*I’ve always thought one of the great testaments to a player’s game is when an incoming draftee is labled the next version of you. I remember when Billy Owens was called the next Magic Johnson or when countless players were called the next Michael Jordan. Well, we’re now at the point where prospects are being called […]
Archives for July 2011
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: Tuesday morning on ESPN’s First Take, one topic debated by Skip Bayless and Jemele Hill was the barnstorming tour potentially spearheaded by Kobe Bryant and his agent Rob Pelinka. The plan, as first reported by the L.A. Times, would involve The Mamba and several other Pelinka clients playing a […]
Lockout Fallout: Are Young Players Improving?
Coming into this off-season, the Lakers are in an interesting place as a franchise. Without making a single move, they’re still contenders to win the title, possessing top shelf talent at multiple positions and all with championship experience. That said, their dismissal from the playoffs has led to questions about the viability of this roster […]
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: As part of a continuing series, NBA players share the various ways growing up in L.A. shaped their games. Growing up in L.A., University of Michigan point guard Darius Morris was exposed to a wide spectrum of the city’s culture. The Lakers’ second-round draft pick first grew up in […]
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From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Los Angeles: He was the first Lakers employee to scout Andrew Bynum back at the McDonald’s All-American camp in 2005 and the loudest Lakers employee to recommend the chubby 7-foot, 275-pound high school center from New Jersey with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft. Though Bynum is a grown […]
Saturday Special: The Beauty Of This Game
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Videos like this must be worth a million, then. Enjoy.
Thoughts On Kuester’s Arrival, Shannon’s Potential Departure
If you read our links this morning, you’d know that yesterday there was actual happenings with the Lakers outside of the lockout. Announcements were made that the long anticipated hire of John Kuester as lead assistant to Mike Brown is finally done and that Shannon Brown exercised his right to not pick up his player […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: When the Sacramento Kings appeared destined to become the Anaheim Royals, the Lakers objected to the move. Still, beyond some real economic considerations related to the team’s TV upcoming TV deal with Time Warner, even with a third team in the L.A./Orange County market (separate in many ways, but […]