While the two-time defending champs underwent a mini makeover this summer by adding five new roster players, their home for the past 11 years—STAPLES Center—also made some much-needed cosmetic changes this past off-season. Today, the arena officially unveils their new, state-of-the-art 4HD jumbotron system, which should come as a welcome change for those of us […]
Archives for September 2010
Around the World (Wide Web): Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns Previews
As we continue previewing all of the teams around the league, you may have noticed that Darius previewed the Lakers yesterday. Along with his preview, there were a couple of other Lakers sites that shared their previews. Also, the Phoenix Suns websites were slated to preview their team today, so we’ll have dual previews for […]
First Look Preview For 2010-11
Over the past couple of weeks, you’ve surely noticed that Forum Blue & Gold has been participating in season previews that were organized by the fine folks at Celtics Blog. Today, we offer our entry for the Lakers and answer five questions about the team going into next year. We’ll have other season previews in […]
Super Teams Are Not New
This Summer, the big news was the free agent acquisitions that the Miami Heat made. By adding Lebron and Bosh while retaining Dwyane Wade, the Heat have formed what is being called a “super team” as they have brought together 3 of the top 15 players in the league and then surrounded them by good role […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Sacramento Kings Edition
Yesterday we took a look at the Clippers and today we’re headed up north to take a good look at the Sacramento Kings in effort to check out previews for all NBA teams. From Zach Harper, Cowbell Kingdom: What are the team’s biggest strengths? Aside from the franchise player on the perimeter entering his second […]
My All Time Lakers Team
Can you imagine these two playing together? Pretty scary thought for opposing defenses, no? Right now, over at ESPN dot com you can choose your all time starting line up for every franchise in the NBA, including the Lakers. Pretty neat stuff as it allows you to choose between great Lakers past and present to […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Clippers Edition
Today we continue our journey through all of the NBA Team Previews a little closer to home. There is only one preview on the Clippers and it will be followed by a collection of Lakers links. Enjoy. From Steve Perrin, Clippers Nation: What Significant Moves were made during the off-season? The NBA off-season was dominated […]
Lakers We Miss: Byron Scott
[picappgallerysingle id=”7992993″] Developing a championship mentality isn’t an overnight process for teams or players, but instead an experiment in developing the right mix of ingredients, influences and experiences. Players like Byron Scott—a key catalyst on three Lakers championship teams from 1983-1993—are simply born winners. As the starting guard on the Lakers title squads in 1985, […]
In Case You Missed Them: Atlantic Division Previews
All this week, we’ve been linking to previews for the Atlantic Division. So with a little bit of help from the longtime (and excellent) Celtics Blogger Jeff Clark of Celtics Blog here is a summary list of all the previews from the Atlantic Division. Enjoy. Celtics: CelticsBlog | Celtics 24/7 | Celtics Central | Celtics Hub | CelticsLife | […]
65 Years, 13 NBA Titles, One Phil Jackson
[picappgallerysingle id=”9062934″] Tomorrow marks the 65th birthday for venerable Lakers Coach Phil Jackson. With 13 rings as a player and coach already under his belt, the Hall of Famer has spent 20 percent of his life winning NBA titles. By now, we’re all familiar with his staggering career success rate—1,098 wins and a .705 winning […]