At its essence, basketball is a game of leverage and angles. The best players exploit physical and mental advantages to get to specific spots on the floor where the odds of success greatly outweigh the alternative. The amount of hours put in to achieve this mastery of body and mind to outplay an opponent is […]
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Classic Video: Kobe Shows Up at the Rucker
Back in the summer 2002, Kobe wasn’t necessarily at the peak of his powers, but he was definitely at the top of the NBA world. The Lakers had just won their 3rd consecutive title and Kobe had cemented himself as one of the best players in the league. Kobe was also one of the league’s […]
Julius Randle’s Skill Game Standing Out
The Lakers are back in action tonight in summer league, facing off against the 76ers in the first round of the “tournament” that has become the second half of the LVSL. And while the results of this game matter — if the Lakers win they advance, if they lose their summer league is over — […]
Grantland’s Documentary on Steve Nash Continues: Dinner with Dirk
http://youtu.be/VePNq-V_wxk I cannot get enough of these videos. Now that the season is over it is a bit easier to reflect on the games, the individual performances, and the storylines that go with them. Nash’s attempts to play, experiencing some successes and some failures, at least for me, resonate even more now. Seeing those clips […]
Video: Lakers Demolish the Knicks with a 51 Point 3rd Quarter
On Tuesday night the Lakers roasted the Knicks, putting on a scoring display that was pretty incredible to watch. After only scoring 14 points in the 1st quarter, the Lakers proceeded to hang 44 on the Knicks in the 2nd quarter to pull ahead at the half. The real fireworks occurred in the 3rd period, […]
Video: Jodie Meeks’ Career Night Carries the Lakers over the Thunder
Maybe I should give the Lakers zero chance to win more often. The Lakers came out and stunned, well, just about everyone with an upset win over the Thunder. And while a lot of players deserve credit for the win (not to mention the coach), no one deserves more than Jodie Meeks. Meeks poured in […]
Video: Grantland’s “The Finish Line” Chronicles Steve Nash’s Season
This has, undoubtedly, been the most difficult season of Steve Nash’s hall of fame career. The nerve root irritation stemming from the broken leg he suffered last season has dragged into this season, making him unavailable for all but 10 games this season. He’s tried multiple treatments, taken leave from the team to train with […]
Steve Blake Turning the Simple into the Sublime
Lakers’ fans, maybe more than any other fan-base, love to have their whipping boys. Typically, these are guys who don’t consistently play well, but also fit snugly into two different categories: 1). Guys who fans think should play a certain way, but don’t (Pau needs to be tougher!) or 2), Guys who aren’t seen as […]
Lakers’ Scrimmage Footage Offers Some Hints
Lakers’ camp is in full swing and while we still don’t know a lot, we are getting snippets of information about a variety of topics. Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are looking good. Jordan Farmar looks primed to excel in a system that is a better fit than the one he last played in while […]
The Dark World
Sometime as a fan you need some inspiration to get through a trying season. Injuries, losses, and free agency all seem to have taken its toll on Laker fans across the world, leaving some hopeless about the state of the Lakers franchise moving forward. Check out this pretty cool Youtube video fromĀ LD2K. It entails the […]