After putting together a review of 2008 for each Lakers player, I’m now prepared to put together new year’s resolutions. What should each player look to do better in the coming year is the question at hand. I hope that I have the answers. Trevor Ariza - Trevor is obviously the best slasher we have and his passing is becoming a lot more crisp as well. The part of his game that can reall...

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...

The 2008 calendar year is coming to and end and this is a great time to review the various accomplishments of the Lakers players. The purpose of this article is to go down the list, review the stats of each player from the end of last season to the first third of this season, and summarize what the year has been like. Trevor Ariza – Trevor joined the Lakers midway through last season when th...

I don’t care what anybody says, Jordan Farmar has a great sense of humor. I’ve seeen him crack jokes since his days at Portola Middle School in Tarzana, CA and then in high school at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, CA. Yes, I went to school with him for years and years. Yes, I am a huge fan of his game. Yes, I support him with the Lakers and hope he is a Laker for life. But no, I a...

Lamar OdomLast Season: When he’s on, Lamar Odom is one of the best players in the NBA, which he showed in 2007-08 by playing some of his best ball of the year in the playoffs. Yet even while dominating throughout the Western Conference playoffs and posting double-doubles in 3-of-6 Finals games, Odom’s effort and occasional lapses were widely criticized. For the season, Lamar put up 14.2 point...

The Lakers had a new member join them at training camp on Day 4. Sun Yue, the Chinese 6’9″ point guard has come back to the team that brought him to America. He suffered mono and was out of work outs thus far. “The doctor said that I’m just recovered, so I still need a lot of time to rest, but I didn’t want to miss much in camp,” Yue said. Phil Jackson and the training staff ar...

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