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Los Angeles Lakers

At the Midway Point, Do Standings Matter?

At the Midway Point, Do Standings Matter?

February 22, 2012 – Griffin Gotta TWith every team in the NBA playing around half of their scheduled 66 games for this lockout-shortened regular season, it is appropriate, given the turning of the page that is this weekend’s All-Star break, to look towards each conference’s respective postseason hierarchy. What we could be seeing in the [...]

February 22, 2012 admin Blogs, Griffin Gotta 0

Lakers Must Hope Mitch Kupchak is Bluffing

Lakers Must Hope Mitch Kupchak is Bluffing

February 20, 2012 – Dan Favale The Los Angeles Lakers are in desperate need of a point guard, but Mitch Kupchak doesn’t seem in any hurry to get one, or to improve the team in any other area for that matter. From SI.com: “Of course we’ll talk to a lot of teams [about trades], like [...]

February 20, 2012 admin Blogs 0

4 Ways the LA Lakers Can Improve, Even Without a Trade

4 Ways the LA Lakers Can Improve, Even Without a Trade

February 16, 2012 – R.S. De France After a 3-3 Grammy road trip, the Los Angeles Lakers, 17-12, looked glad to be home, but their legs looked tired as they struggled to beat the Atlanta Hawks, 18-11, Tuesday night, 86-78. Although the Lakers were successful when they stuck to Coach Mike Brown’s strategy to force [...]

February 16, 2012 Rob Blogs, R.S. De France 0

Arenas to the Lakers: Yeah, Why Not?

Arenas to the Lakers: Yeah, Why Not?

February 14, 2012 – Griffin Gotta With word getting out that Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak held a private workout for Gilbert Arenas over the weekend, speculations are brewing stronger than ever about a possible return to the NBA for the former Agent Zero. [...]

February 14, 2012 admin Blogs, Griffin Gotta 0

NBA Weekend Preview: February 10-11

NBA Weekend Preview: February 10-11

February 10, 2012 – Griffin Gotta This week brought us one of the more perplexing questions of the NBA season thus far: Is it better to be an All-Star reserve or Jeremy Lin? Right now, you could make the argument that the mythology surrounding Lin is on another level than that of being named to [...]

February 10, 2012 admin Blogs, Griffin Gotta 0

Should the Celtics Deal Rajon Rondo?

Should the Celtics Deal Rajon Rondo?

February 10, 2012 – Dan Favale The Boston Celtics are at a crossroads, and the time has nearly come for them decide which direction to take. And whether or not to take it with Rajon Rondo. For all the speculation about Danny Ainge breaking up the big three, Rondo has emerged as the odd man [...]

February 10, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Will the Real Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant Please Stand Up?

January 30, 2012 – Dan Favale Heading into the 2011-2012 campaign, we knew that we were in for an array of inconsistencies, but no one could have predicted what a roller coaster ride the Los Angeles Lakers have turned out to be. [...]

January 30, 2012 admin Blogs 1

Lakers Need Improved Bench Play from World Peace to Improve

Lakers Need Improved Bench Play from World Peace to Improve

January 30, 2012 – R.S. De France The Los Angeles Lakers lost another road game. Big surprise. But losing 100-89 to the Milwaukee Bucks, who just lost Andrew Bogut for another 8-12 weeks? [...]

January 30, 2012 Rob Blogs, R.S. De France 1

Who’s the Best Power Forward in Los Angeles: Blake Griffin or Pau Gasol?

Who’s the Best Power Forward in Los Angeles: Blake Griffin or Pau Gasol?

January 27, 2012 – R.S. De France In the first battle of Los Angeles 2012, the Clippers edged the Lakers, 102-94. In that game, Blake Griffin, 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Chris Paul, 33 points and 6 assists, overcame 42 points and 7 rebounds by Kobe Bryant and 14 points and 10 rebounds from [...]

January 27, 2012 Rob Blogs, R.S. De France 2

NBA Trade Rumors: LA Lakers Must Forget Dwight Howard and Land a Point Guard

NBA Trade Rumors: LA Lakers Must Forget Dwight Howard and Land a Point Guard

January 20, 2012 – Dan Favale For all the Dwight Howard chatter the Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to, their connections to a capable floor general have been virtually non-existent. [...]

January 20, 2012 admin Blogs 1