It is rare that the signing of a journeyman, end-of-his-career player makes any sort of waves with an organization or their fanbase. When that player is on a non-guaranteed contract inked the week before training camp starts, this is even more the case. It’s also rare, however, that the player inked to this type of […]
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Report: Lakers Sign Metta World Peace
Once the word leaked this was a possibility, maybe we should have known this was always coming. We really should have known when it was reported this was getting closer. It turns out, today is that day. If you didn’t read the title of this post and have no clue what I’m talking about, the Lakers […]
Report: Lakers Getting Closer to Signing Metta World Peace
What once seemed like a late August part fun rumor, part feel good story which wasn’t likely to happen, now seems to have more legs. Could it be the Lakers may really sign Metta World Peace? According to Adrian Wojnarowski, they are getting closer: Yahoo Sources: Metta World Peace has begun to work out daily […]
Report: Lakers Considering Signing Metta World Peace
The Lakers and Metta World Peace may once again become an item. Adrian Wojnarowski broke the story on Monday afternoon: The Los Angeles Lakers are discussing the possibility of signing free agent forward Metta World Peace to a one-year contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports. No deal has been agreed upon, but there have been talks between […]
Report: Lakers Likely to Use Amnesty Provision on Metta World Peace
UPDATE: Did we jump the gun a bit with our post below? Possibly. Maybe. We’ll see. The Lakers can’t officially use their amnesty provision until July 10th (with the window to use it closing on July 16th). Kevin Ding acknowledged in his tweet that the Lakers could still change their mind and other reporters (most […]
Injury Bug Bites Again, Metta World Peace Out with Torn Meniscus
UPDATE: The Lakers released more information about Ron’s injury and recovery timetable and it’s not good: Metta World Peace will have surgery on Thursday in L.A. for a torn lateral meniscus (left knee). He's expected to be out at least 6 weeks. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) March 27, 2013 This, of course, was always a […]
Lakers/Thunder: This IS Happening
Are there really no twists in this plot? Nearly eight weeks removed from their lone, 24-hour peek over the .500 threshold, and losers of five straight since last sporting as many wins as losses, the Lakers took the Staples Center floor Friday night desperate, desperate to put a tally in the left hand column of […]
Preview and Chat: The New York Knicks
Records: Lakers 13-14 (11th in the West). Knicks 20-7 (2nd in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 106.3 (6th in NBA), Knicks 109.8 (2nd in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.2 (15th in NBA), Knicks 102.4 (16th in NBA) Projected starting lineups: Lakers: Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Devin Ebanks, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard Knicks: Carmelo Anthony, Tyson […]
Lineup Change Brings Versatility, But Also More Questions
One of the key developments from Tuesday’s win over the Bobcats was that Mike D’Antoni went all-in with his move of MWP to power forward. What at first looked to be a temporary move to off-set Pau Gasol’s absence from the lineup has now (seemingly) become permanent strategy. If we flashback to June of this […]
Trending Up: Metta World Peace
Coming into the season, I’m not sure anyone had high expectations for Metta World Peace. After a very good first campaign with the Lakers in 2010, Ron saw his production and efficiency decline the past two seasons. Last year, in particular, was as poor a campaign he’d had in some time as nagging injuries kept […]