Frank Vogel is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The path to hiring Vogel, as discussed on the latest Laker Film Room Podcast, was jagged and messy. This, along with the inclusion of Jason Kidd on Vogel’s staff as a “prominent” assistant coach, will serve as a daily reminder of Vogel’s perceived […]
Lakers Analysis
The Lakers Stay Messing Up
Ty Lue and the Lakers could not come to an agreement on a contract, reports say. The Lakers wanted control over Lue’s assistant coaches, reports say. The Lakers offered Lue less money than he made as the Cavs coach, reports say. The Lakers only offered Lue a 3 year contract so his deal would expire […]
Can the Lakers Change the Narrative?
The Lakers are the league’s punching bag and, in many ways it is well deserved. Dysfunction and public bungling of issues large and small used to be other organization’s issues, but now live at the Lakers doorstep. Even before Magic Johnson’s sudden resignation, there was the Mike Brown firing and the too public way Mike […]
Jeanie Buss It’s Your Time Now
With the regular season past its sunset, organizations around the league are making decisions on what their tomorrows will look like. The Kings have fired their head coach. As have the Cavs. The Grizzlies took things one step further, not just canning their coach, but demoting their GM and moving another top level front office […]
The Greatness and Limitations of *this* LeBron James
These Lakers will not make the playoffs. We’ve known this for some time. Before the Nets officially eliminated them, we knew. Probably even before they lost a key game to the last place Suns way back on March 2nd, we knew. Or at least we should have. While the Lakers’ season has hit the skids, […]
No one to do the little things
Considering the current state of the Lakers — you know, the fact that whatever hopes they had to make the playoffs are gone — it’s difficult to meaningfully write about what is now the portion of the season that feels like the last 35 minutes of your Friday workday before an extended weekend. This team […]
Report: Luke Walton Wanted Brook Lopez and Julius Randle to Return
Massive understatement alert: This Lakers season has not gone as planned. Sorry to hit you with such deep level #analysis this early in the morning, but it’s my job. Sarcasm aside, when you get LeBron James, regardless of circumstances, the hope is that you’d be better off than where the Lakers sit now: 30-36 on […]
It’s Over
The Lakers are toast. No. Wait. With the appropriate amount of butter and some strawberry preserves, toast is pretty good. Top it with some peanut butter, banana, and honey for a killer snack too. Or maybe with some avocado and a poached egg for you hipsters. Yeah, toast is actually totally fine. The Lakers are […]
On Winning with Flaws
The Lakers got a much needed win on Wednesday night, outlasting the Pelicans down the stretch of a game that was closer than it needed to be and, really, should have been. The Pelicans play hard, but even a generous viewing of their organizational predicament must be viewed through the team’s obvious incentive to lose […]
LeBron Needs More Help than Usual
A week ago we told you that Playoff LeBron was going to need to make an earlier appearance than he normally would. We told you that just to get to the playoffs, LeBron James would need to call upon the focus, energy, and otherworldly level he has access to. A day later, he (somewhat defiantly) […]