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 […]
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Friday Links: Holmes Speaks, Nance’s Goals and Kobe’s Fortitude
The dragging offseason continues, yet the news cycle rolls on… Earlier this month the Lakers signed former Texas forward and Summer League standout Jonathan Holmes. To this date, not much has been heard about the Holmes-Lakers pairing since the signing, however, Mark Stenberg of Study Breaks Magazine recently caught up with the San Antonio native […]
Wednesday Links: Summer Signings, Injury Prevention and Back-to-Backs
The Lakers made another under-the-radar personnel move over the weekend with the signing of undrafted free agent Michael Fraizer. This is the team’s second UDFA signing of the offseason and just as we did with the signing of Jonathan Holmes, today’s links provide a month-old scouting report done by Kevin O’Connor of SB Nation, in which […]
Thursday Links: Remembering Chick Hearn and Celebrating Kobe Bryant
No Lakers-centric links post this week would be complete without a reference to the team’s most widely-covered news of the week surrounding it’s most celebrated player. So, let’s get that out of the way, first. In an interview which has been well-documented, Kobe Bryant spoke with Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports and discussed a variety of […]
Lakers/Cavs: 40 For 3 In A Row But Another Ugly Game
Box Score: Lakers 97, Cavs 92 Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 102.1, Cavs 96.8 True Shooting %: Lakers 59.8%, Cavs 50.8% The Good: When Kobe Bryant is making shots, it’s a thing of beauty. Kobe finished with 40 for the third contest in a row (42 points). He was hitting from behind the arc (4/7). He was […]