First, if you have not already, you can get some “instant” reactions from last night’s Lakers win over the Clippers in the latest episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast. Pete and I recorded about an hour after the final buzzer sounded on the the 104-102 Lakers victory, so there’s a lot of unvarnished and […]
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Laker Film Room Podcast: Swish Cheese
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I dig into what we’ve seen from new Lakers Dion Waiters and JR Smith in the three “preseason” scrimmages in Orlando. Beyond discussing how both players have performed, we also get into potential roles for each, the lineups we envision they’d be most successful […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: The Lakers are Back!
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talk about the Lakers scrimmage vs. the Mavericks on Thursday — how LeBron and AD looked, the play of the team overall, and how Kuz and Dion Waiters performed in taking over some of the duties Rajon Rondo would have performed. It really […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Acclimating to the Bubble
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talk about the Lakers departing for the NBA’s “bubble” and acclimating to their new environment in the hopes of winning a championship. Give the entire episode a listen below: If you enjoy the Laker Film Room podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes. […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Lakers Sign JR Smith
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talk about the Lakers signing of JR Smith and get into some of Rob Pelinka’s comments from his recent call with reporters. On that latter note, we dive into Dwight Howard’s pending decision about whether he will join the team in Orlando and […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Thoughts on the Protests
FB&G has, since its inception, been a place to talk about the game on the court and not the drama off it. In fact, it was the impetus to even start the site in the first place nearly 16 years ago. Today, however, we’re going to stray from that idea in posting the latest Laker […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: The Challenges of Getting Back in Basketball Shape
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I are joined by Dr. Rajpal Brar to discuss the challenges the Lakers players will face to get back into basketball shape as the NBA prepares to resume its season. Dr. Brar also discusses some of the protocols around resuming the season in the […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Basketball on the Horizon?
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I discuss the recent swirl of news reports that the NBA may soon make its return. We go over potential timelines, locations, the barriers and challenges that could be in store for the players and teams, and what advantages that we think the Lakers […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: How Eliminating Illegal Defense Changed the NBA
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I discuss the rule change that eliminated the illegal defense after the 2001 NBA season, essentially allowing teams to play zone defense. More specifically, we talk about the history of the original illegal defense rule, why changing the rule was important, how the change […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: “The Last Dance” and Jordan’s Influence on Kobe
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talk about ESPN’s new documentary series on the 90’s Bulls “The Last Dance”. We talk about what it was like being basketball fans during those formative years of our development as NBA fans, what Jordan (and Pippen) were like as players, and then […]