The Credits: "Help Wanted"
by C.A. Clark on Mar 22, 2010 6:13 AM PDT
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Starring You? We need to enlist one (or more) of the fine members of Silver Screen and Roll to help out with The Credits a couple times a week. If you, like most of us, spend a goodly deal of time trolling the web for news about Los Lakers, and wouldn't mind sharing those nuggets of wisdom that you find, please inquire within.
- Lakers victory doesn't feel like one to Jackson - LA Daily News
- Odom, Lakers still a championship riddle - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Phil Jackson says Andrew Bynum is showing some improvement - latimes.com
- Lakers show only a vague sense of urgency - Los Angeles Times
- Lakers' victory draws mixed reviews - PE.com
MUCH MORE after the Jump...
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¡Viva Los Lagoneros!
by DexterFishmore on Mar 21, 2010 10:26 PM PDT
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Why does the NBA think slapping the word Los in front of a team name is the way to celebrate Noche Latina? It makes little sense. It's not like the jerseys usually read "The Lakers," so what's with adding a definite article? And if "Lakers" doesn't sound especially Spanish to you, it turns out you're right. The translation (courtesy of PAGFL) is Lagoneros, which would actually look quite cool on an alternate jersey. Why not go that route? It would offer linguistic integrity and not look like something drawn up at Taco Bell corporate headquarters.
That's the most interesting discussion topic arising from tonight's game, a 99 to 92 Lakers victory over the Wizards of Washington. A desperately boring affair this was, wrapping up four straight contests against the NBA's great unwashed. The Wizards have little talent and even less motivation. They presented an opportunity for the Lakers to notch an easy win, pile up some stats and get used to playing without Andrew Bynum, and sure enough, that's how it all went down.
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Los Lakers-Wizards Open Thread
by DexterFishmore on Mar 21, 2010 6:15 PM PDT
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It's Noche Latina at Staples Center. The home team will wear white "Los Lakers" jersey. The visiting team, presumably, will wear something else.
Glug glug glug a Cerveza Pacífico upon any mention of:
- The Antawn Jamison or Caron Butler trades,
- Andrew Bynum's Achilles,
- The Wizards' 10-game losing streak,
- Gilbert Arenas's suspension or jersey-number change, or
- Points off turnovers.
¡Salud!
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The Los Angeles Lakers will win a basketball game tonight, Act 2
by C.A. Clark on Mar 21, 2010 4:16 PM PDT
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Forgive the unoriginality of my title, but Dex described the last game perfectly, and that description just happens to apply to tonight's game as well. Is it coincidence that the Lakers play two woeful opponents during the NCAA tournament? Well, in this case yes. Washington wasn't supposed to be a bad team. Many projected them as the East's 4th team coming into the season, but Gilbert Arenas never returned to true Agent Zero status, which pretty much killed them. Oh, and for some reason, he hasn't been playing much lately. He must have gotten injured again, I guess.
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Bynum to Miss at Least Four Games
That's the word out of Laker HQ today after doctor review of Bynum's MRI revealed a strain but no rupture. Drew will be reevaluated in a week, so he could miss time in addition to the Washington game on Sunday and the first three games of the upcoming road trip. Keep in mind the team's track record of giving initial recovery-time estimates that usually get extended at least once.
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Should the Lakers shorten rotations without Andrew Bynum?
by C.A. Clark on Mar 20, 2010 11:59 AM PDT
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Once again, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the unenviable position of having to deal with an injury to Andrew Bynum. The severity of the injury is not yet known; Bynum is scheduled to undergo an MRI right about now. Dex provided some good knowledge regarding strains in last night's recap, so check that out, but the general consensus is that Bynum is probably looking at anywhere from 2-6 weeks (a prognosis that will be much more specific after today). While this injury is probably not nearly as serious as previous episodes, it still has the potential to be just as damaging to the Lakers.
So now we must turn our attention to how the Lakers will respond strategically. I won't say this injury came at the worst possible time (unless it does actually take Bynum out for the playoffs, which is unlikely), but on a scale of "meh" to "We're f***ed", this is definitely a son of a bitch.
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The Credits: "Deja Vu"
by wondahbap on Mar 20, 2010 9:33 AM PDT
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Starring Andrew Bynum and an injury. (I know...I've used this title already - for one Kobe's game winners.)
- Lakers Beat Wolves; Bynum Leaves in Third at Lakers.com BasketBlog
- Andrew Bynum leaves Friday night's game with strained left Achilles tendon - Land 'O Lakers Blog
- Things apparently were going too well for the Lakers - Los Angeles Times
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/T’Wolves: Lakers Win, Bynum Banged Up
- Dave McMenamin: When Kobe Bryant shares, Los Angeles Lakers excel - ESPN Los Angeles
- Where the Lakers Are Now & Where They Need To Be | Lakers Nation
MUCH MORE after the Jump...
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Everyone Panic? Andrew Bynum is Hurt Again
by DexterFishmore on Mar 19, 2010 11:06 PM PDT
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That's the only news of interest from tonight's game, a basically foreseeable 104 to 96 Lakers victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. With 10:09 left in the third quarter, Andrew Bynum limped off the court and into the locker room, trailed by trainer Gary Vitti. It soon emerged that Drew has strained his left Achilles tendon and will be reevaluated tomorrow. He walked off under his own power, so it didn't look that bad, but we'll see. After the game, Phil Jackson said that the team is "a little concerned" and that he expects Drew to miss "a little bit" of time.
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