Mike Brown of the Lakers is determined to win a championship this year, and a powerhouse coaching staff to match a dynamite team would be the right way to get there. Brown is hungry. After having started as Head Coach last year after an intense lockout which stripped the Lakers of a third of their season, Brown continued coaching through controversial trades, injured players, and a dysfunctional player dynamic. All of that and he still managed to lead his team to a 41-25 (.621) record. Without a doubt the time is now for his coaching career to shine. And with what Mitch Kupchak has delivered, it is a do or die situation this season. I anticipate nothing less than a performance in the finals.
Look out for LN’s new piece Fan Friday. Today’s #1 fan is a father who named his daughter… you guessed it… Laker. If you think you have what it takes to top today’s fan, leave me a comment below with why you should be considered the Lakers #1 Fan.
Lakers Nation News
Charles Barkley Has Lakers Favorites in Western Conference
NBA Releases 10 Dwight Howard Highlights to Get Laker Fans Excited
Numbers Game: Can Gasol/Howard Be The Best PF/C Combo Ever?
Lakers to Add Three Assistant Coaches
Lakers General Manager: Mitch Kupchak the Magician
Fan Friday: Father Names Daughter Laker
For Mike Brown, It’s Championship Or Bust
Lakers News
Voice Awards to Honor Metta World Peace for Mental Health Advocacy [LA Times]
Lakers Look To Add Talented Coaches, Just As They Have With Players [Forum Blue and Gold]
Lakers Can Handle Oklahoma City Thunder’s Speed [LA Times]
The Lakers’ Most Unnerving Splurge Preceded Dwight Howard [SB Nation]
Van Gundy: Howard Trade Mishandled [Hang Time Blog]
Kobe Bryant Visits China on Nike Tour [LA Times]
How Does Howard to the Lakers Affect Chris Paul’s Future? [Clips Nation]
Lakers to Officially Hire Eddie Jordan, Let the Princeton Experiment Begin [ProBasketballTalk]
Vanessa Bryant Sets High Standard for Kobe’s Championship Rings [LA Times]
How the Lakers match up: San Antonio Spurs [ESPN Los Angeles]
Dwight Howard Could Face Adjustment Period [LA Times]
NBA News
Record 25 Current and Former NBA Players Medal at Olympics [NBA]
Bynum Receives Warm Welcome in Philly [Lakers Blog]
The Pizza That Saved The Sixers Franchise [Liberty Ballers]
Off Topic Friday: Who Would You Choose [Denver Stiffs]
Ricky Rubio Won’t Return Until at Least December; Glen Taylor Still Likes Timberwolves Chances [Sporting News]
Andre Iguodala Wants a Long-Term Stay in Denver [CBS Sports]
Bullets Forever: Celebrating The Greatest, Weirdest Franchise Of All Time [SB Nation]
2012 NBA Preseason Tips Off Friday, Oct. 5, in Istanbul [NBA]
Russell Westbrook Is Terrible At Mustarding [SB Nation]