Just wanted to say a quick thank you to Rob and Gatinho for filling in for me while I went to bask in the sun. They did a great job with interesting posts. I’m back now, complete with flip-flop tan lines on my feet, and eager to talk Lakers and discuss what NBA All-Star is […]
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Preview and Chat: San Antonio Spurs
Last 5 games: 4-1 Spurs Point differential: +6.8 Vegas: Lakers +3 Similar problems, Different expectations: The Spurs are suffering from the same inability to play well without their backs being against the wall. That’s a bad habit and a hard one to break. The Spurs and their fan base continue to be concerned with the […]
Preview and Chat: The Charlotte Bobcats
LO He practiced Thursday. He felt great. He wants to get back on the court. Judging from his radio sound bites, even more so than we want him back. I haven’t seen anything official, but Lamar Odom should be in uniform for the first time since December 10th. And it couldn’t come at a better […]
What’s Your Favorite Play So Far?
Welcome Back We all want to know if Lamar Odom will return to the court this Friday against the Bobcats. Well, judging by this LA Times article, Odom should be ready to roll. Practice on Wednesday seemed to go well for him. Kwame Brown is another story. It looks like we may have to wait […]
I Beg To Differential
Rankings, Rankings, Rankings The NBA is far enough into the season that rankings such as Stein, Hollinger, Sagarin and FOTS (Friend of the Site) Knickerblogger generate heated debate. We the fans often go with our gut in response to outsiders ranking our team. “Come on, Hollinger! The Lakers aren’t even in the top ten. They’re […]
Preview and Chat: Golden State Warriors
Offense: 105.5 Defense: 106.8 Throw the numbers out for this one. The Warriors are feeling like they hit the reset button with their recent trade, and this whole season could turn into a do over for them. Whether that means a playoff berth is still iffy, but the future just got brighter, so sayeth The […]
Preview and Chat: New Orleans Hornets
The Travesty Just because I like dredging up bad memories, let’s talk about that Dallas game for a moment. There’s no need for deep analysis on this one, the Lakers stunk up the joint. No one should ever out rebound the team 53 to 28. Never. This could be indicative of how gassed the Lakers […]
Aloha
I can’t take these brutal Southern California winters, I mean it barely got up to 65 degrees yesterday. How can a man live in these conditions? So, my family and I are off for 10 days in Kauai, where the low yesterday was 70. While I may watch a Laker game while sipping on a […]
Preview and Chat: The Dallas Mavericks
First, let’s enjoy last night for another minute. This is what I’ve come to enjoy about this team: With the game still hanging in the balance late, and with the Lakers having the best go-to clutch player in basketball on their team, the Lakers got the ball to third-line center Ronny Turiaf. He turns and […]
On Tap: The San Antonio Spurs
Don’t Sleep on the Spurs. There seems to be a lot of taking the Spurs for granted this season (and in the comments on this site), but that would be foolish. They have the second best point differential in the league (nearly tied with Phoenix). They have the fifth-rated offense in the league with 110.8 […]