Top 5 Problems with Los Angeles Lakers on Defense
Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni told Mike Trudell that Pau Gasol is “the best center in the NBA.” So what? Just because D’Antoni admire’s Gasol’s talent (and why wouldn’t he?), doesn’t mean that D’Antoni actually knows how to use Gasol. [...]
One reason why Mike D’Anoni convinced me that he was perhaps the worst coach in the NBA was that he refused to use Pau Gasol—one of the best post-up players in the league—as a centerpiece of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ [...]
In an interview with CNN, Kobe Bryant said that Dwight Howard’s decision to sign with the Houston Rockets instead of the Los Angeles Lakers means that “the pieces fit a little better” for the Lakers. But Bryant’s wrong. Because as [...]
Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said he doesn’t expect Kobe Bryant to adjust his game in order to “lure” free agents next summer, according to ESPN. “Kobe is not going to play to lure somebody to Los Angeles,” Kupchak [...]
Who will play backup point guard to Steve Nash for the Los Angeles Lakers this year? Steve Blake and Jordan Farmar have already proven they both deserve the job. Last season Blake averaged almost 13 points per game, more than [...]
Los Angeles Lakers training camp starts September 28, and the Lakers will be forced to cut at least two of the players on their roster right now. Who will it be? The NBA allows for 15 spots on every team’s [...]
In her new memoir, “Laker Girl,” Jeanie Buss says she was “stunned” that the the Los Angeles Lakers hired Mike D’Antoni instead of Phil Jackson as head coach. “My first thought was, what was the rush?” writes Jeanie. “Why did they have to make a decision tonight?” [...]
