not get the Colin Cowherd memo. Scoop’s column yesterday was written from the perspective of the new NBA basketball, even calling it the “Orange Roundie.†A clever idea […]