So today is September 2, 2010. You shorten it and it’s 9-2-10. But most of us realize that we can also write it as 9-02-10. Or even better, 90210! So Happy 90210 Day! We realize it’s still the offseason but I PERSONALLY LOVED Beverly Hills 90210 (I can’t speak for the others). So to celebrate [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kobe Bryant’
My Tribute To Chick Hearn
It was eight years ago today (August 5, 2002) that the legendary late, great play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers, Chick Hearn, passed away. In many ways, Chick Hearn was the Los Angeles Lakers. For a long time, it was him that completed your Laker games and he was the constant for many years [...]
Shaq Will Always Be A Laker
So Shaquille O’Neal is headed to the Celtics. I wish him luck. I got many, many, many comments from fellow L.A. Laker fans saying that he’s a ring-chaser, a traitor, and that his jersey should NEVER be retired at Staples Center. What? Okay, so his “legacy will be a little tainted” because he played for [...]
A Little Changing Of The Guard In L.A.
Changes are inevitable. That includes even the champions of the last two seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers. They really only had one change in the roster last offseason: Ron Artest went to the Lakers while Trevor Ariza packed his bags for Houston. This time around, the backcourt gets a little makeover. Let’s take a look [...]
Hook. Line. Sinker. Fish.
People are talking about Kobe Bryant’s legacy and Ron Artest’s fairy tale story. But I wanna give props to someone I’ve been particularly harsh on over the past couple of seasons. The Lakers don’t win this championship without Derek Fisher. Derek Fisher made the game-tying three-pointer with about six minutes left in Game 7. That [...]
2010 NBA Finals (Game 7 Recap)
It wasn’t pretty. (EAST) #4 BOSTON CELTICS 79 @ (WEST) #1 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 83 (Lakers win series, 4-3) Coming out of the gate, Boston looked like their 2008 self. They went to a different strategy. Instead of letting Kobe Bryant go wild, they decided to blanket him on defense. And the Lakers had trouble [...]
Nothing Better Than Game 7 Of The NBA Finals
Well, here we are. Game 7 of the NBA Finals. I should pinch myself and repeat what I just said. It’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. What? It’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. It all comes down to this game. 80+ hours of total basketball time each for the Los Angeles Lakers and [...]
2010 NBA Finals (Game 6 Recap)
Oh, what home-cooking can do for you. (EAST) #4 BOSTON CELTICS 67 @ (WEST) #1 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 89 (Series is tied, 3-3) Well, we knew that the Lakers weren’t just going to lay down on Game 6. We knew that they were going to come out with guns blazing. The Celtics, who came in [...]
Scattered Thoughts About Game 5 Of The Finals
It was strange not to tweet about Game 5 of the NBA Finals (the phone couldn’t connect on the internets). Dave did a great job recapping this game earlier. I had one specific topic in mind about this game… and then I had another… and then I had another. I decided that it was just [...]
