Tag Archives: Kobe Bryant

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

Posted on December 19, 2011 by theHoundDawg

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

Posted on December 17, 2011 by theHoundDawg

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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Coaches DO Matter

Posted on May 15, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Mark WIllard on KSPN radio, the Los Angeles ESPN radio outlet, today on his show said that the NBA is a players’ league, and that coaches matter little and have little effect on team performance. Hogwash, to put it very … Continue reading →

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Watch Your Step. Oh No!

Posted on July 9, 2010 by theHoundDawg

How about an infield of Vic Martinez at first, Dustin Pedroia at second, Jed Lowrie as short, and Mike Lowell at third. You’ve got Jason Veritek behind the plate, and Jacoby Ellsbury and Jeremy Hermida in the outfield. Starting pitchers … Continue reading →

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Lakers Limp into Playoffs

Posted on April 18, 2010 by theHoundDawg

The Lakers should be raring to go. Unfortunately, chronic injuries to Kobe, Drew Bynum’s yearly leg injury, Sasha’s severely sprained ankle, and a beat-up Jordan Farmar, combined with a first-round face-off with the young, powerful, up-and-coming OC Thunder, makes the … Continue reading →

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Lakers Win – Now What About Next Year?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by theHoundDawg

Congrats to the entire Laker family for a fabulous season, especially Dr Jerry and Buss generation two, Mitch Kupchak, Phil, and the entire team. As I said before the season, and frequently thereafter, the Lakers have the most talented and … Continue reading →

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Defense Lets Lakers Down

Posted on June 10, 2009 by theHoundDawg

Perimeter Defense. Perimeter Defense. Perimeter Defense. The Lakers shot 51%, including a reasonable 35% on 3-pointers, were out-rebounded only by two boards, but missed an unacceptable 10 free throws, shooting only 62% from the line, and lost last night’s game … Continue reading →

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Lakers’ Perimeter Defense Key to Series

Posted on June 2, 2009 by theHoundDawg

The “experts” all say that Dwight Howard will be the key to this series. Well, I don’t think so. This series will be decided not inside the paint, but outside the arc. Howard will get his points, regardless. That will … Continue reading →

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Not “King” Yet, LeBron Can Watch the Lakers Win on TV

Posted on May 30, 2009 by theHoundDawg

Watching the Lakers dominate on Friday night, I saw this deep, all-around team, lead by the dominant player in basketball, Kobe Bryant, get back to the series they were aiming for since last June. Fighting through the Western Conference’s top … Continue reading →

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Lakers Hit Stride and Dominate on Key Road Trip

Posted on February 8, 2009 by theHoundDawg

The end of January saw the Lakers begin a key 6-game road trip, with key stops in New York, Boston, and Cleveland. One game into the trip, and they lost Andrew Bynum for much, if not all, of the rest … Continue reading →

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