When Roland Lazenby and Tex Winter talk, good information flows — and the latest post on Lazenby’s blog proves that again. You need to go read the whole thing, but here are a few interesting topics covered: Mihm is the team’s only true offensive threat at center. But his recovery has dragged on leaving huge […]
Lakers Analysis
And Starting at Small Forward…..
There’s an interesting debate in the comments on the last post that I thought deserved its own airing. In that post suggested that Luke Walton, at least so far in the preseason, has earned the starting spot and that new free agent Vlad Radmanovic should come off the bench. But Rob started the debate with […]
Three Games In
Three preseason games matter about as much as a politician’s promise, and the game against Phoenix Sunday was particularly hard to base any big-picture thoughts on because of the lineups used. Still, everything is starting to come into a little better focus, and here’s what’s rattling around in my head: Starting 5: Smush Parker Kobe […]
Droppin’ Dimes
Here’s a brief Lakers preview by yours truly from the pages of Dime Magazine. I was one of 30 bloggers contacted to do a “your team in 100 words” preview, which was a challenge since I can barely say hello in 100 words. But I got something together and so did the other bloggers, so […]
Straight Outta Fresno
Phil Jackson is a smart man, timing that hip surgery to avoid a trip to Fresno. I’d go as far as a root canal to avoid spending any time in Fresno, but Phil went above and beyond. I didn’t see the Lakers’ first exhibition game last night, but here are thoughts based on listening to […]
Just how much better?
The opening of NBA training camps is, well, pretty cold and professional, especially when compared to the youthful exuberance of “midnight madness†for college teams. But, just like the Dodgers at Vero Beach in the spring, optimism abounds — Laker fans just feel their team is going to be better this season. Logical reasons can […]
Roster Decisions
I’m moving this from the comments below to its own thread — as you know, yesterday the Lakers signed the player they traded for in the second round, Danilo (J.R.) Pinnock. First and foremost, I like the signing, I thought he showed potential in the summer league. But there are questions. First, what kind of […]
Bynum = the future?
Lord knows at age 19 I was not ready for serious responsibility or anything that would have required a concerted work ethic — I was more focused on trying to figure out how to steal a bell off the old-school Taco Bell near my college campus, because I knew how cool that would look in […]
Signing Day
It’s official, the Lakers have inked Vladimir Radmanovic and Shammond Williams to free agent deals. Vlad, as had been long reported, is getting the full mid-level exception for five years, which will total about $31 million. Williams is getting a one-year deal for $1.75 million. It’s pretty clear I’m not on Shammond’s bandwagon, but the […]
Our Man Vlad Is Rad
One of the two off-season priorities for the Lakers was to get some more scoring punch out of the three spot, and it took all of one day to do that. The Lakers apparently have agreed in principle to sign Vladimir Radmanovic to a deal for the full MLE for five years (that starts at […]