What, no free XXXXXL white tee shirts, no halftime donkey shows, no Mariachi Band playing the "defense" song, no free admission with a ticket stub to cock fights in the IE, no "find the Virgin de Guadalupe in the pool of sweat" contest... How can the Lakers celebrate Latina Noche...

By Craig Kwasniewski Just a few thoughts from the past weekend in the NBA...  Losses by the Celtics and Lakers just add to the 1996 Bulls mystique:  Brace yourself for this "brilliant" remark... winnin' 70 ain't easy. Seriously, can we finally stop with the 70-win predi...

By Craig Kwasniewski  Here are a few takes from the past weekend of hoops:  Does Steve Nash realize he's a defensive sieve?:  How does it go... if you can't pick out the defensive liability in the room, then YOU are the defensive liability...or something like that. Rajon Ro...

By Craig Kwasniewski Tell me if this sounds familiar:  a veteran-laden team that was a championship contender for 4 straight seasons, replace their iconic head coach with a completely different philosophy who loses the support of the veterans, gets fired and is replaced by the only assistant h...

By Craig Kwasniewski  The regular season resumes with a full slate of games today and officially bringing a close to All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. Being a short yet not so short 6-hour drive from LA, I was able to drive to Phoenix and take in a few events on a very tight budget (read: no All-St...

By Craig Kwasniewski So word is out that people are calling Andrew Bynum's knee injury was some sort of karmic convergence because of the Gerald Wallace incident.  Let me be VERY clear on that... if you really think karma had any play in it then you sir are a douchebag! I was at the game a...

By Craig Kwasniewski That Larry Brown is one hell of a coach! Who else can find a way to: get Trevor Ariza concussed, force Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol to be a complete no-show (I hope I read about flu-like symptoms for Gasol because he was terrible!), force the Lakers to play Luke Walton key minutes d...

by Craig Kwasniewski Early in the 21st Century, THE TYRELL CORPORATION advanced robot evolution into the NEXUS phase - a being virtually identical to a human - known as a Replicant... Special police squads - BLADE RUNNER UNITS - had orders to shoot to kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant ...

by Craig Kwasniewski The Miami Heat are very competitive and Dwyane Wade is having an MVP-type of year very much like Kobe did in 2005-06... and that is exactly why he should *NOT* get the MVP. Kobe had one of the most dominant offensive seasons by a backcourt player ever, leading a very average Lak...

by Craig Kwasniewski Kobe caps of one of his best all-around offensive nights with a game winning jumper as the Lakers beat Indiana 121-119. Lost in the LeBron and Wade MVP duel is Kobe's efficient offensive game this season (he's shooting a career-high 48.4% from the field!). Tonight Kobe not only ...