lakersoffire.com - 10/26/2009
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The Story: ESPN predicted several Lakers to win some awards this year . The Fire Says: Bynum got votes for Most Improved, Odom got votes for Sixth Man, Artest got votes for Top Defensive Player, Phil Jackson got votes for Coach of the Year and, of course, Kobe got votes for MVP.
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Laker Linkage – 11/9/09
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The Story: Ron Artest fires back at Charles Barkley for the criticism Sir Charles leveled against Ron-Ron last week . The Fire Says: Barkley thinks Artest has too many off-court pursuits to be able to focus on basketball, but Artest reminds the Round Mound of Rebound that he is always the ...
Winning: The Little Things and Getting Healthy
forumblueandgold.com 27 days ago —
Winning two games of a back-to-back road trip is good, doesn’t matter if it was pretty or not. Being 4-1 without Pau Gasol is good, doesn’t matter how easy it came.
First, time for the all-to-regular injury update: Andrew Bynum is going to have ...
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scores.espn.go.com 11/2/2009 — Kobe's big night helps Lakers take care of Hawks LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant is quite familiar with the exquisite pain of playing against Ron Artest 's defense. He's grateful that frustration now belongs to his opponents -- including Joe Johnson , the ...
Laker Linkage – 11/2/09
lakersoffire.com 30 days ago —
The Story: Jordan Farmar and Adam Morrison were not offered contract extensions by the deadline . The Fire Says: Now both players will be restricted free agents at the end of the season. There is a good chance neither player will be back, though there is some hope for Farmar.
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Laker Linkage - 9/30/09
lakersoffire.com 9/30/2009 —
The Story: Andrew Bynum says his knee is 100% healthy, but he will have to wear a brace on it the rest of his career . The Fire Says: Ummmm, sure. People with perfectly healthy knees are forced to wear knee braces all the time, right? Right? Anyone?
The Story: Lamar Odom talks about ...
Laker Linkage - 10/8/09
lakersoffire.com 10/8/2009 —
The Story: Ron Artest’s biggest challenge as a Laker will be to fit in as a role player . The Fire Says: I’ve been saying that since day one. Ron’s off-court shenanigans get all the press, but it will be interesting to see how well Artest adapts to being a third banana. ...
Laker Linkage - 10/27/09
lakersoffire.com 10/27/2009 —
The Story: Neither Pau Gasol nor Kobe Bryant were able to practice on Monday . The Fire Says: Pau is likely to miss today’s season opener with a sore hammy but Kobe’s sore foot isn’t believed to be serious enough to prevent him from playing. Frankly, I am all for Kobe ...
2009/10 Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview
nbatipoff.com 10/29/2009 — Our thanks to Celtics Blog for working us into this huge season preview bonanza. Team Name: Los Angeles Lakers Last Year’s Record: 65-17 Key Losses: Trevor Ariza Key Additions: Ron Artest 1. What Significant Moves were made during the ...
Laker Linkage - 10/22/09
lakersoffire.com 10/22/2009 —
The Story: A Nevada bunny ranch owner claims that Jerry and Johnny Buss are regulars at his brothel . The Fire Says: I guess Jerry like Vegas for more than the gambling, eh? Some might try to paint this as being bad for the Lakers’ image, and it isn’t great, but a lot of NBA ...
Laker Linkage - 9/28/09
lakersoffire.com 9/28/2009 —
The Story: Paul Pierce is calling the Celtics “the team to beat” in the NBA . The Fire Says: I’d like to personally thank Mr. Pierce for providing bulletin board material so early in the season, thus making sure that the Lakers are properly motivated heading into training ...
Lakers set to get rings, defend title (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 10/26/2009
First come the championship rings and the raising of their 15th championship banner, along with a few minutes of revelry reflecting on last season. Then it's time for the Los Angeles Lakers to begin anew as defending NBA champions for the first time ...