[picappgallerysingle id=”7540789″] Over the years, Luke Walton’s tenure with the Lakers has been a bit of a touchy subject. Many fans take one of two stances on Luke: he’s either an overpaid player that isn’t very good or he’s a valued contributor whose feel for the game and the Lakers system makes him a player […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Warriors Notes – Golden State, Bynum, and Karl
[picappgallerysingle id=”7976252″] Again, for the fourth straight win, the Lakers get it done without Kobe Bryant. Last night’s game saw the return of Andrew Bynum, who played very well alongside both Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. All five of the Lakers starters finished in double digits, and were led, surprisingly, by Shannon Brown’s career highs […]
Lakers/Warriors: Shannon Shines in Victory
[picappgallerysingle id=”7650167″] In a game that Kobe ended up not playing, his replacement provided a nice impersonation. Shannon Brown, fresh off a less than stellar dunk contest on all-star Saturday, showed that he seems to do his best work in live game action. Shannon stepped in for Kobe, played a great all around game, […]
Preview and Chat: The Golden State Warriors
[picappgallerysingle id=”3462201″] Records: Lakers 41-13 (1st in the West), Warriors 14-37 (14th in the West, 25.5 games behind the Lakers) Offensive ratings: Lakers 109.4 (9th in the NBA), Warriors 106.7 (16th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.2 (2nd in the NBA), Warriors 110.6 (27th in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Lamar […]
Around the World (Wide Web): They’re Back…
[picappgallerysingle id=”7673463″] With the NBA taking a league-wide day off, there wasn’t much news to be reported since no major deals have been made just yet (although it looks like Miami is making a hard push to acquire Amar’e Stoudemire). However, there was much good news and a bit of bad news in the Lakers […]
Talking Trades
[picappgallerysingle id=”4891368″] During the All-Star game coverage, Charles Barkley said something that I think bears repeating when he was talking about all of the trade rumors and (in the case of the Dallas/Washington swap) trades that have already happened. Chuck said that all of these trades that contenders are making are for one reason – […]
Around the World (Wide Web): All-Star Edition
[picappgallerysingle id=”7939909″] For basketball fans across the world, All Star Saturday Night was not easy on us (just read this headline from The Times Of India, which pretty much sums it all up). The night featured a H.O.R.S.E. competition that didn’t end with the participants taking H.O.R.S.E. shots, but rather Kevin Duriant showing us all […]
All-Star Sunday: Wrapping Up the Weekend
[picappgallerysingle id=”311423″] About the Saturday night festivities: Obviously I join all Lakers fans in their disappointment that Shannon didn’t put on a better performance in the dunk contest. I was hopeful that he’d provide fans with some memorable moments, but it just wasn’t in the cards for WOW. Analyzing what actually happened with our guy, […]
Saturday Special: Let Shannon Dunk!
[picappgallerysingle id=”7650192″] A couple of thougts about last night’s Rookie/Sophmore game: *The only thing worse than some of the defense was the shot selection. I truly think that when some young players think “All-Star Game” they figure it’s a way for them to show off and they end forcing the spectacular play rather than just […]
Fast Break Thoughts: All-Star Weekend Edition
[picappgallerysingle id=”4005247″] Ahh, the spirit of love is in the air. I’m settling in, thinking of what special meal I’m going to prepare and what lavish gifts I can expect from the one that I love. Oh, you thought I was talking about Valentine’s Day? No, it’s All-Star weekend! Some random musings on my favorite […]