The Last of Their Kind: Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant
Professional sports is the most impactful when we, the fans, actually care about the player(s) in our favorite team's jerseys. At some point over the past year, I began to shift my allegiance from the teams I supported throughout my…
With Difficult Decisions On The Horizon, The Lakers Are In Limbo
Kevin O’Neill, a former front office guy in the NBA (mostly known for his subpar tenure as the general manager of the Toronto Raptors), once said that in professional sports you’re either selling wins or you’re selling hope. The season…
A Fan’s Reflective Essay: Lakers and Spurs Meet Again, So What?
The most impressive thing about this past weekend's playoff games wasn’t anything that transpired on the court. Learning that Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers was the most watched opening weekend playoff game in…
Contextualizing Kobe’s Season: Doing What It Takes to Reach Playoffs
Two years ago I was sitting through an Introductory Psychology class (yawn), sifting through my Twitter feed while pondering what would complement my instant noodles best that evening for dinner. You know, typical college stuff. When out of nowhere the…
How Has Kobe Bryant’s Season Impacted His Career’s Legacy?
Royce Webb, the NBA editor of ESPN.com, tweeted this last Friday. Is this season good or bad for Kobe's legacy? Playing incredibly well for his age, scoring like crazy, losing a lot. — Royce Webb, ESPN NBA (@RoyceWebb) January 11,…
New Year’s Resolutions for the Lakers in 2013
Phil Jackson once famously told a reporter several years ago that he doesn’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. The Zen Master felt that if a goal is worth achieving, it should be self-motivated instead of being dictated by the turn…
Lakers Must Figure Out Their Problems No Later Than Christmas
At the beginning of December, the San Antonio Spurs were fined $250,000 for their head coach Gregg Popovich’s decision to send Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili home on the same day they were scheduled to square off against the…
Robert Sacre’s Canadian Roots Make Impact in British Columbia
For 99.9 percent of us who pick up a basketball during our developmental years begin our “careers” with the illusion that making the NBA is a legitimate possibility. We watched our idols prosper on television during the night time and would attempt to…
Andrew Bynum’s Bittersweet Valediction and L.A.’s Bright New Future
Toy Story 3 was easily my favourite of the trilogy as it centered on a premise we’ve all dealt with at some point at one point in our lives or another: dealing with something you’ve outgrown. In the film, Andy’s…
The Case for Keeping Andrew Bynum Over Dwight Howard
Andrew Bynum and Dwight Howard are both seven footers who were drafted into the NBA straight out of high school. Ninety-eight percent of you reading this sentence either furthered their education or entered the work force after receiving their diplomas,…
