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FB&G: Lessons In Losing

Forum Blue & Gold: The NBA season is a long one, and every team has its ups and downs. In early December, the Lakers had one of their downs and much of the fanbase was freaking out., calling for trades and suggesting that there was just no way this team could win a title. Right now, the Celtics a...

Vujacic says Chris Paul used b-word

O.C. Register: Sasha Vujacic has a new high-profile nemesis: Chris Paul. That’s what Vujacic said Paul called him late in New Orleans’ victory over the Lakers on Tuesday night. “He called me names on numerous occasions,” Vujacic said.

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Radman starting again but struggling

L.A. Times: The call went out to Vladimir Radmanovic to become the starter again at small forward. The answer Radmanovic gave the Lakers probably wasn’t what they were looking for Tuesday night against the New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center.

TLN’s Post-Game Report: Lakers vs. Hornets

Top 3 Laker Performers - Lakers Smush of the Day (Note: STD denotes the Laker that played the poorest): Many Lakers belong here. Vlad Rad had 3 points on 1-7 shooting. But I still don’t miss Luke. What to Look for Next Game: A high scoring game and another Laker win in Golden State.

Lakers interested in Atkins?

O.C. Register: But sources close to the team told me that the Lakers are keeping a close watch on the status of former Lakers guard Chucky Atkins, who is with the Denver Nuggets. Sources also tell me that the Lakers are keeping an eye on another former Laker guard, Jannero Pargo, who currently i...

Fisher is pushing 40

Coach Phil Jackson worries about playing Fisher long minutes in Jordan Farmar’s absence. The players voice concern as well. He has averaged 35 minutes, 6 seconds over the past six games and twice played more than 40 minutes. Fisher, though, shrugs. He said he’ll play as long Jackson needs him...

Lakers interested in trade for Marion?

Chad Ford believes Lakers would be open to trade Oom for Marion. I have my doubts, but Ford chimes in from his chat… Lakers would still be open to a trade for Lamar Odom. Shawn Marion can be had. I could keep going, but those are the guys I could see all moved by the trade deadline. Chad Ford believe La...

Blogger’s Power Rankings: New Years Edition

12. Suns (19-12 last week 12th) Has Steve Kerr been brought up on “Dr. Kevorkian” charges yet? Because he’s killing Steve Nash right now. -3 Shades of BlueWon 3 in a row and Shaq is reinvigorated - Hornets247Rising Suns. I find it incredible how much teams often resemble their coaches. The no...

Luke Walton out at least two weeks with foot injury

Lakers Examiner: Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton is expected to miss a minimum of two weeks due to a right foot injury. Either way, the Lakers will sorely miss Luke Walton. Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton is expected to miss a minimum of two weeks due to a right foot injury.

Kobe: “I haven’t even played in third gear yet”

AP: “It’s obviously important to have homecourt advantage, so we look at it as a challenge to achieve that goal,” Bryant said. “Obviously we have a long way to go. It’s a great opportunity. We have quite a few home games here, so we look forward to trying to stretch this out a little bit. We have ple...

TLN’s Post-Game Report: Lakers vs. Blazers

Top 3 Laker Performers - Lakers Smush of the Day (Note: STD denotes the Laker that played the poorest): No Laker really sucked today. I’ll give it to Luke just because. Go Lakers! The Lakers reclaimed the best record in the league with a Sunday night win over Portland.

TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Blazers

Television - Los Angeles: Fox Sports West 1 HD (Joel Myers & Stu Lantz)Portland: KGW-TV, Comcast Sports Net Bay Area HD (Mike Barrett & Mike Rice) Radio - Los Angeles: AM570 KLAC (Spero Dedes & Mychal Thompson)Portland: Newsradio 750 AM KXL (Brian Wheeler & Antonio Ha...

Lakers’ Pau Gasol boxed out in All-Star balloting

L.A. Times: All-Star votes continue to be tallied, and, no shocker, Kobe Bryant leads the Western Conference. Pau Gasol, however, lags far behind the top West forwards. He was sixth at last glance, trailing Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki and Ron Artest, but co...

FB&G - Preview & Chat: The Portland Trailblazers

Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.7 (3rd in league) Trailblazers 113.4 (2nd in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.5 (4th in league) Trailblazers 109.5 (23rd in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

TLN’s Post-Game Report: Lakers vs. Jazz

3) Pau’s 21, 11, and 6 were just what the Lakers needed. Congrats on your 10K points! Lakers Smush of the Day (Note: STD denotes the Laker that played the poorest): Luke sucked… again. Go Lakers! A great start for the new year! The Lakers opened 2009 much like they closed 2008 -- with a win.

TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Jazz

Television - Los Angeles: Fox Sports West 1 HD (Joel Myers & Stu Lantz)Utah: FSN Utah HD (Craig Bolerjack & Ron Boone ) Radio - Los Angeles: AM570 KLAC (Spero Dedes & Mychal Thompson)Utah: 1320 KFAN/B98.7 and the Jazz Radio Network (”Hot” Rod Hundley )

Bryant named Western Conference player of the month

NBA.com: The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors, respectively, for games played during the month of December…..

FB&G: The Case for Luke to Remain a Starter

For the last 10 games, Luke Walton has been put back into the starting lineup. And if we go back to the recent past, this is not a new concept. Two seasons ago, Luke was a mainstay at Small Forward. But for the first 20 games of this season, Luke had been relegated to mop up time in blowouts or spo...

Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson give Lakers an ‘A’

Their resume has been thickened by a 92-83 victory over the Celtics, and they hold a five-game lead over New Orleans in the Western Conference as 2008 becomes 2009. Continue reading ‘Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson give Lakers an ‘A” The schedule's rare break results in a 'disconnected' practi...

So long, 2008! How youuu doing, 2009?

Before we let you go, we’ll leave you with one question: What is your 2009 Lakers resolution? For most of us, it’s to catch more Laker games with our friends and family, either live or with the tube. So, what is yours? Sound-off! Go Lakers! Happy New Years, our fellow Laker fans! What a great ye...

Kobe Bryant is the Lakers’ standout film student

The Lakers have had their stars over the last few decades — Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Shaquille O’Neal — but few have studied game video (or film, as it was called back in the day) more diligently than Bryant, who looks for the slightest advantage while sizing up an op...

Momentum

Coming off a victorious showing against the hated Boston Celtics, a letdown was nowhere to be found as the Lakers recently handled the Golden State Warriors with ease. The Los Angeles Lakers sit atop the Western Conference at 25-5 having scored a league-leading 107.3 points per game and al...

FB&G: Watching Odom

Next trip down the court, Ariza is on Jackson and funnels the driving Jackson to the strong side help, in Odom. And Odom strips him for a steal and brings the ball up himself. • With Farmar out, Odom is doing more ball handling with the second unit.

The Machine Comics #2

Kobe and Machine are BFF Still! These pics were taken from the Lakers vs. Celtics game. Machine sure wanted some Kobe BFF time during this game being in the spotlight on national television. Looks like it paid off Machine. Kobe and Machine are BFF Still! These pics were taken from the Lakers vs. C...

Los Angeles Lakers 2008 Facebook page: Part Two

Lakers Examiner: Well it was a good start to 2008 for the Los Angeles Lakers, but the summer began with disappointment as they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals. Ronny Turiaf left the Los Angeles Lakers network and joined the Golden State Warriors network.

FB&G: Let’s Talk Trade

The Lakers don’t save any money in this proposed deal — Lue actually makes more than Mihm. They trade big for small, and they do it for just a back-up guy to fill in for two months. Because if you’ve seen Lue play at all recently, you know he is no Jordan Farmar.

Ronny Turiaf gets a warm welcome in return to Staples Center

With Andrew Bynum coming back from injury, the Lakers didn’t think Turiaf would get much playing time in a frontcourt that also included Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. Continue reading ‘Ronny Turiaf gets a warm welcome in return to Staples Center’ The energetic Golden State forward plays agai...

Vujacic gets shot at the point

L.A. Times: The Lakers have a void at point guard because of an injury. In Sasha Vujacic’s eyes, he is capable of filling that role. The Lakers have a need for a backup point guard because Jordan Farmar had surgery on his left knee for torn cartilage and will be out for eight weeks.

Earl Boykins anyone?

O.C. Register: The Lakers need a guard. Earl Boykins very likely will need a place to play. It seems like the ideal situation for both parties. With Jordan Farmar out for at least eight weeks while recovering from knee surgery, the Lakers have a need for an experienced guard.

Mihm wants to remain a Laker

DailyNews: “I’m happy here,” he said. “I’ve been through a lot in the last five years (with the Lakers), and I feel like we’re on the track to something special here. It’s something I want to be a part of. I’m nine years in (the league); I want to win a title.

Rockets, Lakers, Bucks 3-Way?

Continue reading ‘Rockets, Lakers, Bucks 3-Way?’ A widespread rumor as the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks working on a three-team deal that would essentially send out Luther Head and Carl Landry from Houston, Chris Mihm heads out of LA and Tyronn Lue and Charli...

TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Warriors

Television - Los Angeles: Fox Sports West 1 HD (Joel Myers & Stu Lantz)Golden State: Comcast Sports Net Bay Area HD (Bob Fitzgerald & Jim Barnett) Radio - Los Angeles: AM570 KLAC (Spero Dedes & Mychal Thompson)Golden State: KNBR Sports 680 or KNBR 1050AM (Tim Roye)

Gasol tries to flex for success

L.A. Times: Pau Gasol rocked back and forth on his giant feet, smiling, pleasant, distracted. He heard last spring’s cries of “Gasoft.” He heard Lakers fans accusing him of disappearing under the weight of Garnett and green. He heard himself being blamed for the NBA Finals loss to the Boston Ce...

Celtics are the worst 27-4 team ever

If that was an insult, the Lakers are lucky to ever make it out of town anywhere they go, with Phil Jackson zinging everyone in sight, like last spring’s lighthearted jibe at Paul Pierce’s dramatic return in the NBA Finals after leaving the court in a wheelchair.

Kupchak evaluates point guard position

Daily News: Derek Fisher says he can keep playing extended minutes for as long as the team needs him to. Sasha Vujacic says he loves playing point guard, even though his role on the team is as a shooter. Right now, that’s how the Lakers have been coping with the knee injury to backup Jordan Farma...

Lakers would be willing to involve Luke to trade parties?

ESPN: Even the mighty Lakers aren’t averse to cutting payroll. That would explain the occasional rumblings I’ve heard this season about Luke Walton, one of Phil Jackson’s longstanding favorites in L.A., being made available to interested trade parties. Lakers might consider moving Walt...

Farmar has surgery, will miss eight weeks

L.A. Times: Lakers backup point guard Jordan Farmar had successful surgery today to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to miss the next eight weeks of the season, the team announced this afternoon. Lakers backup point guard Jordan Farmar had successful surgery today to r...

This article also contains excerpts from Inside Hoops, L.A. Times, Inside the Lakers

Lue to Lakers for Chris Mihm?

Journal Times: But Lue’s status appears to be up in the air as well. It is believed the Bucks have an offer on the table from the Los Angeles Lakers for Lue, with the Bucks receiving veteran big man Chris Mihm in return. Lue for Chris Mihm rumors begin to circle.

Odom not bothered by “trade rumors”

Odom had a fantastic interview with Hoopsworld. He goes on to talk about staying in L.A. for less money and discusses trade rumors. Very great piece for Odom fans! Continue reading: ‘Odom not bothered by “trade rumors”‘ Lamar Odom is not bothered by "trade rumors" that always seem to float aro...

Lakers/Celtics earns highest rating in 4 years

Yahoo! Sports: The Christmas Day game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the highest rated regular-season NBA game in four years. The rating for the Lakers’ 92-83 victory, which snapped Boston’s 19-game winning streak, was 51 percent higher than the 3.5 mark for last ye...

Farmar has Successful Surgery

The Lakers made the 22-year-old Farmar the 26th overall pick in the 2006 draft. He averaged 4.4 points in 72 games as a rookie and 9.1 points in 82 games last season. (AP) EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jordan Farmar underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, and the Los A...

This article also contains excerpts from Inside Hoops, L.A. Times, Inside the Lakers

KG claims Bynum doesn’t make a difference

“No.” Yahoo: “We’ve been waiting for that opportunity for a long time, and we won,” said Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic, who scored 10 points. “I don’t like them at all. A lot of people called us softies or whatever. It doesn’t matter at all. We know what we can do.

TLN’s Post-Game Report: Lakers vs. Celtics

The Lakers and Celtics each shot 47% from the field, but the difference was the assist to turnover ratios. The Lakers were 27 to 11, while the Celtics were only 22 to 17. Lakers Smush of the Day (Note: STD denotes the Laker that played the poorest): Sasha was bricking left and right. 3-9 shooting...

Lakers defeat Boston!

No need to say more, it’s the start, but Lakers make statement and snap Boston’s 19 game win streak and Phil Jackson earns his 1,000 career win! Merry Christmas and see you on February 5th! The Celtics have had bragging rights and are one of the best teams in NBA history. We have all waited for t...

TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Celtics

It is apparent that the Lakers need to prove to the Celtics, the NBA and everyone else that they can handle the physical play of the Celtics. The difference for the Celtics is the improved play of Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins and Leon Powe.

What I Want For Christmas

I feel like the Lakers are underdogs, even on their own court. But last year, the alleged underdogs won. Now the Lakers have Bynum, who is supposed to make a large impact on their ability to protect the basket. Now, the Lakers are hopefully tougher and won’t be pushed around. Now the Lakers need t...

Los Angeles Lakers 2008 Facebook page

Lakers Examiner: Needless to say, 2008 was quite a year for the Los Angeles Lakers. The drama-filled franchise gave us plenty to laugh, cry, and think about this year. Jan 4 Kobe Bryant is glad he wasn’t traded to Chicago. Feb 20 Kobe Bryant poked Pau Gasol.

ESPN: Top 10 moments in Lakers/Celtics Rivalry History

ESPN compiled a list between the one-of-a-kind rivalry between these two amazing sports franchises: ESPN's top ten Lakers/Celtics moments.

Not Just Any Regular Season Game

From Sasha Vujacic not wearing green, and distancing himself from anything that has to do with the Celtics, to Derek Fisher writing the number 24 up on the whiteboard earlier this season, signifying the lead the Lakers had in Game 4, only to lose that game 97-91, going down 3-1 in the Finals.

Poll: Which Laker Girl would you like to find under the tree?

Continue reading ‘Poll: Which Laker Girl would you like to find under the tree? ‘ If you've ever been to a Laker game (or have access to Google Images), you probably wouldn't mind seeing one of the 22 Laker Girls under the tree, waiting calmly for you to unwrap her.

TLN’s Post-Game Report: Lakers @ Hornets

The Lakers handed the Hornets only their eight loss of the season as they get ready to face the Celtics on Thursday. Top 3 Laker Performers - Go Lakers!! The Lakers handed the Hornets only their eight loss of the season as they get ready to face the Celtics on Thursday.

Kobe handing out 100 “NIKEiD-designed Zoom Kobe IV’s” X-Mas day

L.A.Times: Bryant will give away 100 pairs of NIKEiD-designed Zoom Kobe IV shoes to lucky fans at the Staples Center just prior to gameday on Christmas. The NIKEiD Zoom Kobe IV shoes that Bryant actually wears during the game will be signed and auctioned on ebay.com with 100% of the proceeds be...

Lakers and coaches hold animated meeting

The players openly questioned their commitment to defense and cleared the air with each other as coaches verbally jumped into the mix from time to time in an environment that was called “sparky” by a source who requested anonymity because team personnel were instructed not to talk about...

Opinion: FB&G: Fast Break Thoughts

One, Sacramento played three bigs - Brad Miller, Spencer Hawes and Jason Thompson - who can shoot from the outside. Because of that, Lakers bigs had to go out to the perimeter with them, and that took them out of good help positions. Stu Lantz talked about this during the broadcast, and he’s ri...

Opinion: FB&G: All Is Right With The World

The Lakers are 7-0 and just beat the second best team in the Western Conference (in my opinion, even if it hasn’t translated that way in standings yet) on the road on the second night of a back-to-back with travel in between. Did it get a little sloppy in the fourth quarter? Yes. But last year’s L...

Elbows motivate Pau Gasol

That was the spark Gasol seem to need. Gasol finished with a double-double, collecting 20 points and 15 rebounds. So, getting elbowed pushed Gasol. “I mentioned that to one of my coaches,” Coach Phil Jackson said. “I think that woke up Pau.”

FB&G - Preview: The Houston Rockets

Records: Lakers 4-0 Rockets 4-2 Offensive ratings: Lakers 110.7 Rockets 105.2 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88 Rockets 98.6 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

Opinion: FB&G: The Strong Side Zone and You

Having all those bodies on the strong side also helps the two weakest Laker man defenders - Fisher and Radmanovic - by giving them a lot of backup and allowing them to force a guy a direction rather than just try to stay in front of him. (Similar to how Pierce and Allen are covered for in Boston.) T...

FB&G: Preview - The Portland Trailblazers

Records: Lakers 0-0 Trailblazers 0-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers NA Trailblazers NA Defensive ratings: Lakers NA Trailblazers NA Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

FB&G: Lakers Season Preview

Third and finally, it allows Phil Jackson, the master of lineup tinkering (he so loves to do that, even in May), a lot of matchup options every night. For example, here’s clear example is that I expect to see a lot of: Looking at the tall and long starting lineup for the Lakers, other teams will...

Opinion: FB&G: Thoughts From the Weekend

Bynum and Gasol looked much better together in tonight’s game. It seemed like anytime the Lakers ran a Kobe/Gasol pick n roll Kobe got doubled and he’d flip the ball over to Pau in the high post area. The natural inclination is for the opposing center to rotate over and cover Pau but of course th...

Opinion: FB&G: Know Your Enemy - The San Antonio Spurs

As Reed pointed out in his epic “Know Your Enemy”: The Phoenix Suns post, the San Antonio Spurs are our most traditional rival in the last decade. They have the combination of Coach, GM, and players that have posed the biggest challenge to us since Phil Jackson first started (not) pacing (a...

Podcast: Voice of the Nation - Episode #10

Andrew coaxes David out of his hole after his Chargers lose their opening game to talk about Andrew Bynum’s KLAC appearance, connect with the people on their first call-in segment and discuss the ones that got away. Okkervil River - Pop Lie Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas

Podcast: Voice of the Nation - Episode #8

Please be sure to leave your name (or TLN username) and location. The Voice of the Nation Podcast with Andrew Rafner (varsityoptimism) and David Brickley (DBricks) will guide you through the capillaries and ventricles of the Lakers Nation. D and Andrew meet up yet again and discuss Jordan...

Podcast: Joe Maloof interviewed, interested in dealing with Lakers, likes Odo

Joe Maloof was recently interviewed. Some very interesting stuff from the interview. I get the vibe he is very interested in dealing with Lakers and called Odom a “great” player while referring to Artest as a “good” player. “Odom is a great player, Artest is a good player. That’s, that’s as muc...

Garbajosa has offer from Lakers, to replace Odom/Rad in trade!?

At this point, we can speculate, but if it’s true… the Lakers could indeed be looking to make a trade and filling a void they would have if they do not match Turiaf’s offer sheet from the Warriors. What do you guys think? This is interesting news. According to spanish newspaper MARCA, Jorge Gar...

TLN’s Playoff Preview: Lakers vs. Jazz [Game 6]

So kudos to Farmar becauses, as Marc Jackson says “you’re better than that.” Advantage: Lakers. Advantage: Lakers. Advantage: Lakers. 20+ Points: Kobe and Gasol, Lamar 2+ Blocks: Gasol and Turiaf. Point Margin: Lakers by 12. Radio: KLAC & KWKW

Podcast: Kobe interview from this afternoon on AM570

Kobe was on AM570 and talked about Game 2, Los Angeles, and the Lakers! Check it out here!

TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Blazers

Point Guards - Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar vs. Steve Blake - Shooting Guards - Kobe Bryant vs. Martell Webster - Prediction: Lakers. Centers - Pau Gasol vs. Joel Przybilla - Prediction: Lakers. 20+ Points: Kobe, Gasol. 7+ Assists: Lamar, Kobe Radio: KLAC, KWKW Internet: NBA LP

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