Ramon Sessions

Building up self-esteem is part and parcel of mentoring young NBA players. And, well, Ramon Sessions is doing one helluva job boosting the ego of New York Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina. Although training camp is barely underway, and although Ntilikina is just 19 years old, and although Sessions hasn’t really spent that much time around [...]

Sacramento’s loss is Phoenix’s gain. Instead of re-signing the diminutive 5’9″ Isaiah Thomas over the offseason, the Kings signed and traded him to the Suns, electing to roll with free agents Darren Collison and Ramon Sessions. This surprised some. Many, even. Just not Thomas himself. Said the point guard while speaking with Basketball Insiders’ Alex [...]

June 28, 2012 – Dan Favale It was inevitable. As hard as the Los Angeles Lakers tried to create a championship stopgap, their roster simply wasn’t fit for title contention. So let the pillaging begin. [...]

May 29, 2012 – Dan Favale Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are justifiably in the market for another upgrade at point guard, but they must ensure they don’t waste time chasing Deron Williams. [...]

May 24, 2012 – Dan Favale For Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, the day of reckoning is finally here. Again. After another early postseason exit at the hands of a deeper roster [...]

May 23, 2012 – R.S. De France A second consecutive Western Conference semi-finals drubbing has many wondering if this is the end of the line for these Los Angeles Lakers. Are the Lakers done? Kobe? What can the Lakers do going forward? In his post-game interview, Kobe Bryant said about his team: “we’re not going [...]

May 16, 2012 – R.S. De France As the Los Angeles Lakers v Oklahoma City Thunder series continues, the Lakers will continually be reminded of the ‘inevitability of change’ in sports. [...]

May 15, 2012 – Dan Favale Barring a myriad of injuries to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t making it past the second round of the NBA Playoffs. After the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in a hard-fought, brutally-played seven game matchup, the prospect of heading to Oklahoma City for a shot [...]

May 9, 2012 – R.S. De France ‘Too little, too late’ does not even begin to describe the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 5 effort against the Denver Nuggets. How about just too little. Not in size, the Lakers do have the height advantage, but in effort. Other than maybe Kobe Bryant, Jordan Hill, Steve Blake, [...]

May 3, 2012 – R.S. De France Ahead 2-0 in their first round playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers have eaten the Denver Nuggets for dinner in their first two games. But, is that good for the Lakers in the long run? Can the Nuggets make it a series when it shifts to Denver? In [...]