A Perfect Fit: Lakers Should Consider Shane Battier
There aren't many people that get under Kobe Bryant's basketball skin. Shane Battier is one of those people. While the Lakers are looking everywhere and anywhere for free-agents this off-season, from former legend Grant Hill to former player Shannon Brown…
Robert Horry and the Art of Clutchness
"Clutch means me getting it done." Robert Horry. Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic (June 11, 1995-NBA Finals, Game 3) The ball is inbounded to Hakeem Olajuwon deep in the post, screens are being set, late fourth quarter nerves are running…
All-Time Lakers Dream Team: Who Is Your Starting Five?
C: WILT CHAMBERLAIN Sorry Shaq, you may be the daddy but Wilt the stilt towers over you and everyone else to get this position, and this is not because of the still untouched, won't be for awhile 100 point game…
McGrady Could Find Career Revival With Lakers
He won't rest, until he's back with the best. It isn't hard to tell when the shine from a star player in the NBA starts to tarnish. Their jerseys go from filling everyone’s wardrobes to lining discount rails. Their names…
Making the All-Star Case for Lamar Odom
Let's talk about All-Star's. Now Kobe's always a given -- that's why he's nearly always the top vote getter in the league. Pau Gasol? Sure, he's a regular. Ron Artest? Yep, there's no one like him, defensively or mentally, put…
Ron Artest’s Greatest Miss
Here's the tip. For all those lockout and post Dallas sweep blues, let's take it back to glory days like Bruce Springsteen and remember the Lakers champion season of 2009-10. Now let me ask you a question? What was the…
The Score: Kobe Bryant’s Rise Up the All-Time Scoring List
Let's get academic as we report on how Kobe is taking the legends to school. TITLE: A report on Kobe Bryant's rise up the all-time NBA scorers list, investigating how far he can climb with relation to an analysis of…
3 Hands the Lakers Shouldn’t Be So Quick to Deal
Kevin Love, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul and Andre Iguodala -- All incredible talents and players that could take the Lake Show in a new direction. Still, amid all the trade talk, rumors and speculation the Lakers players that have been…
Phil Jackson’s (Real) Last Season
"Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team." -- PHIL JACKSON, 'The Last Season'.…
How the West Has Won: Mr. Clutch Epitomizes Success for Lakers
"It's about time," Kobe Bryant said just weeks before Jerry West received his over-due immortalizing in bronze, as the logo's statue was unveiled during the 2011 All-Star game at STAPLES. From one shooting guard to another, the Mamba recognizes Mr.…
