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Top 5 – Best to Beat

Written by DJ Byrnes on 12th March, 2010

America loves winners—except when it comes to sports. America loathes teams that preside over their sports like overlords. The Lakers, due to their history and prestige, are despised from sea to shining sea in America. Part of it has to do with the fact that their alpha male, Kobe Bryant, is one of the more [...] 1 Comment | Read More »

Nike Zoom Kobe V Duke Blue Devils: IF Kobe had chosen Duke before the NBA

Written by Stan Park on 11th March, 2010

As you all know by now, the Nike Zoom Kobe V is setting the precedent for what is possible in the world of sneaker technology when it comes to having high powered innovation. Nike and lead directing designer, Eric Avar, have revolutionized the game by developing the lightest and most efficient sneaker on the [...] 1 Comment | Read More »

The Dog Days of March

Written by Jeff Lambert on 10th March, 2010

So we adopted a Rescue Dog this week. The funny part about it was that everything happened so quickly: At noon I received an email that a friend who needed to give her dog away, and by dinner my girlfriend and I were driving home from Beverly Hills with our new dog. The whole process was [...] 0 Comments | Read More »

Roland Lazenby: From Pointing West to Catching the Buss

Written by Daniel Buerge on 9th March, 2010

Recently I had the privilege of speaking with longtime author and journalist Roland Lazenby, where we discussed the NBA, the Lakers, and his latest book. Thanks to his extensive contributions and efforts, Lazenby has long been known and respected around the sports world. Back in 1993 Lazenby wrote an extensive piece... 1 Comment | Read More »

How Do You Like Me Now? The Ron Ron Effect

Written by Stan Park on 8th March, 2010

On the surface, this has clearly been a season beleaguered by inconsistent effort, execution, health, and focus by the Lakers. Despite those factors, they have still managed the second best record in the league at 46-18, and sit atop the Western Conference – for now at least. That is an immensely huge “for [...] 0 Comments | Read More »

Why do the Bobcats Have the Lakers by the Tail?

Written by DaVion Lee on 7th March, 2010

The Lakers are among the elite teams in the league. The best in the Western Conference, year in and year out. They're the NBA's most complete team, have the best player in the league in Kobe Bryant, 30 Conference titles and 15 NBA Championships. One team, however, doesn't seem to be in much of awe of the [...] 0 Comments | Read More »

Nike Kobe Zoom V for his Alma Mater: Lower Merion High School

Written by ShoeAffliction on 5th March, 2010

There's nothing like giving back to your alma mater! A place that helped developed who you are and for Kobe Bryant, a school that allowed him to being his record-breaking streak with Wilt Chamberlain's state record for points as the first of many. With the GINORMOUS popularity of the Kobe Zoom V's this year, they've b... 1 Comment | Read More »

Is Dwayne Wade the next Kobe Bryant?

Written by DJ Byrnes on 4th March, 2010

Tonight, on national television, the best two guards in the NBA will cross swords once again. The last time they met, Kobe Bryant banked a three-pointer over an outstretched Dwyane Wade to give the Lakers an 108-107 win at the Staples Center. Hopefully, for the sake of the Lakers’ starters and the upcoming playoff ... 0 Comments | Read More »

Playoff Preview: The Dangerous Denver Nuggets

Written by Stan Park on 3rd March, 2010

Artest’s lock-down defense, Kobe’s poor shooting, Lamar’s brilliant minutes – those are the elements we all remember from Sunday’s 95-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Does anyone else realize that other thing though? You know, the fact that it was… A DAMN CLOSE GAME. I can count more deficiencies on t... 0 Comments | Read More »

MVP Puppet Posters: Kobe’s the New Monster in Town

Written by Gary on 3rd March, 2010

As a kid, I used to go to the Mall and go to the poster store to just check out the latest and greatest posters I could get to put on my wall along with my Lakers 87 Championship poster and the one with Magic running the Fast Break. I've always wanted to bring those [...] 0 Comments | Read More »