Laker Nation

There is no doubt that this title meant as much to Kobe, and to the public’s perception of his legacy, than perhaps any title has meant to any player in recent memory...

Last night I started to break down a section of the game where the Lakers looked particularly inept (there were several options to choose from) but stopped after about a minute of game time...

Acquiring players and building a roster can be a tricky equation. Teams are constantly trying to balance the draft, free agency, and trades all while dealing with the salary cap...

You know something like "25 Things" has jumped the shark when it has made it to a basketball blog....

This winter, with the national economy tanking and sports team owners taking hits on stock and real estate, the market for baseball players shriveled up.

Forum Blue & Gold: Terry Porter is getting axed in Phoenix because GM Steve Kerr and owner Robert Sarver made long-term mistakes but they can’t fire themselves. Not that Porter did a great coaching job, but he was brought in specifically to change the style of play the Suns had been successful with for years. Sarver begged Kerr to take [...]

With 4:21 left and the score tied 83-83, I hit pause in the DVR and decided right then and there to do a detailed breakdown of the final minutes of the game. It was bound to be instructive and exciting, right?

The title of this post is a reference to a famous Joni Mitchell song, Big Yellow Taxi. It's a song that has been redone, reworked, and used multiple times in pop culture. But, this isn't a music history blog and I'm not the guy to talk to about songs released in 1970...

The Lakers come out of a brutal four game stretch 2-2, and it could be 3-1 without a couple lucky shots by the Spurs (and a rare mental mistake from Fish)...

Forum Blue & Gold: I owe Mr. Andrew Bynum a half-hearted apology. Half-hearted because he contributes more than I thought, but still has some glaring deficiencies. After the past few games, and really the entire season, I have been a little bit down on the young’n. I believed that his lack of fitness and tenacity have been hurting the Lakers [...]

This is what happens when you rely on points per game as your measure. Look at it this way: The Lakers average 95.2 possessions per game right now, fourth fastest pace in the league...

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...

Bad news for both the Blazers and all of us fans of good basketball - Brandon Roy is out tonight with a hamstring injury.

The recent post by Kurt that focused on Lamar Odom and the post by Reed on our team after 30 games got me thinking a lot about the make up of the team, our best lineups, and our roster in general...