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, […]
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 […]
Friday Forum
Like many people, I was incredulous when I heard about the recent Steve Blake foot spike. On the scale of freak accidents it ranks pretty high but when it comes to sports, maybe not so much so. These are the vagaries of chance. The new Lakers roster has been compared to the 2003/04 team for […]
Friday Forum
Yesterday, Darius took a look at Lakers bench players through the prism of both past and present. How the new group will fit together is one of the fascinating unknowns going into this highly anticipated season. The countdown seems to move ever faster – the start of training camp is only ten days away. Here’s […]
Wednesday Storylines
Lakers training camp countdown is now under the two week mark. Informal workouts have already begun in El Segundo and they’ll no doubt blend seamlessly into an all-important transitional phase. With new faces, a new offensive blend and great expectations, the fishbowl parade will be at full media strength. This is nothing new for the […]
Friday Forum
In a scene reminiscent of the classic Generalissimo Franco SNL skit, the Dwight Howard back saga has become a running narrative that can be plugged in at will from now until whenever he suits up for his first game as a Laker. I won’t mention anything else about his rehab progressing on schedule at this […]
Wednesday Storylines
In his latest post, Darius focused on one of the Lakers’ new assistant coaches, Steve Clifford, and the potential impact on the team’s defensive mindset. Change continues to be a large part of the evolving story. Former lead assistant John Kuester has been reassigned to scouting, putting another piece of the puzzle into place. News […]
Friday Forum
News has mostly ground to a halt as players and front offices alike are mixing rest with preparation for what promises to be another fantastic NBA campaign. But even as stories trickle in, more slowly than they will a month from now, there are matters of supreme importance to discuss… Knowing how crowded the existing […]
Saturday Reading: Replenished Reserves
With training camp a month off, most of the talk still centers on the Lakers’ big four – Bryant, Gasol, Nash and Howard. There’s obvious reasons, these are the guys who win you ballgames, these are your stars. Nobody’s going to lead off the conversation with Jodie Meeks. Yet, at any given moment in a […]
Wednesday Storylines
It doesn’t seem so long ago that I’d buy a newspaper and pour through the sports section, looking for something/anything to whet my appetite. I couldn’t have imagined how things would change in the digital age, from sparse team notes during the dog days of summer to an infinite supply of blogs and online tools. […]