The 2017-18 Lakers Season Reviewed, and Previewing the Playoffs
Another year down, and another in the recent run of playoff-free seasons for the purple and gold. That said, was this a successful season for the Lakers? On the one hand, there was a nine-game...
View ArticleJon Weisman on “Brothers in Arms”
Switching gears this week, we talk Dodgers history with former ESPN colleague Jon Weisman, author of the new book, “Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers’ Extraordinary Pitching...
View ArticlePlayoffs, Baby! Gearing Up For a Crazy Summer
The Conference Finals are here, and in some ways are more interesting thanks to what happens after them, rather than during. What if Houston, now tied 1-1, goes down quickly from here on? What if the...
View ArticleRanking “Untouchableness” plus Julius Randle and Solo!
An unusual amount of Lakers related stuff to discuss, considering the time of year. L.A. isn’t in the playoffs, and the Draft is still a few weeks away. Yet… Julius Randle’s free agency was in the news...
View ArticleWatch The NBA Finals, Comment Via Your Burner Twitter Account
So… The Finals! It’s the matchup everyone expected. Any reason to believe it won’t end the way everyone expects? Do the Cavs have any real chance to pull the upset? And by that, we mean, “Does LeBron...
View ArticleCancel the League, Golden State Is Too Good!
It’s the first week without NBA basketball until the fall, and it came quickly given Golden State’s thrashing of Cleveland in the Finals. We break down that brief series, then break into the key...
View ArticleAre the Lakers the Next Superteam? With Bill Oram
So the market seems to be percolating! Paul George! LeBron James! And now… Kawhi Leonard? How available is he? How much would/sho So the market seems to be percolating! Paul George! LeBron James! And...
View ArticleThe Lakers Have a Team
More or less, at least. A week or so after signing LeBron James, L.A. has filled in some holes, and have done so with an eye to keeping people like us talking. So where have the Lakers done well? Did...
View ArticleKawhi Leonard Gets Traded… To Toronto
Well, the Kawhi Leonard deal is done, and he’s heading north. Very north. About as far from Los Angeles as Gregg Popovich could send him, really. The Toronto Raptors took this year’s version of the OKC...
View Article82 Games of Fun With LeBron, plus Melo, LaVar and the Queen of Soul
It’s been a couple weeks, so apologies. In this episode, we break down the schedule and all it means for the different forecasts currently bouncing around the NBA universe. There’s a reason predictions...
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