Role Call: Kobe Bryant’s Take On What The Lakers’ Roles Should Be
According to Kobe Bryant, the respective roles of the Lakers' big four should be quite simple. Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles picked up a few quotes as follows via Twitter: Kobe's message to D'Antoni today: "The ball should be…
Dwight Howard: A Better Off-Court Relationship Would Help The Lakers
According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles, Dwight Howard feels that the Lakers are lacking a solid off-court relationship. Apparently Howard was commenting on the Clippers' chemistry and how they "love each other and they play like it." So,…
Lakers Top 10 Surprising Moments of 2012
10. Darius Morris' improvement It's customary for an NBA player to improve greatly in his sophomore season, but Darius Morris seemingly went from bad to good over the summer. During the 2011-2012 campaign, I cringed every time Morris stepped on…
NBA Power Rankings Week 10: Clippers Continue To Dominate, Lakers Steadily Improving
30. Charlotte Bobcats (7-23, Last Week: 30): The Bobcats are currently in the midst of an 18-game losing streak. Ouch. 29. Washington Wizards (4-24, Last Week: 28): The Wizards are still at the bottom of the barrel record-wise. One positive…
Lakers News: Jamaal Wilkes Prepares For Jersey Retirement Ceremony
Today, basketball great Jamaal Wilkes receives one of the highest honors an athlete in Los Angeles can get--his number fifty-two jersey retired atop Staples Center. Nicknamed "Smooth as Silk" or just "Silk," Wilkes was a California-bred 6'6" small forward who…
Lakers Christmas Poem: A Very Lakers Christmas Wish
All I want for Christmas is a Lakers win over the Knicks, Maybe a couple of threes and dunks from Kobe's old bag of tricks. A lob pass from Pau, or a bounce pass from Nash, It's all good, as…
NBA Power Rankings Week 9: A New Sheriff In Town, Lakers Continue To Climb
30. Charlotte Bobcats (7-20, Last Week: 30): The Bobcats have lost 15 games in a row. It doesn't get much worse than that. The Bobcats also give up an average of 105.0 points per game. 29. New Orleans Hornets (5-22,…
How Much Of An Adjustment Does Dwight Howard Have To Make?
As you may have heard, Andrew Bynum recently had a few controversial remarks about his playing days with Kobe Bryant. According to ESPN'S Dave McMenamin, this is what he had to say about playing alongside the Black Mamba: "I thought…
NBA Power Rankings Week 8: A Shift In Power, Lakers Gaining Momentum
30. Charlotte Bobcats (7-16, Last Week's Ranking: 24): Well folks, we can all stop worrying. The world is no longer coming to an end as the Bobcats are currently in the middle of an 11-game losing streak, after actually hovering…
Lakers, Now More Than Ever, Need Their Fans’ Enthusiasm
Well, simply put, the Los Angeles Lakers can't seem to get anything right, right now. They're a miserable 9-14, and have looked disoriented, uninspired, and disconnected to many of us. As fans, we have the right to be angry. I…
