by Charlie on December 9, 2011
There’s been a lot of talk about how David Stern over-stepped by nixing the Chris Paul trade. My take? I the commish over-stepped – by a pretty substantial margin. But I also think this is a unique situation, and one unlikely to be replicated. The league has been managing the Hornets for the last year, [...]
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by Charlie on May 9, 2011
The latest Laker dynasty ended with a resounding “thud.” Or maybe that was just the sound of JJ Barea hitting the deck after being laid out by Laker center Andrew Bynum – one of several classless fouls committed by Los Angeles long after the outcome was no longer in doubt. Bynum and Lamar Odom were [...]
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by Charlie on May 9, 2011
“My hopes and aspirations are: this is the final game that I’ll coach.” – Phil Jackson “Yeah, right.” – Charlie Zegers Phil Jackson seems intent on riding off into the sunset after the Mavericks completed a four-game sweep of his Lakers with an embarassing 122-86 beat-down. And that’s not unexpected – Jackson needed a fair [...]
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by Charlie on May 5, 2011
While they might look unimpressive at times during the regular season, the Lakers always manage to turn it on in the playoffs, right? And while the Dallas Mavericks may look like world-beaters, they tend to fall apart in the post season. We might need to re-think both teams’ reputations, as the Lakers are in a [...]
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Lamar Odom,
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by Charlie on March 29, 2011
The Los Angeles Lakers’ lucrative new television deal could drop in value if the Kings move to nearby Anaheim, ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi reports. That’s somewhat ironic, given the fact that the Lakers’ deal is one of the reasons Kings ownership is looking to Orange County. … Read Full Post
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by Charlie on February 9, 2011
In our last episode of the Melo-Drama, the Knicks seemed to be closing in on a deal for Denver’s all-star forward. But ESPN’s Chris Broussard threw a monkey wrench into the works yesterday with his report that the Los Angeles Lakers had entered the discussion, and might offer center Andrew Bynum to Denver. … Read [...]
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by Charlie on February 3, 2011