Dear Vin, On October 3rd, 1993, fifty seven years after you first walked past that Laundromat, an eight year old boy again fell in love with baseball and again, it was due to the Giants suffering a thorough beating at the hands of a historic franchise. This time, it was the Dodgers, not the […]
I’m ain’t mad at ya, Kevin Durant. You left your old town to play under the bright lights of the city. It’s a story as old as time. Can’t say I haven’t wanted the same thing myself. While everyone mocks your decision as being “the easy way out”, I would disagree. Sequels are rarely as good the original– […]
Rome wasn’t built in one day. We’ve all heard that phrase accurately explaining that success or greatness doesn’t happen overnight; there is a process that must take place. The Los Angeles Lakers will find themselves with plenty of options and paths that they can take to restore the organization back to championship contenders. Laker fans […]
When he was hired, Dave Roberts was described as the happy medium between the sabermetric nerds, and the old school baseball die hards. An intelligent mind who was such a hit in his interviews, he beat out the rumored front office favorite Gape Kapler for the job. Also, such on old school gamer, he made […]
People say the NBA is becoming a position-less league. The Lakers are an example that this is simply not the case. Among the head-scratching decisions coach Byron Scott has made thus far, perhaps the most bewildering has been his decision to play career Power-Forward Brandon Bass extended minutes at Center, leading to disastrous results. Bass, long considered […]
Just a month into the season, the 2015 Draft Class begun settling into their roles as franchise cornerstones. While some have had an easy transition into the professional game, others have struggled out of the gate. Here are our early rookie rankings so far: ROOKIE RANKINGS 1) KARL ANTHONY TOWNS On the most talented team […]
By now you’ve heard the name of Kristaps Porzingis, is a player who is one of the biggest unknown in the draft. But this unknown stock is rising in the weeks leading up to the draft. The question is whether or not teams like the Lakers, 76ers and Knicks would actually consider drafting Porzingis. And […]
You’ve earned a break Lakers fans. In a year where franchise player Kobe Bryant is out for the season, lottery pick Julius Randle breaks a leg, Byron Scott makes Mike D’Antoni look competent, and Nick Young is reduced to bench warmer status, hope is finally in sight. The team is generously off television for 9 days. […]
I think it’s about time we left Wesley Johnson alone. Yes, he is an incredibly underwhelming lottery pick. Yes, he has not played to expectations. Yes, he was an athletic experiment gone wrong. But at a certain point, there is nothing left to say. Johnson is who he is. Kevin Ding writes that Wes is […]
Bill Simmons is the maverick of ESPN. He has revolutionized the sports writing game. Simmons was the mastermind behind the launch of Grantland, which is a great site. If you haven’t checked out you should. He also has a very popular podcast called “The BS Report.” Simmons is a known fan of all teams in […]
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