Laker Nation

First off, big thanks to all those participating in the Lakers Post-Season Prediction Fantasy League. Don’t forget the that winner gets a special prize from the sponsor of “EJ’s Neat-O Stat of the Night.” [Important Notice] Still seems like nobody realizes that they can post predictions for the games previewed by varsityoptimism. [/Important Notice] Updated Standings (current as of Mitch [...]

Before everyone skips the rest of this article and goes straight to the comments section to admonish me about overvaluing our severely under-performing small forward please, I beg you, hear me out… In the first two game of the New Orleans/San Antonio series, the Spurs offense looked lethargic, their defense looked suspect, and their defensive stopper Bruce Bowen looked, well, [...]

First off, big thanks to all those participating in the Lakers Post-Season Prediction Fantasy League! (You can still join if you want, go to this post and look under Statistical Predictions to find out what you need to do.) Don’t forget the that winner gets a special prize from the sponsor of “EJ’s Neat-O Stat of the Night.” [Important Notice] [...]

First off, big thanks to all those participating in the Lakers Post-Season Prediction Fantasy League! (You can still join if you want, go to this post and look under Statistical Predictions to find out what you need to do.) Don’t forget the that winner gets a special prize from the sponsor of “EJ’s Neat-O Stat of the Night.”!!! [Important Notice] [...]

The Great Space Coaster! Here’s a little “ditty” from 1981’s kid show I’m sure some of you will remember… “It’s the Great Space Coaster. Get on board. On the Great Space Coaster. We’ll explore. A comet ride of fantasy To a place where dreams are fast and free With new friends and new things to see We’ll spin you through [...]

Mack’s prediction, the Blazers will win in L.A.; Against the Clippers. The Blazers, however, will not defeat the Lakers. Even their own center, Joel Przybilla, doesn’t have high hopes. When asked about playing against the Lakers he said, “They’ve maintained strong play throughout the year. We need to get some wins, and it would be a good one for us [...]

Aliens vs. Turiaf? I have to tell you, the Sonics surprised me with that last minute trade. When I say last minute, I mean it. At 2:59 pm on Thursday, the Sonics sent Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to the Cleveland Cavs for Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall, with Adrian Griffin from the Bulls in a three team trade. This [...]

Ridin’ High! No, that’s not Snoop Dogg’s next single, that’s the Lakers Nation after Wednesday’s six-point victory over the newly “free-throw-crippled” Phoenix Suns. Today I was looking back at the highlights of that game. It was great to see that the Lakers had control of the contest for most of it. When Phoenix was manufacturing a run, our Kobe would [...]

The Showdown at Sundown! WOOH! Get yourselves ready Lakers fans because this game is going to be HUGE! Shaquille “The Big Cactus” O’Neal will make his Suns debut against the Lakers tonight and I got to say – I’m excited! I know you’re excited! Whose not excited? The other eight teams playing tomorrow… Why? Because everyone’s going to be watching [...]