[picappgallerysingle id=”8952824″] In a week of waiting for Lakers fans, today is the day the entire league waits. Today is the prelude to the free agent frenzy that teams have waited years for. Stories about where Lebron, Wade, and Bosh would end up this Summer started circulating the day after they signed their short term […]
Archives for June 2010
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers Have Free Agency Concerns, Too
Yup, the Lakers just might bring Farmar back. From Kelly Dwyer, Ball Don’t Lie: Doc Rivers’ great contribution to the American sporting lexicon, before introducing most of us to the glory of Ubuntu, was his “deodorant” quote. Something that went along the lines of, “winning is a great deodorant, because it covers up all the […]
Checking Up On Chinemelu Elonu
Regular readers here at FB&G know Xavier, our friend the professional coach in Barcelona. In the wake of the draft, he was kind enough to throw a few words together for us on 2009 Lakers draftee Chinemelu Elonu. Elonu currently plays professionally in Spain, so Xavier is familiar with Elonu’s game and progress. A special thanks […]
Fast Break Thoughts… The Word on Brian Shaw
In Darius’ “Fast Break Thoughts” post yesterday, he mentioned that Brian Shaw was granted permission to talk to the Cleveland Cavaliers about potentially coaching their franchise. Well, there were early reports by NBA Fanhouse’s Sam Amick saying that Brian Shaw had been offered the Cavs job. However, Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer is […]
Fast Break Thoughts…A Week Of Waiting
[picappgallerysingle id=”7001947″] Welcome to the longest week of our lives, Lakers fans… *Phil Jackson is set to make a decision on his coaching future at the end of this week and honestly the waiting is going to kill me. In the same way that Cavs fans are wondering if Lebron is going to stay or […]
A Last Look At The Season
Whether or not Phil Jackson decides to return at the end of this week, the Lakers are approaching a time of change. The draft was just completed and the Lakers have selected two players that they hope can make the team and contribute in limited roles next season. The free agency period starts on Thursday […]
World Cup Watching
[picappgallerysingle id=”9101299″] This is your official FB&G World Cup thread for USA vs. Ghana. There’ll be an entire off-season to continue our discussion on all things Lakers and the going ons around the rest of the league, but today I’m watching what happens on the pitch and rooting for the red, white, and blue to […]
Around the World (Wide Web): On The Draft Picks
ON DEVIN EBANKS From Mike Trudell, Basket Blog: With the 43rd pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the Lakers selected Devin Ebanks, a 6-9, 215-pound sophomore out of West Virgina. “I’m so happy right now, you don’t understand,” said Ebanks to L.A. media members over the phone. “The world champions … I get to play […]
Thoughts On The Lakers’ Draft
[picappgallerysingle id=”4242654″] Heading into the draft, we all thought there was a need for a back court player (preferably and PG or a combo guard that could handle the ball) and potentially a big man (preferably a Center). However, picking at #43 and #58 doesn’t afford the luxury of cherry picking positions and usually leads […]
Looking At The Lakers & The Draft
[picappgallerysingle id=”7823966″] We already know that John Wall will go #1 to the Wizards. But who will the Lakers take? Tonight we find out. Before we get into the draft, the big news of the day for the Lakers has to do with Phil Jackson’s statement that he’s leaning towards retiring and not returning to […]