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The NBA’s 30 best go-to players (#1: Kobe Bryant)
The NBA’s 30 best go-to players (#1: Kobe Bryant)
Who do you want your offense to run through with everything on the line? Counting down 30th to 1st (one per team), I’ve ranked the League’s go-to guys… *** *** *** #1: KOBE BRYANT, L.A. Lakers Grown-man fear is a complicated thing. It’s not a pure phobia, nor the fear one experiences ...
TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: The Lakers
TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: The Lakers
forumblueandgold.com — This year the TrueHoop Network has put together a book of NBA team previews, which you will... hear more about soon. Due to book publishing deadlines, my first version of this was written in August, well before training camp opened, and had tight ... (more) TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: The Lakers
2009/10 Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview
nbatipoff.com — 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 ... (more) 2009/10 Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview
NBA Power Rankings — 10/29
NBA Power Rankings — 10/29
greenstreet.weei.com — 1. All right, dammit, I’ll give them their props for last year. But there’s no way in... hell they’ll be here next week. 2. I thought Sheed was crazy with the 72-win talk; why not 75? Seriously, this will be Doc’s best team ... (more) NBA Power Rankings — 10/29
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Dime’s 30 best go-to players: #1 Kobe
The Lakers Nation — ... DimeMag: No active basketball player inspires grown-man fear quite like Kobe Bryant. Defenders assigned to guard him feel it, as well as teammates who don’t do their jobs. Then on another level, you have Kobe’s NBA peers who sometimes seem fearful of even mentioning anyone but Kobe when asked to identify the League’s best overall player or its most dangerous clutch performer. I’ve personally asked those questions, and seen several players spit out “Kobe” as if it’s reflex. And from some of them I caught a sense that although ...

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Daily Links 10/29
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