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A Lakers Blog. Thoughts, reflections, and the odd rant on the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA (even the Clippers).

Byron Scott

Lakers Offseason Should Remind Fans Importance of Patience

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I’m here to eat some crow. Yes, one of the Lakers’ toughest critics is here to admit it that I might have been too hard on the organization. This isn’t to say they never made mistakes, but for the most part, the Lakers’ offseason thus far is off to quite literally the best possible start. […]

Jeanie Buss’ Recent Comments Highlight Lakers’ PR Problem

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We’ve reached a point with the Lakers where when an executive speaks, we have to hold our breath for the inevitable backlash as each sentence is broken down, word by word. Tuesday morning, when tweets came across the timeline that Jeanie Buss would be speaking publicly on the state of the Lakers with Colin Cowherd, […]

Links from the Forum: Losing Ain’t Easy

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Happy Monday, everybody. Here are your best Lakers-centric reads from the week: …AND YOU GET A MAX DEAL: The Lakers will have loads of cap space this summer, so why not get ahead of the curve by taking a look at Tom Ziller’s excellent breakdown of the top 100 free agents of 2016? COACH SCOTT: It is […]

Forum Links: The Kids Man Up

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Happy Monday, everyone. Here are a few of the best Laker-centric reads, news and notes from around the web: THREEEE THAT’S THE MAGIC NUMBAH: At this juncture, it is safe to assume that the Lakers will not be earning a playoff berth this season, meaning the team’s odds of making a third consecutive trip to the NBA lottery […]

One Player, One Skill: Lou Williams as a Spot-Up Shooter

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Lou Williams is a player whose role is about as well-defined as any on the Lakers’ roster. He will come off the bench with a score first mentality, look to create shots and if the shot isn’t there then, well, he’ll probably throw one up anyway. This is the way of a “chucker” and this, in a […]

Positionless Basketball An Option For The Lakers

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A favorite refrain from Jalen Rose is how positions were added to the analysis of basketball to help the more casual fan understand where certain players belong on the court. It’s an interesting premise that might hold water if plays weren’t designed around players fitting roles based on their skill sets and size (you know, […]

What to do with Nick Young?

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Nick Young couldn’t possibly have felt great about his Lakers signing Lou Williams this summer. The redundancy between the two is fairly obvious if simplified down to layman levels. Young and Williams are both chuckers best used off the bench to bring an immediate scoring punch to whichever lineup they’re joining on the court. So, […]

Thursday Links: A Post About Hope

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For those of you who managed to escape from the forest fire that became of Tuesday’s post, today’s links (hopefully) serve as a shelter of reassurance as we focus on the Lakers’ future. To put it bluntly, this summer’s free agency was something of a slap in the face for both Lakers fans and the front office. […]