Being Mitch Kupchak continued… Is their a sixth and a half floor in the training facility in El Segundo? Because I know that a lot of us would love to take that elevator and pull the emergency stop button in between floors. What do we as outsiders really know about Kupchak and the inner workings […]
Lakers History
Pure magic
As many basketball games as you have seen, sometimes one person’s game can overwhelm you. I can tell you Kobe was +34 for the night, in just three quarters of work. I can tell you Kobe had a true shooting percentage of 73.8% for the evening. Or that after three quarters the score was Kobe […]
Lakers I Miss: Sedale Threatt
I always had a soft spot for Sedale Threatt. I think it stems from the time he gave a chop to the face of Danny Ainge and sent him staggering back like a drunk trying to get off a bar stool. (Just a quick aside — there was no ’80s Celtic I hated more than […]
Remembering George Mikan
Every time I’ve looked up into the rafters at Staples Center (and before that at the Forum) and seen the retired jerseys, I’ve been amazed at the legendary NBA talent that has played for the Lakers, many I’ve been fortunate to see play — Wilt, West, Baylor, Magic, Kareem, Goodrich, Worthy. But there’s always been […]