The Lakers played the Warriors again on Wednesday night, this time beating their northern California rivals 126-93. The game was exactly as close as the final score indicates. The Lakers bludgeoned the Warriors with their size for the 3rd time this preseason, grabbing offensive rebounds on 30% of their missed shots and scoring in the […]
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Lakers to Play LeBron James as Point Guard
With the Lakers roster (basically) full, the next step for the team is to appropriately build out lineups and rotations in order to maximize the group they have assembled. As I wrote after the Lakers re-signed Alex Caruso, the team’s choices at point guard did not offer a single player who had the complete skill […]
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, […]
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) […]
Playoff LeBron Needs to Make an Early Appearance
“Word on the street is that he’s about 280 pounds.” That phrase was uttered by Brian Windhorst on a recent episode of his Hoop Collective podcast for ESPN. The “he” Windy is referencing is, of course, LeBron James who is making his way back from a groin injury and not in the type of shape […]
Anthony Davis Requests a Trade, What Does it Mean for the Lakers?
Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski via Davis’ agent Rich Paul. The All-NBA big man will be a free agent in the summer of 2020 and is extension eligible this summer, so league observers were awaiting clarity on Davis’ long term intentions with baited breath for […]
Opportunities Abound for the LeBron-less Lakers
Opportunity knocks, but will anyone be home to answer? This is the question the young Lakers face in the wake of LeBron James suffering a strained groin that has him listed as “day to day” but will reportedly keep him out for “multiple” games (at least). The super-human James has never dealt with this type […]
LeBron James Went All LeBron James to Beat the Spurs
On Wednesday night, against a frisky San Antonio Spurs team that has been on the ropes of late, LeBron James would not let the Lakers lose. He just wasn’t going to walk out of Staples Center with an L. His team was not at its best, the refereeing left something to be desired (on both […]
The Leap Forward to the Same Spot
There’s a Jay-Z rap lyric I’ve always liked a lot. The Brooklyn born husband to BeyoncĂ© says, simply, “life’s like a treadmill n***** runnin’ in place”. For me, at least, it’s a line about the search for progress and the want for more, but not actually getting it. It’s also about people’s perceptions of how […]
LeBron James, Point (Power) Forward
LeBron James, for his entire career, has been a point forward. He’s often brought the ball up the court, initiated his team’s offensive sets, and been the player most leaned on to quarterback the progressions within those sets to reach a desirable outcome. Even when he’s played with other ball dominant point guards (like Kyrie […]