[picappgallerysingle id=”8856751″] With a few days off in between games, we’re taking a look around the league and passing along some links to. Happy Friday. *As we all know the Lakers are on an 8 game winning streak. That led me to start thinking about streaks and many have also started to compare this Lakers […]
Thinking About Winning Streaks
In case you forgot, the Lakers have now won 8 games in a row. But when I started to think about this streak – something I’ll touch on in a future post – I started to think about how 8 games pales in comparison to what some other teams have done. Especially the great 33 […]
Around The World (Wide Web): The Good, The Bad, The Reactions
[picappgallerysingle id=”8861022″] The Good: As Phillip detailed in the recap, this truly was a team win. Every player that saw court time played well and there were some stand out performances from Pau (29 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks), Kobe (21 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 block), and Odom – […]
Lakers/Suns: Game 2 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8837593″] Despite what many pundits may think, this series is not over. Yes, Phoenix was overmatched on Monday but unless that first win actually counted as four (here’s a hint – it didn’t) there are still games left to be played. That means there will be new strategies employed and different tactics used by […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Prepping For Game 2
[picappgallerysingle id=”8836083″] Phillip is working on his short game this morning so you guys are stuck with the pure randomness of my scattered mind for this morning’s links. Enjoy… *The big news around the Lakers/Suns series is that a certain all-star big man that wears shades and likes the ‘Art of War’ said that Lamar Odom had […]
In Praise Of The Bench
[picappgallerysingle id=”8836042″] Coming into the WCF, few would have argued that the Suns bench was a much better group than the Lakers bench. And while one game does not make a season nor does it erase the poor play that has been littered throughout this years’ campaign, the Lakers bench came to play last night […]
Lakers/Suns Game 1: Three More Like That, Please
[picappgallerysingle id=”8835528″] So much for rust. After both the Lakers and the Suns had a week off, one would have thought that maybe the offenses would have suffered. That maybe it would take some time for both teams for find their rhythm. That both teams might struggle to make some shots. Uhh, not so much. […]
Lakers/Suns: Game 1 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8714796″] Game day is fianlly upon us. If we had to wait any longer I would have started linking to YouTube videos of Justin Bieber. I don’t think anyone wants that. Since we’ve covered this series from a variety of angles already, there really isn’t too much else to say besides it’s time for the Lakers […]
Behind Enemy Lines: FB&G Talks With Valley Of The Suns
[picappgallerysingle id=”8591019″] Over the past week we’ve tried to give as much insight as we could on the upcoming WCF match up with the Suns. But, in order to get more of an insider’s perspective I exchanged emails with Michael Schwartz of the excellent Suns blog Valley of the Suns. Michael was kind enough to […]
Taking A Look At The X-Factors
[picappgallerysingle id=”8669844″] I’m a firm believer that the path to victory is forged by the best players on each team. The stars are the guys that carry the load and have the ball in their hands in the biggest moments of the game. Offensive schemes are built around their talents and defensive ones are geared […]