[picappgallerysingle id=”4298083″] Records: Lakers 29-8 (1st in West) Spurs 22-13 (5th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.2 (12th in league), Spurs 111.3 (4th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100.9 (1st in league) Spurs 104.4 (10th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, […]
Kobe Bryant’s Finger and Geometry
[picappgallerysingle id=”7455098″] Bill Bridges put this in the comments, but it is too good not to make its own post. The accuracy required for a player to hit a mid-range jump shot, let alone 3 pointers is astounding. Consider this. The inside rim of the hoop is 18″ in diameter. The Ball is 9.54″ in diameter. […]
Putting The Finger On Kobe’s Shooting Woes
[picappgallerysingle id=”7430949″] Kobe is in a shooting slump — 31.8% over the last three games from the field. He knows it, Phil knows it, you and I know it, other team’s scouts know it, there are probably nomads in Mongolia that know it. Kobe talked about it after the game, and you can get some […]
Preview & Chat: The Milwaukee Bucks
[picappgallerysingle id=”4431205″] Records: Lakers 28-8 (1st in West) Bucks 15-18(8th in East) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.4 (11th in league), Bucks 102.7 (25th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 101.5 (3rd in league) Bucks 103.2 (5th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Andrew […]
It’s Official: Crazy Rumor Season Has Begun
[picappgallerysingle id=”7438910″] Let’s get the details out of the way: Peter Vescey reports that a source told him the Lakers would like to move Andrew Bynum for Chris Bosh. My source believes the Lakers will offer Andrew Bynum for Bosh (if they haven’t done so already) well before the deadline expires. In itself, the one-for-one […]
A Couple Thoughts On The Losing Streak
[picappgallerysingle id=”7431130″] Just a couple thoughts from the comments, starting with Zephid: • Didn’t like the fact that Kobe was fighting for position in the post, Farmar watched Kobe fight for a good 5 seconds (after picking up his dribble too), only to pass it on the release to Brown on the other side (which […]
Preview & Chat: The Portland Trailblazers
[picappgallerysingle id=”2336236″] Records: Lakers 28-7 (1st in West) Blazers 22-15 (6th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.2 (12th in league), Blazers 109.7 (8th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100.8 (2nd in league) Blazers 106 (14th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, […]
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
If you want to see the Lakers win at the Rose Garden, you have to go back to 2005, but with all the great Kobe buzzer beaters this season, we dipped into the 2004 vault. Hopefully it is an omen of things to come.
Feh. Flush it. Next.
[picappgallerysingle id=”7478320″] The game was tied at 83-83 with 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Then the Lakers looked like a tired team on the second night of a back-to-back. They got lazy on defense. They turned the ball over then didn’t get back in transition and gave up easy buckets. They shot just […]
Preview & Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
[picappgallerysingle id=”7342264″] Records: Lakers 28-6 (1st in West) Clippers 15-18 (12th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.6 (11th in league), Clippers 104.4 (23rd in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 100.6 (2nd in league) Clippers 107.1 (18th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, […]