Monthly Archives: December 2011

Fight Boredom Bowl Face Off All That Was Expected

A T & T Park is a great place to watch a baseball game. The park itself is perfectly constructed to view the game, the accommodations are first class, the staff is friendly and helpful, and that view of San … Continue reading

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Enigmatic Lakers Pull Even with Easy Win over Awful Knicks

Following their 0-2 start, the Lakers pulled to .500 with wins against a bad Utah Jazz team and an awful Knicks team. After demolishing Utah, consistent play from Kobe and Pau Gasol and the Lakers new-found depth contributed to an … Continue reading

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Embarrassed by Kings, Lakers Still Looking for Win No. One in Utah

The Lakers last evening put on a great impression of the Los Angeles Lakers, c. 1993, led by historic coach Randy Pfund, and featuring the play of the likes of Sedale Threatt, Anthony Peeler, Doug Christie, and Eldon Campbell. They … Continue reading

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Lakers in Sacramento to Face Kings

The Lakers play at Sacramento tonight, which is in and of itself a story, with the Kings having all but relocated to the Honda Ponda in Anaheim this past off-season. But, they remain in Capital City, and now play in … Continue reading

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The Myth of the Point Guard

Question – What do the following NBA current and former stars have in common: Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Tim Duncan, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, David Robinson, and Hakeem Olajuwon? Answer: NONE are point guards. … Continue reading

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Clippers Win Opener For First TIme in Recorded Memory

The Clippers 19-pt win over Golden State was even better than the 15 point margin predicted here yesterday. After a hit-and-miss first half, in the second half the multi-point-guard system worked well, and newcomers Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Caron … Continue reading

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Lakers Blow Lead, Hand Opener to Bulls

Down by seven at halftime, the Lakers fought back, dominated the third quarter, but then blew a fourth quarter lead to lose by a single point. Looking at the stats alone, you’d think they never had a chance, shooting threes … Continue reading

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Lakers, Clippers Tip Off NBA Season Tomorrow

The Lakers start the season on the wings of good news with the reduction of Andrew Bynum’s suspension from five to four games, and with the likelihood that Kobe Bryant will be playing when the the buzzer sounds. That may … Continue reading

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Will MLB Deal with Yorvit Torrealba Assault on Umpire?

Major League Baseball has a very poor record of dealing with on-field assaults by players. In my memory over the 50+ years that I have been following baseball, there have been two outrageous assaults on the playing field by so-called … Continue reading

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NBA Season Can’t Start Soon Enough for Clippers; Lakers Need More TIme

What were meaningless exhibition games in seasons past took on major significance this week for the Lakers and Clippers. The Clippers beat the Lakers in both games this week, and the ramifications for both teams are significant. In Monday’s game, … Continue reading

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Meaningless Exhibition Game May Portend Much of LA’s Basketball Future

The Lakers play the Clippers tonight in a meaningless exhibition game. All that is as stake is the future of LA basketball. The stumbling Lakers play the rejuvenated Clippers in what promises to be a battle of old vs new … Continue reading

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Top Ten Reasons Why the Lakers Will Suck This Season

10. For the first time since the opening of Staples and the sharing of one arena by the Lakers and Clippers, it is the Clippers who will be the more exciting and interesting, and perhaps better, team, and the Lakers … Continue reading

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