I’m Slightly Reminded of Gollum
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The Lakers’ Demise Will Be On Defense
Over the last month or so we have heard every angle regarding the Lakers and their shortcomings this season. We have heard everything from their lack of execution to their boredom with the regular season. The Lakers’ blog, Silver Screen & Roll believes that the Lakers lackadaisical play isn’t just bad for them, it’s toxic for the image [...]
Lakers vs. Celtics: The Positive Impact of Andrew Bynum
Photo credit: Associated Press In their 92-86 win over the Boston Celtics Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers added another win to their much-criticized record against the NBA’s top teams (1-6 in games vs. SA, BOS, MIA, DAL & CHI, the lone win coming against the Bulls). A key contributor in this win was the [...]
Buss Builds For The Future: Melo To The Lakers
Trade talks between the Lakers and Nuggets have escalated this morning. There isn’t one specific ‘go-to’ link for the story, but if you visit any of the major sporting news outlets, you will find a version or three of some mystical trade scenario. In similar news, the world is ending on December 21st, 2012. No, the world isn’t [...]
X’s & O’s: Where The Lakers Get Lazy
Last night the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t bring the effort and the undersized San Antonio Spurs capitalized. Al though both teams weren’t shooting well in this game, the Spurs found a way to stay in it by hitting the glass despite a lack of size compared to the Lakers. This sequence summed up everything that [...]
Pau Gasol’s big night
Pau Gasol came to play. Against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, Gasol had a triple double. And he almost did it by half-time! Gasol finished the game with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a blowout of the Blazers, 121-96. At the half, the big Spaniard already had racked up 14 points, [...]
Kobe and Pau talk about Odom on Team USA
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol could not take part in the 2010 World Championships for various reasons (mainly injury-related). However their teammate Lamar Odom played an integral part for Team USA in taking out the gold medal in Turkey — defeating the home team in front of a rabid crowd. Here Pau and Kobe talk [...]
2010 NBA Finals: Who Will Make An Impact?
So, the NBA Finals are upon us. This is the moment that culminates the season we’ve been mentally invested in since October (at the very least). There are previews, opinions and analysis pieces all over the interwebs, talking about the matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers — contemplating the relative merits [...]
