Hello! Welcome to this edition of the Lakers post game data report, where the basketball is bad and the numbers are worse. Today we find our Los Angeles Lakers with a body of work and remaining schedule (including rest days & injuries) that result in a 24 game win projection. Tribute to Kobe aside, that’s […]
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Why 2015-16 Lakers Season Is Most Interesting In Recent Memory
2015-16 features a brand new core, a departing hero and a coach potentially on his last chance. Sure, there are no realistic championship aspirations, but here’s a crazy thought: The upcoming campaign might be the most interesting Lakers season before actual games are played in almost a decade. We all remember that crazy summer of […]
Around The World (Wide Web): All Dwight Howard Everything
From “Basketball Reasons”, Silver Screen & Roll: Is it time to panic? No wins, six losses, even with Dwight playing 33 minutes?! No, so go ahead and keep your Lakers flags flying on your cars. This is preseason, and the beginning of a very long journey for both the Lakers roster and the coaching staff. Through the first […]
Around The World (Wide Web)
From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Los Angeles : Andrew Bynum is the Philadelphia 76ers’ to worry about now. The Los Angeles Lakers have quite enough to keep them up at night as Dwight Howard continues to work his way back from offseason back surgery. But with Monday’s news out of Philadelphia that Bynum received another injection of Synvisc — a gel-like substance that sometimes […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Mike Brown’s Approach, Kobe’s Leadership, & Bench Play
From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Los Angeles: Dwight Howard had no idea how good he had it as he left Staples Center late Saturday night. “Day off tomorrow!” he said happily as he left the arena. After a long week of practice, three exhibition games, plus travel to Fresno and Ontario, it wasn’t surprising the Lakers would take […]
Is Dwight Howard Undervalued?
The question posed in the title might seem utterly ridiculous given that it’s a widely accepted fact that the former Magic big man is the best center in the league and also perhaps arguably the second or third best player in the NBA. Many will readily admit that he is the standard by which all […]
Dwight Howard Gives the Lakers….
The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the seemingly unthinkable last week when they hit one of the biggest homeruns in franchise history by acquiring Dwight Howard in a four-team trade. Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss have proven that their commitment to adding more championship banners to the franchise has never been more strong given the […]