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Mitch Kupchak’s Secret Diary
lakeshowlife.com - 6/19/2009
Mitch Kupchak’s Secret Diary
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Kupchak is always on the clock While everybody else in Los Angeles is basking in the afterglow of a 15 th NBA title, Mitch Kupchak is in bed by 10pm in order to get to the office by 9am. Its business as usual for the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. Luckily, through a source that ...
Finals Musings: In Praise of Odom, Gasol, Ariza
thepaintedarea.blogspot.com - 6/15/2009
Finals Musings: In Praise of Odom, Gasol, Ariza
— thepaintedarea.blogspot.com — So, the Lakers have won no. 15 as a franchise, no. 10 in L.A. Congratulations to the... Forum Blue & Gold faithful. We examined Kobe Bryant's playoffs in depth last week, so let's take a look at some other Lakers in this post-championship hour. IN PRAISE OF LAMAR ODOM: WINNING AHEAD OF MONEY Pro ... (more) Finals Musings: In Praise of Odom, Gasol, Ariza

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 6/15/2009
Could Kobe Bryant opt-out and take less to help Lakers re-sign Odom and Ariza?
— blogs.mercurynews.com — * Side note: I don’t know what Phil Jackson is going to do. I’m sure retiring is... a big and tantalizing option. But I don’t think it’s more than 50/50 for him and if I had to guess, I’d say he comes back next year. ... (more) Could Kobe Bryant opt-out and take less to help Lakers ...

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2009 NBA Finals (Game 5 Twitter Play-By-Play)
mvn.com - 6/15/2009
2009 NBA Finals (Game 5 Twitter Play-By-Play)
— mvn.com — Here are my favorite tweets from Game 5 of the NBA Finals between Orlando and Los Angeles... ! Well, okay... I missed the 1st Quarter ... but here are the rest of 'em. If you want a regular recap of the game, well... it's not up yet! Ha ha ha. After 1, Orlando lead, 28-26 . 2ND QUARTER  ... (more) 2009 NBA Finals (Game 5 Twitter Play-By-Play)

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