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What are the Lakers to do now that they’ve been eliminated for the second year in a row in the second round of the playoffs?
I’ve already written about this, but some new articles have been written attempting to make sense of the Lakers moving forward.
Jack McCallum, who normally writes once or twice a month (if that) for Sports Illustrated, did double duty this week with his enlightening piece on friend, Mike D’Antoni, and a paean to Kobe Bryant’s competitive drive. Check it out.
Howard Beck continued to beat the solar eclipse theme into the ground with his article on two teams and two stars passing in the night. The Thunder move on to try and attain the the title, while the former-champion Lakers’ consecutive playoff losses mean it’s probably time for a change in Hollywood before they completely “descend into the realm of average.”
And what of that change?
Sam Amick thinks the Lakers and Magic need to trade Bynum and Howard now.
The Bynum-for-Howard deal needs to go down.
Much has changed for both teams since earlier this year, when trade talks about this scenario never progressed, in part because neither Howard nor Lakers star Kobe Bryant seemed ready to give up his alpha dog status. Despite the fact that the Lakers were on Howard’s list of teams to which his agent, Dan Fegan, was given permission to explore a trade leading up to the March deadline (the others being New Jersey/Brooklyn and Dallas), sources close to Howard made it clear that the Lakers’ inclusion was more of a leverage play than it was an actual statement that he would sign a long-term extension there.
So what do you think readers? Is now the time to pull the trigger on a Bynum for Dwight trade? Can Dwight handle sharing the spotlight with Kobe? Will Bynum provide the same defense as Dwight did in Orlando? What about Pau? Is Lamar Odom coming back to LA?
So many questions, but one thing’s for certain: the Lakers will have the busiest off-season in recent history as they attempt to reload for Kobe before even a German doctor can save his ailing knees. You know he’s hungering for his 6th title to tie Michael, so what are the Lakers gonna do? More importantly, what should they do?
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What are the Lakers to do now that they’ve been eliminated for the second year in a row in the second round of the playoffs?
I’ve already written about this, but some new articles have been written attempting to make sense of the Lakers moving forward.
Jack McCallum, who normally writes once or twice a month (if that) for Sports Illustrated, did double duty this week with his enlightening piece on friend, Mike D’Antoni, and a paean to Kobe Bryant’s competitive drive. Check it out.
Howard Beck continued to beat the solar eclipse theme into the ground with his article on two teams and two stars passing in the night. The Thunder move on to try and attain the the title, while the former-champion Lakers’ consecutive playoff losses mean it’s probably time for a change in Hollywood before they completely “descend into the realm of average.”
And what of that change?
Sam Amick thinks the Lakers and Magic need to trade Bynum and Howard now.
The Bynum-for-Howard deal needs to go down.
Much has changed for both teams since earlier this year, when trade talks about this scenario never progressed, in part because neither Howard nor Lakers star Kobe Bryant seemed ready to give up his alpha dog status. Despite the fact that the Lakers were on Howard’s list of teams to which his agent, Dan Fegan, was given permission to explore a trade leading up to the March deadline (the others being New Jersey/Brooklyn and Dallas), sources close to Howard made it clear that the Lakers’ inclusion was more of a leverage play than it was an actual statement that he would sign a long-term extension there.
So what do you think readers? Is now the time to pull the trigger on a Bynum for Dwight trade? Can Dwight handle sharing the spotlight with Kobe? Will Bynum provide the same defense as Dwight did in Orlando? What about Pau? Is Lamar Odom coming back to LA?
So many questions, but one thing’s for certain: the Lakers will have the busiest off-season in recent history as they attempt to reload for Kobe before even a German doctor can save his ailing knees. You know he’s hungering for his 6th title to tie Michael, so what are the Lakers gonna do? More importantly, what should they do?
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Q: Who committed more fouls in the Spurs v. Clippers 2nd Round series: Tim Duncan or Blake Griffin?
A: Tim Duncan and Blake Griffin have never committed a foul, ever, since they’ve been born.
(via nbaoffseason)
I just wish Russ had more passion when he played.
Clippers
Id probably have to sacrifice a plethora of cute animals for us to have a chance tonight. and we’d still most likely lose
my soulmate
(Source: lovelyanarchy, via yuliette)
