1. Mike D'Antoni's Up-Tempo Style Would Be Death Sentence for Aging Lakers

    If you haven't heard the news yet, the Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday after the team's 1-4 start. As soon as news of Brown's dismissal went viral, rumors began to fly about who would be brought in to replace him...

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  2. Is LA Lakers' Backup PG Mess a Sideshow Afterthought or a Potential Pitfall?

    One of the worst fears for veteran teams such as the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers is losing a key player due to injury...

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  3. Initial Report Card Grades for Every L.A. Lakers Player

    It's safe to assume that no one, not even the biggest non-believer, expected the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers to only have one win after the first week of the season, but that is exactly the case so far...

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  4. L.A. Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Live Score, Results and Game Highlights

    The Los Angeles Lakers drop their second game to start the season, falling to the young Portland Trail Blazers 116 to 106. The Blazers had three players score over 20 points, led by Nicolas Batum's 26...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 7 months ago 16,221 reads 238 comments

  5. 5 Reasons the L.A. Lakers Are Actually Steve Nash's Team

    It's uncommon that the balance of leadership on an NBA team shifts from a 16-year tenured veteran to a free-agent acquisition, but that may be the case with the Los Angeles Lakers this season...

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  6. Final Offseason Grades for the Los Angeles Lakers

    The Los Angeles Lakers have now completed most of their preseason schedule and the start of the regular season is less than a week away...

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  7. How Lakers Can Ensure Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash Pairing Is a Success

    It is a rare occasion in the NBA when a team has the luxury of having two former MVP players still performing near the top of their games. The 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers have just that with guards Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash...

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  8. Grading Dwight Howard's First Preseason Game as a Los Angeles Laker

    All-Star center Dwight Howard 's debut with the Los Angeles Lakers may be the most anticipated appearance for a player with a new team since LeBron James ' with the Miami Heat in 2010...

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  9. Defining the Los Angeles Lakers' Offensive and Defensive Strategy for 2012-13

    The 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers off-season acquisitions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard have been covered ad nauseam by to this point of the preseason, and for good reason...

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  10. Winners and Losers from Week 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers' Preaseason

    The second week of the 2012-13 preseason for the Los Angeles Lakers has now been completed, with a few reserve positions still up in the air for the Lakers rotation...

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  11. Los Angeles Lakers: Top 10 Realistic Expectations in 2012-13

    The 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers will be entering the new season with more expectations than any Lakers team since 2003-04...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 24,931 reads 120 comments

  12. Los Angeles Lakers' Winners and Losers from Week 1 of Training Camp

    The first week of training camp for the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers is officially in the books now that the Lakers have completed their first game of the preseason, a 110-83 loss to the Golden State Warriors ...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 17,082 reads 31 comments

  13. How the Los Angeles Lakers Can Become the NBA's Best in 2012-13

    The 2012-13 campaign for the Los Angeles Lakers is going to be a critical season for the veteran team. The Lakers are going into the season with a "win now" mentality, as some of ...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 16,114 reads 51 comments

  14. Los Angeles Lakers Rumors: Breaking Down All the Latest Pre-Training Camp Gossip

    The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off the 2012-13 campaign with their media day Monday, Oct. 1, from El Segundo, the first time the new-look Lakers were all gathered together prior to the upcoming season...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 8,737 reads 3 comments

  15. Predicting in-Season Trades the Los Angeles Lakers Will Need to Make

    The Los Angeles Lakers made a number of changes to their roster to increase their chance of winning a championship in 2012-13, but they are far from a finished product...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 13,330 reads 129 comments

  16. Los Angeles Lakers Rotation and Roster Spots Up for Grabs

    One of the biggest question marks facing each team going into training camp prior to the season is setting their rotation, and with so many new faces, the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers are no different...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 4,560 reads 10 comments

  17. Would L.A. Lakers Fire Mike Brown During Season If Team Falters?

    Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown's seat is as hot as any coach's currently in the NBA . Despite leading the Lakers to a 41-25 record in the strike-shortened last season, ...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 5,291 reads 28 comments

  18. The L.A. Lakers' Top 5 Training Camp Stories

    NBA training camps are set to open in a couple of weeks and can be early sources of storylines that can create interest in the regular season...

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  19. Best and Worst Case Scenarios for the L.A. Lakers in 2012-13

    Expectations are high for the 2012-2013 edition of the Los Angeles Lakers , and rightfully so. All the Lakers did in the offseason was assemble arguably the most complete starting ...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 8 months ago 7,648 reads 15 comments

  20. Why Los Angeles Lakers Steve Nash May Regress Like Other Aging Point Guards

    Steve Nash is without question one of the top point guards in the NBA . But, despite performing near the top of his game last season, Nash will turn 39 during the 2012-2013 campaign, ...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 9 months ago 7,966 reads 52 comments

  21. Comparing Every Los Angeles Lakers Player to a Former Teammate of Steve Nash

    After some off-season wheeling and dealing, the Los Angeles Lakers will be bringing a revamped lineup into the 2012-2013 season...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 9 months ago 18,776 reads 46 comments

  22. 6 Most Frustrating Players on the Los Angeles Lakers Roster

    The Los Angeles Lakers will showcase a revamped roster for the 2012-2013 NBA season that features major changes in both the starting rotation as well as the bench...

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  23. Los Angeles Lakers: Why Kobe Bryant Is One of the Top 5 Players in NBA History

    Whenever he decides to call it a career, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will go down as one of the greatest—as well as one of the more underappreciated and criticized—players ever...

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  24. 5 Strategic Changes the L.A. Lakers Need to Make in 2012-2013

    The Los Angeles Lakers have been talk of NBA free agency this summer, and for good reason. Not only was L.A...

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  25. Breaking Down Which 2012 2nd-Round Draft Picks Will Succeed in the NBA

    Every season there are "diamonds in the rough" that slip into the second round of the NBA draft for numerous reasons. Some talented players fall out of the first round due to injury history...

    Anthony Ramsey Written by Anthony Ramsey about 9 months ago 7,993 reads 64 comments