Pau Gasol has been selected as the Western Conference Player of the Month for the month of February. The award is presented by Kia Motors and Gasol really did everything necessary to earn it in February. By taking over in the time that Andrew Bynum went down, Gasol has helped the Lakers go 11-3 and improve their standings in the Western Conference. The Lakers have really played on a different leve...

Tonight is the night. Rematch! The Los Angeles Lakers host the Miami Heat at Staples Center. The Lakers will be rocking their special Sunday white home jerseys and the Heat will be in their away red. This game will see plenty of firepower as the best player on the best team in Kobe Bryant will face up against the leagues leading scorer Dwyane Wade. Last time these teams met was just a few weeks ag...

Eric, Redlands: David, Why do you think Kobe doesn’t amass more assists, given his more unselfish play the last 1 1/2 seasons? I watch a lot of Laker games and he seems to find open teamates a lot. What’s the deal? David Thorpe: It’s a great question, because I agree with you that he often finds guys impressively. I think he is just such a special scorer that he can always creat...

ESPN has JA Adande working a chat room with many NBA fans on their website. Most of you know these chats take place on a daily basis with all the various NBA analysts employed by ESPN. Today’s chat featured Adande, a former Lakers analyst with the Los Angeles Times. The following are the questions and answers that were regarding the Lakers. Michael Oakland, ca: True or False: Trevor Ariza is...

After six weeks of the season have passed, I feel that it’s about that time that I should check in to see how my list is holding up from the preseason. The purpose of this list isn’t to make changes to the original list, but to comment on how each player’s season going thus far. The All Star break will be the first time that I will actually alter the list and place the players in...

Shooting guards are plenty in the NBA. This has long been known as the position full of superstar names. The position that all the really popular guys play. They playmakers. The shooters. The scorers. The defenders. The guys that get to take the game winning shot. The guys that enter the slam dunk contest. Either way you look at it, this position has a long list of superior players and the top ten...