It’s pretty rare that you can learn anything substantial in a preseason game. Before the contest, Mike Brown addressed the media and relayed that he’d barely scouted the Warriors (even admitting that he didn’t even know who was on their roster) and that a win or a loss wasn’t going to matter much. He spoke […]
Archives for October 2012
Preseason Preview and Chat: The Golden State Warriors
Basketball is back! Yes, it’s only preseason. And, no, the Lakers won’t yet have their full roster playing together after their stupendous summer of high profile acquisitions. Still, the team will be taking the floor in a real basketball game where we get to see them compete against another NBA team. Good times. First, some […]
Friday Forum
The dynamics at hand are intriguing. It’s an understatement, really. The Lakers starters have all been headline acts in their time, and each in different ways. Their personalities are distinctly disparate, even archetypal. Darius wrote earlier about getting the most out of MWP this season. Metta’s in a unique position, a role player among All-Stars, […]
Making (And Getting) The Most Out Of Metta
Every year around the start of training camp, there are countless stories about how great a player looks. Go around the web and you’ll read how player X looks great; how in shape player Y is; how much player Z has improved some facet of their game. This is the time of the year where […]
The Other Guys: At #8…
One of the most obvious truths that you will ever read here at FB&G is that not all role players are created equal. How could they be right? Some have unique skills that can elevate them over other players in a team’s pecking order while another batch might just play with more energy, grit and […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Training Camp Begins
From Sekou Smith, NBA.com: We’re still trying to figure out exactly how he does it, but while other members of his generation are fighting Father Time all the way to the finish line, Kobe Bryant continues to act like he’s in his mid-20s as opposed to closer to his mid-30s. The reports from the Lakers’ initial training […]
FB&G Media Day Interviews (Steve Blake, Antawn Jamison)
In our last wave of Laker Media Day interviews, I talk to the main holdover of last year’s bench, Steve Blake. He’s likely going to back Steve Nash up. Later on, I was able to get a couple of quotes from another new member of the bench, Antawn Jamison. He’ll be expected to provide some […]
Wednesday Storylines
Here we are, the middle of the first week of training camp. Say it ain’t so. There have been far too many good articles to keep up with. Rey and Philip have been rolling with their excellent media day interviews and other sites are in high gear as well. If there’s any commonality from the […]
FB&G Media Day Interviews (Darius Johnson-Odom, Jodie Meeks)
In the next wave of Laker interviews at Media Day, we talked to a couple more new Lakers. Darius Johnson-Odom was drafted in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks before he was moved to the Lakers almost immediately. He’s trying to make the main roster. And the other Laker is Jodie Meeks, who came […]
FB&G Media Day Interviews (Chris Duhon, Earl Clark)
In our second wave of our Media Day interviews, we talked to the guys that went with Dwight Howard on that blockbuster four-way trade, Chris Duhon and Earl Clark (who I found to be… VERY relaxed). Check ’em out, guys. CHRIS DUHON FORUM BLUE & GOLD: What was your reaction when you got traded to […]