[picappgallerysingle id=”4844844″] Shannon Brown is the crowd favorite. His dunks ignite the Lakers faithful like only Kobe with the game on the line can do — heck, they have their own Web site and twitter following. But more than that, he has shown potential on defense, potential under pressure situations. Shannon Brown, a relatively quiet […]
Preview & Chat: The Detroit Pistons
[picappgallerysingle id=”7088381″] Records: Lakers 21-4 (1st in West) Pistons 11-15 (7th in East) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.2 (13th in league), Pistons 106.2 (18th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.2 (1st in league) Pistons 108.4 (19th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]
Preview & Chat: The New Jersey Nets
[picappgallerysingle id=”2848515″] Records: Lakers 20-4 (1st in West) Nets 2-25 (their scouts are looking hard at John Wall) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.1 (13th in league), Nets 96.5 (30th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.6 (1st in league) Nets 108.8 (22nd in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe […]
Talking Nets
[picappgallerysingle id=”7345535″] To get a little Jersey flavor to put us in the mood for the game tonight, I was either going to put in the YouTube of the Soprano’s title credits, or talk to Mark from Nets are Scorching. Sorry music lovers, I went with the latter. After the ugly start to the season, […]
Pau Gasol Is Going Nowhere
[picappgallerysingle id=”7101017″] Pau Gasol has agreed to a three year extension to his deal with the Lakers, keeping him with the team through 2014. Pen should hit ink in the next few days. The exact terms of the deal will not be known for two years, because it will depend somewhat on the next CBA […]
So You Think The Lakers Are Going To Make A Trade?
[picappgallerysingle id=”3936014″] The rumor is out there that the Lakers are going to extend Pau Gasol’s contract soon (Eric Pincus wrote this at Hoopsworld). On one hand the timing seems odd, so I’m taking this with a whole lot of salt, but eventually the Lakers will do just this in one form or another. Nobody […]
Pau Gasol: Joga Bonito
First, before anyone says it: I know I used the Portuguese in the post title. I also am well aware that Portugal and Spain are different countries (Spain is the one with a chance to win the World Cup). But I thought the phrase applies. Sometimes, we don’t appreciate what a beautiful game Pau Gasol […]
Bynum on the Boards
[picappgallerysingle id=”7392134″] Andrew Bynum, all seven feet of him with that 7’6” wingspan, had three rebounds in the win over the Bucks. That’s the same number he had in the game against Chicago the night before. He had four against Utah to start this road trip. Those numbers are, um, to be kind, unimpressive. There […]
Preview & Chat: The Bucks
[picappgallerysingle id=”7212291″] Records: Lakers 19-4 (1st in West) Bucks 11-11 (6th in East) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.3 (12th in league), Bucks 104.2 (24th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.4 (1st in league) Bucks 103.3 (7th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]
Preview & Chat: The Chicago Bulls
[picappgallerysingle id=”7101016″] Records: Lakers 18-4 (1st in West) Bulls 8-14 (11th in East) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 108.5 (10th in league), Bulls 98.0 (28th in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 99.7 (2nd in league) Bulls 107.4 (18th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, […]