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  • Usually when one sits down to watch a Lakers game, they prepare themselves for an incredible show by the one and only, Kobe Bryant. This show, however, had a very different feeling to it. At times it felt like a sporting event. At times it felt like a concert. At times it felt like a movie. At times it felt like a commercial. Regardless, I can’t put into words the way I truly feel about this...
  • The Lakers defense keeps getting worse from game to game. In the first two games of the series, they gave up a lot of points too, and now that the zone has limited the Lakers slightly, they’re in for a real fight. ...
  • In Game 5 of the Lakers vs. Suns, we’ll examine how the Lakers are attempting to stop the Pick & Roll and what adjustments are not working. This also serves to illustrate just how good Steve Nash is at executing their vaunted offense. ...
  • The Suns stunned the Lakers last night in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Their bench exploded for 54 points, but the real key is the Lakers Triangle versus the Suns 2-3 Zone. Coach Nick will show you the problems the Lakers are running into, and also reveal the Secret strategy that will win the series for the Suns. ...
  • Kobe’s monster game couldn’t overcome Stoudemire’s moves and Robin Lopez toughness. The Suns have started to crawl back into this series, and we’ll show you what can get them another step closer to making this a real competitive series. ...
  • I couldn’t keep watching this game after the first quarter because the Suns defense is so bad. The two main culprits are Jason Richardson and Amare Stoudemire – if I were Alvin Gentry, I’d bench them for 2 role players that will score 15 points each and play solid team defense. The Lakers have two long forwards who really play defense right – other teams wish they had even ...
  • The Lakers look like the team they were when they were steam rolling the rest of the league earlier this year. They don’t need to run much of their offense, since they can get the ball to the post so easily. Robin Lopez is a game changer, and needs to play much more. He had a +2 point differential – which is next to impossible for a starter on a team that lost by 21 points. ...
  • In this new segment, we’ll show you the 4 Keys to the Phoenix Suns that will give them a shot against the Lakers. ...
  • Alright everyone… We had this big promotion running during the February 18 matchup against the Boston Celtics. And yes, by big promotion, we do mean we stood outside of Staples Center and sold shirts to the most awesome fans in the world. Anyway, regardless of our past activities, it’s that time of the year again, the Playoffs. Just when we though the Boston Celtics were a team of eld...