Recent rumors have been published stating that Shaq has been traded to the Phoenix Suns!!! Yes, I put three exclamation points at the end of that statement because it thrills me. It truly makes me extremely happy! Shawn Marion in the eastern conference on a team that really doesn’t matter anymore this season? PERFECT! Useless grandpa Shaq in the same division as the Lakers? PERFECT! The Suns bel...

After Lakers General Manager finally pulled off that trade everyone was waiting for during the summer, plenty of Lakers fans are quite excited. But what are they excited about? They’ve heard of this guy named Pau Gasol. He played for the Memphis Grizzlies for a few years, played for Spain in the World Championships, and has a younger brother named Marc that we traded for him. Interesting informa...

The Los Angeles Lakers spent the first third of the season atop the Western Conference looking like championship contenders. The injury to Andrew Bynum has derailed this team from winning the conference to staying in the playoff hunt, however that is sure to change again once Bynum returns. With five to six weeks remaining until the anticipated return of our star center, the Lakers must work hard ...

The Grammy Awards are back. The Lakers have been booted from Staples Center (together with the Clippers and Kings) in order to prepare for the 50th annual Grammy Awards. Apparently, its more important to force the Lakers to struggle on a nine game road trip lasting almost three full weeks so that Beyonce and Justin Timberlake can thrill millions on national tv. OK, I guess I kinda of see the point...

Tonight, the Lakers face off against the suddenly not so struggling Knicks. These two teams met last month right before Christmas in New York and the Lakers came out with a win after surrendering a twenty point lead in the second half. This time, the Lakers are no longer sitting pretty atop the Western conference and truly can’t afford any more losses to mediocre teams. The loss to the Cavs on S...

The Dallas have come off a tough defeat due to a lazy second half in San Antonio and are now in Dallas looking to improve their 27-13 record. The team has clearly shown that they are capable of performing without Andrew Bynum, but at the same time they show how badly they still need his help. This is the Lakers first game against Dallas this season and its a team that I always look forward to seei...

The Lakers came out strong last night and finished off weaker than weak. Tex Winters came out to the newspapers and made it publicly known that Lamar Odom and Luke Walton were the concentration of the team’s struggles at this stage. “Lamar and Luke need to hit their open shots.” This got me thinking, perhaps Luke Walton isn’t truly an NBA starter… I started playing around with the team�...

For the last three years Kobe has been denied the MVP award that so many thought he deserved due to his shooting and inability to prove that he makes his teammates better. In ever comparison ever made between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordon the argument is the same. In fact, every analyst agrees that Kobe is a better pure shooter, a better ball handler and possibly even more clutch. The Kobe opposi...

For the first time since the 2002-2003 season, the Lakers have managed to sweep the Denver Nuggets. All three wins have been quite convincing and show that a first round match-up would be heavily in the Lakers favor. The box scores were great with Derek Fisher truly stepping up as a veteran when he recognized that Kobe wasn’t going to even get a shot up. Kobe finished with 11 assists, his season...