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NBA Rumors: Is it Time for LA Lakers to Blow It Up?

NBA Rumors: Is it Time for LA Lakers to Blow It Up?

The Los Angeles Lakers are struggling, but blowing this team up shouldn’t be an option. Though it’s tempting to look at the age of Los Angeles’ core and their subsequent record, and then conclude that this isn’t working, making any brash decisions on the fate of this convocation is still premature. Why? Because there’s still [...]

January 11, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Texas Two-Step Takes a Toll on Lakers

Texas Two-Step Takes a Toll on Lakers

As the season continues, so have the Lakers struggles. No longer merely plagued by lineup and coaching changes, the Lakers now have to learn how to play without Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol, who are out indefinitely. Injuries have kept Steve Nash and Dwight Howard from playing together and developing chemistry with each other and [...]

January 10, 2013 Rob Blogs, R.S. De France 1

Dirk Nowitzki to LA Lakers for Dwight Howard Is Ridiculous

Dirk Nowitzki to LA Lakers for Dwight Howard Is Ridiculous

There’s dumb, there’s stupid, there’s completely insane and then there’s the idea that the Los Angeles Lakers should trade Dwight Howard to the Dallas Mavericks for Dirk Nowitzki. You might think I’m an idiot for mentioning it—and I may very well be—but just know my crime is only acknowledging that the concept exists. According to [...]

January 10, 2013 admin Blogs 0

David West Makes No Sense for Lakers

David West Makes No Sense for Lakers

Let’s get something straight: Trading Pau Gasol would be a mistake for the Los Angeles Lakers. At least right now. Not just because Steve Nash wants to play alongside him and not just because the Lakers owe it to their newly constructed team to see if the current dynamic works, but also because Los Angeles [...]

December 17, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Trading Pau Gasol Not An Option for Lakers

Trading Pau Gasol Not An Option for Lakers

The saga that is the future of Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol continues. Rumors have begun swirl, most of which state that the Lakers are interested in dealing the struggling Gasol. But regardless of whether or not said reports hold any validity, trading the Spaniard may not be an option for Los Angeles. According [...]

December 6, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Pau Gasol on Trading Block, Ryan Anderson on Wishlist

Pau Gasol on Trading Block, Ryan Anderson on Wishlist

Pau Gasol has recently been staring at a figurative clock on his time with the Lakers. As LA has been moving from their more traditional offense to a 7-seconds-or-less style, the need for athletic size has put glaring emphasis on Gasol. Gasol is, in my opinion, a top 5 forward on his worst day in [...]

December 5, 2012 admin Rumors 1

Lakers Loss to Rockets Proves Pau Gasol Is Not the Problem

Lakers Loss to Rockets Proves Pau Gasol Is Not the Problem

We can call for Pau Gasol’s head until we’re blue, purple or green in the face, but he was nowhere to be found when the Los Angeles Lakers were taken down by the Houston Rockets. Gasol sat out in Houston as he continues his seemingly lost battle with tendinitis in both of his knees. But [...]

December 5, 2012 admin Blogs 2

Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers Are Still an NBA Team to Fear

Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers Are Still an NBA Team to Fear

Their record doesn’t reflect, but the Los Angeles Lakers are still an NBA powerhouse to be feared. After Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard led the Lakers to a loss at the hands of the Howard-less Orlando Magic Sunday night, Los Angeles dropped below .500 for the fourth time this season. Obviously, for a franchise with [...]

December 3, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Are Deron Williams and Brooklyn Nets Legit NBA Contenders?

Are Deron Williams and Brooklyn Nets Legit NBA Contenders?

Looking at the Brooklyn Nets’ record, it’s difficult not to get excited. Brooklyn is currently 10-4 and sitting atop the Atlantic Division—they have their victory over the New York Knicks to thank for that. So why not get excited? This is the team’s first season not only in the Barclays center, but together in general. [...]

November 29, 2012 admin Blogs 1

Dealing Amar’e Stoudemire Not Answer for NY Knicks

Dealing Amar’e Stoudemire Not Answer for NY Knicks

Amar’e Stoudemire’s name has become synonymous with disappointment. A sheer uttering of his name, in fact, is enough to send most New York Knicks fas into a comatose state. And you know what? We can’t blame them. Stoudemire was everything and more than the Knicks imagined he’d be during the early goings of the 2010-11 [...]

November 29, 2012 admin Blogs 0