Coming into the 2012-13 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers had vastly upgraded their roster with the additions of superstars Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to play alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. The combination was expected to be lethal and historic with a few NBA titles potentially on the horizon, but the superstar cast hasn’t resulted in a successful season with the team on the verge of missing the NBA playoffs altogether.
Not only have the Lakers struggled to create some form of team chemistry or build any momentum throughout the first 58 games of the season, longtime owner Dr. Jerry Buss passed away shortly after the All-Star break devastating the team and the entire NBA for that matter.
Recently, GM Mitch Kupchak admitted to the fact that the team made rash decisions in an effort to win a title as soon as possible with Buss in critical condition. This mentality led to the team firing head coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start and the team going all in on moves during the off-season.
Unfortunately, nothing has gone right thus far with the team continuing to struggle and currently two games under .500 with a record 28-30. Along with the ugly record at this point in the season, Howard signing for the long-term remains uncertain with talk of the superstar center possibly considering heading elsewhere if unhappy once the season is officially.
Despite the struggles, Kupchak and company remain optimistic about the team’s chances of clinching a playoff spot at season’s end.
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Lakers News: Mitch Kupchak Admits Lakers Lacked Chemistry
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Lakers News
Lakers Lead The League In Surrendering Fastbreak Points [LA Times]
Dwight Howard’s Free-Throw Production Goes Amiss [LA Times]
NBA Debating Whether To Fine Mavericks’ Mark Cuban For Comment On Kobe Bryant [LA Times]
What’s Wrong With The Media? Just Ask Dwight Howard [LA Times]
Lakers Still Within Range Of Houston Rockets [LA Times]
Utah Jazz Executive Talks Raja Bell And The Lakers [LA Times]
Pau Gasol Finally Off Crutches, Back In The Training Room [LA Times]
Miller: Count On Lakers To Reach Playoffs, Nothing More [OC Register]
As Expected, NBA Rescinds Technical Foul On Kobe [OC Register]
Denver Makes Lakers Look Old, Slow [OC Register]
Bryant Close To NBA Suspension [OC Register]
Should Jamison Be Starting? [Silver Screen & Roll]
Beast Or Burden: A Predictable Result [Silver Screen & Roll]
Expect More Adjustments To Come For Lakers, D’Antoni [LA Daily News]
Denver Coach George Karl: Kobe Bryant Isn’t Getting Old … He’s Getting Better [LA Daily News]
Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Technically Speaking [LA Daily News]
Happy Birthday James Worthy [Forum Blue & Gold]
Playoffs On The Mind [Forum Blue & Gold]
NBA News
NBA Play Of The Day: Blake Griffin Throws It Down With The Left [Sports City]
Mike Tyson Shows What He Would’ve Done To Pacers Center Hibbert [Sports City]
David Lee And Roy Hibbert Suspended One Game Each For Altercation [Sports City]
Detroit Pistons Really Have Some Awesome Halftime Shows Coming Up [Sports City]
Sixers Head Coach Doug Collins Goes On Post-Game Rant After Loss [Sports City]
Jesus Shuttlesworth, Er, Ray Allen May Want To Act Again When He Retires [Pro Basketball Talk]
Former NBA Player Shawne Williams Pleads Guilty On Marijuana Charge [Pro Basketball Talk]
Report: D.J. White Finally Gets Clearance From China, To Sign With Celtics [Pro Basketball Talk]
Metta World Peace’s Words Become Poetry [Pro Basketball Talk]
Rasheed Wallace Needs Foot Surgery, Out Two More Months [Pro Basketball Talk]
Roy Hibbert Says He’ll Pay Lance Stephenson’s Fine [SB Nation]
How Beal Started Ballin’ [SB Nation]
What Rose’s Comeback Says About The Bulls [SB Nation]
The Unaired Doug Collins Press Conference [SB Nation]
CP3 To Griffin Halfcourt Alley-Oop [SB Nation]
