2008-2009 Top 10 Shooting Guards
laballtalk.com 10/1/2008 — The top 10 shooting guards are ranked as they are expected to perform in the 2008-2009 season. Kobe Bryant, Dywane Wade, Michael Redd, and others lead the pack.

Training Camp Report: Day 2
laballtalk.com 10/2/2008 — Day 2 of Lakers training camp in El Segundo. Things are progressing. We have our first injury and there are plenty of upsides to this current team.

Lakers' Lamar Odom gets to the point
latimes.com 10/2/2008 — Veteran forward is shifted to ball-handling guard as part of an experiment by Phil Jackson during the exhibition season. > Forget about that Lakers frontline of Lamar Odom , Pau ...

The Fundamentals
ballerblogger.com 10/2/2008 — Mike Bresnahan of Los Angeles Times : “Forget about that Lakers frontline of Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. Odom has been shifted to ball-handling guard, part of an experiment conducted by Coach Phil Jackson in a monthlong petri dish called exhibition season.Odom, who has ...

Lakers' Lamar Odom gets to the point - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 10/2/2008 — Odom, 6 feet 10, could post up smaller point guards, though the team would lose some of his offensive rebounding if he stayed out on the perimeter. Also, there would be a litany of switching on defense, with Odom picking up the opposing small ...

Bryant, Gasol May Sit Out Some Preseason Games — NBA.com: News 10/1/2008
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol might sit out some of the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason games after a hectic offseason.

Lakers seek to slow pace — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 10/1/2008
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol might sit out some of the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason games after a hectic offseason. Bryant helped lead the United States to a victory against...

Lakers taking it easy on Olympians Kobe, Gasol — SI.com - NBA 10/1/2008
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Lakers' Vujacic Injures Ankle at Training Camp — NBA.com: News 10/1/2008
The LAKERS.COM BasketBlog reports Wednesday that reserve guard Sasha Vujacic injured his ankle at training camp. The injury is not believed to be serious.

Lakers' Trevor Ariza is staying out of the storm — L.A. Times - Basketball 10/1/2008
He's sidestepping the controversy caused by Coach Phil Jackson's comment that the former Orlando player could start in place of Lamar Odom. > Quietly, ...