The Lakers are back at it today trying to get their first win of the pre-season. After losing on Monday in London to the ‘Wolves, the Lakers are now in Barcelona, Spain trying to get a win against one of the top teams in Europe. And if Monday’s loss to the ‘Wolves wasn’t motivation enough […]
Fast Break Thoughts
It’s an off day for the Lakers in Barcelona, so while they enjoy some tapas we’ll cover a variety of topics from around the league and add in some other random thoughts. *The pre-season is a time of gelling and improving as a team in order to get ready for the season. So, in a […]
Thoughts On The Lakers’ Loss In London
So, the we’ve waited all this time to see the Lakers have their hats handed to them in their first exhibition game of the pre-season. Despite the loss, however, it was good to finally see the Lakers suit up as a unit and play the game we all love to watch, analyze, and critique. So […]
Pre-Season Lakers vs. T’Wolves: Preview & Chat
Today actual Lakers basketball returns to us. Well, if you define “actual” as “pre-season hoops against one of the lesser teams in the NBA last season that happens to be taking place in London”. Anyways, this is what we’ve all been waiting for – an NBA game, involving the Lakers where we can begin to […]
Bynum Is Out, What Does It Mean?
As we’ve all read by now, Andrew Bynum is still recovering from his off-season knee surgery. This extended recovery time will likely make him unavailable for the start of the regular season and the man himself has said that he may not play until late November. And while there is a group of people that […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Media Day Edition
It’s been a busy couple of days for the Lakers as training camp is about to begin and members of the organization have been talking to the press about the upcoming season. Below are some of the recaps from various members of the press and/or blogosphere that were there for first hand accounts and few […]
First Look Preview For 2010-11
Over the past couple of weeks, you’ve surely noticed that Forum Blue & Gold has been participating in season previews that were organized by the fine folks at Celtics Blog. Today, we offer our entry for the Lakers and answer five questions about the team going into next year. We’ll have other season previews in […]
Super Teams Are Not New
This Summer, the big news was the free agent acquisitions that the Miami Heat made. By adding Lebron and Bosh while retaining Dwyane Wade, the Heat have formed what is being called a “super team” as they have brought together 3 of the top 15 players in the league and then surrounded them by good role […]
My All Time Lakers Team
Can you imagine these two playing together? Pretty scary thought for opposing defenses, no? Right now, over at ESPN dot com you can choose your all time starting line up for every franchise in the NBA, including the Lakers. Pretty neat stuff as it allows you to choose between great Lakers past and present to […]
In Case You Missed Them: Atlantic Division Previews
All this week, we’ve been linking to previews for the Atlantic Division. So with a little bit of help from the longtime (and excellent) Celtics Blogger Jeff Clark of Celtics Blog here is a summary list of all the previews from the Atlantic Division. Enjoy. Celtics: CelticsBlog | Celtics 24/7 | Celtics Central | Celtics Hub | CelticsLife | […]