With the NBA season ending last night, a few final thoughts on the Mavs and Heat (with some Lakers mixed in too…) First off, congrats to the Mavericks for winning their first championship in franchise history. They played fantastic basketball, not only against the Heat but the entire playoffs. What I found most impressive about […]
NBA Finals: Game 6 Chat
The NBA championship could be decided tonight. No, the Lakers aren’t involved. There are no crucial moments to fret over; no stomach churning lead up to this contest. Instead, it’s two teams – the Mavs and the Heat – that will take center stage while we all watch. I know many have a desired outcome […]
Cerebral Play, Passiveness, & The Critiques That Come With
The other day I found myself in a discussion about LeBron James. Game 4 had just ended and LeBron had just turned in a baffling performance. He’d scored only 8 points in an NBA Finals game and was routinely being skewered for his play in one of the most important games in his (relatively) young […]
Talking Draft: Need vs Best Player
With the draft only 14 days away, it’s time to start to discuss what the Lakers may do when they’re on the clock. With 4 second round picks the Lakers have quantity, but the key will be finding some quality in a part of the draft that doesn’t often produce impact players. Last year, the […]
Improving From Within: Ron Artest
When fans and media talk about how to improve a team, the conversation normally drifts towards player acquisition. If a team could only replace player X with a more capable guy via the draft, trade, or free agency, the team would take that next step forward. However, going this route isn’t always easy and is […]
Fast Break Thoughts
A fantastic look at every championship ring, by team, in NBA history. My first thought: Look at how many of those things the Lakers (and Celtics) have designed. (My favorite, by the way, is probably the one from 1985.) With the draft coming up in a couple of weeks, it’s about that time for us to start […]
Ettore Messina And The Lakers’ Offense
While the Lakers have not yet confirmed the report, it looks as if the highly regarded Ettore Messina will leave Europe to join Mike Brown’s staff with the Lakers. His role is yet to be fully defined, but initial reports have him as a “behind the bench” assistant coach that will serve in more of […]
Thanks For The Memories, Shaq
With news coming out that the Lakers will retire Shaq’s jersey, the Diesel will live on forever as one of the Laker immortals. He’ll join Magic, Kareem, the Logo, Baylor, Wilt, Worthy, and Goodrich as one of the all-timers that Laker fans have been lucky enough to call their own at some point in their […]
Making The New Offense Work
Yesterday, we took a look at what the Lakers offense may look like next year under Mike Brown, basing our analysis off his three principles on offense. However, when digging deeper into Brown’s philophy there are real questions as to how this offense can work with the personnel the Lakers currently possess. This is especially […]
Our First Clues Into Mike Brown’s Offense
I may not care about winning a press conference, but I must admit that I came away impressed with Mike Brown after his introduction to the media on Tuesday afternoon. The new Laker head coach came off as intelligent and very much in his element when dealing with the press. He deflected the questions he […]