Records: Lakers 37-9 (1st in the West) Knicks 21-25 (9th in the East, half a game out) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.2 (1st in league) Knicks 106.9 (17th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.0 (6th in league) Knicks 108.9 (18th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol […]
Free Agents
Projecting Success
Now that we’ve been talked off the Kobe ledge and feel reasonably comfortable with Odom’s role, let’s move on to something less fun … statistical analysis. What follows is my attempt to weed through stats from last year and projections for this year and draw a few conclusions about the team’s likely performance. I recognize […]
Signaling and Game Theory
This post is by regular here Bill Bridges. This piece talks about why there might be a reason to match the Warrior’s outsized (we think) offer for Ronny. I’ve covered in an another post why from a purely economic theory point of view that the Lakers might not be impacted financially from signing Ronny. The […]
Just What Can The Lakers Afford
As we wait for what the Lakers will do about Ronny and Sasha ( JONESONTHENBA, who has some good NBA contacts, heard the Lakers will match for Ronny Turiaf, but they resign both? And if not which one is more crucial to the current team and its makeup?) an interesting discussion of what the Lakers […]
Landscape Changing
It’s time to talk free agents, both Lakers and everyone else’s. This post will be updated throughout the day (and into tomorrow) as signings are made. Also, the Laker summer league roster is expected to be formally announced today, so that will go up as well. • Let’s start with the Lakers, the Warriors have […]
Lamar Odom > Ron Artest
I think one thing most Lakers fans agree on is that the small forward position will be key for next year’s Lakers. Where the disagreement is exactly how to deal with that. But some think they have the answer. On this blog, in Lakers forums all over the Internet, on talk radio, seemingly everywhere there […]
“Free” Agents
The term free agent applies to the players and their status, but for the Lakers any signings will be anything but free. Which is why we can expect limited if any action from the Lakers on the open market that starts tonight. Let’s start with this — the Lakers payroll right now is about $75 […]
Fish Back on the Menu
“Fisher changed agents over the weekend to be represented by Rob Pelinka, Bryant’s agent…” The OC Register is reporting 3 years at about 16 million dollars. Is this too much money for an aging but gutsy player with playoff, triangle, and Kobe Bryant experience? If you saw his performances in this year’s playoffs, you know […]
Fish at a Fair Price
He has a prominent place in Lakers fans’ hearts as one of those key role-playing veterans on championship teams. He is classy. He is Mr. .04. He’s got rings and he earned them. The fact he would walk away from $21 million to make sure his daughter got the best care possible says volumes about […]
Free Agency Day One
The first thing the Lakers did — one minute after they could talk to free agents — was something so obvious it could get overlooked, but it shouldn’t. They called Luke Walton. Among the things it is clear the Lakers need to get to the next level is some quality role players to go around […]