The Credits

by wondahbap on Oct 29, 2009 7:30 AM PDT in Credits

The Los Angeles Times:

Lakers' Andrew Bynum has a lot go right on opening night -- latimes.com
E:60 profiles Ron Artest | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
(Click HERE to talk about it.)

The OC Register:

LA Daily News:

Lakers' opening act a hit for many

Others:

Jackson not happy with bench play - PE.com | News for Inland Southern California
Future looks bright for Bynum, Lakers - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Kenny Smith: Lakers are ‘hands-down’ the NBA’s best | The Lakers Nation
Lakers Part Of TNT’s Most-Watched NBA Coverage | The Lakers Nation
Kobe Bryant, veteran leadership could help Lakers make history - SI.com
Must Have: Lakers Champions Collection | Dime Magazine
Lil’ Dez Big Nike | Dime Magazine
While Kobe got got his ring, Lil' Dez got some kicks. Yesterday, Kobe's biggest fan got a pair of signature kicks - the Lil' Dez Big Nike.

Click on through for MORE Links after the Jump...

NBA Related Links:

Cavs Fall to Raptors to Remain Winless -- NBA FanHouse
LeBron's future hangs over Cavs' slow start - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
(I know it's only two games into the season, but I'm worried if I'm a Cavs fan. This has to work and any or eveything that goes wrong is multiplied because of LeBron's impending free agency. Think about it like this, every lead the Lakers blew last year was magnified because of Game 4 on the 2008 Finals. It seemed worse than it was. Same thing because of the Cavs' crushing defeat in the ECF. They were soul searching after losing to the Magic and it doesn't look like like anything has changed. It's comical watching Shaq hesitantly come out to set a high pick for LBJ beyond the 3-pt line. It's like he remembers 14 seconds into the shot clock. Real smart. Set the pick with the guy you need to rebound a miss. Over and over again. Add that to the fact that Shaq is sure to grumble on a team faltering. He's the guy with 4 Rings. You don't think he'll chime in with his opinion on how to fix "problems." Many "experts" and NBA followers questioned the Shaq addition, and if it doesn't work then what? The Cavs are back at the start with every other team who might pursue LeBron. And the grass always looks greener on the other side. Now, supposedly the Cavs are interested in trading for Stephen Jackson, and the 3-4 years left in his contract? When they are trying to make sure they have flexibility in re-signing LeBron. If that's not desperate, what is? The Nets impending sale changed things. They're back in the hunt. I expect the Cavs to come around, but if they continue to falter, this thing will spiral faster than it should because of the pressure.)
Months Later, Rip Gets Iverson's Back - Bethlehem Shoals - The Baseline - Sporting News
NBA.com: Spurs ramp up on defense to knock off Hornets
Carmelo Puts Millsap on a Poster -- NBA FanHouse
Basketbawful - Worst of the Night: October 28, 2009
Hardwood Paroxysm " Blog Archive " Nichols and Dime: Improvements to my Look at Player Impacts on Teammates’ Three-Point Shooting
Celtics improve to 2-0 after defensive clinic on Bobcats - CelticsBlog
Looking For The Real Amare - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott - ESPN
Behind the Box Score, where Denver has a good one - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Daily Dime: Defending East champs shine - NBA - ESPN
NBA.com: Rookie Rankings: Griffin injury throws race wide open
Curry's debut is solid, but not off the charts - San Francisco Chronicle
(My pick for ROY, but I'm sure the guy Matt Moore talks ablout in the link below will earn some votes.)
Hardwood Paroxysm " Blog Archive " Lemon Face/Lion Face 10.28.09
Lion Face: DEJUAN BLAIR I’m a fool. I foolishly tried to defend the decision of 29 NBA GMs, thinking that yes, some of them were morons, but surely there was some valid reason not to grab the kid. I erroneously called out 48 Minutes of Hell yesterday about talking about ROY votes. I wanted to see if he would even get minutes, if he would be able to keep it together against actual regular season competition. And it’s possible his knees could fall off tomorrow. But you look at his college career. You look at his training camp. You look at his preseason, and you look at tonight, 14 points on 7-10 shooting in 22 minutes, with 11 boards. Simply beastly. And it wasn’t just the numbers. He caught no-look passes that most rookies whiff on. He passed out of the post, which I have yet to see Michael Beasley do effectively. He moved in transition, he bodies up veterans, he slugged it out, got his buckets, and you can tell the team accepts him. He’s Spurs material. I was wrong. Great game.

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As always thnx for all the Links

My favorite quotes from everything above:

Kobe on Artest:

I don’t think he’s used to being that wide open."

Kenny Smith on the Lakers repeating:

“Most people say that the two things that will stop the Lakers are Lamar Odom’s wedding and Ron Artest running into the stands,” Smith said. "If those are the only two things you have to worry about with winning a championship as a coach, you want that every single year. Basketball-wise, they don’t have any holes.

Bynum:

"Our goal should be to break the Bulls’ [72-win] record," Bynum said. "I know that’s much easier to say than do, but we have that kind of a team."

(The goal should be a title youngster)

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 29, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions

Gotta love the youthful honesty.

by wondahbap on Oct 29, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Yup

But I’m glad the Lakers have the vet leadership to bring him down to earth.

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 29, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Rumors say...

that vet leadership, i.e., Kobe, has been whispering about shooting for 73 to his teammates… just saying.

Then again, it’s a double edged sword. Don’t want to wear yourself out chasing regular season records, but then again, a team that just won the championship and might become complacent might just have good use for an extra regular season goal. Who knows?

Strength & Honor
It's good to be the Champs

by Josh Tucker on Oct 29, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Kobe knows what it means for his legacy.

I fully believe he could be whispering about it.

by wondahbap on Oct 29, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree

but Kobe will never admit that publicly because he has been asked and just like Wondahbap I think he is well aware of it. That is why I think in part he picked to wear jersey number 24. At the same time, I do believe that although beating that record is a goal, I can put my money that Kobe would rather win a title above any other goal. Just my opinion.

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 29, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions

I think the # change

was more PR. Casual fans who knew #8 of the Lakers and the previous transgression of Colorado don’t see #8 anymore. They see #24.

A new beginning.

It might not mean anything to you because we deep into being basketball fans, but there a lot of people who don’t know. Like T-Mobile naming their newest top of the line phone the"MyTouch" which is TOO similar to “iTouch,” Apple’s iPod version of the iPhone. That’s not a mistake. They want some customers to be confused.

by wondahbap on Oct 29, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I heard him saying something like that

good point and I like how you included that T mobile example.

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 29, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Just came out! I'm getting this

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 29, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Oh snap!

by wondahbap on Oct 29, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

that's what I said.

The popular one that Kobe wore on the parade was so hard to get but I bought it. it was online from 60-100 dollars but I was up every morning at 5am to get it from Nike.com for 30 But! I love this one even more. But the other one, it never fails, when I wear it you can tell those who know what it is because I get that double-take look.

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 29, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions