The Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns in their last game, 102-96. A lot of people also said that the Lakers had probably gained that edge back. The “edge” being their physical toughness and the ability to stand up to everybody.
Do I think they have it back? Not yet.
Granted, Pau Gasol has had hard fouls [...]
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Lakers Don’t Have That Edge Just Yet
Ron Artest And His Hair Mean Business
As y’all NBA-heads know, the Lakers have lost their last two games and are in danger of losing three straight for the first time since they stole, er, acquired Pau Gasol. They had a bit of a meeting yesterday to discuss their woes as of late. Kobe Bryant himself said a few things to his [...]
We Like Obscure NBA Players: Litterial Green
This feature is long overdue as Litterial Green is one of The No-Look Pass’ favorite players, based on his name alone. We’ve never seen or heard of anyone else on the planet having the name “Litterial” and we may never see it again. That’s one of the reasons why Litterial Green is so unique. His [...]
We Like Obscure NBA Players: Omar Cook
Omar Cook is a name the basketball world had heard so frequently until he reached the NBA. It wasn’t until a recent episode of ESPN’s NBA Podcast that Cook’s name had been mentioned again. One can’t help but wonder what could have been had he stayed in college at St. John’s and developed his game [...]
TNLP Talks To ESPN’s Land O’ Lakers
That was some game, huh? Kobe Bryant hit a game-winning jumper with 7.3 seconds left to lift the Lakers over forever rivals, the Boston Celtics, 90-89. This is NOT just another game in the regular season for both teams; I’m sure they had this date circled on their calendars for a while now.
I got immediate [...]
TNLP Talks To Jared Wade
The Lakers and the Pacers are facing off tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers are no threat to the Eastern Conference title yet they split the season series with the Lakers last year. In this little preview, I talk to NBA superblogger, Jared Wade (no relation to Dwyane) of Both Teams Played Hard Dot Net [...]
I Like Watching The Celtics
So people pretty much know that I root for the Lakers first and I root for the Clippers second. And I believe it was Chris Mannix from Sports Illustrated that posed this question: which five teams in the NBA do you watch the most? And, of course, my top two were obvious. But I’m sure [...]
Talking To Chicks Who Love Hoops (Violet)
Welcome to Talking To Chicks Who Love Hoops where this sausagefest of a blog interview women that love the National Basketball Association. We all know female sports fans are a commodity for us dudes. Maybe not as rare as we think but us guys seem to think they’re inferior when it comes to sports knowledge. [...]
