Records: Lakers 17-3 (1st in West) Suns 13-9 (8th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.5 (3rd in league) Suns 109.6 (6th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 101.1 (3rd in league) Suns 109.3 (24th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Suns Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Matt […]
Archives for December 2008
About Last Night….
….Or, alternately titled, Sexual Perversity in Sacramento I don’t think anybody who watched part of all of the last five Lakers games that would say this team is playing well right now. It’s still winning games because of the talent level, but the defense has gotten lax and the triangle offense is often ignored. But, […]
Preview & Chat: The Sacramento Kings
Records: Lakers 17-2 (1st in West) Kings 5-16 (12th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.9 (3rd in league) Kings 103.7 (21st in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.2 (3rd in league) Kings 112.9 (29th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Kings Beno Udrih, John Salmons, Francisco […]
Fast Break Thoughts
It was great to see the Lakers get back to a good defensive game, albeit aided by the fact that the Bucks offense is a pretty sad thing to watch. Redd is a fantastic shooter, but when he ran into the Lakers trap he acted almost like a rookie, with bad passes and dribbling himself […]
Preview & Chat: The Milwaukee Bucks
Records: Lakers 16-2 (1st in West) Bucks 9-12 (11th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.2 (2nd in league) Bucks 102.8 (24th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 100.5 (3rd in league) Bucks 104.5 (11th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Bucks Luke Ridnour, Michael Redd, Richard […]
Preview & Chat: The Washington Wizards
Records: Lakers 15-2 (1st in West) Wizards 3-13(15th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 113.1 (3rd in League) Wizards 106.0 (16th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.8 (2nd in League) Wizards 111.3 (27th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Wizards : Dee Brown, DeShawn Stevenson (the […]
That Vaunted Lakers Defense
I don’t think anybody watching the last couple of games thinks the Lakers are playing as good of defense as they did to start the season. The numbers back that up (the Lakers have fallen to second in the league in defensive efficiency). The question is: How serious an issue are we really talking about […]
Preview & Chat: The Philadelphia 76ers
Records: Lakers 14-2 (1st in West) 76ers 8-10 (10th in East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.5 (3rd in league) 76ers 101.3 (26th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.2 (2nd in league) 76ers 101.2 (4th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum 76ers Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus […]
Preview & Chat: The Indiana Pacers
Records: Lakers 14-1 Pacers 6-10 Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.3 (3rd in league) Pacers 103.2 (24th in League) Defensive ratings: Lakers 98 (2nd in league) Pacers 103.1 (7th in League) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Pacers TJ Ford, Marquis Daniels, Danny Granger, Troy Murphy, Rasho Nesterovic Attention […]
The Skyhook
It is the most devastating single shot in the history of the NBA. It is a key reason that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with 38,387 points (best in NBA history), had six MVP trophies and two Finals MVPs on top of that, played in 18 All-Star games and finished with more than one handful […]