The win over Sacramento has me feeling a little more relaxed. The Lakers have been likely to make the playoffs for a while, but that win, along with another this Sunday over New Orleans, would likely be enough. That is, barring a last-season like collapse, and Phil Jackson wouldn’t let that happen. So, for a […]
Free Agents
Sprewell A Laker?
They give no source (which should be a hint this is crap), but the St. Paul Pioneer Press online pharmacy purchase rogaine without prescription with best prices today in the USA is reporting Latrell Sprewell may be a Laker soon. Because of the (obvious) work needed on this blog today I’m not going to get […]
Aaron McKie: A Quick Look
Which past-his-prime, tall guard being converted to the play point sounds better to you, Derek Anderson or Aaron McKie? According to the Los Angeles Times online pharmacy topamax for sale no prescription pharmacy , the Lakers are looking at McKie buy voltaren online buy voltaren online no prescription , who just got set free in […]
Derek Anderson, a Closer Look
Eric Pincus online pharmacy purchase buspar no prescription with best prices today in the USA has been mentioning Derek Anderson as a Laker target for point guard since long before it became fashionable. And now it’s fashionable. The Los Angeles Times and just about everyone else has the Lakers ready to offer the $5 million […]
Point Guards and Other Thoughts
Tuesday the ban is lifted and NBA trades and free agent signings can become official — including the Kwame deal (Kwame and Laron Profit for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins). The salary cap will go up to $49.5 million, the luxury tax threshold will be just over $61 million (and will become lower next year […]
And The Point Is…
After a week of breathing crisp, pine-scented air, relaxing with my family and looking at stunning vistas, I couldn’t wait to get back in front of a computer. I didn’t think you’d buy that. But upon returning there were a couple of unsettling pieces of Laker news and one other thing I wanted to catch […]
Kwame Comes To Town
During the Civil War, Confederate general Robert E. Lee consistently defied military convention and took big risks, many of which paid off. Historian Shelby Foote said that Lee was not, by nature, a big risk taker, but circumstance forced him to be — his army was smaller and not as well equipped, if he’d done […]
Bad Idea Jeans
Anyone else remember what may have been my favorite Saturday Night Live skit in the 1990s, the Bad Idea Jeans commercial? It was a knock off of a Dockers commercial, with just quick shots of guys pants while you overhear their conversation, but for Bad Idea jeans they said things like, “Normally I wear protection, […]
Waiving Hello
The latest “what ifs†on possible off-season Laker moves are rounded up in a new piece by Eric Pincus at Hoopsworld. (And as a side note, credit to Eric for stepping up and taking responsibility for rumors he reported that never came to fruition, and saying he learned some lessons. Most jounalists in that position […]
Looking At Antonio Daniels
As names of free angents (or in trades) come up that the Lakers may be interested in I’ll try to give some detailed info on those players. (There may be a bigger post with some of the more discussed names coming up, when I have more time, but I didn’t want to wait on the […]