In the post-Chris Paul era, the Lakers made a couple modest moves on Tuesday, signing former dunk-champ Gerald Green, and Pacers utility PF Josh “McBobs” McRoberts. The additions aren’t likely to cement our next title run, but there’s still a need for readers to read and writers to write. Without further ado, here’s a few […]
Archives for December 2011
Lakers Sign Gerald Green
The news has slown down a bit after the Lamar Odom trade but that doesn’t mean the Lakers are not working to fill the holes on their roster. After all, the first real-live-counts-in-the-standings game is in less than two weeks. So as the Lakers prepare to play the Bulls by installing their offensive and defensive […]
Whatever The Next Move, Lamar Odom Trade Tough To Live With
There aren’t many bigger Lamar Odom fans than me. Over his 7 year tenure with the Lakers he had his ups and downs to be sure. Fans – including me – wondered if his head was always in the game. We wondered if he could ever fulfill his amazing potential. We wondered why he seemingly disappeared […]
The Lakers Always Seem to Manage
For years we have heard of the Boston Celtics and their famed Celtics Pride. Bill Russell’s team literally put a stranglehold on the mid-1950s as well as the 1960s, winning 11 titles in 13 seasons. Although many thought Boston would struggle with Russell’s retirement; the team managed to win two more championships during the 1970s […]
The Roller Coaster Continues
Reports are coming fast and furious and it’s difficult to keep up. But, here’s what we think we know based off reports from reliable sources: The Lakers have dropped out of their pursuit of Chris Paul. The deal that was reworked and resubmitted to the NBA for approval is dead. Instead, the Lakers seem poised […]
Chris Paul Deal Back On?
Here we go again. The deal that was dead, is seemingly back to life with the Lakers, Hornets, and Rockets re-engaged in talks to try and find an alternative to the vetoed deal that the NBA won’t be able to nix. From an ESPN report: The New Orleans Hornets’ three-team trade with the Los Angeles […]
Jason Kapono Officially A Laker
(R.R. Magellan, also known as “Rey-Rey”, is the founder and editor of the L.A. based-NBA at-large site, The No-Look Pass. For more of Rey-Rey’s work, check out TheNoLookPass.Com.) Jason Kapono is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the biggest weaknesses of the Lakers in the last few years has been outside […]
The Deal That Died
It’s been over a half day since the Lakers had Chris Paul in their mitts only to suddenly not. It’s a nifty magic trick to make a player disappear in plain sight but that’s what the owners of the Hornets – who double as the owners of the other 29 franchises in the NBA – did […]
The Friday Forum
Dave Murphy is a long time FB&G reader and commenter (you know him as Dave M) and runs the great site Searching For Slava. He’ll be contributing more to FB&G this season and today he brings us the news of the day in his Friday Forum. Three weeks ago today, the chances for an NBA […]
Rumors Now Reality: Lakers Acquire Chris Paul
UPDATE: Well, then. The NBA has decided not to approve the trade. In a statement from a league spokesman Mike Bass: “It’s not true that the owners killed the deal, the deal was never discussed at the Board of Governors meeting and the league office declined to make the trade for basketball reasons.” We’ll have […]