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Fear Not Lakers' Fans: This One's Going to Seven

I don't know what the folks in Los Angeles ate tonight, but whatever it was, it's spewed all over Figueroa St. and Santa Monica Blvd. this evening, the stench lingering throughout the greater Los Angeles area until this weekend...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 445 reads 17 comments
The NBA Rapidfire Report: First Round Action

Chad Ridgeway moderates a quick roundtable discussion with four Bleacher Report Top Writers sounding off on the surprising first round of the 2008 NBA playoffs.

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 984 reads 10 comments
The Best and Worst Surprise Teams of the 2007-08 NBA Season

Biggest Movers and Changers This chart shows the number of spots each team moved up or down, based on ESPN's preseason predictions Sixers +8 Lakers +7 Hornets +7 Pacers +5 ...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 715 reads 5 comments
Kobe Bryant Jumping over Car: Fake, but Cool

You may have seen the video of Kobe Bryant jumping over the Aston Martin at 50 mph on ESPN or around the Internet. It's shocking, unexpected, cool, and completely 100% unadulteratedly fake...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 6,620 reads 7 comments
The NBA Rapidfire Report: Top Writers Talk Up the Offseason and Draft

The NBA Rapidfire Report: The NBA Offseason and Draft The 2007-08 NBA season is racing toward its zenith as playoff seeding and MVP talk intensifies...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 2,171 reads 7 comments
The NBA Rapidfire Report: C-Webb Out, Dirk Out, Sonics Out, Walsh In

This week we’re covering some interesting tidbits from around the league. C-Webb is officially retiring after many would say he’s already been gone for years. The Sonics are closer than ever to moving but may not take their name with them...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 864 reads 0 comments
NBA Rapidfire Report: Top Writers Talk Up the Playoffs

The 2007-08 NBA season is buzzing with subplots and marquee matchups. With so much intrigue I rounded up some of the Bleacher Report's Top Writers to drop in their two cents on the topics of the day...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 1,346 reads 9 comments
NBA Rapidfire Report: Good Celts, Bad Mavs, and Successful Shaq

The 2007-08 NBA season is buzzing with subplots and marquee matchups. With so much intrigue I rounded up a group of NBA fans to drop in their two cents on the topics of the day...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 682 reads 8 comments
Picking the NBA MVP is Easy and Unfair

The "MVP! MVP!" chants are loud and common. At various arenas peppered throughout the country, tens of thousands of fans are invested in the closest, most intriguing MVP race of this generation...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 2,685 reads 66 comments
Why these new Lakers are so darn lovable

Ronny Turiaf was jumping around, high fiving and chest bumping his teammates like the Lakers had just won the game.But the game hadn't even started.The players were just having fun and the fans in Los Angeles are loving it...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 2,185 reads 4 comments
How the Gasol trade saved the Lakers' season

Last season, the Lakers got off to a surprisingly hot start, going 26-13 to establish themselves as a top four team in the West and darkhorse championship contender.Then the wheels fell off...

Written by Chad Ridgeway about about 1 year ago 2,515 reads 2 comments

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Chad Ridgeway Article Archive

Fear Not Lakers' Fans: This One's Going to Seven

The NBA Rapidfire Report: First Round Action

The Best and Worst Surprise Teams of the 2007-08 NBA Season

Kobe Bryant Jumping over Car: Fake, but Cool

The NBA Rapidfire Report: Top Writers Talk Up the Offseason and Draft

The NBA Rapidfire Report: C-Webb Out, Dirk Out, Sonics Out, Walsh In

NBA Rapidfire Report: Top Writers Talk Up the Playoffs

NBA Rapidfire Report: Good Celts, Bad Mavs, and Successful Shaq

Picking the NBA MVP is Easy and Unfair

Why these new Lakers are so darn lovable

How the Gasol trade saved the Lakers' season

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