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
Posted October 13th, 2012 by Chris Barnewall in category
Lakers,
Magic
Goodbye Dwight Howard. The relationship is finally over. It's finally hit me, now that I've seen you on the bench in LA, that superman is out of Orlando. I want to say this is bitter sweet. I want to say that I'm gonna miss the good times with Dwight and that I wish we could rekindle the relationship. But I can't bring myself to it. Dwight getting
Posted July 4th, 2012 by Nicholas Guerin in category
Lakers,
Suns
"Nash to Kobe!" That's the type of thing you might, before tonight, only hear in an NBA All-Star game. However, tonight we learned that Steve Nash will indeed be going to Los Angeles to join forces with Kobe Bryant. Earlier today it was rumored that the New York Knicks were the front runners in landing Nash, but 4 draft picks over 2
Posted May 2nd, 2012 by Brandon LaChance in category
76ers,
Bulls
Throughout the condensed 2011-12 NBA season, there have been quite a few injuries because of the grueling 66-games in four months format. Add the Chicago Bulls' superstar Derrick Rose to the list.
Of course, we all know the season was irregular because of the lockout that began in July of 2011 and ended in December.
Instead of taking its
There isn't a better way for a team's first-year coach to make his presence felt than benching the team's superstar player. However, there isn't a better way to submit termination papers either.
Welcome to the Los Angeles Lakkers' Mike Brown's problem.
In the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Brown told Metta
The point guard problem with the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be solved when they made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions and then completed a separate trade with the Houston Rockets to unload the aging Derek Fisher.
However, the problem can't be solved if the resolution isn't applied. In other words, what does the
It seems fast since the 2011-12 NBA season just started a little over a month ago, but thanks to a condensed season the 2012 NBA All-Star starters were announced today.
The city of Los Angeles is the home to four of the Western Conferences' starters as Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum represent the Lakers and Chris Paul and Blake Griffin represent
Posted November 29th, 2011 by Brandon LaChance in category
Lakers
Ex-NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal has always lived in the spot light with no only his basketball skills but also his witty commentary and off the wall statements. Well, he didn't fail on this one either.
On a nightly news program, Shaq called Kobe Bryant the greatest Los Angeles Laker of all-time. He elaborated and said Kobe will go on to win a
Posted October 9th, 2011 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
Kobe Bryant recently recapped a story that basically summed up Kwame Brown's entire career, recalling an incident in which Kwame Brown begged Kobe not to pass to him, even if he were wide open, because he said he was "nervous" and that he would miss the free throws if he got fouled. Kobe plead with Lakers' coach Phil Jackson to
Posted October 4th, 2011 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
Recently, I have been talking about a lot of retired players. Well, if you're sick of that, you can stop reading now, but if you've been enjoying my trips through time, then this is another piece you'll enjoy.
Chris Bosh is the undisputed "third fiddle" on the Miami Heat. People expected his numbers from his Raptors' days to fall off