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Lakers Pick Farmar

2006-07-24T13:28:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles Lakers drafted former UCLA Bruin Jordan Farmar with the 26th overall pick. Looks like Farmar made the right choice of going pro and getting drafted in the first round. Even if he played another year, I don't think his draft stock would have gotten too much higher. I do wish him the best of luck. I do not really follow the NBA too much so I really don't have a favorite team. However, I do not like the Lakers the most!

Former UCLA center Ryan Hollins was chosen by the Orlando Magic with the 20th pick of the second round. Congratulations to him for turning his game around in his senior year. He was not even a starter in the beginning of the season, but he came on strong in the end, especially in the NCAA tournament.

Technorati Tags: UCLA Basketball, NBA Draft

Having Their Phil

2006-07-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles Lakers are in much better shape than you realize.

After beating the Rockets 104-88 on Sunday, the Lakers have won 7 of their last 10 and find their won-loss record at 40-35. If the season ended today, they would capture the 7th seed in the West and face the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. That's not overly impressive at first glance, but consider that last season the team collapsed down the stretch en route to finishing 34-48.

The difference has been health and the return of Phil Jackson. The Zen Master has his team peaking at just the right time. Lamar Odom, Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, and Luke Walton are playing their best basketball of the season as they have grown accustomed to their roles. Obviously, a big part of that comfort level is a better understanding of the triangle offense after 75 games. A less obvious reason for their success is Phil's unique ability to see the big picture.

Take Kwame Brown for example. Watching Kwame on offense during his first games as a Laker was like watching "Envy" starring Jack Black and Ben Stiller-- it was inexplicably brutal. With Jack Black starring and Christopher Walken playing a hobo, you might figure you are in for some good laughs; with Kwame, you see his 7 foot frame run gracefully up and down the floor and expect a good basketball player. Instead, both the movie and the player were supreme disappointments.

With every dropped pass and botched post move, Kwame tested even the most optimistic Laker fans. No one would have blamed Phil if he scrapped plans to develop Kwame and instead went with Andrew Bynum or Brian Cook. Luckily, that's not his style. All along, the Zen Master would only publicly say that Kwame was a long term project and that he would be pleased with Brown's effort so long as he played defense, putting no undue pressure on the mentally fragile big man. With Chris Mihm injured, the mind games paid off; Brown averaged 15 points and 10 boards over his last 5 games before Sunday's contest.

This brief run of competence from Kwame is nothing to get too excited about, but is worth mentioning to illustrate Phil's adept handling of his players. Phil has also done an excellent job handling Kobe this year. There has been very little friction between the two, mainly because Phil knows that the Lakers need Kobe to shoot and shoot often. The complaints about Kobe shooting too much have come from the press and fans this year, not Phil.

Kobe is having an MVP caliber season, highlighted by his 81 and 62 point games. Bryant is averaging a league high 34.8 ppg also just tied Elgin Baylor's team record of 23 games over 40 points in a season. Do you think Dallas is looking forward to facing Kobe in the first round after their entire team was outscored by his 62 points through 3 quarters in December? Do you think Avery Johnson wants to match wits with Phil Jackson? Not a chance.

Obviously, no one is predicting a championship this spring for the Lake Show. This team is lacking another scorer and a true power forward. Fortunately for Jerry Buss, the Lakers do own two first round picks, a couple tradeable bigs (Mihm and Bynum), and an improving salary cap condition. Rumors of deals for Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, and Kevin Garnett abound on internet boards, though that is clearly not the most accurate source of information. More realistic options for Mitch Kupchak are packaging Chris Mihm and his friendly contract along with a first rounder to either add a veteran (a sign and trade for Nene?) or move into the lottery while searching for an impact 4 (LaMarcus Aldridge?). Or Kupcake could sit tight and wait until next summer when the Lakers will be under the salary cap and able to bid on potential free agents Bosh, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki, Rashard Lewis, and Chauncey Ba-Ba-Ba- Billups. Don't forget that free agents love LA.

While its always fun to project player movement, Kobe is certainly not looking towards next year. He wants to prove that he can win in the playoffs without Shaq. With Phil and Kobe clicking anything might be possible, but Shaq is going to go deeper into the playoffs than LA this spring. By this time next year however, the Laker franchise will be in a much better long term situation than the Heat.

-NJV

2006 draft board

2006-07-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

1st ROUND

1. Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani, Forward, Italy
2. Chicago Bulls LaMarcus Aldridge, Forward, Texas (to Portland)
3. Charlotte Bobcats Adam Morrison, Forward, Gonzaga
4. Portland Trail Blazers Tyrus Thomas, Forward, Louisiana State (to Chicago)
5. Atlanta Hawks Shelden Williams, Forward, Duke
6. Minnesota Timberwolves Brandon Roy, Guard, Washington (to Portland)
7. Boston Celtics Randy Foye, Guard, Villanova (to Minnesota via Portland)
8. Houston Rockets Rudy Gay, Forward, Connecticut
9. Golden State Warriors Patrick O'Bryant, Center, Bradley
10. Seattle Supersonics Saer Sene, Forward, Senegal
11. Orlando Magic J.J. Redick, Guard, Duke
12. N.O./Okla. City Hornets Hilton Armstrong, Center, Connecticut
13. Philadelphia 76ers Thabo Sefolosha, Guard, Switzerland (to Chicago)
14. Utah Jazz Ronnie Brewer, Guard, Arkansas
15. NOOCH Cedric Simmons, Forward, North Carolina State
16. Chicago Bulls Rodney Carney, Forward, Memphis (to Philadelphia)
17. Indiana Pacers Shawne Williams, Forward, Memphis
18. Washington Wizards Oleksiy Pecherov, Center, Ukraine
19. Sacramento Kings Quincy Douby, Guard, Rutgers
20. New York Knicks Renaldo Balkman, Forward, South Carolina
21. Phoenix Suns Rajon Rondo, Guard, Kentucky (to Boston)
22. NJ Nets Marcus Williams, Guard, Connecticut
23. NJ Nets Josh Boone, Forward, Connecticut
24. Memphis Grizzlies Kyle Lowry, Guard, Villanova
25. Cleveland Cavaliers Shannon Brown, Guard, Michigan State
26. L.A. Lakers Jordan Farmar, Guard, UCLA
27. Phoenix Suns Sergio Rodriguez, Guard, Spain (to Portland)
28. Dallas Mavericks Maurice Ager, Guard, Michigan State
29. NY Knicks Mardy Collins, Guard, Temple
30. Portland TrailBlazers Joel Freeland, Forward, United Kingdom

2nd ROUND

31. Portland Trail Blazers James White, Guard, Cincinnati (to Indiana)
32. Houston Rockets Steve Novak, Forward, Marquette
33. Atlanta Hawks Solomon Jones, Foward, South Florida
34. Los Angeles Clippers Paul Davis, Center, Michigan State
35. Toronto Raptors P.J. Tucker, Forward, Texas
36. Minnesota Timberwolves Craig Smith, Forward, Boston College
37. Minnesota Timberwolves Bobby Jones, Forward, Washington (to Philadelphia)
38. Golden State Warriors Kosta Perovic, Forward, Croatia
39. Milwaukee Bucks David Noel, Forward, North Carolina
40. Seattle Supersonics Denham Brown, Guard, Connecticut
41. Orlando Magic James Augustine, Forward, Illinois
42. Cleveland Cavaliers Daniel Gibson, Guard, Texas
43. NOOCH Marcus Vinicius, Forward, Brazil
44. Orlando Magic Lior Eliyahu, Forward, Israel (to Houston)
45. Indiana Pacers Alexander Johnson, Forward, Florida State (to Memphis via Portland)
46. Utah Jazz Dee Brown, Guard, Illinois
47. Utah Jazz Paul Millsap, Forward, Louisiana Tech
48. Washington Wizards Vladimir Veremeenko, Forward, Belarus
49. Denver Nuggets Leon Powe, Forward, California (to Boston)
50. Charlotte Bobcats Ryan Hollins, Center, UCLA
51. Los Angeles Lakers Cheick Samb, Center, Senegal (to Detroit)
52. Los Angeles Clippers Guillermo Diaz, Guard, Miami
53. Seattle SuperSonics Yotam Halperin, Guard, Israel
54. New Jersey Nets Hassan Adams, Guard, Arizona
55. Cleveland Cavaliers Ejike Ugboaja, Forward, Nigeria
56. Toronto Raptors Edin Bavcic, Forward, Bosnia (to Philadelphia)
57. Minnesota Timberwolves Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Center, Greece
58. Dallas Mavericks J.R. Pinnock, Guard, George Washington (to L.A. Lakers)
59. San Antonio Spurs Damir Markota, Forward, Croatia (to Milwaukee)
60. Detroit Pistons Will Blalock, Guard, Iowa State

EDSBS Roundtable

2006-07-10T18:22:00.000-07:00

Since I'm one of the few that have to work today and with no real work to do what better time to do another Roundtable, this one from EDSBS. I'll discuss the Lakers signing of Vladimir Radmanovic later in the week.

1. Education. List the region of the country you were born in, what universities you attended and at least one other you would have attended if your alma mater didn’t exist.

I was born and raised in Southern California and I attended the University of Michigan. I never really liked the local schools, except UCLA, but I knew I'd live in So Cal for the rest of my life so I wanted to experience something different for college. If Michigan didn't exist I probably would have ended up at North Carolina or Texas.

2. Sports Affiliations. List your top 10 favorite teams in all of sports in decending order. For instance, your alma mater’s football team may be number 1, but perhaps there is a professional team that squeezes in before you get to your alma mater’s lacrosse team.

1a. Michigan Football
1b. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Michigan Basketball
3. Michigan Hockey
4. Los Angeles Dodgers
5. Oakland Raiders
6. North Carolina Basketball
7. UCLA Basketball
8. Los Angeles Kings
9. Whoever is playing Notre Dame, Ohio State, USC, Nebraska or Tennessee
10. Georgia/Texas/UCLA Football

3. Movies. List the movie you’ve watched the most, your favorite sports related movie, the movie you secretly love but don’t like to admit it (possibly a chick flick or b film), and the movie you were (or still are) most looking forward to from this summer’s season.

Not really a movie person but the movie I've watched the most would probably be The Mighty Ducks. Growing up I was really big into hockey with Gretzky in LA and watched the movie so much that I ended up memorizing the entire script since I watched it so much.

Favorite sports related movie would probably be Rocky IV or Friday Night Lights.

Movie I love but don't like to admit: Can't Hardly Wait

Movie I was looking forward to: Nacho Libre, and it met my expectations.

4. Music. List your favorite band from middle school, high school, college and today. Also, as with the movies, include the song you secretly love but don’t like to admit. If Nickleback is involved in any of these responses, please give a detailed explanation as to why, god, why.

Middle School: Boyz II Men, Hootie and the Blowfish, Bryan Adams

High School: Tupac, Gangstarr, Wu-Tang Clan, Brian McKnight

College: DJ Quik, Tupac, The Roots, Jay-Z

Song I secretly love but don't like to admit: O-Town - "All or Nothing"

5. Books. Favorite book you’ve finished, worst book you’ve finished and the book you really should read but haven’t gotten around to it.

Favorite Books: "Holla If Ya Hear Me" a book on Tupac and "Fab Five"
Worst Book: anything I had to read for school
Book I should read: the GMAT Prep books that are sitting at home

6. Travel. Favorite city you’ve every been to and the one place you still must visit before you shuffle off this mortal coil.

Vancouver/Victoria Island, I think that's what it was called, went there a long time ago with my family but it was real nice.

Place I must go: Brazil, I second EDSBS's statement.

7. What do you love most about college football in 20 words or less?

The connection with my school, the unparalleled highs and lows that no other sport can match.

EDSBS Roundtable

2006-07-10T18:21:00.000-07:00

EDSBS Roundtable

2006-07-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

LA Lakers

2006-05-08T20:21:00.000-07:00

The team is renowned for the fanbase of celebrities, such as musicians and movie stars who attend its games. Without question, many are present only during successful times for the team. During such times, near-court seats at an important Laker game are a desirable place for entertainment figures to "be seen". Each network broadcast, and many local broadcasts, of Laker home games invariably includes a few moments taken out to show on camera the various celebrities present at that particular game, and clearly many attendees are more interested in this aspect of their attendance than in the team or the game itself.

2006-04-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

lakersrules7 new articles for Sunday, April 16, 2006Los Angeles Lakers Celebrity Poker Invitational

Episode0157 - Los Angeles Lakers 3rd Annual Las Vegas Poker Night
Episode 157 - Los Angeles Lakers 3rd Annual Las Vegas Poker Night The Los Angeles Lakers host celebrity poker invitational to benefit Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation.

Highlight Reel from The Battle of Los Angeles (Lakers vs. Clippers)
Here is a highlight reel from last Sunday’s Lakers-Clippers game put together by CaCHooka Man…whoever that is. (Hopefully we didn’t just start some kind of gang war.) Anyway, it’s some highlights of the game with musical accompaniment ...

ESPN’s Bill Simmons votes Kobe for MVP
Answer: If you replaced Kobe with a decent 2-guard (someone like Jamal Crawford) for the entire 2005-06 Lakers season, they would have won between 15 and 20 games. I can say that in complete confidence. Terrible team. ...

Lakers: Kobe Bryant Canditate for NBA MVP!?
That’s hard work and a commitment to excellence. We can’t forget that. He’s the MVP. Key stats: 34.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.7 apg Lakers’ record: 36-34, 7th in West. Technorati Tags: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Basketball.

Kobe, Lakers Beat Playoff-Bound Clippers

Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, Lamar Odom had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers 100-83 on Sunday night. ...

Not the sports page anymore – it’s the police blotter
A sexual assault case that brings up uncomfortable recent memories for Los Angeles sports fans will ... In the past three years LA has endured three such rape accusations, against two USC football players and a Lakers basketball star. ...

A Very Hilton Affair
Paris and Kathy Hilton were amongst the many invited guests at the Los Angeles Lakers' 3rd annual Mirage Las Vegas Casino Night and Bodog Celebrity Poker Invitational benefiting Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation held Wednesday night ...

NBA Finals
The San Antonio Spurs will begin their title defense against the Los Angeles Lakers who return to the postseason after a one-year absence. It will be a short sharp return for Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant who were beaten 3-1 by the Spurs ...

Dita Von Teese (Marilyn Manson's wife) arrives at the Los Angeles ...
Dita Von Teese (Marilyn Manson's wife) arrives at the Los Angeles Lakers 3rd annual Mirage Las Vegas Casino Night and Bodog Celebrity Poker Invitational benefiting Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, ...

Lakers' Bryant sets franchise mark in win over Portland - Seattle ...
Covers, Lakers' Bryant sets franchise mark in win over Portland Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant netted 50 points and in the process set the Lakers' franchise record for points in a ...

Dita
Dita Von Teese arrives solo at the Los Angeles Lakers 3rd annual Mirage Las Vegas Casino Night and Bodog Celebrity Poker Invitational benefiting Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.

Stephen at Lakers Casino Night...
On April 12th Stephen attended the Los Angeles Lakers 3rd Annual Casino Night and Poker Invitational. You can check out a picture below...

News And Notes
Not a lot has been made of the Los Angeles clippers this year, yet they are heading to the playoffs and are better than there rival the Los Angeles Lakers. So, where is the love for the Clippers? It’s there just in a lesser amount. ...

The Mascot Fearsomeness Index
Among the wussiest cities are Los Angeles, Seattle, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Los Angeles trots out the Clippers, Lakers, Angels and Kings... if the Saints end up moving to LA, Los Angeles should just go ahead and rename the entire ...

Lakers 108, Denver 110 OT
Anthony's jumper with 3.8 seconds left in overtime gave the Denver Nuggets a 110-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. It was the eighth time this season he's made a big shot in the waning seconds. ...

Lakers make case: They belong, too
By BRODERICK TURNER The Press-Enterprise LOS ANGELES - For the Lakers and Clippers, Sunday night's game was more than just about an intercity rivalry or which team is LA's best. It was about two teams trying to improve as the playoffs ...

If the Playoffs Begin Today...
2 Phonix Suns vs 7 Los Angeles Lakers (Suns lead series 3-0) 3. 3 Denver Nuggets vs 6 Los Angeles Clippers (Clippers lead series 3-1) 4. 4 Dallas Mavericks vs 5 Memphis Grizzlies (Mavs lead series 3-1.

Bryant, Odom lead Lakers into 7th spot in West
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, celebrates with teammates Kwame Brown, center Kobe scores 31, Lamar notches triple-double; Warriors lose 9th straight.

Lakers 104, Houston 88
[excerpt] Bryant scored 43 points Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles' 104-88 victory over Houston. It was his 23rd game of 40 or more points tying a Lakers single-season record set by Elgin Baylor in 1962-63. "I never in my wildest dreams ...

2006-04-10T22:18:00.000-07:00

lakersrules7 new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006The NBA's best rivalry
The Spurs continued their dominance of the Western Conference, but the Los Angeles Lakers reeled off three straight championship seasons from 1999-2002. The Spurs were swept by the Lakers in the 2001 Western Conference Finals, ...

Suns melted Kobe's huge effort
Just like in many other matches, Kobe Bryant produced an amazing number of points for the Lakers. In fact, he scored 51, in front of a very solid defence. But this time that wasn't enough to win. The Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers ...

Smart Ass Questions (not trick questions
Where are the lakes that are referred to in the Los Angeles Lakers? 10. There are 7 ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls (a walk) is one way. Name the other 6. ...

Kobe Puts his Foot Down; Team's Future is Brighter
With their playoff hopes starting to slip away, the Los Angeles Lakers were fortunate that Kobe Bryant decided to put his foot down. Bryant scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers pulled away for a 100-83 victory ...

NBA Hardwood Classics: Greatest NBA Finals Moments
This retrospective program rounds up some of the all-time greatest finales in professional basketball history, including the New York Knicks's memorable win over the Los Angeles Lakers in 1970 -- without the help of their most valuable ...

NBA Shaquille O'Neal: Like No Other
Packed with thrilling game footage, this retrospective program traces Shaq's dominating presence on the hardwoods with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, highlighting his impressive skills on the court and his infectious sense ...

Did you know...?
Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers. The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies. Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage ...

NBA: Spurs Maintain Conference Lead, Edge Grizzlies
The Suns wrapped up the division when the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 100-83. New Jersey's Jason Kidd had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Nets 95-83 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. ...

lakers playoff tickets (and why i love this game)
things changed when i moved out to los angeles. as everyone knows, ... i moved to LA towards the end of 2000 and lakers fans will remember that as the first ... the buzz being generated during that era of lakers basketball. before long, ...

AROUND THE BLOG
Jake Gyllenhaal took in a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game over the weekend ... and he brought along a friend ... and no, it wasn't Heath Ledger:Is Heath totally out of the picture now?! I'm not entirely sure about that ... but this ...

Spring Fest
I used to be a Saints fan when I lived in Louisiana, but now I have shifted my allegiences to the Los Angeles Lakers. If that statement makes no sense to you then you probably know something about US sports. ...

I'm Honored
Every other Saturday for more than 10 years I drove from Los Angeles or San ... Sunday mornings while his mom and my mom were at church we would either watch the Lakers if they were on or Tony Brown's Journal or David Brinkley's show. ...

Mad Dog Hearts KG
29, Lakers, 2000), then surely this young, defensive-minded 7-footer match that when the time comes. Kevin Garnett, at that point, made it clear he ... he said, noting the two championship teams on which Madsen played in Los Angeles. ...

Deiss opens doors for business in the Gulf
Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 43 points in the third quarter to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 104-88 on Sunday afternoon. The 40-point game was Bryant’s 23rd of the season, tying a Lakers record set by Elgin Baylor ...

The Cost of a Win
Los Angeles Lakers, $65059100, 40, 35, 44, $1478616. Sacramento Kings, $61807688, 39, 37, 42, $1471612. Milwaukee Bucks, $57137128, 37, 38, 40, $1428428. Memphis Grizzlies, $67010824, 43, 32, 47, $1425762. New Orleans Hornets, $56572880 ...

Lakers vs. Clippers
Unless by some freakin' sweet good fortune the Lakers and the Clips meet up in the Playoffs ... Your Los Angeles Clippers can win the season series for the first time in 13 years and we can all start buying our Clippers playoff tickets. ...

Health Site Says: “Yoga Improves Fitness”; Explains with new E-book
As far as Yoga being just a ‘female’ exercise: “Nothing could be further from the truth” Aje says, “Just ask Phil Jackson who brought his Yoga philosophy to the Los Angeles Lakers and in June of 2000 led the team to their first ...

From Title Town to Second City
Between the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-peat, the LA Angekls winning the World Series, the Galaxy’s MLS soccer championship and the USC Trojans Football three-in-a-row, the City of Angels could truly be known as the City of Champions. ...

Top Ten Professional Athlete Names That Sound Money Related
5) Laron Profit, G/F, Los Angeles Lakers 4) Cameron Dollar, Assistant Coach, University of Washington Huskies Men's Basketball 3) Chris Cash, DB, Atlanta Falcons 2) Chris Moneymaker, Poker Player, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion ...

Gah! Random Sports Bullets
The Lakers can bite me. Until Shaq returns or retires, they can piss off. ... Yes, I want an NFL team in Los Angeles. No, I don't want to have to pay one ... And, again, Anaheim is not even in Los Angeles County so putting a team down ...

2006-04-02T21:12:00.000-07:00

lakersrules7 new articles for Sunday, April 02, 2006Where Did It All Go Wrong?
However, something happened the next time I went to a Blazer game. Los Angeles came to town. I was already a fan of the Lakers, I'd written a biography of Kareem Abdul Jabbar in 4th grade. This was the Showtime Lakers. ...

A Hall of Fame (Sky) Hookup; Kareem Tutors Lakers' Bynum
As Los Angeles Lakers rookie Andrew Bynum strolled into the shower after a game in November, veteran guard Aaron McKie looked down at Bynum's feet and noticed that the 7-foot center was wearing calf-high tube socks. ...

Spurs End Lakers' Streak
I know the Los Angeles Lakers were fiendin' for that chemistry and balanced attack the Spurs displayed in their 96-85 triumph over the Lakers. "It is on us to stop penetration," Los Angeles star Kobe Bryant said. ...

NBA Double-Header: Pistons Defeat Bucks, Lakers Defeat Sonics ...
The 1987 Lakers championship acted as a strange redemption in my heart. Boston wasn't supposed to have a chance against Los Angeles, but after 6 tough games, the Lakers won the 1987 Finals. I went on to watch a lot more Lakers over the ...

Lakers 83, Clippers 101
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson hangs his head on the bench during his team's 102-83 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, in Los Angeles. "We didn't match their energy and their effort ...

The Lakers made no trades
The Rockets have tried to complete a deal to move Anderson to the Heat, Cavaliers, Lakers, Nuggets or Magic. The Knicks also rebuffed efforts by the Los Angeles Lakers to obtain Channing Frye in a package built around Lamar Odom. ...

Lakers 105, New Orleans/Oklahoma City 94
[excerpt] Brown finished with 17 points, helping the Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 105-94 Sunday night for their fourth straight victory. The fifth-year center, who came to Los Angeles last August in a trade from Washington, ...

Bryant 43 points help Lakers win
Los Angeles Lakers have won five of their last six encounters and stayed 1 games in front of Sacramento for seventh in the Western Conference standings. Kobe claimed outloud: "When we have losses, we don't want them coming in bunches." ...

LA in Wooden's Words
In the almost 60 years I've been in Los Angeles, I've seen a lot of great baseball. Although I pull for all the local sports teams — the Lakers, Clippers, Angels — I've always been partial to the Dodgers. ...

Lakers 87, Sacramento 80
[excerpt] Kwame Brown has taken a lot of heat from the hometown fans and media in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He heard only cheers Wednesday night. "Yeah, best all-around game, defense, rebounding and scoring," Brown ...

Lakers 92, Minnesota 89
[excerpt] Kobe Bryant pulled out another victory for the Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch. It wouldn't have been possible without Lamar Odom's contributions before that. Bryant scored 25 points, including a pair of layups in heavy ...

Lakers 105, Detroit 94
[excerpt] The Los Angeles Lakers played up to -- and beyond -- some formidable opposition. Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, Lamar Odom had 24 points and 10 assists, and the Lakers took a 105-94 victory Saturday night over the Detroit ...

Lakers 113, New Orleans/OKC 107
Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 113-107 Wednesday night, disappointing the standing room crowd that put aside its Hurricane Katrina problems for a night ...

Kwame and Kobe Lead Lakers over Hornets
The Los Angeles Lakers' fans giving a standing ovation to Kwame Brown?! Definitely not the usual, more like Kobe Bryant and occasionally Lamar Odom. Brown's 17 points on flawless shooting sparked a 105-94 victory over the plummeting New ...

Wednesday Links
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Weekend News!
Lakers win fourth straight Kwame Brown's sore hamstring held up well enough to allow the Los Angeles Lakers to put some distance between themselves and one of their major threats to a playoff berth. Internet Sports Betting.

Lakers win their fourth straight

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Lamar Odom added 23 points to help the the Los Angeles Lakers top the New Orleans Hornets 105-94 for their fourth straight win.

The Lakers are eighth in the Western Conference playoff race, ...

Rumor Mill Churning - Who Will It Be?
I fail to see how a player that shoots like that would help one of the poorest outside shooting teams in the league, the Los Angeles Lakers. After Kobe, as a team, the Lakers shoot about 10% from downtown. But they keep hoisting them up ...

DOES KOBE BRYANT WANT TO BE JEWISH?
Plenty of interesting and shocking words have been spoken in the visitors' locker room at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston during the 2005/06 NBA season, but nothing compares to Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant telling a handful of ...

The Punch
The Punch is the story of two professional basketball players, Kermit Washington, then of the Los Angeles Lakers and Rudy Tomjonovich, from the Houston Rockets. On Dec 9, 1977, the two teams were playing each other, and there was a ...

Los Angeles Lakers

2006-02-22T16:08:00.000-08:00

The Lakers began in 1947 when Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen bought the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League for $15,000 and relocated it to Minneapolis. As the Gems had by far the worst record in the NBL, the Lakers had the first pick in the 1947 Profesisonal Basketball League of America dispersal draft, which they used to select George Mikan, later to become the greatest center of his time. With Mikan, new coach John Kundla and an infusion of former University of Minnesota players, the Lakers won the NBL championship in their first season.