Threatdown 2010-11: The Portland Trail Blazers

I’m quickly realizing that this series is proving to be less entertaining and helpful to Laker fans so much as it serves to just piss off other fan bases.  I have absolutely no problem with that.  The fan base that will thus be getting their panties in a bunch this week is none other than the Portland Trail Blazers.  Every season is supposed to be the season that Portland becomes a serious title contender, will this finally be that year and even then, do they have enough talent to really challenge the Lakers?

Don’t expect LA to back down from the budding threat in Rip City.

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Tags: Analysis, Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, Jerryd Bayless, Joel Przybilla, Kobe Bryant, LaMarcus Aldridge, Marcus Camby, Nate McMillan, Nicolas Batum, Portland Trail Blazers, Rudy Fernandez

Laker Linkage – 9/2/10

Daily links for the LA Lakers including Byron Scott will still coach the Lakers someday, the Lakers might be overlooked by the competition, Caracter already chooses to change his number and much more.

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Tags: Byron Scott, Daily Links, Derek Fisher, Derrick Caracter, Lamar Odom, Phil Jackson, Team USA

Laker Linkage – 9/1/10

Daily links for the LA Lakers including 2011 could be the greatest Laker season ever, Fisher to give the New Orleans Saints a pre-game speech about defending championships, Ron-Ron takes on Thriller and much more.

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Tags: Daily Links, Derek Fisher, Miami Heat, Michael Jackson, rivals, Ron Artest

Player Profile 2010-11: Devin Ebanks

It has been awhile, but the Lakers actually have some rookies worth getting excited about.  But is Devin Ebanks ready to live up to the hype now, or will we have to patiently wait for him to mature?

Devin Ebanks: LA Laker bench player or Bakersfield Jam starting forward?

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Tags: Devin Ebanks, Player Profile

Laker Linkage – 8/31/10

Daily links for the LA Lakers including Odom helps USA squeak past Brazil, Ron Artest is a Twilight fan, Kobe visits the LA Angels and much more.

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Tags: Daily Links, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Team USA

Laker Linkage – 8/30/10

Daily links for the LA Lakers including Lakers not interested in bringing Mbenga back, Fisher interviews Kobe on TV, Shaq tries to remove himself from competition with Kobe and much more.

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Tags: Daily Links, Derek Fisher, DJ Mbenga, Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal

Friday Forum of Fire: Lamar Odom and Team USA

Normally it is Kobe and Pau headlining the Laker entrants into international competition each summer, but this year the Lakers have just one representative in the FIBA World Championships: Lamar Odom.  While LO is merely a sixth man (granted, a superlative one) for the champion Lakers, Team USA is counting on Odom to not only be one of their lead big men, but one of their overall leaders as well since he and Chauncey Billups are the only two players on the roster with championship rings and extensive post-season experience.  With the championships getting underway tomorrow, what can we come to expect for Odom?

This week’s discussion in the Forum of Fire: How well will Odom perform for Team USA?

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Tags: bench mob, Chauncey Billups, Discussion, Lamar Odom, Team USA

Laker Linkage – 8/27/10

Daily links for the LA Lakers including Shaw should stay when Jackson goes, Kobe bringing his hoops knowledge to the Philippines, Pau Gasol touring India with the O’Brien trophy and much more.

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Tags: Andrew Bynum, Brian Shaw, Daily Links, Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson

Threatdown 2010-11: The Utah Jazz

The Jazz have become the Lakers’ annual playoff whipping boy, but after a roster shakeup this summer, can Utah finally find a way to break their Laker jinx or will it just be history repeating itself?

As usual, the Lakers are one step ahead of the Utah Jazz.

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Tags: Al Jefferson, Analysis, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Derek Fisher, Deron Williams, Kobe Bryant, Raja Bell, Steve Blake, Utah Jazz

Laker Linkage – 8/26/10

Daily links for the LA Lakers including Artest fires back at Doc Rivers, Kobe hoping to age like Jordan, Bryant keeps climbing the scoring ladder and much more.

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Tags: Daily Links, Doc Rivers, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Ron Artest, Shaquille O'Neal