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Coach Kobe? The Case for Bringing Back NBA Player-Coaches
Bill Russell won two NBA titles while acting as both a player and a head coach. There aren’t any player-coaches anymore, but Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan would be up to the task.
NBA Mid-Season: Buy the Cavaliers, Nuggets; Sell the Celtics, Magic
We’re just past midway on the NBA season, and there’s a lot for us to look at. Of particular interest is how the top teams have fared against other top teams, and how their offseason personnel moves have panned out.
No News is Good News: Why NBA Coaches are Essentially Worthless
Every sport has their legendary coaches, but in basketball the legendary coaches seem to bounce around more than most. And that’s why I’m here to let you in on a little secret: coaches are essentially useless.
After an NFL Season of NBA Games, Lakers and Magic Make the Super Bowl
We’ve been through 17 games of the NBA season—which is exactly the length of the NFL season. So if the NBA was the NFL, how would the playoffs look right now with the regular season over?
Lakers’ Andrew Bynum Playing Well; Must Be Due For An Injury Soon
At least we’re getting into a routine. Andrew Bynum starts the season for the Lakers looking like the NBA’s next great dominant center and Kobe Bryant’s counterpart in the middle—then he goes out for the rest of the season with some tragic injury.
How to Repeat a Championship, Starring the Phillies and Lakers
There’s only one thing more difficult than winning a championship: winning two championships. But the Phillies and the Lakers are doing it right way, by not being afraid to make changes.
Los Angeles, I’m Yours: Dodgers, Angels and Lakers Are Putting L.A. On Top
It’s a good time to be living in Los Angeles. The Dodgers and Angels both have a chance to join the Lakers in bringing a title to L.A. That’d be enough to make Los Angeles king of the hill in professional sports.
Sports Movie Review: Kobe Doin’ Work, a Spike Lee Joint
Kobe Doin’ Work is Spike Lee’s most recent movie project. It’s a documentary following Kobe Bryant through an entire game with the Los Angeles Lakers, and a voiceover by the Black Mamba himself gives insights into the game, and how he approaches his craft.
If It Ain’t Broke: The Lakers’ Offseason Moves in Spider Graphs
The Lakers only made one big personnel move this summer. And for L.A. fans, the Lakers’ acquisition of Ron Artest is a love/hate relationship. Spider Graphs shed some light on how much the Lake Show gained or lost by picking up Artest while losing Trevor Ariza.
Forget Shaq; The Lakers Won This Title Without Kobe
That’s a lie, obviously.
Kobe Bryant was the clearly the biggest part and the moving force behind the Lakers’ 2009 championship run.
But in the Finals, it felt like Kobe was behind the scenes. Like he was conducting the orchestra, instead of playing a solo, for five games.
And perhaps it’s because of Kobe’s deference to his team, [...]
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