After all the time Kobe has spent playing basketball in Vegas the last couple of summers with Team USA, will that give him a home court advantage tonight? Whatever Kobe does, what I think we’re all looking for is growth, improvement, signs of thing gelling together. As this is the third game for the Lakers, […]
Archives for October 2008
Know Your Enemy: The Boston Celtics
Last Year Record: 66-16 Last Year Playoffs: Won NBA Championship Offensive Rating: 110.2 (ninth in league) Defensive Rating: 98.9 (first in league) The rivalry with the Celtics is back. All the way back. I grew up despising all things Celtics (you had to respect Bird/McHale/Parish, but you didn’t have to like them, and I’ve always […]
Lakers Preseason Game 2: Welcome To Fresno
Just a few things to look for as many of us bounce back and forth between the Dodgers and the Lakers tonight. • Will we get to see Gasol and Bynum on the court at the same time? I hope so. We need to at some point. • Lamar Odom. One preseason game is less […]
Did We Learn Much?
That looked and felt like an exhibition game. Guys getting tried out at new positions (Ronnie Brewer at the four?), turnovers everywhere, sloppy defense. This whole game was played at a preseason pace with preseason energy and preseason lineups, so there is only so much you can take away from it. But here are my […]
Preseason Chat Thread: Lakers vs. Jazz
What we are going to see tonight is far from a full picture. What we will see tonight are the first few brushstrokes of a painting that will take all season to complete. By about 20 games in we can get a pretty good idea of the form the painting will take, but even then […]
Know Your Enemy: The Phoenix Suns
This is the latest in a series here at FB&G that will run through the start of the season, focusing on some of the top teams in the West and maybe a couple from the East. Today we talk about recent rivals — the Suns. — Reed Last Season Record: 55-27 (sixth seed, but had […]
Monday Morning Links
Just a few things to read to start off your week (hey, why aren’t you working?). • Blogger previews for the Atlantic division are now up. That, of course, includes the Celtics, where there are a host of good previews (the team has a lot of good bloggers). I think Jeff of Celtics Blog sums […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Thoughts while wishing I was cruising an Island Packet through the Caribbean. • UPDATE: Friend of this site KD was entirely too kind, but this ranking is very flattering (and really reflective of the community here more than anything). • I had a conversation with someone who has been at all the Lakers practice and […]
Camp Is Rolling, And So Is Sasha’s Ankle
A few thoughts after a couple days of training camp. • Sasha Vujacic rolled his ankle (on DJ Mbenga’s foot) and is out for a couple of days, but it is considered nothing serious. This is not the playoffs, its camp, so no need to rush the guy back. • A few quotes from Phil […]