Big players where win big, close games. That is how this series is going to be — close games. Saturday the Lakers got big plays when it mattered from both Kobe and Gasol. We all saw what Kobe did, playing great even at the point in the fourth where he said he couldn’t feel his […]
Archives for May 2009
Lakers/Nuggets Game 3 Chat
The Lakers do not need to win today, they need to come back to Los Angeles 2-2. If they lose today but win the Monday Night RAW game, they will still be in a good spot to win the series. But if they are going to win either game, one thing needs to happen: The […]
Making Adjustments
It took me a while to write something about game two, because the loss was so frustrating on fundamental levels for me. I try remind myself that the bottom line is that these are two evenly matched teams in games where just minor breaks can swing either game either way, and they have swung both […]
Lakers/Nuggets Game 2 Chat
I expect this game to be similar, yet very different, from game one. Similar in the sense that I expect it to be close. Maybe this series will have its blowout game — all series seem to — but for the most part the games will be close and the difference will be execution under […]
Thoughts On Bill Simmons
Sports Guy Bill Simmons — likely intentionally sparking an easy-to-rile fan base with comments in line with his personal biases — yesterday ticked off the Lakers fan base with his chat. Normally this blog doesn’t wade into these waters — and in a few hours a game 2 post will be up — but friend […]
Lakers/Nuggets Live Chat
Submit your questions to me and Jeremy of Roundball Mining Company and we will answer them. Or ignore them. One or the other. The chat starts at 1 pm Pacific and will appear on both our blogs. Western Conference Finals Game 1 Chat
Breaking Down The End Of Game One
Remember, join us here at 1 pm Pacific today for a live chat with myself and Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company. You had to like that win. It was a gutty win when the Lakers were outplayed most of the night. When they were out shot. You had to love that after a night where […]
Lakers/Nuggets Game One Chat
First a couple programming notes — tomorrow at 1 p.m. come by the site for a live chat with myself and Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company as we talk game one and if Nene and Kenyon Martin could win the WWE tag team belt. If you want to get a preview of that chat, check […]
Lakers/Nuggets Preview
Due to time constraints (and the fact I like sleep) I’m not going to do the big two-part breakdown of the Lakers/Nuggets series that I did for the previous two. Instead, one long post filled with a host of thoughts. • Don’t confuse this Denver team with the Nuggets that the Lakers swept last season, […]
No Time To Rest — First Denver Thoughts
I’m not going to list all the quotes, suffice to say that after the game the Lakers players all said the right things about lessons learned and bringing this game seven energy and effort to the next series and so on. Take it with a grain of salt, they’ve said that all year. But we […]