The epic two-day Lakers preseason schedule commenced Monday evening and concludes tonight. The package is fairly convenient – a mini-hallway series against the Clippers and an ironic way to introduce Chris Paul to Los Angeles. While there’s plenty of sound first impressions, don’t expect much from me. I thought there was some decent flow in […]
Archives for December 2011
First Impressions On A New Team
Let me get this out of the way right now, I didn’t think the Lakers played particularly well last night. They struggled mightily in the 3rd quarter and had lapses in execution throughout the game. I’ll touch on a lot things I saw (both good and bad) in a second but it should be clear […]
Clippers/Lakers: A Preseason Affair
The end result of the game may not have counted in the standings, but the effort and strategy sure will once the season gets started. With Phil Jackson and Lamar Odom no longer part of the organization, there was a lot of anticipation coming into this game to see what these new Lakers would look […]
Preview and Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records (Last season): Lakers 57-25 (2n in West), Clippers 32-50 (13th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 111.0 (6th in NBA), Clippers 105.3 (22nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 104.3 (6th in NBA), Clippers 108.7 (18th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Steve Blake, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum Clippers: Chris Paul, Chauncey […]
Analyzing the New Lakers
With the Los Angeles Lakers one week away from starting out the season, we asked some of the FB&G contributors to answer a few questions in our first installment of 3-on-3. 1.How does Lamar Odom’s departure affect Kobe Bryant on the court? Jeffrey King: I don’t think Lamar’s departure will have too drastic of an […]
Playing Big for Mike Brown versus Phil Jackson
After winning a record 11 NBA titles as a head coach and leading legends like Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Shaquille O’Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, it’s awfully easy to take Phil Jackson’s success for granted and simply attribute it to the famous triangle offense and the stars that ran it. Mind you, […]
Swapping Starters
With many still focusing on the deal that wasn’t, then the one that was, and now waiting for the one that might be, it’s easy to forget about the guys that are actually here. This isn’t to say new players won’t be brought in – the Lakers have until the end of the day to use […]
Friday Forum
Having completed one week of abbreviated camp, the Los Angeles Lakers are heading down the preseason home stretch – the regular season is little more than a week away. Mega-deals mostly seem a pipe dream now – Dwight Howard’s off the market and CP3’s now one of the kids down the hall, joining another Clippers’ […]
A Fond Farewell: Wishing Lamar Odom The Peace He Deserves
At what point does a person’s income preclude him from complaining about some of life’s breaks? Is there a line of demarcation? $10 million per year? A million? $500,000? $100,000? At what point does compensation beget dehumanization? Though I share neither their income bracket nor VIP status, I have a tendency to empathize with athletes […]
Lakers Sign Josh McRoberts
Yesterday, Darius wrote about the Gerald Green signing. Later that day, the Lakers signed another big, Josh McRoberts, who isn’t necessarily the big signing some have been pining for from the front office. With Dwight Howard and Chris Paul both still being talked about as possible future Lakers, it may hard to come to grips […]