Posted October 22nd, 2012 by Chris Barnewall in category
Lakers
Wow. So Dwight Howard, the player I can't stand, the man who makes me sick to my stomach, played his first game in LA. Unfortunately he looked great. It was sickening. He played focused and hard and tried to put on a show. It's not surprising that he played hard cause he plays every game his hardest but last season there were times that felt he
So my buddy on twitter posted that an old Western Conference Semi Finals game between the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers was on NBA TV. I didn’t have class for another few hours and I love watching these old classic games so I put it on. Midway through decided I’m going to do a past diary on it.
Put on the Kings-Lakers game. These
Posted August 17th, 2012 by Chris Barnewall in category
Lakers
I know we're all sick of Dwight. I'm especially sick of him after he just finished destroying my favorite team; but I digress. The other day I was reading the Orlando Sentinel and a writer I greatly respect said Dwight had to get used to being the 4th option. Excuse me, but Dwight is way too good to be the 4th option. I've been watching the
Posted February 28th, 2012 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
Off hand, one might say Mitt Romney and Wilt Da Stilt Chamberlain have nothing in common.
And then, when you look deeper at it, you only further realize they have nothing at all in common.
For starters, I would vote for Chamberlain. Our past (Bill Clinton) already proves that presidents with high libidos thrive in office, and make great
Posted September 21st, 2011 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
Continuing with the top 200 list, we move up another tier to some solid players, perennial all-stars, and players who played for an eternity (Eddie Johnson and Cliff Robinson). I've tried to reward longevity, but it is a difficult balance to strike with all the supernova players who burn so bright early in their careers and then fade away
Posted August 31st, 2011 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
After further review, ten players were added to my "top 200," stretching the list out to a now top 210. That said, here are the amended ranks for 189 through 180:
189. Mychal Thompson
Thompson began his career as a member of the Portland Trailblazers, but got a late start on NBA basketball at age 24. In his third season
Posted August 30th, 2011 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
I recently took on the monumental task of compiling the greatest 200 players ever in the NBA (The list ran over to 210). It's not easy, because you have weird factors to account for like adjusted-pace and the competitiveness of the era at that player's position, but I've come up with a top 200 list. One thing that surprised me was that by
The 2010-2011 season came to a disappointing close for the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers, who exited the playoffs by way of a sweep at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks.
Coaching legend Phil Jackson subsequently stepped down as head coach, leaving the Los Angeles front office without an appointed leader and a disgruntled group of a