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Kobe Game Time Decision for Tonight. Gasol To Return No Later Than Monday.

15 Mar

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni told reporters today that Kobe Bryant is getting treatment and could possibly play today against the Indiana Pacers.

“Obviously, he’ll get better every day and we’ll just see. When he can go, he’ll go,” D’Antoni told reporters today.

If Kobe can’t go, sharp shooter Jodie Meeks will start in his place.

D’Antoni also provided insight on Pau Gasol’s return, stating that he can return as early as Sunday’s game against Sacramento or no later than Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns.

- Fern Rea “@fullcourtfern”

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Kobe Out With Severe Sprain After Take Out By Jones. Calls Play “Dirty”

14 Mar
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Lakers down by 2 with 16 seconds to play. You know who’s getting the ball and so do the Atlanta Hawks. Defensive specialist Dahntay Jones is assigned the unenviable task of sticking Kobe Bryant in the closing moment of a game where a win or a tie is just one clutch shot away. Kobe’s made a career of coming through in moments like this.

Kobe makes a move, gets separation, elevates, fades away and his shot from the baseline is just off the front of the rim.

Lakers lose.

Kobe is down, holding his ankle and writhing in pain. The worse possible scenario has just unfolded. Lakers 4 game winning streak is snapped and their leader appears to be severely injured. The Lakers now move forward with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance and no assurance of when Kobe will return.

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Twitter Wars: Kobe’s Offense the Problem? @JfromCompton v @raining3sdotcom

19 Jan

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I was driving to pick up my daughter last night after work when I heard a few segments of some late night sports talk radio show on 710 ESPN. The host, J from Compton, led the discourse of tying the Lakers current woes to Kobe Bryant’s shot selection and volume. He mentioned other problems as well but the discussion was dominated by Kobe’s offense. It’s a tired topic that routinely resurfaces anytime a Kobe led Lakers team begins to struggle.

The continued disrespect and utter lack of appreciation of what Kobe brings is mind-boggling. Scratch that, its mind blowing, and in the bad and gory way, not the good mind blowing.

Kobe Bryant is, was and will always be a go for the throat, relentless, unconscionable, aggressive scoring machine.

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Lakers Make a Run Late But Still Fall to Clippers 107-102

4 Jan

The Los Angeles Clippers dominated in all of the hustle categories for the majority of the night. They killed the Los Angeles Lakers on the boards (47-36), grabbed what seemed like every offensive rebound and loose ball. The Clippers led for the entire game and had that lead reach as much as 19 points against the Lakers.

Somehow, the Clippers found themselves in ball game late in the 4th quarter.

The Lakers got within 2 points after a Kobe Bryant jumper at the top of the key with 1:29 remaining. That’s the closest that the Lakers would get.

Chris Paul put all hopes of a great Lakers come back to bed when he hit a jumper over Kobe Bryant with 0.19 seconds remaining.

Clippers beat the Lakers for the 2nd time this season, 107-102.

Chris Paul led the way for the Clippers with 30 points and 13 assists.

Kobe Bryant was again spectacular offensively Friday Night; he ended the night with 38 points and added 5 steals.
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Lakers lose Dwight in the 3rd then to the Nuggets 126-114

26 Dec

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The Lakers came in feeling good riding a 5 game winning streak and a Christmas Day win against a good New York Knicks team. That good feeling only lasted 1 day as they fall to the Nuggets 126-114.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers in scoring with 40 points and that extended his streak of consecutive games of scoring 30 or more to 10 games.
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The Return of Oswald Bates on Radio 710 ESPN Los Angeles

19 Dec

Growing up I was a huge fan of the skit comedy show In Living Color that starred creators/comedians Keenan Ivory and Damon Wayans. The show ran for about 5 years and had quite a bit of talent on the show that went on to become big stars: Jamie Fox, Jim Carey and Jennifer Lopez to name a few.

Arguable, (in my book there is no argument) the real star of the show was Damon Wayans who’s characters were the most humorous and memorable of the show. I might even say iconic in some cases. When thinking of the early 90s at some point Damon’s characters on In Living Color start coming to mind, such as:
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Lakers Taking Out Ad on Craigslist for New Coach?

14 Dec

Lakers Head Coach

Apparently the Lakers’ front office has become less discreet about their coaching search. Listed under the Gigs section on Craigslist is an ad for a Head Coaching position with the Lakers. The requirements for the position are as follows:

Head coach wanted for Los Angeles lakers
Qualifications :
Must work well with others
Must be defensive minded
Must have NBA finals experience
Must be familiar with the triangle offence
Ability to check egos
Atleast 10 years experience
Must be able to thrive under pressure
Must be able to pass background check with viable references
If you meet these requirements please contact Dr. Jerry Buss or Mitch kupchek

Lakers Head Coach

We have yet to confirm if this is a legitimate ad posting (tongue in cheek but you know that) from the Lakers but if you think you are a viable candidate here is a link to the ad so that you can submit your qualifications and pitch. Good luck.

-Fern Rea “@fullcourtfern”

NBA Trade Deadline Tally – 4 trades – 2pm update

15 Mar

Reports of completed deals from reputable sources:

  1. Memphis sending Sam Young to Philadelphia for the draft rights to 2005 2nd round draft pick Ricky Sanchez – reported by Philadelphia Daily News
  2. Toronto Raptors sending Leandro Barbosa to the Indiana Pacers for a future 2nd round pick – reported by Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports
  3. New Jersey Nets acquire forward Gerald Wallace from the Portland Trailblazers for center Mehmet Okur, forward Shawne Williams and a top 3 protected 2012 1st round pick – reported by Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo! Sports
  4. Lakers have acquired point guard Ramon Sessions and forward Christian Eyenga from the Cleveland Cavilars for Luke Walton and their 2012 1st round pick – reported by Alex Kennedy from Hoopsworld

Raining 3s Twine-Tickler of the day – 12/27/11 – Ray Allen

28 Dec

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Twine-Tickler of the day is the player that was scorching the nets from the
outside on game day. The deeper the shot, the more the tickling of the twine gets occurs.
Efficiency, range and volume are emphasized in this award.

Ray Allen is quiet possibly the greatest shooter to have ever played in the NBA so it should be no surprise that he out shined all NBA ballers yesterday in terms of twine arousal. His 28 point effort couldn’t help the Celtics get their first win of the season,  but Ray’s ball looked good raining down last night.

Stat Line from 12/27 game vs. Miami Heat (loss 107 – 115):

Points: 28

From the field: 8 – 12, 66.6 %

From 3 point land: 6 – 8, 75.0 %

From the stripe: 6 – 6, 100.0 %

Raining 3′s Twine-Tickler of the day – 12/26/11

27 Dec

Twine-Tickler of the day is the player that was scorching the nets from the
outside on game day. The deeper the shot, the more the twine gets tickled.
Efficiency, range and volume are emphasized in this award.

Marcus Thornton was wearing out the nets in Sacramento in the Kings’ 100 to 91 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday night. Marcus was 4 for 7 from behind the arc and totaled 27 points in the Kings’ opener at Arco.

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Stat Line from 12/26 game vs. Los Angeles Lakers (win 100 – 91):

Points: 27

From the field: 9 – 13, 69.2 %

From 3 point land: 4 – 7, 57.1 %

From the stripe: 5 – 5, 100.0 %

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