The Credits

by wondahbap on Oct 30, 2009 7:48 AM PDT in Credits

The Los Angeles Times:

Lakers reserves are aware there's room for improvement
Up next for Lakers: Friday vs. Dallas
The Lakers have won the last six games between the teams.
Lakers' Pau Gasol to miss Friday's game | The Fabulous Forum
Any chance the Cavaliers will go 0-82?

The OC Register:

Usually getting talent, assistant GM Lester this time gives of himself - Lakers blog - OCRegister.com
Lakers' Pau Gasol to miss Friday's game | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

LA Daily News:

Lakers' Bench Mob a non-factor in opening-night win - LA Daily News

Press-Enterprise:

Walton says Lakers' bench reliable

Others:

Gasol Injury Update: Thursday at Lakers.com BasketBlog
Available Now: Ring Ceremony Gear | The Lakers Nation
The NBA’s 30 best go-to players (#1: Kobe Bryant) | Dime Magazine
SLAM ONLINE | » Links: Predictions and…Kobe
(I agree that Kobe will win his 2nd MVP, but Whitaker mentioned Kobe "closing the gap" with LBJ for the L's best player. Shouldn't it be more like" widen" the gap. Kobe's still top dog. Can't wait for Christmas. Anyway...)
Stinging from a loss, Mavs set for LA swing | Mavericks/NBA | Star-Telegram.com
LA-LA not likely to be sweet music for Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Morning News

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Audio/Video:

LAKERS: Lakers Practice Report: 10/29/09

New 710 ESPN Lakers PodKast!!! | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times

ESPN NBA Today

ESPN Radio 710 Los Angeles Live

Kobe scores 62 points through 3 Quarters vs. Dallas

Tim Donaghy Book:

Other NBA happenings:

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Wondahbap

thnx for the links. This like a one stop spot for all Lakers/NBA news.

My favorite headline out of all of the links was:

Any chance the Cavaliers will go 0-82?

"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 30, 2009 8:32 AM PDT reply actions

Thanks for the appreciation.

by wondahbap on Oct 30, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Through the years, Kobe has been clothesline quite a few times. Josh Howard?

Raja Bell? Didn’t Mike Miller give him an elbow in the chops, then Kobe retaliated by decking Miller with elbow while he was cutting through the lane. I think Kobe was suspended for a game or two afterward.

Sasha Vujacic is on an incredible short leash this year. Phil wants him to control his emotions during games, which explains the quick yank in the first game. Way too many articles on the bench’s performance after one game.

by E-ROC on Oct 30, 2009 8:50 AM PDT reply actions

He's too vital to the Lakers future plans, I think.

They need him to have a good year. It does seem like he’s on a short lease.

I think the articles are spill over from last year. The bench wasn’t as good as 07-08. They had an off year, so it’s magnified now. Remember the blown leads last year? They were whined about to high hell because of Game 4 in the 2008 Finals.

Same thing with the Cavs struggles. it’s magnified even more with LBJ’s impending free agency.

by wondahbap on Oct 30, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions

I remember those blown leads, but I didn't think there would be tons of articles about

the bench after one game. ’Ol well.

by E-ROC on Oct 30, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Ariza looks to Kobe for advice

Trevor Ariza(notes), Bryant’s former teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers the previous two seasons, had missed all but one of his 11 shots – including all four of his 3-point attempts – and failed to hand out a single assist. Bryant figured Ariza was in need of a little brotherly advice, so he sent him an encouraging text message.

"He was like, ‘I’ve been through the same situation before. So just slow down, stay focused on your goal and it will come around. You’re in a situation where you have an opportunity, so take advantage of it,’ " Ariza said of Bryant’s message.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqMXIJueEzNbe.bvECnENia8vLYF?slug=mc-arizarockets103009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

And Kobe’s a bad teammate right?

by intuitive on Oct 30, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions