June 16th, 2009
It has been a roller coaster ride of a season and playoffs for these Los Angeles Lakers and by closing out the Orlando Magic this past Sunday in Game 5, they are once again the NBA champions. The significant meaning of this championship is evident by its historical importance. This will be Phil Jackson’s tenth NBA championship and he now surpasses Red Auerbach to be the greatest coach of the game of professional basketball. This will also be Kobe Bryant’s first without Shaquille O’Neal.
Our Zenmaster, maybe he'll get Ariza and Odom to return for less.
However, I think the biggest significance above all to me is the fact this time around, the championship was built not over night but over 7 years. Phil’s return and patience to teach and mentor this young group... Continue Reading...
Tags: 2008-2009, Champions, kobe bryant, lakers, los angeles, nba, Phil Jackson
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May 31st, 2009
Ever since the Tim Donaghy referee scandal tarnished the NBA last year, the league has been heavily repairing its image. The 2009 NBA playoffs has been one of the most exciting in recent memory because of the hard battles and games played so far evidenced in the Boston Celtics versus Chicago Bulls match up and the Los Angeles Lakers versus Houston Rockets match ups. However, a lot of this positive has been headlined by the piss poor refereeing that has been going on.
Here are several examples:
Boston Celtics versus Chicago Bulls
Rajon Rondo nearly takes off Brad Miller’s head yet its not called a flagrant foul.
Rajon Rondo throws an elbow at Kirk Hinrich yet no punishment is taken from the league.
Los Angeles Lakers versus Denver Nuggets
Dahntay Jones purposely trips Kobe Bryant;... Continue Reading...
Tags: 2009 playoffs, cavs, lakers, magic, nba, referees
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May 13th, 2009
I caught this on the Best Damn Sports Show last night where they showed a clip of an interview conducted last year by Ron Artest of Kobe Bryant. Artest’s looks like a kid all excited meeting his idol. No wonder Kobe’s got no respect of Artest’s game. It was nice to see the Lakers play last night with a sense of urgency and spanking the Houston Rockets by 40 points. The series goes back to Houston for game 6 with Lakers in a commanding 3-2 lead.
I just hope there is a repeat performance to close out the series rather than a repeat of last Sunday’s spanking by the Rockets.
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Tags: kobe bryant, lakers, nba, rockets, ron artest, tartest
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April 13th, 2009
The NBA season is coming to a close and it has been quite a remarkable season. There are several surprises but to me the biggest surprise of the year has been all the talented rookies in last year’s draft. These rookies have been contributing on playoff teams and most are regular starters on their team. One factor can be attributed to all the injuries this season thus given more playing time opportunities for these rookies. However, these rookies needed to product when given the opportunity and so far, so good. Here is my list of top rookies of this year broken down in top three format per position, namely guard, forward and center. All these players are no longer under the radar and should be expected to be drafted in many fantasy leagues next year.
Point Guard:
Derrick... Continue Reading...
Tags: 2008-2009 season, beasley, derrick rose, lopez, mayo, nba, review, rookies
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February 19th, 2009
I watched the entire Lakers game against the Hawks, even though, it was a blow out. I’m glad I watched it because of this one high light play.
This also gave me a chance to watch the new additions to my Laker squad, Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown. I realized how horrible the Lakers typically are at the end. Our bench reserves, third string players, are horrible. Basically, in the 4th quarter with 6 minutes left; they could not even set any plays. Every possession resulted in a turn over. Good thing it was garbage time; but again, Shannon Brown is very atheletic and glad we got him on our squad now.
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Tags: Adam Morrison, lakers, nba, Shannon Brown
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