Lamar Odom posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds while dishing out eight assists and Kwame Brown added 13 points and nine rebounds, as the Lakers snapped a two-game losing skid.... Link
Mike Bresnahan of THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports, "If Phil Jackson has his way, chrysalis will happen a little more rapidly for Lamar Odom. A week ago, the Laker coach compared Odom's chances of becoming a scorer to the slow, delicate process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. He... Link
Perhaps this is a bit pre-mature...if you call 11 minutes premature, but it looks like the Lakers are standing pat. Despite the plethora of rumors floating around, it appears our last 30 games are going to be played by the squad we currently have.I'm only slightly disappointed in that... Link
Sure the Warriors lost, but this isn't a loss I mind. A one point overtime loss on the road without JRich is nothing to be ashamed about. For the most part they played tough. Are they headed to the playoffs? Well that's another story. Boxscore "What I have to... Link
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Big game tonight before going to Texas. The Lakers have a front line that even the Bulls can take advantage of, although Kwame Brown always seems to have good games against the Bulls.(EDIT: Kwame is out with a hamstring pull.) NBA journeyman Smush Parker has been a revelation at... Link
From the day he came back as the Lakers coach in June, Phil Jackson talked about playing forward Lamar Odom in the backcourt and reprising the role Scottie Pippen once played for Jackson's championship Chicago ...... Link
Every couple of weeks here at FBB, we update our rankings of the elitest of the elite. Basically, we’re treating this like a new mock draft. If your draft was held today, how would it look? This is our best guess. 1. Kevin Garnett, SF, MinSure the free throws... Link
Mike Bresnahan of the LOS ANGELES TIMES writes, Kobe Bryant, 27, often brought up the ball in Jackson's first go-round with the Lakers, but now he sets up on the wing as a small forward. With Lamar Odom bringing the ball up, teams cannot try to muscle Bryant up... Link
So BV did his draft recap and now it’s my turn. Like he said, we start 10 players (PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, UT, UT), with three bench spots, 12 teams. So it’s a pretty deep league, and it’s very competitive. Hard to slip sleepers past... Link
1 to 30 31. Chauncey Billups – We love PGs here at FBB, and they don’t come more rock solid than this one. 32. Jason Terry – No, seriously, we love PGs, especially ones who were able to finish 30th on the player rater while only getting 30 mpg.... Link
It’s nearly impossible to define the “typical” small forward. Some are long-range bombers, some excel at crashing the boards. Others are defensive whizzes. Taken early, your small forward will determine how some of your late picks turn out. Taken late, a small forward can really fill a need –... Link
(For rounds one, two and three, just scroll down) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team L: Jason Richardson (Lamar Odom, Gilbert Arenas, Brad Miller)Team K: Larry Hughes (Pau Gasol, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce)Team J: Zydraunas Ilgauskas (Chauncey Billups, Dwayne Wade, Vince Carter)Team I: Rashard Lewis (Joe... Link
(For rounds one and two, check the previous post) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team A: Ray Allen (Kevin Garnett, Peja Stojakovic)Team B: Ron Artest (Lebron James, Shaquille O’Neal)Team C: Baron Davis (Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming)Team D: Chris Bosh (Shawn Marion, Stephon Marbury)Team E: Ben Wallace... Link
No, Lamar Odom is not going to Cleveland for Zydrunas Ilgauskas. One, the Lakers don't want Ilgauskas. Two, people close to Odom say he's cool with being here, is fine with Kobe Bryant and doesn't want to go to Cleveland....... Link
Is tonight the night the Sonics clinch a Northwest Division title? The Magic 8 Ball on my desk says yes, and who am I to argue? The Sonics haven't swept the Lakers since 00-01, but with AD, Rashard, and Radman out with injuries, even this seemingly easy game looks... Link
Down Goes Kobe! Well, probably. One night after shooting 6-of-19 from the field and 1-6 from 3, and missing a game-winner at the end of the game against the Spurs, Kobe mailed it in for 14 minutes against the Grizzlies before leaving with a "bruised shin." Apparently "shin" is... Link
After last night’s loss to Utah, the Lakers have to think that they’ve fallen out of the playoff race. They’re now 4.5 games out of the 8th spot, currently occupied by the red-hot Denver Nuggets. The Lakers have lost six straight games, and of their 11 games in April,... Link
For the first time in over ten years, barring a spectacular the likes of which the Lakers have not had this year, it looks like the Purple and Gold will not be in the playoffs. Five straight losses, two games under five hundred and 3 1/2 games out of... Link
Tonight I hope to see Frank Hamblen’s Lakers take the court, because last night I could have swore I watched the Rudy T. Lakers — and their 34 three point attempts. I kept rewinding TiVo to see if Rudy T. was wearing a Kurt Rambis mask and taking his... Link
One other persistent rumor had the Lakers still talking about a deal to send Lamar Odom's versatile talents to Sacramento for hot-shooting Peja Stojakovic. "They've denied it, but that's a nice deal for both teams," the high-ranking Eastern Conference executive...... Link
The Lakers don't seem too intent on trading forward Lamar Odom, contrary to rumors that circulated last weekend at the All-Star game. The team issued a news release Wednesday announcing Odom's trip this afternoon to read books to children at...... Link