Jeanie, Kobe, LeBron, and History
Jeanie Buss believes in loyalty. She develops personal relationships with her players. She is often ridiculed and stereotyped. Now she is in the record books.
Danny Green Gets An Up Close Look at Laker Fan
While 210,000 have died from COVID, Danny Green is getting death threats.
The #MeToo World Is Watching Luke Walton
I think we can agree that Luke Walton has had a bad April. He was fired from his dream job as Lakers head coach. He was then hired for another job so fast claims of white privilege took away whatever redemption he soothed himself in. Now he is being accused of sexual assault by Kelli…
Sacramento Should Be Playing on Xmas Day
The Xmas Day games highlight glamour markets, elite players, grudges, supposed May or June matchups, huge ratings, players that sell jerseys, shoes, sodas, cars, iconic shotmakers, experienced coaches. In other words, the small market young on the way up players and teams are at home on Xmas. That’s not a bad thing. They get to…
LeBron Billboard Game Is Weak
Following the lead of the 76ers and then the Cavs, a Lakers season ticket holder purchased four billboards with his LeBron James love splashed across it. The delusional hope is that, like water, it seeks its own level, as James is in town over the weekend to play the Clippers (Fri) and Lakers (Sun). Whereas…
Feasting on the Tanking Vibe In the Pacific
Three teams in the Pacific Division, the Kings, Lakers and Suns, have shed off their pretender status or the illusion of trying to win games and all three have embraced losing for winning. They have either traded gifted players (Kings), sat down veterans (Lakers), or embraced a 70 point performance in a losing effort, happily…
D’Angelo Russell Filling the PG Hole
When Magic Johnson was forced to retire in 1991, his replacement was thrust into the limelight for reasons that were out of his control. Sedale Threatt, a back-up guard, rose to the occasion. In 1991-92, Threatt put up very respectable numbers: 15 points, 7 assists, 37 minutes. He was the second best player on the…
Who Is Winning Rebuilding Game, Lakers or Wolves?
The top two teams in the 2015 Draft Lottery- the Timberwolves and Lakers- are franchises in the midst of rebuilding. How far along are they in the process? Minnesota Timberwolves: They had a rebuilding head start because Flip Saunders traded All-Star Kevin Love for number one pick Andrew Wiggins. In his rookie year, Wiggins turned…
Luke Walton, Next Man Up
New Faces: Brandon Ingram (R), Ivica Zubic (R), Yi Jianlian, Timofey Mozgov, Luol Deng, Jose Calderon 2015-16 Regular Season Record: 17-65 2015-16 Regular Season Achievements:Â 6th:Â Free Throws Made. 8th:Â Free Throw Attempts. Leading Scorer: Kobe Bryant, 17.6 Leading Rebounder: Julius Randle, 10.2 The first year following a two decade Kobe Bryant dominance is naturally going to have…
Kobe the Mentor?
(Our Basketball Panel Answers Five Questions about Kobe Bryant’s Future and Season) Will Kobe retire after this season and more importantly should he retire? Alex Khalifa: My guess is that he will. Kobe may have flirted with the idea of joining the Clippers, but I believe he identifies so strongly with the Lakers organization that…