Wade LaRoche

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Is It Time For a Lakers Youth Movement?

More than a week after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs, the team remains in the spotlight. Unfortunately, the team is not in the news for their play, instead the team that has been crowned champions the last two…

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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…

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Lamar Odom Finally Gets the Recognition he has Earned

To say that Lamar Odom has gone through a few bumps in the road is like saying he is kind of versatile: it's a huge understatement. Odom has dealt with problems on and off the court but in his 11th…

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Eastern Conference Playoff Preview

After one of the most dramatic and intriguing regular seasons in recent memory, the NBA is about to kick off its real season on Saturday as the NBA playoffs will kick into gear. This year’s edition of the NBA playoffs…

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All-Time Scorers; Can Kobe Catch Kareem?

Tuesday night's contest between the Lakers and the Jazz was anything but memorable, as it was an ugly game resulting in a Lakers defeat. The game was forgettable for so many reason, especially compared to another April 5th contest between…

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Trouble in Gotham City is Not Melo’s Fault

Despite the fact that Carmelo Anthony was finally traded after what seemed to be months of speculation, Melo Drama is still a theme in this 2010-2011 season. With the speculation over and Carmelo finally where he desired to be, we…

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The Race for the NBA’s Best Sub

While the NBA's Most Valuable Player is usually the award that receives most of the headlines and debate, perhaps the association's sixth man award is equally as important. The Sixth Man of the Year Award is important because big games…

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Current Lakers have a taste of March Madness

For most basketball fans March usually means two things: the end of winter and more importantly the basketball lover’s heaven known as March Madness. Each and every year we see Cinderella stories; buzzer beaters and future NBA stars compete in…

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Andrew Bynum May be New Lakers X-Factor

In the past two seasons during the Lakers’ championship runs the common belief has been that the Lakers are unbeatable when their x-factor plays well. During the two seasons the undisputed x-factor of the team has been Lamar Odom, who…

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No Legs? No Problem for Kobe

Almost immediately after Kobe Bryant won his record-tying fourth All-Star game MVP award, TNT analyst Charles Barkley said what he’s said all season long. His message was that Lakers star Kobe Bryant has lost his legs. The All-Star game, which…

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