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Space man soars (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 21, 2008 at 12:15 am

Vladimir Radmanovic’s jump shot had been absent for most of the first nine games, so much so that reporters began asking this week about his status as a member of the Lakers’ starting lineup. Coach Phil Jackson declined to answer…

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Halftime: Lakers 50, Suns 44 (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 20, 2008 at 9:58 pm

The Lakers did a credible job of defending Shaquille O’Neal and Amare Stoudemire in the first half, limiting O’Neal to seven points on 3-for-7 shooting and Stoudemire to nine points on 4-for-10 shooting. They double-teamed O’Neal in the post and…

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Shaq hugs Phil … no, really! (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 20, 2008 at 8:06 pm

Lakers coach Phil Jackson was in the midst of his pregame session with reporters, just outside the visitors’ locker room and the Suns’ practice court at US Airways Arena. He was speaking about Shaquille O’Neal when who should appear out…

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Cool Machine Video (Big Lakers Fan)

Posted November 20, 2008 at 5:47 pm

I found this nice video from Ball Don’t Lie, which came originally came from The Lakers Nation. The video is about Sasha “The Machine” Vujacic ran out of juice during the 2008 NBA Finals:

You gotta love this clip, especially with the movie cut scenes. Best line: “When The Machine breaks down, we break down.”…

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Preview & Chat: The Phoenix Suns (Forum Blue and Gold)

Posted November 20, 2008 at 2:58 pm

Records: Lakers 8-1 Suns 8-4
Offensive ratings: Lakers 108.9 Suns 108.7
Defensive ratings: Lakers 94.8 Suns 105.7
Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum
Suns : Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Matt Barnes, Amare Stoudemire, Shaq Daddy
Note to the mainstream media covering the game tonight: […]

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Will the real Shaquille O’Neal please stand up and twitter (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:09 pm

Wow, this is a hilarious story out of cyberspace that I just heard about from our old colleague Howard Beck, who covered the Lakers during the Shaq-Kobe Era and now works at the New York Times. Here’s the lead. I…

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Shaq clarifies remarks about LA return (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 20, 2008 at 2:05 am

Call it denial by telephone game. That’s probably the best way to explain the way Shaquille O’Neal tried to explain his way out of some of the comments attributed to him regarding a potential return to Los Angeles after…

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Has Shaq burned his bridges? (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:42 am

Steve Dilbeck thinks so: The Big Whatever’s cheap shots just keep coming. It’s old, it’s tiring, it’s juvenile. We don’t need it here again. Particularly with the Lakers having their most talented and peaceful team since he departed. They do…

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Is Andrew Bynum more valuable offensively or defensively? (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 19, 2008 at 11:19 pm

It’s an intriguing question, and one you can answer several different ways. But statistically speaking, it’s clear Bynum’s impact has been felt mostly at the defensive end. One of the best sites around for statistical analysis is over at 82games.com…

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Nicks and bruises (Inside the Lakers (Daily News))

Posted November 19, 2008 at 11:00 pm

Phil Jackson said today that he expected everyone to play tommorrow, but conceded that several players were nursing some bumps and bruises. Derek Fisher’s ribs are still sore, Andrew Bynum’s knee got “banged” last night and needed some ice after…

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