From Mark Heisler, Lakers Nation: Has this been a great season in Lakerdom, or what? Of course, even the most zealous Laker fans knows they may not make the Finals… or the conference finals… or the conference semifinals. Okay, there’s still a chance they won’t even make the playoffs — but who could ask for more? […]
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Around The World (Wide Web): Other Guys Stepping Up
From C.A. Clark, Silver Screen & Roll: With the playoffs approaching, and the Los Angeles Lakers looking more and more likely to be an active participant after all, sportswriters the world over will soon be attempting to distill all the complexities of a match-up between two teams and 16-20 players into just a few paragraphs. One of the […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers-Nuggets, Dwight’s Free Throws, Kobe’s Tech, The Guarantee
From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN LA: Those who have been waiting to see what Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni’s high-octane offense looks like finally saw it Monday night. Too bad it was the Denver Nuggets playing it. All that great spacing and shooting and scoring D’Antoni’s teams have become known for over the years … yeah, that was George Karl’s […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Player Roles, Drama Continues, Dwight, Upcoming Homestand
From Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk: Nobody is questioning that Dwight Howard is playing through shoulder pain. What Steve Nash on the court Sunday and countless others off the court have questioned is why that means he can’t move his feet quickly? Once again on Sunday against the Heat Howard was solid — 15 points and 9 rebounds in 41 […]
Metta World Peace’s Recent Struggles Highlight a Bigger Problem
As drama does its best to engulf the Lakers’ season and swallow it whole, it’s the big stories that seem to grab our attention day in and day out. Be it Kobe’s shifting roles, Dwight’s shoulder, Nash’s adjustments and attempts to bring the team together, Pau’s foot, or the general sniping through the press, this season […]
Lakers Take Down Timberwolves, Win First Road Game of 2013
If, at the start of the night, I were to tell you the Lakers would win by 11 points and do so pretty comfortably, I think we all would have exchanged high fives and gone about the rest of our Friday night. Well, guess what? The Lakers won by 11 (111-100) and did so fairly […]
Where Are We Now? A Lakers State of the Union
With the nation’s annual State of the Union address approaching, as well as the midpoint to the NBA season, we thought we’d take a moment to reflect. The subject at hand of course, the Los Angeles Lakers and their state of being. This certainly isn’t the team’s finest hour but it is what it is […]
Around The World (Wide Web): A Team Meeting, Mike D, Two All-Stars, Continued Losing
From Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo Sports: Beyond the personal animus and the uncertainty over Phil Jackson’s willingness to endure the job’s grind, the biggest issue Lakers vice president Jim Buss had with choosing Jackson over Mike D’Antoni as head coach centered on the consequences for Steve Nash. With no use for this point guard in the triangle […]
Preview and Chat: The Los Angeles Clippers
Records: Lakers 15-16 (11th in the West), Clippers 25-8 (2nd in the West) Offensive Ratings: Lakers 106.4 (6th in the NBA), Clippers 106.9 (5th in the NBA) Defensive Ratings: Lakers 102.7 (18th in the NBA), Clippers 97.8 (3rd in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Steve Nash, Darius Morris, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard Clippers: […]
Preview and Chat: The Houston Rockets
Records: Lakers 8-9 (9th in the West), Rockets 8-8 (7th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 105.1 (5th in the NBA), Rockets 104.1 (t-7th in the NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 99.4 (8th in the NBA), Rockets 103.4 (21st in the NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Chris Duhon, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Antawn Jamison, Dwight Howard Rockets: Jeremy Lin, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Patrick Patterson, Omer Asik […]