On April 13, Trey Johnson came off the bench for the Lakers and scored six points in 13 minutes. At the time, it was a cool story that had some fans wondering if Johnson could be the answer to the Lakers point guard woes. For Jeff Camarra, this was the end of the story. Camarra, […]
Fast Break Thoughts
(h/t LA Times) The NBA’s Offseason is usually a drag for those of us who just want to watch hoops. This offseason has been doubly tough on us with the collective bargaining agreement hanging over our heads. However, if you’ve been missing game play, Inquirer Sports has a couple highlights of Kobe playing in the […]
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From Henry Abbott, TrueHoop: During the Finals, I published some research compiled by ESPN’s Alok Pattani showing how today’s players compare to Michael Jordan when it comes to taking shots in the final seconds of very close playoff games. It included a chart, showing, for instance, that Jordan made half of his 18 such shots. […]
A Look At Another Change For The Lakers
I feel like, as a unit, we didn’t do what it takes to keep Brian Shaw, and that’s real disappointing. You can’t forget where you’re from. You can’t forget what you’ve been through. You can’t forget who helped you win a ring, who was there for you when you were frustrated or stressed out, and […]
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: With the lockout now six days in the books, the world has waited for an NBA player to apply pressure by committing to an overseas squad. Sonny Weems fired the first warning shot, but was mostly met with responses along the lines of “Who is Sonny Weems?” On Thursday, […]
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: Tuesday morning on ESPN’s First Take, one topic debated by Skip Bayless and Jemele Hill was the barnstorming tour potentially spearheaded by Kobe Bryant and his agent Rob Pelinka. The plan, as first reported by the L.A. Times, would involve The Mamba and several other Pelinka clients playing a […]
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: As part of a continuing series, NBA players share the various ways growing up in L.A. shaped their games. Growing up in L.A., University of Michigan point guard Darius Morris was exposed to a wide spectrum of the city’s culture. The Lakers’ second-round draft pick first grew up in […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: When the Sacramento Kings appeared destined to become the Anaheim Royals, the Lakers objected to the move. Still, beyond some real economic considerations related to the team’s TV upcoming TV deal with Time Warner, even with a third team in the L.A./Orange County market (separate in many ways, but […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: Assuming we’re all translating his comments to primerahora.com in Puerto Rico, yes. His strong preference, expressed both by Barea in the story above and his agent Dan Fegan, is to remain with Dallas, which I suspect will happen no matter what rules are in place whenever the players and […]
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From Dexter Fishmore, Silver Screen and Roll: I’ve received some more details about the draft-night trade of Chukwudiebere Maduabum to the Denver Nuggets. We knew the Lakers received a second-round pick in return, but it wasn’t clear which year’s draft the pick would be drawn from or whether any limitations were attached. This afternoon, Lakers […]