Between the Lakers' victories last Thursday against the Chicago Bulls and Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they had two practice sessions.
This was unusual because Phil Jackson will normally give the team the next day off when games are three days apart. But he decided to hold practice on Friday ... 26Nov2009 |
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With the way negotiations are going between the Lakers and their free agent forward Lamar Odom, it doesn't appear as if Odom is a lock to return to Los Angeles at all. In fact, it appears as if he could be headed to South Beach to play with All-Star guard Dwyane Wade ... 28Jul2009 |
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According to Black Sports Online, the Lakers and unrestricted free agent forward Lamar Odom have agreed to a 4 year/40 million dollar deal:
Sources close to Lamar Odom have told BSO that Odom will resign with the Lakers.
Odom will sign a 4 year 40 million dollar contract to stay with the champs.
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What more do you Laker fans want from this guy? Blood? Hasn’t Kobe Bryant given that as well. And plenty of it. Hasn’t he played his guts out for two season’s refusing surgery on his mangled finger? Hasn’t he been banged up and yet refused to leave even one game?
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The champagne was still being spraying around the locker room when the question popped up. How would you rate this Lakers team compared to other Laker championship teams?
It didn’t take long for the media to start their comparison game. But it’s not even a matter of apples and oranges simply because those ... 15Jun2009 |
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"Bogus," Phil Jackson called some of the first quarter fouls against his big men, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. He was complaining that his Lakers had to play at a deficit through most of the quarter in which the Lakers ended with the seldom-used D. J. Mbenga and Josh ... 12Jun2009 |
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The Orlando Magic had never won an NBA Finals game. If they ever needed a win, it was tonight. The Magic could not afford to go down three games to one in their NBA Finals match up with the Los Angeles Lakers.
As one might expect, Rafer Alston finally got his rhythm back ... 10Jun2009 |
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Game Two of the NBA Finals between the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers started at a snail’s pace. But it certainly didn’t end that way.
After getting bounced by 25-points in Game One, the Orland Magic redeemed themselves with a terrific turn-around performance that fell just short of taking the series to ... 7Jun2009 |
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All week prior to Game One, the main question in the Los Angeles media market was: Does Kobe Bryant need a fourth ring to seal his legacy?
It’s a ridiculous question when you think about it. The number of Hall of Famers not only from basketball but all the major sports who have ... 6Jun2009 |
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During these 2009 Playoffs the Lakers have looked pretty bad at times and half decent at other times. But tonight in Denver they regained their championship form and retained the Western Conference Title with a 119-92 win over the Nuggets.
The Lakers played a complete game tonight at both ends of the court. ... 30May2009 |
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Tied at the end of the first quarter at 25. Tied at the end of the first half at 56. Tied at the end of the third quarter at 76. That was how Game Five of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Nuggets went. Back and forth for three quarters.
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Before Game Four of the Western Conference Finals, I was going to write that I wasn’t referring to this year’s title but next year’s. However, after the blowout in Game 4, this might apply to this year’s title as well.
He calls himself "The Machine," but after watching his contributions to the team ... 27May2009 |
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The Lakers' Pau Gasol is one of those players, who usually doesn't have a lot to say. He has very few noteworthy quotes and hardly says anything that is the slightest bit controversial. But yesterday, the Spanish big man broke out of his normal routine, by criticizing the Lakers' offensive strategy:
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If things don’t go Kobe Bryant’s way this year, and right now they don’t look like they will, Kobe Bryant needs to move on, or he can forget that fourth ring.
The only ring he will get in Los Angeles is a phone call from his agent begging him to opt out. But ... 12May2009 |
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Can there be any doubt after today’s loss in Houston that the Lakers are not a championship team?
Can there be any doubt, despite whatever physical skills they may have, that the Lakers do not have the mental fortitude of a champion?
Can there be any doubt that this is one of the worst ... 10May2009 |
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The Lakers regained home court advantage with a 108-94 win against the Houston Rockets, but it was anyone’s gain in the hotly-contested first half.
Playing without starting point guard, Derek Fisher, the Lakers used the transition speed supplied by Jordan Farmar to match up with the Rockets, who for the most part kept ... 9May2009 |
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What started out as an NBA Second Round Playoff at the Staples Center by the final quarter looked more like an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff. The Lakers and Rockets wound up with more penalty minutes than the Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings.
The Lakers got off to a quick start tonight, especially ... 7May2009 |
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Every sports reporter and commentator had the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals as though their semifinal series against the Houston Rockets were a mere formality. A tuneup series to get ready for the Denver Nuggets.
They were even telling one another and their listeners to take the Lakers minus the 8.5, certain ... 5May2009 |
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When is the real Drew coming back? 24Apr2009 |
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Lakers lack the killer instinct of a true champion. 24Apr2009 |
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Excellent analysis of Dodgers roster for 2010: http://yallkiltit.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/dodgerblast-spring-training-roster-analysis/ 
I was with the UCLA Alumni Band; I sat in the 4th row of the box seats, a few rows ...
Joey, your right, but what were you thinking was going to happen? whats your point here? you called every UCLA ...
I was at that game as well. Where'd you sit? 
Murshed Zaheed aka Nestor is a government employee and if you google his name you will find it is many ...