To become really good, Lakers need to get bad
Somewhere in this post lies the solution for the future of the downtrodden Lakers. After the disastrous Game 6, Lamar Odom said his team needs to get “nastier.” Well here is a list of the baddest bad guys you can possibly imagine in a Lakers uniform: Which archetypal bad guy do…
June 23, 2008, 10:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bryant optimistic about Lakers’ future
EL SEGUNDO — Kobe Bryant met with Phil Jackson and Mitch Kupchak today — as did most of his teammates — in his annual season-ending interview. And it was apparent that Bryant is now more excited about the Lakers’ future than distraught over what just passed. “Boston…
June 23, 2008, 9:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Shaq sings to Kobe: (You) couldn’t do it without me
Shaq and Kobe. Kobe and Shaq. Don’t no one turn around lest someone stabs you it in the back. The rap here doesn’t flow, but the words and venom did Sunday night at a club, where Shaquille O’Neal made Kobe Bryant the focus of his rap song. TMZ.com has a video of the Phoenix Suns center…
June 23, 2008, 9:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers need to dump the Zen, get mean
OK, so no one is advocating firing Phil Jackson. But all that Zen, his laid-back style of coaching, seemingly has caught up with the Lakers. Even Jackson admitted as much. In his exit interview last week, Jackson said the while the Lakers are competitive in the west, they can’t compare to the…
June 23, 2008, 9:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
The Celtics think they know how to party
This is the funniest video you’ll probably see today. Scene: The Boston Celtics victory parade. Subject: Idiot fan climbing atop a public structure for no apparent reason. Check out what happens to him, paying particular attention to the comments from the crowd. I love the people…
June 23, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Andrew Bynum is in, but is Lamar Odom out?
EL SEGUNDO — Well, Kevin Garnett is on top of the world, and Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom (the gist of the Lakers’ trade offer to Minnesota last offseason) are not. Truth be told, the Lakers did pretty well in holding on to Bynum and Odom and landing Pau Gasol, obviously, but not…
June 23, 2008, 9:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe Bryant: 30-something-to-be
EL SEGUNDO — When I was growing up, I must say I had part of my pop-psychology future shaped by watching “thirtysomething” episodes. But boy, did those people seem old (and have a lot of problems to work out). Well, it’s the real world now — and it’s where Kobe…
June 23, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers and Shawn Marion? It could happen
If the Lakers want to get tougher (aka not-so-soft), they might want to look in Miami. According to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, the agent for Heat forward Shawn Marion said it is “highly unlikely” the player will opt out of his $17.8 million for next season, which means Marion…
June 23, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bryant a first-time Olympian
So, the NBA finals have been over now for more than a week. A long Lakers season - if you include exhibition games and playoffs, encompassing over 100 games, finally has concluded. Time to rest the body, heal the aches and pains, and get some much needed respite from the gym? Not Kobe…
June 23, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Celtics favored to win next year; Lakers close second
Did you notice that the phrase is always “betting man?” I don’t think I’ve ever heard “betting woman” although I’m sure women bet themselves silly sometimes. Women gamble constantly … especially on their choice of men. Anyway, that’s for…
June 23, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Post-Game 6 poll: Where do Lakers go from here?
Well, that was ugly. (There are several other adjectives I can think of, but I can’t print any of them here.) But what’s done is done. The Celtics were the better team. The Lakers can learn lessons from their inglorious NBA Finals defeat, but it’s counterproductive to look back…
June 23, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
To become really good, Lakers need to get bad
Somewhere in this post lies the solution for the future of the downtrodden Lakers. After the disastrous Game 6, Lamar Odom said his team needs to get “nastier.” Well here is a list of the baddest bad guys you can possibly imagine in a Lakers uniform: Which archetypal bad guy do…
June 23, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bryant optimistic about Lakers’ future
EL SEGUNDO — Kobe Bryant met with Phil Jackson and Mitch Kupchak today — as did most of his teammates — in his annual season-ending interview. And it was apparent that Bryant is now more excited about the Lakers’ future than distraught over what just passed. “Boston…
June 23, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Now it’s time to pay up, Lakers fans
The Lakers did you wrong. You believed in them. You stuck your neck out. You got burned. You made a wager that you HATE paying up this morning. Do you have to shave your head? Do you have to paint your car green? Get a Celtics tattoo? Or did you go old school and lose serious amounts of cold hard…
June 23, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers need to dump the Zen, get mean
OK, so no one is advocating firing Phil Jackson. But all that Zen, his laid-back style of coaching, seemingly has caught up with the Lakers. Even Jackson admitted as much. In his exit interview last week, Jackson said the while the Lakers are competitive in the west, they can’t compare to the…
June 23, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
New Hornets Wallpaper: Julian Wright Elevation
That crafty Dariusz Ejkiewicz went and done it again, delivering another crazy-good Hornets wallpaper for your desktop. This time he's given Julian Wright the spotlight... Julian Wright ElevationDownload: 1024x768 | 1280x800 | 1280x960 | 1280x1024Don't forget that you can check out some…
June 23, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Bobcats' workout focused on 4 guards
The Bobcats kept Friday's pre-draft workout short and sweet, quickly putting four guards who could be potential second-round targets in the June 26 draft through their paces. Charlotte picks 38th overall in the second round, and it may be that...
June 23, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Hornets Off-Season: The Numbers are Out
This is one of my favorite times of year in the NBA calendar. I'm a major draft nut, and every day I visit nbadraft.net, DraftExpress, ESPN, and a half-dozen other sites that carry even peripheral information about the draft. Something about the rampant optimism that leads up to the…
June 23, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Lack of workout here is non-issue for Bobcats
If you're waiting around for a herd of lottery picks to work out for the Bobcats this week, you're out of luck. Unless something of consequence changes quickly, the Bobcats won't be auditioning any more viable candidates for the ninth...
June 23, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Hollinger on Rose: "meh"
Second part of Hollinger's new draft projections. (via Knickerblogger) Solid first-rounders D.J. Augustin, Texas (14.88); Derrick Rose, Memphis (14.69); Mario Chalmers, Kansas (14.03); Jerryd Bayless, Arizona (14.03). Surprisingly, nobody rates as a slam-dunk lottery pick, not even…
June 23, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Any takers for Morrison?
Could Adam Morrison serve as trade bait for the Charlotte Bobcats this week? I essentially got that question from a reader Sunday, in response to a rumor in the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. That rumor (and it wasn’t written by that...
June 23, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
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