After a somewhat dismal few weeks which featured shoddy play and desultory losses that put into question the Lakers claim as a legitimate championship contender they entered the Christmas holidays facing two pivotal games. One to reaffirm their dominance in the West, the other to shed the disappointment of last year’s dominance at the hands…
This will be a long post. For those who don’t enjoy that sort of thing-BAIL NOW. For those who want to come along, get in and let’s go for a ride. In this strange, bizarro, topsy turvy Lakers season, where the Lakers sit at 21-3 yet are disappointments with so many fans, questions are being…
The Lakers have traditionally been highly regarded as a great offensive team (think Showtime, Van Exel/Jones/Ceballos, Shaq/Kobe), but our defense has always been called into question. Well, the Lakers broke out of the gate this season with a suffocating defense that forced turnovers and humiliated lesser teams in the league. However, as any Laker fan…
In the past few years the West had been populated by a wild bunch of unruly, violent teams who made a point of running roughshod over the territory and having their way with those who inhabited the division. Their names struck fear into a populace who were incapable of fighting off the depredations and assaults…
The long waited curtain rose on the premier of the 2008 season tonight and the results were promising. It is obvious that Phil is drilling this team for the title this year. His emphasis on defense and conditioning in camp this year, his implimentation of more two-a-days, his decision to move Lamar to the bench…
The Lakers are an enigma of sorts. We, as an organization, have traditionally ebbed and flowed through the seasons, experiencing a fair share of ups and downs.The notorious Showtime legacy was followed by the Van Exel/Jones era. A period of mediocrity and playoff exits. Soon after, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant ushered in a three-peat…
