I was at work for the first half of the Laker/Sonics game last night, and I had to do something I’ll do a lot more soon with an East Coast road swing coming up — “watch†the game on the Internet. And I can’t find a good way to do that. I think I’m spoiled […]
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On Tap: The Seattle Supersonics
If you lived in Seattle, were forced to spend too much time indoors because of the rain, loved the Sonics, and had an unhealthy obsession with Legos, what would you do? Build a life-size Lego Ray Allan, of course. I think the best chance for a Laker win tonight comes if the Lego Ray Allen […]
Things That May Interest Only Me
Let’s talk for a second about the three-point play — not the one the Lakers are attempting 30 of a game these days (except when playing well) but rather the more exciting one, the bucket and the foul. The driving force behind the Crazy From The Heat blog figured out the number of “and one†[…]
Whither Devean
According to Joel Meyers and the Los Angeles Times this morning, Devean George should be back on the roster within a week. He’s a familiar face that will make a lot of Laker fans happy, but not me — I’ve never been a big George fan. I think right now they are getting more out […]
Basketball and Doug Pappas
One simple and easy way to see what teams are choosing their players and spending their money well is to divide the number of wins into the money spent on payroll. Kevin Broom over at Real GM has done that, and here’s what he found. 1. Phoenix Suns $680,040 2. San Antonio Spurs $740,041 3. […]
On Tap: The Golden State Warriors
Didn’t we just watch this game? Actually, tonight’s game should not be a repeat of last Saturday’s for a couple of reasons. The key one is that Jason Richardson has returned to the Warrior lineup, and did so with a vengeance against Denver Monday, scoring 42. The Warriors are a jump-shooting team (71% of their […]
Carlos Arroyo Not Coming West
For those of you who have been lusting — or if that’s too strong a word, lets say drooling — over the prospect of Carlos Arroyo in a Laker uniform, you’re dreams are not coming true. Same with those dreams about Eva Longoria, but that’s a different matter. As first rumored by Peter Vecsey in […]
The Other Bryant
Sometimes I think we forget that Kobe is a second-generation NBA player, his father a 76er back in the 70s who went on to play eight years in Italy. Basketball-reference says similar players to him now are Hedo Turkoglu or Detlef Schrempf. Jellybean is still on the court today, coaching the Boston Fury of the […]
A Better Stats 101
Kevin Pelton, one of the people at the forefront of the new statistical wave is basketball and the guy behind the official Seattle Supersonics Web site, has put together a “Statistical Analysis Primer†that blows my Stats 101 out of the water. His has a few more equations than my attempt (I intentionally went for […]
Problems? What Problems?
Last night is the kind of confidence boosting win the Lakers needed — beating a team they are fighting with for playoff position. Now, if we follow form, we will squander that next game out, but I’m not going to let that dampen my spirits. It was an entertaining game with so many things to […]