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Lakers About To Ruin a Perfect Thing

HBO has Marty Scorcese's brilliant look at the Las Vegas mob during the 1980s, "Casino," in their rotation and On Demand right now. One of my favorite parts is at the start of the movie, when Joe Pesci's character tells us how the story finishes...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 4 months ago 442 reads 3 comments
Albert Pujols Amazes, But He's Also a Victim Of The Recent Past

Ryan Alberti pretty much already covered this topic, but I have to express it again, this time proving his point from an individual fan's perspective...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 4 months ago 161 reads 2 comments
The Trevor Ariza Situation

Trevor Ariza is gone now. No longer on the Lakers for me to worry about. But I still will think about him, for what could have been and what will be...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 4 months ago 310 reads 0 comments
Victor Ortiz Shocked by Tough Marcos Rena Maidana

There are few things in sports that can hijack your undivided attention more quickly or easily than drama inside a boxing ring. It is exhilarating, captivating, and causes one's blood to rush...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 5 months ago 256 reads 1 comments
Shaq Trade Thickens LeBron-Kobe Plot

The terms have been agreed to. The Phoenix Suns will send Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Sasha Pavlovic and Ben Wallace in a move long-speculated and now a reality...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 5 months ago 346 reads 3 comments
Lakers: Can the Other Guys Get Some Love?

The Lakers win the NBA championship, and all anyone can talk about is how it's Kobe's fourth and first without Shaq, and Phil's 10th overall, surpassing Red, and where it ranks them all-time...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 5 months ago 138 reads 1 comments
Kobe Bryant Wins Fourth Title, and Now He Can Sleep Soundly

Well, after all of that, now that he's done it, I think the most apt question is, Is anyone surprised? Of course Kobe Bryant led a team to an NBA championship...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 5 months ago 545 reads 0 comments
Derek Fisher Comes Through for Los Angeles Lakers Again

Derek Fisher has, here in the latter stages of his career, come to be admired as a sort of basketball warhorse. But he was not always so esteemed...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 5 months ago 212 reads 0 comments
Where Will Kobe Rank All-Time if He Can Win This Title?

I've heard that he's top-15 with a chance to crack the top-eight. I've heard that he's top-10 with a chance to break the top-five...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 5 months ago 861 reads 21 comments
Desperate Los Angeles Lakers Will Top Orlando Magic In Finals

Before we tackle the NBA Finals, we must first congratulate LeBron James for being a hero, even in ultimate failure. To see someone play so unbelievably well in a losing effort is both disheartening and something to admire...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 6 months ago 704 reads 3 comments
Kobe Bryant Burnishing His Legend in Jordanesque Fashion

13 seasons. Numerous lengthy playoff runs. The basketball mileage of a man several years older than his actual age. Played in all 82 regular season games last year, played in all 82 regular season games this year...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 6 months ago 1,983 reads 7 comments
I Love the Lakers, But I Hate Them

If you came up to me on the street one day and told me that a team that featured Ron Artest, Shane Battier, Aaron Brooks, Luis Scola My Friend From Argentina, Chuck Hayes, Carl Landry, Von Wafer, ...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 6 months ago 280 reads 3 comments
Only One Thing Can Stop LeBron James

If you like boxing even a little bit, go here.The site belongs to a cat by the name of Shoefly. No less than Bethlehem Shoals himself has called him the FreeDarko originator; Shoefly wrote the orignal FD petition...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 6 months ago 1,088 reads 1 comments
Is Manny Pacquiao The Best Boxer Ever?

It cost me $49.99. It ended 2:59 into the second round. It was worth every penny.Watching Manny Pacquiao, right now, aged 30, with it all clicking, is like watching Michael Jordan go for 41 a game in the Finals against the Suns in 1993...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 6 months ago 2,800 reads 8 comments
Western Conference Playoffs First Round Preview

Now, for two months of angst.Let's get it started...1. L.A. Lakers (65-17) v. 8. Utah Jazz (48-34)Season Series: L.A. won, 2-1Utah hasn't been right all season...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 7 months ago 33 reads 2 comments
Pau Gasol: The NBA's Newest Secondary Superstar

It has been said that he has the physical characteristics of an ostrich.After last season's NBA Finals, Jemele Hill called him Pau Ga-soft.But Jeff Van Gundy defined him most justly.He's the NBA's best second-best player...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 7 months ago 882 reads 9 comments
UNC's Trouncing of Michigan State: A Case Study in Matchups

In recent years, this truth has become more and more evident: As Kenny Smith has been saying for years, and as Scoop Jackson first brought to my attention several years ago in a piece for SLAM magazine, basketball is all about matchups...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 7 months ago 258 reads 2 comments
It's Not Wise To Bet Against LeBron James

LeBron James appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday night, but before the episode aired, you had probably already seen the clip of his miraculous circus shot. In it, James—while filming a segment with Steve Kroft at The House The King Built, a...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 8 months ago 148 reads 0 comments
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The (Relatively) Neglected Legend

He was arguably the greatest high school basketball player who ever lived: three consecutive New York City Catholic championships at the fabled Power Memorial High School in New York City, and certified phenom status...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 8 months ago 556 reads 12 comments
The Revenge of Dwyane "Omar" Wade

The way Dwyane Wade has been playing this season, he reminds me of Omar in seasons one and five of The Wire. Offended by Baltimore's most prominent and ruthless drug dealers, his crew depleted, ...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 8 months ago 1,018 reads 3 comments
The Ongoing Disgracing of Allen Iverson

First, the Detroit Pistons traded for him, and asked him to fit into a system that is not meant for him, that has never been meant for him, that is the polar opposite of a system that he could ever fit into...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 8 months ago 466 reads 15 comments
Funniest Moments In Sports? Too Many To Name

About a week ago, Rory from Bleacher Report shot me an e-mail. It's subject? "Funniest Moments In Sports." All of you fine gentlemen and gentlewomen on this site received the same message, requesting your contributions...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 9 months ago 209 reads 0 comments
Kobe Bryant's 61 Reminds Us of His Greatness

Just when I thought that I couldn't possibly write any more words, when I thought I was burned out after producing three full-length articles in a week and wouldn't even try to muster another ...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 9 months ago 507 reads 10 comments
Super Bowl XLIII: As Good As Any Ever

The query is sure to be thrown around.Was that the best Super Bowl game ever played?If it wasn't definitively, an argument can be made that it definitively was, and at the very least, it was as good as any ever...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 10 months ago 173 reads 4 comments
Golden State Warriors: Best of NBA's Worst

Friday night on ESPN, you may have witnessed the Golden State Warriors, with a record of a mere 14 wins versus 32 losses, beat the Hornets, 28-14 and one of the best teams in the Western Conference, in New Orleans...

Written by Anthony Wilson about 10 months ago 383 reads 1 comments

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Anthony Wilson Article Archive

Lakers About To Ruin a Perfect Thing

Albert Pujols Amazes, But He's Also a Victim Of The Recent Past

The Trevor Ariza Situation

Victor Ortiz Shocked by Tough Marcos Rena Maidana

Shaq Trade Thickens LeBron-Kobe Plot

Lakers: Can the Other Guys Get Some Love?

Kobe Bryant Wins Fourth Title, and Now He Can Sleep Soundly

Derek Fisher Comes Through for Los Angeles Lakers Again

Where Will Kobe Rank All-Time if He Can Win This Title?

Desperate Los Angeles Lakers Will Top Orlando Magic In Finals

Kobe Bryant Burnishing His Legend in Jordanesque Fashion

I Love the Lakers, But I Hate Them

Only One Thing Can Stop LeBron James

Is Manny Pacquiao The Best Boxer Ever?

Western Conference Playoffs First Round Preview

Pau Gasol: The NBA's Newest Secondary Superstar

UNC's Trouncing of Michigan State: A Case Study in Matchups

It's Not Wise To Bet Against LeBron James

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The (Relatively) Neglected Legend

The Revenge of Dwyane "Omar" Wade

The Ongoing Disgracing of Allen Iverson

Funniest Moments In Sports? Too Many To Name

Kobe Bryant's 61 Reminds Us of His Greatness

Super Bowl XLIII: As Good As Any Ever

Golden State Warriors: Best of NBA's Worst

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