dailynews.com - 12/2/2008
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If there has been one asterisk affixed to the Lakers' blazing 14-1 start, it's that just four of those games have come away from the comforts of the Staples Center. That's what passes for angst in what's has become one of the breeziest starts in Lakers history. But like most issues that have ...
cuzoogle.com - 11/30/2008
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Toronto Raptors at Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers -12.5,
total is 206 As my day starts to shape...
up I am already in my head planning a nap at some point so I can stay up late to see the Raps take on the best team in the whole NBA. You see, I am in the ...
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Raptors game day - Raps/Lakers (Kobe please be gentle)
forumblueandgold.com - 12/5/2008
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forumblueandgold.com —
I don’t think anybody watching the last couple
of games thinks the Lakers are playing as good...
of defense as they did to start the season. The numbers back that up (the Lakers have fallen to second in the league in defensive efficiency). The ...
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That Vaunted Lakers Defense
laballtalk.com - 12/3/2008
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Tuesday: First Cup
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "Lamar Odom is averaging a career-low 7.5 field goal attempts this year in a career-low 25 minutes a game in his new role as the Lakers' sixth man. But after taking just three shots in 29 minutes in Sunday's win over the Raptors, Odom said that was less about playing time and more about the way the Lakers have been sharing the ball this season. 'The game is called basketball, not shoot,' he said. 'You can play a complete basketball game without shooting a lot of shots. There aren't too many guys that can ...
First Cup: Tuesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "Lamar Odom is averaging a career-low 7.5 field goal attempts this year in a career-low 25 minutes a game in his new role as the Lakers' sixth man. But after taking just three shots in 29 minutes in Sunday's win over the Raptors, Odom said that was less about playing time and more about the way the Lakers have been sharing the ball this season. 'The game is called basketball, not shoot,' he said. 'You can play a complete basketball game without shooting a lot of shots. There aren't too many guys that can ...
Game Thread #17: Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Indy Cornrows —
... the Lakers have been toying with the League so far this season, the Pacers will need every second of that rest.
Here are the Pacers.com matchups and video scouting report.
Game Day Reading
Mike Wells preps us for the triangle offense coming to town.
Mike Bresnahan on the Lakers focusing on fast starts for their upcoming games.
Forum Blue and Gold has your L.A. perspective covered.
L.A. Daily News Lakers Notebook on the Lakers readying for thier roadie. ...
Everyone on the bus!!!
Lakers Blog —
In the NBA world, a roadie often considered a fresh and new chance to see, as the saying goes, "what a team is made of." In particular, treks that requiring ...
Odom Reminds Us About the Name of the Game
The Sporting Blog —
It's been a complicated season for Lamar Odom, who in a contract year decided to accept a virtual demotion, agreeing to come off the bench and provide a spark from there. But he's not even consistently doing that. And yet, the ever-enigmatic Odom refuses to see this as a setback, either for himself or the team, and continues to speak truth.
From the Los Angeles Daily News:
Odom is averaging a career-low 7.5 field goal attempts this year in a career-low 25 minutes a game in his new role as the Lakers' sixth man. But after taking just three ...
Bizarre Quote Twofer
Hardwood Paroxysm —
Amare, on his 2010 fate (from the East Valley Tribune, via SLAM): "When told that fans have taken his words to mean he is eyeing a move out of Phoenix, Stoudemire said: “I have no idea. I have no clue. It will play out how it plays out. Nostradamus is long gone, and there is no one else who can predict the future right now. You never know how it ends up."" Los Angeles Daily News, via Shoals at TSB: "Odom is averaging a career-low 7.5 field goal attempts this year in a career-low 25 minutes a game ...
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