Year: 2011

Brian Shaw No Longer Pursuing Rockets Job & The Top NBA News

Top Story Los Angeles Lakers' Assistant Coach Brian Shaw has taken his name out of consideration for the currently vacant head coaching position of the Houston Rockets. However, Shaw is still in the running for the same position with the…

Should the Lakers Go After Dwight Howard?

Ever since the Orlando Magic were booted out of the playoffs by the Atlanta Hawks and the Lakers untimely exit at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, trade rumors started concerning Superman 2.0, Dwight Howard.  Sources close to Dwight Howard…

For Los Angeles, the Times Are Changing…Again

Is it 2004 again, or is it just me?  The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a similar situation once again.  Phil Jackson is leaving as head coach, with the replacement yet to be confirmed.  The Lakers are coming off…

Mavericks-Thunder Set to Play in Western Conference Finals

Yahoo! Sports: "The Mavs' 36-point rout in Game 4 on May 8 nice break before the West finals begin. Dallas will have the home court advantage against Oklahoma City. 'We set for ourselves high goals in October to win a…

The NBA Lockout and How It Effects the Lakers

I’m having lunch with my 87-year-old grandmother one afternoon and while I’m trying my best to catch a playoff game between the OKC Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies on the tube, she’s trying her best to engage me in conversation any…

Lakers Bench Performance Difference Between Failure and Success

Written by: Steven Almazan A strong bench is the key to any championship team, and it was evident this past postseason that the Lakers bench did not have the strength nor the depth to support the main cast to a…

Jim Buss to Make the Call for the Lakers & The Top NBA News

Top Story Although Jerry Buss is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, his son Jim will be making the decisions this off-season. Jim will decided what coach to hire, and what new players to add to the roster.…

The Top 10 Moments of the Phil Jackson Era

The Lakers’ embarrassing exit out of the 2011 playoffs at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks marked the end of many things. It ended the Lakers’ hopes of a 3-peat, it could have been the end of the Lakers’ run…

Sports World Gears Up for Bulls-Heat Series

Jonathan Abrams: New York Times: "Regardless, of how the Heat and the Bulls got there, the Eastern Conference finals now hold as much intrigue as the just-concluded Heat-Celtics series had star quality.It is Wade against Rose, both raised in Chicago.…

Who Will Be the Heir to Jackson’s Throne?

The Los Angeles Lakers have a daunting task this off-season.  It is not the likely changes that will be made to the roster.  The daunting task is the decision that Jerry Buss and Mitch Kupchak will make to replace the…

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