A few little bullet points to get to before the potential first-round playoff match up on Thursday. • The polls are open: After a hiatus, the polling feature has made a return. Unfortunately, due to a glitch I can’t figure out (I am useless at HTML, it’s quite sad), it got bumped to the bottom […]
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Kwame and Lamar
As Kobe has shown some fatigue in the last few weeks (his true shooting percentage has dropped from 55.4% on the season to 51.7% the last 10 games), the Lakers have still played well thanks to Lamar Odom — finally coming around like Laker fans and front office had hoped — and Kwame Brown coming […]
On Tap: The New Orleans Hornets
Lots of questions before a big game tonight. Starting with, are there really a lot of Hornets in New Orleans? Oklahoma City? In case you didn’t know, the nickname Hornets fit in Charlotte because of a Civil War tie to that city. But New Orleans? Of course, there aren’t a lot of lakes in Los […]
On Tap: Milwaukee Bucks
Record: 34-34. 7th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: 102.3 (19th in the NBA) Defensive Rating: 104.2 (21st in the NBA) Un-Freakin-Believable: I was so frustrated with UCLA’s play last night, the mental errors (that are just part of the college game but still not easy to accept) that I […]
2006, 2008 and beyond
The win over Sacramento has me feeling a little more relaxed. The Lakers have been likely to make the playoffs for a while, but that win, along with another this Sunday over New Orleans, would likely be enough. That is, barring a last-season like collapse, and Phil Jackson wouldn’t let that happen. So, for a […]
On Tap: The Sacramento Kings
Two out of Three Ain’t Bad: First off, I promise never, ever to quote Meat Loaf in a post again. But heading into three home games against Sacramento, Milwaukee and New Orleans, I think the Lakers need to go 2-1, with the game against New Orleans the must win. Yes, I’d like 3-0, but evidence […]
Treyaholics
One of the best parts of having this humble little blog has been the smart and witty people who have become regular commenters here, not just adding to discussion but coming up with great insights and observations. Plus a few good questions. That discussion had me watching the Laker execution of the triangle a little […]
On Tap: The Boston Celtics
Not the usual format today, but that’s due to other stuff crowding blogging time. Collapse: First, let’s talk — as some of you have been doing in the comments below — about that loss to Cleveland. I certainly didn’t love that last shot, but the problem was that it ever came down to that last […]
On Tap: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Record: 37-29, 4th seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: 108.8 (10th in the NBA) Defensive Rating: 106.6 (14th in the NBA) Laker’s playoff chase: The Lakers are up 1.5 games against fading New Orleans and 2 games on Utah. The Lakers, by the way, still play the Hornets twice, including […]
On Tap: The New Jersey Nets
Record: 33-28 (30-31 Pythagorean) 3rd seed in the East Record last 10 games: 5-5 Offensive Rating: 105.5 (21st in the NBA) Defensive Rating: 105.6 (10th in the NBA) As Jim Mora would say, “Playoffs?” The Lakers head out on a tough road trip with a slim cushion — basically one of those little pads you […]