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Break It Down For Me: New-Look Lakers
slamonline.com - 11/22/2008
Break It Down For Me: New-Look Lakers
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by John Krolik Yesterday, we discussed how wild it is that the Cavaliers are the no. 1 team in offensive efficiency. Today, an even scarier concept: The Lakers, who play at the third-fastest pace in the league and score 105 points a game, are the best defensive team in the NBA by a fairly ...
Lakers trouble behind the scenes
ocregister.com - 11/19/2008
Lakers trouble behind the scenes
— ocregister.com — Ding column: Ariza, Vujacic in the midst of a rift that bubbled up against Chicago.... (more) Lakers trouble behind the scenes

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azcentral.com - 11/20/2008
Shaq disputes his Lakers interview
— azcentral.com — In a convoluted storyline layered with meanings lost in translation, Suns center Shaquille O'Neal is denying an... interview that he probably didn't need to deny. From a transcript run Friday on a Sacramento Bee blog, O'Neal's comments were pulled and ... (more) Shaq disputes his Lakers interview

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Kareem preaches patience to Andrew Bynum - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 11/19/2008
Kareem preaches patience to Andrew Bynum - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — After getting outscored and outrebounded by Detroit center Kwame Brown , Bynum lamented that he hadn't scored... enough in the low post this season, feeding instead off screen-and-rolls, lob passes and offensive rebounds. Bynum, who signed a four-year, ... (more) Kareem preaches patience to Andrew Bynum - Los Angeles Times

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BallerBlogger.com — ... John Krolik for SLAM:  “The lone red flag: An aggressive zone is vulnerable to penetration, and the only Lakers giving up an opponent PER better than the League-average 15 is Derek Fisher, who is allowing his counterpart to have a PER of 22.5, which is really, really high—only Devin Harris and Chris Paul currently have a PER higher at point guard. The only other Laker giving up an opponent PER higher than 15 is Fisher’s backup Farmar at 17.4. This could signify a possible monkey wrench in the whole scheme—point guards have the easiest time against the Lakers’ scheme, or ...

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