Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Uncategorized category.
The Parade
Filed in Uncategorized, June 17, 2009, 10:09 pmI’m not a huge fan of parade. Yes, Mark Madsen dancing was hilarious over 7 years ago, but the only parade I’ve watched that really mattered to me was the series finale of The Wonder Years.
That’s where Kevin Arnold’s voice-over tells us his father dies of a heart-attack in a year, and the next time [...]
Lakers Win It All
Filed in Uncategorized, June 15, 2009, 12:20 amThe Lakers are the 2008-2009 NBA Champions. It still feels surreal as I type that. Were Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol really celebrating with those newly minted Laker hats? Was ultimate champion Bill Russell really handing over the Finals MVP trophy to Kobe and then having a chat with Pau Gasol and Phil Jackson on [...]
Phil Jackson’s 10th Championship Will Be Won Fooling Them All
Filed in Uncategorized, June 11, 2009, 8:56 pmAs Derek Fisher hit his 2nd 3-point dagger in overtime of Game 4 of the NBA Finals (the first one tying the game in the final seconds of regulation), it occurred to me:
Phil Jackson is going to win his 10th championship ring by fooling them all. Red Auerbach challenged him to build a team from [...]
Magic Shoot, Magic Score
Filed in Uncategorized, June 9, 2009, 10:01 pmThe Orlando Magic made 62.5% of their field goals in Game 3 of the Finals. How historic is that? No team has ever shot that well in the Finals. Not Bird’s Celtics, not Jordan’s Bulls, not Magic’s Lakers. The strange part is, the Lakers defense wasn’t horrible.
Mickael Pietrus goes 7-11, including a spinning, high-arc long [...]
Lakers Somehow Win Game 2
Filed in Uncategorized, June 7, 2009, 11:12 pmI’ve witnessed a lot of tough playoff losses for these Lakers, and they usually follow certain patterns:
A) Someone on the other team (Rashard Lewis in this case) will get super-hot. Somehow, the Lakers will lose track of him multiple times and leave him open. Rashard had 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. On one [...]
Kobe’s 40 Delivered With a Scowl
Filed in Uncategorized, June 4, 2009, 8:53 pmPut away the math books, at least for Game 1 of the Finals. After every NBA expert attempted to solve this series’ algorithm (most eventually giving the Lakers the edge), I think we all forgot one key detail.
Kobe’s scowl. I didn’t think his killer instinct and game had another gear. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing gear [...]
NBA Finals = Fun Times
Filed in Uncategorized, May 31, 2009, 10:50 pmHey, I remember you. You’re the Larry O’Brien trophy, right? Wow, you have the same name as the former NBA commish, weird. I know we had some rough times. Remember when I actually thought Sam Perkins’ game winning three-pointer in Game 1 of the 1991 NBA Finals actually meant the Lakers would win it all [...]
Lakers Western Conference Champions
Filed in Uncategorized, May 29, 2009, 9:01 pmFinally. This was what Laker fans around the world have been waiting for. A championship performance. A Laker effort that is more than the sum of its parts.
The Lakers went into Denver and beat down the Nuggets 119-92, winning the series 4-2 and advancing to the NBA Finals for the 2nd straight year in a [...]
Lakers Win Game 5 With Defense
Filed in Uncategorized, May 27, 2009, 9:38 pmIt was the tightest of games as the Lakers and Nuggets entered the 4th quarter, deadlocked at 76-76. I wasn’t worried, though. I liked the Lakers’ chances. Why so calm in such an important game? I was witnessing the most active defense I had ever witnessed the combination of Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom play.
Almost [...]
Lakers Have Only Selves to Blame
Filed in Uncategorized, May 25, 2009, 10:14 pmThere I was a few weeks ago, defending the Lakers from claims that they just don’t want it enough when the Houston Rockets stretched them to 7 games.
I pointed to the match-up problems. I referenced history. Surely this would not happen against a Denver Nuggets team with Carmelo Anthony playing poorly if the Lakers had [...]
