Six straight comfortable wins. The Lakers have given away so many coupons for free greasy tacos lately that cardiac surgeons in the area are readying themselves for the extra business coming their way. We could talk about Jordan Farmar’s great play of late, or the real reason Kobe hasn’t resigned with the Lakers yet (a […]
Archives for November 2009
Preview & Chat: The New Jersey Nets
[picappgallerysingle id=”7001948″] Due to some technical issues, this is the first ever preview from the phone in FB&G history. It also will be in bullet points for that reason. I am sorry about that. * I think the biggest long-term thing out of the Lakers destruction of the Warriors is that Phil has tightned the […]
Preview and Chat: LAL vs GSW
[picappgallerysingle id=”4318859″] Lakers: 11-3, W4 Offense: 101.8 Defense: 96.5 Golden State Warriors: 5-9, L1 Offense: 109.3 Defense: 111.5 Pace Factor: 101.3 (1st of 30) Starters: LAL: Bryant, Fisher, Artest, Gasol, Bynum GSW: Curry, Ellis, Morrow, Moore, Radmanovic Lakers Coming In: The biggest worry for fans these days has been the shaky bench play. There may […]
What the Stats Show Us
[picappgallerysingle id=”4857912″] Since the days of Show Time (and even from the West/Baylor/Chamberlain era), the Lakers have been known as an offensive team. Despite the mantras of “Defensive wins championships” and “No rebounds, no rings”, most fans and all of the press basically ignored these aphorisms as it applies to the Lakers. No, the Laker […]
Things To Be Thankful For
[picappgallerysingle id=”4997519″] Just a few of the things in the cornucopia that I am thankful for today: I’m thankful that the biggest problems with my favorite team is they keep blowing part of those 30 point leads they build (29 other teams want that problem). Kobe Bryant. Living in a place where I am wearing […]
Remembering Cazzie Russell
“To be able to take over a game and be influential is a great feeling.” Dubbed “Mr. Two-two-two-points” by legendary Times columnist Jim Murray , Cazzie Russell was a singular talent with a unique set of skills. Cazzie would make his name as a 6th man with a knack for coming in and filling it […]
When Garbage Time is Garbage Time
[picappgallerysingle id=”4891368″] The Lakers are 11-3. They are fairly healthy in all key positions and are playing arguably their best ball of this early season. On top of all that, Andrew Bynum is developing into an elite Center. All of that is grand, but last night, in the 4th quarter, we saw some seriously bad […]
Preview & Chat: The New York Knickerbockers
[picappgallerysingle id=”3097972″] Records: Lakers 10-3 Knicks 3-10 Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 106 (16th in league), Knicks 101.8 (26th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100.8 (5th in league) Knicks 108.4 (21st in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Knicks: Chris Duhon, Larry […]
Sunday Favortism? Not that simple
[picappgallerysingle id=”7076421″] Hardwood Paroxysm recently dug into the scheduling oddities and discovered that the Lakers play 29% of their home games on Sunday. Matt wonders if something fishy is going on. Is the league favoring the Lakers by playing them on Sundays more often than other days? His discussion covered the following: 1. Traveling west […]
Buss Family Kremlinology
[picappgallerysingle id=”2652907″] Jerry Buss had his annual early-season media sit down last night before the Lakers destroyed the Thunder and said… basically nothing new. As it tends to be with the Buss family, it becomes less about what he said and more about what can be inferred from what he said. It’s the Buss family […]