The Credits (Updated)

New Links added to this post today instead of a new post.  Enjoy!

Los Angeles Times:

• Lakers' quest to repeat begins Wednesday
• The upcoming NBA season at a glance
• Lakers head to training camp: That's entertainment!
• Potholes on the road to a repeat: Regarding complacency - Lakers Blog
  
  *NEW* - 9/30
• Lakers excited about title defense
• Lakers' loony bin is now in full swing
• Lakers are confident about defending title

• Lakers Sign Four to Training Camp Roster at Lakers.com BasketBlog
  Tony Gaffney, David Monds, Mickael Gelebale and Michael Fey
• Forum Blue And Gold " Media Day Thoughts
• Los Angeles Lakers focused on repeating? - ESPN

• *NEW* Even Ron and Kobe overshadowed as Lamar Odom in spotlight at Lakers media day - ESPN
  More than title talk, Lamar Odom's recent nuptials put him uncomfortably in the spotlight.

• *NEW* Hardwood Paroxysm » Blog Archive » Crazy Pills IV: Back In The Habit
  "He can’t hurt team chemistry, they’re invulnerable. They’re led by an assassin (but a loving father!), who doesn’t care what you do as long as you don’t get in his way. Gasol could play with anyone. He just does his thing and parties. Odom is a space cadet. Bynum is a space cadet. It’s not like this is a delicate situation that has to be handled. The Lakers are impervious. And that freedom allows him to be at once wanted, and incapable of pushing them to the edge."
• *NEW*  Lamar Odom center of attention at Lakers media day - Arash Markazi - SI.com

OC Register:

• Jackson has a ‘big’ idea for line-up - Lakers blog
• If Lakers fail to repeat, blame reality TV
  
  *NEW*  - 9/30
• Kobe should bring Lakers focus, but Shaq might well in Cleveland, too - Lakers blog - OCRegister.com

• SLAM ONLINE | " NBA Summer Moves: Pacific Division
• Odds to win 2010 NBA Championship | Sports Odds
  (FYI - Sports betting site)
• What Did Kobe Tell Manny Pacquiao? -- NBA FanHouse
• Bryant Leaves Upper Deck, Signs with Panini - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - CNBC.com
• *NEW*  SHELBURNE: Lakers' Bryant cedes center stage to Odom, Artest - LA Daily News
• *NEW*   Lamar Odom center of attention at Lakers media day - Arash Markazi - SI.com
• *NEW*  Forum Blue And Gold » Second Verse, Same as the First

Audio/Video:

710 ESPN LOS ANGELES Media Day Interviews
Includes interviews by "Mason and Ireland" with Kobe, Phil, Lamar, Derek Fisher, Ron Artest, Luke Walton and Andrew Bynum.

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

• I've got questions; do teams have answers? - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN
• Questions facing all 30 teams as they open camp - Chris Mannix - SI.com
  (How many of those questions were the same as Charlie Rosen's or vice versa?)
• Sources: NBA refs decline league's latest offer - ESPN
  (I wonder if the refs are going to shoot themselves in the foot like the MLB umps did years ago.  Probably.  I can't imagine them having much leverage.  Are they really that much better or worse than a college ref or "minor" league ref would be?)
• Rambis readies for first training camp - Basketball - MiamiHerald.com
  
• Shaquille O’Neal ready to share the spotlight | Cleveland Cavaliers News
  "I’m 37 years old; it isn’t my time anymore," O’Neal said. "I had my time, and I did what I did. I’m not one of those players that always thinks it is his time.
  (Yeah, right!)
• Kevin Garnett scrimmaging, ready for Celtics' camp - ESPN
• All I Care About Is KG - CelticsBlog
  (I hope the Kid comes back healthy so we can whoop his and the Celtics' ass(es), then we all go over and troll at CelticsBlog!......I'm only playing about trolling.)
• Warriors' Stephen Jackson still wants to be traded - NBA - SI.com
  (Yes.  this team is in our division.)
• Warriors' Monta Ellis Says He Can't Play Alongside Stephen Curry -- NBA FanHouse
  (Lovely.  Captain Jack wants out.  Monta gets hurt badly, almost has his contract terminated, then seems like he's not down willing to adapt.  Nice.  This team is in our division!  Along with the Kings, Clippers, and crap Suns.  This is great.)

Speaking of the Clippers.  How is this a good idea?.....

• Blake Griffin healthy, likely to start on Los Angeles Clippers bench - ESPN
  (Huh?  Where's Bill Simmons at when you need him?  I'm expecting a paragraph or two about this in his NBA Preview.)
• Rashard Lewis on 10-Game Suspension: 'I Did Nothing Wrong' -- NBA FanHouse
• Embarking on the Reinvention of Agent Zero - Bethlehem Shoals - The Baseline - Sporting News
• Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas to give up blog-writing focus amid return - ESPN

*NEW*

• Will Joe Johnson's Future Be in Atlanta? -- NBA FanHouse
  (Sorry, Joe.  I think you are making a mistake passing up a 4 year/$60 million extension to test free agency in the Summer of LeBron with the rest of the studs.  I don't think you're a max guy.  Good.  Not great.  How much do you really resonate with fans?)
• To Get Back on the Court, Older Refs Need to Swallow Self-Interest -- NBA FanHouse
  (Hat tip to Kurt at FB & G)
• Mike D'Antoni, New York Knicks balance present with future - Chris Mannix - SI.com
• Van Gundy Takes Vince Carter to Task Defensively -- NBA FanHouse