Andrew Bynum + Lakers + Playoffs = Disaster!

Lakers Clinch #1 Seed

LABallTalk posted 4/17/2008 from www.laballtalk.com

Kobe Bryant has led the Los Angeles Lakers to the promised land for the first time without the big deisel. This time around, Kobe had the assistance of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, and some great input from a strong bench. The role players on this Lakers team finally assumed their roles and learned how to take advantage of the situations they are given.

Who Ya Got?: NBA Playoffs Edition (Western Conference)

Gangsta D posted 4/17/2008 from thecomission.blogspot.com

LA vs Denver Gangsta D: Denver can score, obviously, but can't[won't] play a lick of defense. If the Lakers shoot 30 threes a game, instead of pounding inside, Denver will hang around. If they handle their business, it's a wrap, and not even close. Lakeshow in 5

NBA Log5 Predictions: First Round

tziller posted 4/17/2008 from ballhype.com

At least one conference looks like a dartboard this spring, so I ran log5 calculations to help sort things out. This method finds the probability of a win in each game, given team quality and home court advantage. (I used expected or Pythagorean win percentage for team quality, and the traditional 0.6 HCA adjustment.) The added difficulty here (over baseball) is the length of series and the ...

Turkoglu, Bryant Named Players of the Month

Third Quarter Collapse found this 4/17/2008 on www.nba.com

The Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors, respectively, for games played in April.

Phil Jackson for COY

LABallTalk posted 4/18/2008 from www.laballtalk.com

This year’s awards are probably the absolute hardest to hand out. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) might be the toughest one, but the others are debatable as well. I think that only two of the are unanimous and have already been decided based on the superb play of the players receiving the awards. Phil Jackson has done a superb job with this year’s Los Angeles Lakers...