With it being no lockout this season, the Lakers took full advantage of the time and their prestige. They went out and added Steve Nash, a definite upgrade at point guard. If they were not finished there, they added Dwight Howard at center. Not as big an upgrade, but an upgrade nevertheless. Then it begins, they hype that is! The Lakers starting 1 and 4 is not a help to that hype. In fact, it can quickly turn into panic. That in itself creates...
With AP ruining the surprise Friday and announcing LeBron James has won the NBA's MVP award for the third time, the "King" is in some exclusive company. James, who is expected to except the award before the Heat's next game, is among just eight players who have won at least three MVP trophies in their careers.
The Los Angeles Lakers roughed up Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat 93-83 on Sunday to improve to 17-2 at Staples Center.
But you know how the game went down. Here’s what it looked and felt like from one fan’s perspective (albeit from the nosebleeds):
The day started with a stroll down Chick Hearn Court, where the sun from above was beaming down on us like Big Chick himself was lighting our path to "church" on this fine Sunday afternoon. Amen, Chick. Amen.
Superstars in any sport aren’t without faults. In fact, all superstars in any sport suffer from incredible bouts of narcissism or, at the very least, insane stubbornness. Save for a very rare few, the superstars who can’t come to grips with their declining talent after years of physical dominance in their arena are the ones most detrimental to their team’s success. The most popular, and recent, example of someone in such a dubious position was that of Brett Favre. Because despite a decade and...
As you have heard by now, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant went all by their lonesomes this past Tuesday to confront NBA commish David Stern to tell him that a 50/50 split of the pot wasn’t good enough. Apparently, things got out of hand with one unnamed player (though it’s heavily implied that it was KG who got crazy heated) and an NBA owner had to come in and calm things down. But what happened exactly? Not that I have any insider...
If you’re an avid follower of the Bias, or have had the unfortunate luck of knowing me for an extended period of time, you’ve no doubt heard me rant and rave about everything from HGH to the horrendous officiating in the NBA. But if there’s one thing I bang on more than LeBron James and Joe Crawford, it’s ESPN and the bandwagon media, and how quick they are to judge and dismiss teams after one game, one quarter, even one play at times. But...
Initial thoughts from tonight’s 103-94 victory by the Boston Celtics over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals: Who was the best fighter in the gym tonight? A. Hillary Swank. B. Sylvester Stallone. C. Ron Artest. Who’s guarding Ray Allen? Lakers are up 2-0 if someone gets a hand in his face. On second thought, you could have put Michael Jordan on Allen and it probably still wouldn’t have mattered. Props to the Lakers fans for actually cheering tonight. Remember...
Initial thoughts from the Los Angeles Lakers’ 102-89 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday: The only bad news out of L.A. tonight: UCLA’s John Wooden, 99, in “grave” condition. This is exactly why the Lakers brought in Ron Artest. Getting physical with 2008 NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce from the opening tip. Pierce had 24 points, but 11 of those came in the fourth when the game was out of hand. Ron-Ron also hit 3 of...
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts from WCBias.com guest contributors. Interested in writing a guest post for WCBias.com? Contact us. By Nick Wilson Charles Barkley is the bomb. Charles is real. He speaks what he feels. And when he doesn’t, he gives pretty good hints. Charles likes certain guys; he’s a fan like you and me. He loves Nash, Russell Westbrook, Ginobili and the underdog in general and is loyal to his crew – Ernie, Kenny, and CWeb. I love...
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of guest posts from WCBias.com fans. Interested in writing a guest post for WCBias.com? Contact us. By Nick Wilson Phil Jackson is not a guru. He does not have any mystique. He is not the Zen master. He’s not a basketball genius. He’s an average guy with average intelligence who looks half-asleep most of the time but who happens to be coaching the most talented teams in the NBA in any given year. Many lionize Phillip...
