dberri.wordpress.com - 1/2/2009
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Last June I picked the Boston Celtics to defeat the LA Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals. Even as that happened, though, I warned that the Lakers would probably win in 2009. In fact, last October I argued the Lakers might be the team to beat beyond the 2008-09 season.
After 30 games the Lakers ...
laballtalk.com - 12/31/2008
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laballtalk.com —
How did each of the Lakers players perform
this season? How would you describe their 2007-2008 and...
2008-2009 seasons? What should we be looking forward to? Take a look at this player by player breakdown of the last year...
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2008 Lakers: Year In Review
laballtalk.com - 1/2/2009
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laballtalk.com —
What does each Lakers player need to improve
on? What should he concentrate on working on during...
practice? What would we like to see more of during games? I have given each of the players something to improve in the coming year!
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2009 Lakers New Years Resolutions
laballtalk.com - 1/5/2009
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laballtalk.com —
The Celtics and Cavs have lost while the
Lakers beat the Blazers. The Lakers are now the...
only team left with five losses and look to continue their winning ways. The Eastern Conference teams have clearly been struggling recently while the Lakers look to extend their 7 game winning streak!
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Lakers Lead NBA With Top Record
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Wages of Wins: “If nothing else besides the productivity of KG and Pierce had changed, Boston would only be on pace to win 62 games in 2008-09. In other words, Boston should have been passed by the Lakers. After 33 games, though, Boston’s efficiency differential is 10.85, or nearly exactly what this team did last year (and this is after their less than successful recent trip to the West Coast). So how has Boston remained a dominant team? The answer is almost entirely Rajon Rondo. While KG and Pierce are on pace to produce 8.1 fewer wins this year, Rondo is on pace to ...
More Rondophilia
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz This dose from Dave Berri at The Wages of Win. Coming into the season, Berri predicted that the Celtics' biggest contributors would likely see a falloff in overall production in 2008-09. That decline would open the door for the Lakers to surge past Boston and win the title. Sure enough, the Lakers have been dominant, posting one of the top efficiency differentials [offensive efficiency-defensive efficiency] in league history. How have they done it? [T]he Lakers have four ...
Hard To Find Good Help
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... … which proves what we’ve been saying since day one: When Rondo is on, the Celtics are unbeatable. ...
The Case For Rondo As An All Star
CelticsBlog —
... I'm no stats junkie, but the folks from Wages of Wins are. Here is what they had to say about Rondo's contributions back in December (before the slide). ...
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