I lost my hero— someone I looked up to since I was a kid. Someone who taught me that hardwork trumps talent because if you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it. Someone who cultivated the whole Mamba Mentality philosophy— the mantra that I’ve adopted into my daily…
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Wrapping My Head Around the Fact That LeBron is a Laker
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Today, I woke up to the the craziest news that LeBron James has agreed to 4-year, $154M deal with Lakers. LeBron James is a Laker. Let. That. Sink. In. LeBron motherfucking James is a motherfucking Laker. Holy shit! It’s been hours and I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that LeBron is a Laker.…
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Welcome Back NBA!
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Screw LeBron’s “coming home” party, Kobe’s back. Tomorrow marks the start of the NBA 2014-2015 season and Kobe’s first NBA game since Dec 18, 2013 against the Memphis Grizzlies. (Fun fact: Ed Davis was still part of that roster and now he’s with the Lakers). Aside from Davis, Lakers have a lot of new players…
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Go Big or Go Home
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If you’re an NBA fan and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you should already know that LeBron James has officially cut the ribbon of this Free Agency season. After the magical force of LBJ’s decision–which is to go back to Cleveland, GMs have started offering deals like crazy. The recent happenings are here…
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Yo, Pau!
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Yo, Pau! What’s up? I hope you’re doing well. I know you’re too busy thinking about your future. Or maybe you’re just watching the World Cup. I’m not sure. Anyway, this Free Agency is the weirdest. Everyone’s not making a decision unless LeBron makes his. Honestly, I want you to stay with the Lakers. But…
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The Nash Equilibrium
by Kat Padilla • • 0 Comments
There have been a lot of articles circulating around Steve Nash’s future after this season. Google “Steve Nash lakers” and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Lakers have several options on how to better handle his contract during the early parts of the season, but no course of action has been taken by the management…
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The D’Antoni Special
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In case you have been living under a rock, the Lakers have already sent Steve Blake to the Warriors in exchange for two young players, namely Marshon Brooks and Kent Bazemore. (News link: Lakers trade Steve Blake to the Warriors) They are both bench players from the Warriors averaging 2.6 ppg (7 games in GSW and 2.1 ppg in 2…
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Will The Real Lakers Fan Please Stand Up?
by Kat Padilla • • 0 Comments
The thing that separates fair-weather fans from true fans is the ability to stick with the team through adversity. No ifs, no buts. TRUE FANS STICK AROUND. BANDWAGON FANS The other kind of “fans” which are infamously called bandwagon fans are those who will fade into the darkness and probably root for a winning team…
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Pau Gasol and His 9 Lives As A Laker
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Pau Gasol is the best teammate anyone could ever have. He is not your typical alpha male NBA superstar but he gets the job done. He can even be your friendly scapegoat in case someone from your team screws up. He is the perfect complementary player to Kobe Bryant who is notoriously known as someone who’s “tough to…
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Wait For Kobe, They Said. It Will Be Fun, They Said.
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Kobe’s back and the Lakers went 0-3 with him on the lineup. Fortunately, the Lakers won against the Bobcats today. Barely. The game was close. If the Lakers had not won that, the depression would have continued and fans will blame whoever they want to blame. (Usually Pau gets them all lately) People thought that…