Jim Buss said in a radio interview that the Lakers couldn’t do anything until May 23, after the lottery was finished and teams know where they stood heading into the draft. So, it seems Lakers fans expect things to happen May 23. People, exhale. When was the last time you saw a major trade before […]
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Free Agent Options
The NBA Lottery is tomorrow night (go Celtics) but that doesn’t impact the Lakers, picking 19th. The draft isn’t the fast way to improve this team. Instead, let’s look at the available free agents at the point guard, plus power forward and center spots. These are spots the Lakers need an upgrade But to do […]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Among the changes Lakers fans wanted to see this off season, losing one or both of Phil Jackson’s top assistants — Brian Shaw and Kurt Rambis — is not among them. Both of them (along with Jim Clemons) have been talking to folks in places such as Seattle, Sacramento and other spots about possible head […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Thoughts while wondering what kind of hockey enforcer Robert Horry would have made…. • Yesterday was an example of why this time of year can get on my nerves (and is leading me to break my rule of not discussing random speculation in the blog). One Sacramento newspaper writer, idly speculating about where Ron Artest […]
Drafting 19th
For those of you wondering what kind of player you can get drafting 19th — where the Lakers sit this year — here is the list of 19th selections going back to 1990: Quincy Douby, Sacramento Hakim Warrick, Memphis Dorell Wright, Miami Aleksandar Pavlovic, Utah Ryan Humphrey, Utah Zach Randolph, Portland Jamaal Magloire, Charlotte Quincy […]
Fast Break Thoughts
• It’s no secret Laker fans lust after Kevin Garnett, as do the fans in Chicago and New York and every other NBA city. Including Minneapolis. That said, now Laker fans have their own web site about it. If you haven’t checked out the slick new getgarnet.com, it’s worth a look. You know where I […]
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One of the beauties of the Web is the blend of diversity and community — the fact that basketball fans, Laker fans, from around the nation and the globe can get together and talk hoops. The community that has built up at this humble little blog the best thing about it. And that community has […]
Winning Now, Part II
As was said in Part I of this series, the challenge the Lakers face is that if they want to be contenders in the next couple of years they have to do it via trade. They can’t do it through the draft (picking 19) nor do they have the cap room to sign a major […]
Fast Break Thoughts
Just a few thoughts from the playoffs (part two of the Winning Now breakdown comes tomorrow). • I fear that all the talk on this blog about what the Lakers needed to do in round one could have drowned something basic out — the Suns are very, very good. I picked them to win it […]
Winning Now, Part I
“That’s one of the things when I re-signed here, they promised they would build a contender and build a contender now. I don’t want to have to wait any more than I already have.” —Kobe Bryant after his exit interview When the Lakers decided to pay Kobe and trade Shaq, everyone was clear the plan […]