forumblueandgold.com - 1/8/2009
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The NBA season is a long one, and every team has its ups and downs. In early December, the Lakers had one of their downs and much of the fanbase was freaking out., calling for trades and suggesting that there was just no way this team could win a title. Right now, the Celtics are in a down ...
forumblueandgold.com - 1/13/2009
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forumblueandgold.com —
There seems to be some consternation in Lakers
land about the team giving up 100 points to...
a lot of teams. Even Mark Heisler got in on the act today . This is what happens when you rely on points per game as your measure. Look at it this way: ...
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The Lakers Defense and Other Thoughts
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
sports.espn.go.com - 1/5/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers have a growing
list of injured players. They have concerns that their...
young big man hasn't recaptured the form that made him so promising a season ago. They have lapses when they forget what it takes to be effective. They ...
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Daily Dime: L.A. Lakers on top - NBA
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FB&G: Lessons In Losing
The Lakers Nation —
... Forum Blue & Gold: The NBA season is a long one, and every team has its ups and downs. In early December, the Lakers had one of their downs and much of the fanbase was freaking out., calling for trades and suggesting that there was just no way this team could win a title. Right now, the Celtics are in a down phase, and their fan base is freaking out, calling for personnel moves and suggesting that there was just no way this team could win a title. ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... well as rebound. He can do everything. He just has to have that confidence in his game.’ Point guard Jose Calderon, who has been out with a strained hamstring, said Bargnani has been more patient. ‘He’s taking his time to think about whether to shoot the ball, pass or to penetrate,’ Calderon said. ‘He knows he’s going to play minutes.’ Bargnani’s play has already provoked speculation about how the playing time might be divided when O’Neal returns.”
Forum Blue & Gold: Lessons In Losing
Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles ...
Friday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... What do you think about a coach letting his team lose, or underperform, once in a while, as a long-term lesson? Like if your player is doing something stupid in a game early in the season, maybe you let him try it and fail, so that he learns a long-term lesson. The other approach is to worry about one game at a time. Some thoughts about Phil Jackson, who seems more than willing to fail here and there in the early going. ...
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Kobe Bryant Trivia - YardBarker
Marbury to the Lakers (please, no)? - YardBarker
Q&A with Indy Cornrows - L.A. Ball Talk
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Lessons in Losing - Forum Blue and Gold
Suppers with Sasha - Lakers.com
The Kam Bros’ latest Lakers podcast.
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Mrs. Johnson the craddle robber. - Busted Coverage ...
Coast To Coast
WaitingForNextYear —
... have to learn hard lessons for ourselves. And those are the lessons that stick. I think that some of that can be applied to the Cavaliers as well. There is value in the Cavaliers learning how to win without Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Sure, it would have been great to have him playing in the game against the Celtics on Friday night, but they won without him, and they did so by learning from their mistakes when they were initially losing games and/or playing poorly when Z first went down. [ Lessons In Losing ] Perhaps LeBron James’ abilities are in a realm incomprehensible by our mere ...
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