I havent seen any posts about the Laker's fan jam from people that went to so I just want to see if other people feel the same way about it as I do... who went and what are your thoughts about it??? Anyone else feel as disappointed about it as I am? Also,  why hasnt anyone congratulated Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown for breaking the world record for free throws made in one minute?

He spent the off-season in the weight room, getting stronger. For the most part, that worked. Losing him for six or so games at the end of the season with the achilles issue is better than him going down with a knee injury. We weren't going to catch Cleveland anyway. The Lakers should have enough to maintain the best record in the West.

Looking long term, if the team can have Bynum for an average of 70 or so games per year, that's probably as much as you can expect. Some people are more susceptible to injuries than others, and he's apparently one of them. If he can avoid any more knee problems or a bad high ankle sprain, then 70 games a year is probably realistic.

Mikan was a horse, Wilt was seemingly invulnerable, Kareem was pretty much the same, Shaq rested for half the season until the playoffs, and Bynum gets nicked up a lot. He's going to be here a long time, and we're going to have to get used to this.

For those who want the Lakers to trade him, I don't know what you'd get in return. Who would trade us a top center (there's only a few good ones) for Bynum, straight up? And if we swapped him to some team for a great point guard, then we'd really be changing the entire approach for the team.

He's still just a guppy, in terms of age. If he can stay upright and continue workout regimens to get stronger — as well as improve his game (and he does get better every year) — then we'll have a serious advantage inside for a long time.

Just my .02.

I'm not sure if anyone has heard or read about this or if it was even in The Credits but I think it's good news.  Personally, I was 50/50 on his injury in terms of how serious is was.  His history of injuries was a concern but it was also a concern that this was a new type of injury.  What kept me at ease was the way in which he walked off the court which was with no help at all.  I would rather see him rest and take time off rather than have him aggrevate it and make it worse.  Honestly, I feel they could make it to the Finals without Bynum because they have done it before.  No matter how much in love the media is with Dallas Dirk isn't the type of player that strikes fear. 

KevinDing: MRI results show no rupture in Bynum’s Achilles’ and he will be re-evaluated in one week.

BA_Turner: Andrew MRI results confirmed a strained left Achilles tendon. He will be reevaluated in 1 week. Drew will miss at least 4 games

latmedina: MRI confirmed he had the left achilles tendon. With being evaluated next week, that means Bynum will miss at least 4 games

http://thelakersnation.com/blog/2010/03/20/breaking-news-bynum-mri-shows-no-rupture-in-bynums-achilles-out-at-least-1-week/

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I don't know how many of my fellow Laker fans follow other teams, but there has been a recent changing of the guard in the NBA, and it involves the Lakers.....in a convoluted way....

As an avid fantasy basketball enthusiast, I try to watch as many basketball games as I can in my free time. Sadly, I haven't had this free time in a while, but have had time to check up on some box scores. Recently I noticed a new name pop up on my radar: Toney Douglas

If the name doesn't sound familiar, think again. He is the player the Lakers drafted at #29 in the first round of the 2009 Draft. The very same player we promptly traded to the New York Knicks for  a second-round draft pick in 2011 and $3 million. And it is this very same player that has been handed the keys to the Mecca of Sports or more fondly known as the Garden. 

In the 3 games since he was made starter of the Knicks, Douglas has put up some impressive numbers. Sure it maybe due to the D'Antoni system, his numbers are impressive none-the-less for a rookie.

3/13 @. Jason Kidd/DAL Douglas has 21pts  on an impressive (8-10 FG, 4-4 3PT) with 8 assists  and held the walking Triple-Double Jason Kidd to a mere 15 pts/6Asts

3/15 @ Phi          Douglas had 20 pts (7-13 FG, 2-6 3PT) with 7 assists while outplaying Philly's Jrue Holiday

After the Phi game, D'Antoni had this to say of Douglas "When Toney was on the court, we played a lot better. He hit a big 3-pointer for us and played with a lot of energy." This was after the Knicks managed two impressive road wins.

And finally, we get to the game that inspired me to write this article:

3/17 @ Bos        Douglas had 11 pts (5-13 FG, 1-6 3PT) 3 Ast, 3steal, 7 rbs

Okay so he didn't have a great shooting night, but Fisher would kill to have a game like this these days. What I found even more impressive however was what he was able to hold Laker Killer (Fisher/Farmar/Brown Killer) to only 5 pts! The Killer I speak of his of course Boston Celtics guard, Rajon Rondo. Sure Rondo had 12 dimes to his credit, but having watched Rondo burn the Lakers backcourt time and again, I would love to see someone be able to keep Rondo to 5 points any day vs. the Lakers.

I haven't yet gotten to see Douglas play, but man, seeing some of these stat lines are certainly exciting (sad) to see since he very well could have been our future PG. I know its hard to get an idea of a players true abilities from box scores, but it's certainly refreshing to see opponent PG stats un-inflated by  Erek Fisher's efense... yes I left the D out on purpose.... whatcha gonna do about it?!!?

Have any of you out there gotten to see Douglas play? Did the Lakers blow it by trading him away similar to how the Blazers blew it by trading Jermaine O'neal? Did we trade a future All-star?

Lakers Fan Jam is this weekend and I was wondering if anyone was going? It looks pretty fun, pretty much a fan fest that is 100% Lakers. There's going to autographs and appearances by players and legends as well as other fun games. Odom and Artest are going to try and break the world record for most free throws in a minute on Saturday night, should be interesting.

I'll be there on Saturday.

I've followed Jordan Farmar's career since his days at UCLA and for some reason become a champion, rooting for him to succeed.  How great or average or deserving he is is not what this post is about.  I am just confused as to what Phil Jackson's thinking is in suddenly dropping his playing time down to about three minutes when he was doing so well.   Did he mess up somehow when I wasn't watching? 

I'm a big time fantasy sports addict. I cant get enough of it. I thought it would be fun to run a March Madness Tourney with everyone on Silver Screen & Roll. If you are interested, head over to yahoo and sign up. Its free when you sign up for one of their email accounts.

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This is my first fan post so be gentle with me. Last year, the Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers twice, sweeping the season series. At the end of the season, LeBron James was chosen as the league's MVP. This year, the Lakers lost both games to the Cavs and after the second one, some sports writers said Kobe Bryant had lost his chance at MVP this season because of those two losses. I find it interesting that there was never any question of LBJ losing out on his chance to be MVP last year.

To that point, while KB was out for 5 games this season, the Lakers went 4-1, and the sages, er, sports writers again said Kobe proved himself that he wasn't this year's MVP because the team was winning without him. Fast forward to this week and LBJ hasn't played a game due to injury, but will probably return tomorrow. In the time he's been out, his team hasn't lost. Does that mean he's no longer the favorite for MVP?

Since so many people rec'd it and suggested it should be it's own fanpost, here it is (late and all). It's pretty much the exact same thing I wrote, so If you already read it, don't bother! I'd rather you bask in the epic diaper battle between Matt Barnes and Lamar Odom.

Also, big ups to Ico24 whose fanpost inspired whatever I wrote.

Also, this is all my opinion, and I want it to be clear that I love and respect LeBron James' game.

Here are the ten reasons, in order of importance(some of these might be filler, but dominance entails many aspects) why Kobe is better than LeBron James, even as he ages :

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