The Credits

The Los Angeles Times:

• Lakers want to ring in new season carefully
• For Lakers, there's a Bull elephant in the room
• Andrew Bynum is overdue for earning his salary
  Forbes magazine says the Lakers center is the most overpaid player in the NBA.
  (Nonsense. How quickly people forget what Bynum was doing in each of the past 2 years before his injuries. The young man was putting in work. I'm guessing people who think he's overrated or over paid only watched him come back just before the Playoffs, and fail to take into consideration the extreme difficulties of coming back to a loaded team facing enormous pressure. I'll bet you it's the same people who think LeBron wears the crown just because he averages 2 more assists and rebounds, yet doing nothing to match Kobe's 1st 7 years, nor these past 6 years.  Sorry for the tangent.)
• Clippers' Blake Griffin has stress fracture in kneecap
  Clippers' rookie power forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall draft choice in June, has a stress fracture of the left patella, or kneecap, and could miss as much as six weeks of the season.
  (Damn.  I was looking forward to watching him play.  Somewhere Bill Simmons is furiously typing Part 2 of his "Open Letter to Blake Griffin".)
• Clippers star-studded, but are they still star-crossed?
  Can you put bubble wrap on a franchise?

The OC Register:

• Kobe skips practice with sore left foot; Pau still doubtful
• Check out the Lakers’ logo carved into Artest’s new hairdo 

LA Daily News:

• Lakers hoping for more without less
• Why will the Lakers repeat? Let us count 37 ways ...

Others:

• Opening Night Traffic Advisory at Lakers.com BasketBlog
• TLN’s Game Preview: Lakers vs. Clippers | The Lakers Nation
• Forum Blue And Gold " TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: The Lakers

Click on through for A LOT more Links after the Jump....

• Out of Bounds: 9 Headlines for ‘09
• Lakers get a visit from Tex Winter
• Kareem To Join Grizzlies?

More Lakers Links:

• NBA.com: Time to end the speculation - Power Rankings
• NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association - ESPN
• Lakers look to be a lock in the West, but Nuggets' Karl isn't so sure - The Denver Post
• Instant gratification delayed for Blake Griffin and the Clippers - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott - ESPN
  (I know he isn't a Laker, but we're playing the Clippers tonight.  So.......)
• 2009-10 preview: Cavaliers vs. Lakers matchup - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN

Other NBA:

• Shaquille O'Neal didn't book serious off-season study time
  (Maybe it because he's usually never involved in training camp.  He's usually hurt or he purposely had surgery late to miss camp and pre-season.  He's not used to having to learn plays.  Just having his team be happy to get him back in the mix after time off.  By the way, I though Mike Brown was uncreative or too simple on offense?  Shaq can't learn this offense?  I though he knew the Triangle?  [Supposedly, the hardest offense to teach and learn.  No wonder he always saying to feed the big fella.  He doesn't know what else to do.]  Or was the complaint of Brown's simplistic offense just a scapegoat for last year's Cavs' failure?)
• Shaquille O’Neal’s Cheat Sheet Uncovered | WaitingForNextYear
  (Funny.  I thought this is what they all did anyway.)
• Can Shaq's star power brighten LeBron's future? - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
• Report: Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics can't come to extension deal - ESPN Boston
• NBA teams may not be able to afford full rosters - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN
  (We are only keeping 13 on the roster.)
• SLAM ONLINE | " Stephen Jackson Promises to Behave
• From uniforms to undergarments -- it's all covered in the Uni Watch NBA preview - ESPN
• N.B.A. Preview - Adding Powerful Talent, Top N.B.A. Teams Flex Muscles - NYTimes.com

Wondahbap's Season Predictions:

• Lakers Record: 68-14
• MVP: Kobe Bryant
• DPOY:  Dwight Howard (I think he's over rated as a defender, but he will get his blocks and rebound again)
  
• ROY:  Stephen Curry (Blake's hurt)
  
• COY:  Eddie Jordan - 76ers (Probably should be Phil)
  
• 6th Man: hoping it's Lamar
  
• West Champs;  Lakers over Mavs
  
• East Champs:  Boston over Cavs
  
• NBA Champs:  Lakers over Celtics
  

Audio/Video:

• LAKERS: Lakers Practice Report: 10/26/09
• Lakers.com BasketBlog
  (This is the link to the site's main page, but they have A LOT of audio previews posted.  So you can choose what you want to listen to.)
• Ron Artest Is Ready, Kobe Is Excited -- NBA FanHouse
• Griffin Hustles - NBA Videos and Highlights
  (The play Blake injured himself.)
• ESPNRadio NBA Today
• The Dan Patrick Show