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To Lakers, Shannon Brown Is No Surprise

I love and hate surprises.I hate surprise birthday parties, everyone lying to you and then jumping out and yelling “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!” while you stand there with a Tyler Hansbrough ...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 7 months ago 1,963 reads 3 comments
Shaquille O'Neal: The Ex-Girlfriend

Section 316 is a weekly essay series by TheLakersNation.com Writer Andrew Rafner. Each Friday Andrew will explore a theme relating to the deeper world of Lakers basketball...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 9 months ago 637 reads 1 comments
Lamar Odom's New Sweatshirt

Section 316 is a weekly essay series by TheLakersNation.com Writer Andrew Rafner. Each Friday Andrew will explore a theme relating to the deeper world of Lakers basketball...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 9 months ago 362 reads 1 comments
Who Dost Thou Chris Paul Rolleth Off? Not Tyson Chandler

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Written by Andrew Rafner about 9 months ago 101 reads 1 comments
Mount Sterling: The Los Angeles Clippers Monument to Failure

Growing up in Los Angeles, it is no secret the city has conflicting feelings towards its Clippers. I am not even sure the city of Los Angeles would even go as far as to claim the Clippers as their own...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 9 months ago 53 reads 1 comments
NBA Trade Deadline Super Deluxe

Well kids, the NBA trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and again fans across the league are either celebrating their booty and/or mourning their losses...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 9 months ago 441 reads 1 comments
The Phoenix That Will Not Rise

In ancient Greek culture, the phoenix represents the spirit of renewal and rebirth. The legendary bird immolates itself and then miraculously rises from its own ashes, to live once again, free from the constraints of mortality...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 9 months ago 201 reads 3 comments
It's Magic Again in Orlando, Just Like 1995

For the last three weeks or so, I’ve been trying to convince my family, friends and basically anyone who’ll listen that 2009 feels a whole lot like the mid-1990s. The unbridled optimism pouring out of Washington, D...

Written by Andrew Rafner about 10 months ago 231 reads 2 comments
UNDER THE RADAR: EASTERN CONFERENCE

Although the below the playoff line East teams are worlds apart from the West lottery squads.On the converse, the top tier of the East are pound for pound angrier, hungrier and in the last few years, better than the best of the West...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 192 reads 0 comments
UNDER THE RADAR: WESTERN CONFERENCE

Do you think Showtime would have been as much fun without Kurt Rambis’ horn-rimmed-glasses and the Coop-a-Loop?Would Duncan have won those championships without the ability to find Bowen ...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 221 reads 0 comments
“Vittiz” on Sale Now!

From the creators of the Kobe/Gasol 08 bumper sticker. TheLakersNation.com is proud to exclusively present the “Vittiz”...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 280 reads 2 comments
Andrew Bynum Wasn’t a Natural Selection for Lakers

This is the first of two parts taken from The L.A. Times... The best of times were a memory and the worst of times had just begun in the spring of 2005, when the Lakers drafted 17-year-old ...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 199 reads 0 comments
FB&G: Phil Jackson Talks Lakers

Forum Blue & Gold: Phil Jackson met with the media on Friday in advance of the Lakers camp opening next Tuesday, and, as you expect from Jackson, he said a few interesting things...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 388 reads 0 comments
Change in store for Kobe Bryant & Lamar Odom

L.A. Times: Phil Jackson looked loose and relaxed, having let the sting of last season’s championship failure roll off his back and disappear into the waters of the Flathead River during an off-season spent at his Montana home...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 87 reads 0 comments
Letter of Introduction: Luke Walton

NBA.com: Hey, Luke Walton here. I’ll be blogging for NBA.com this season and I’m very excited to share some thoughts and insights with you. I’ll be the first to admit, though, that I’m in unchartered waters here...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 120 reads 0 comments
Phil Jackson Returns Relaxed, Ready, and Will Limit Kobe Bryant’s Minutes

A lot of cool Phil Jackson news just hit, including him wanting to limit Kobe’s minutes to keep him healthy for the postseason...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 110 reads 0 comments
Join TLN & The Loose Cannons at CityWalk Friday, Oct. 3rd!

Hey everyone! Come join AM570’s Loose Cannons and TheLakersNation.com next Friday, October 3rd at Universal Studios CityWalk! As we continue to grow with AM570 and in preparation for next season, ...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 57 reads 0 comments
Lakers: Odds and Ends

Hoopsworld: A busy couple of days for the Los Angeles Lakers, even if all the activity involved players at the end of the bench...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 66 reads 0 comments
TLN Pre-Season Perspective: Interviewing The Dream Shake

Hey Guys, We’re counting down the days till the start of the new season, and it’s about time for everyone to be making predictions. This year, instead of just doing one prediction, I decided to go out and interview one blogger for every NBA team...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 51 reads 0 comments
Trevor Ariza May Start, Lamar Odom to Come off Bench for LA Lakers

Special thanks to Travis J. Rodgers for submitting his take to the Lakers Nation and giving us the rights to post it on the blog. Once again, if you have your own take and want to see it on TLN, feel free to e-mail it to us at Articles@theLakersNation...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 977 reads 7 comments
Greg Oden on Andrew Bynum: The Blazer's Thoughts on a Potentially Great Matchup

Lakers Blog: Some ESPN The Magazine work took me to a commercial shoot featuring some players from the Cavs and Blazers. One of them happened to be Greg Oden, and I managed to grab a few quick minutes with him to talk about Andrew Bynum...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 691 reads 2 comments
Bynum falls, lands on knee, gets back up

This is great news. Especially knowing he’s fine… O.C. Register: Andrew Bynum lay on the floor, his feet having been knocked out from beneath him on an alley oop pass during a recent pick up game...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 63 reads 0 comments
TLN Pre-Season Perspective: Interviewing Indy Cornrows

Hey Guys, We’re counting down the days till the start of the new season, and it’s about time for everyone to be making predictions. This year, instead of just doing one prediction, I decided to go out and interview one blogger for every NBA team...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 72 reads 0 comments
Across the Nation: Kobe part of Emmy phone chain!

Here’s a new addition to TLN where we’ll highlight some of the things that are going on, in or around our Lakers and NBA world. Kobe Bryant is apparently part of a celebrity ‘Emmy’ phone chain...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 73 reads 1 comments
CBS Sports: Shooting Guard Rankings (Kobe #1)

CBS recently sat down and ranked the shooting guards in the NBA. Kobe headlined at #1… CBS: Kobe Bryant is often the NBA’s best offensive player, sometimes its best defensive player and always its most feared...

Written by Andrew Rafner about about 1 year ago 82 reads 0 comments

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Andrew Rafner Article Archive

To Lakers, Shannon Brown Is No Surprise

Shaquille O'Neal: The Ex-Girlfriend

Lamar Odom's New Sweatshirt

Who Dost Thou Chris Paul Rolleth Off? Not Tyson Chandler

Mount Sterling: The Los Angeles Clippers Monument to Failure

NBA Trade Deadline Super Deluxe

The Phoenix That Will Not Rise

It's Magic Again in Orlando, Just Like 1995

UNDER THE RADAR: EASTERN CONFERENCE

UNDER THE RADAR: WESTERN CONFERENCE

“Vittiz” on Sale Now!

Andrew Bynum Wasn’t a Natural Selection for Lakers

FB&G: Phil Jackson Talks Lakers

Change in store for Kobe Bryant & Lamar Odom

Letter of Introduction: Luke Walton

Phil Jackson Returns Relaxed, Ready, and Will Limit Kobe Bryant’s Minutes

Join TLN & The Loose Cannons at CityWalk Friday, Oct. 3rd!

Lakers: Odds and Ends

TLN Pre-Season Perspective: Interviewing The Dream Shake

Trevor Ariza May Start, Lamar Odom to Come off Bench for LA Lakers

Greg Oden on Andrew Bynum: The Blazer's Thoughts on a Potentially Great Matchup

Bynum falls, lands on knee, gets back up

TLN Pre-Season Perspective: Interviewing Indy Cornrows

Across the Nation: Kobe part of Emmy phone chain!

CBS Sports: Shooting Guard Rankings (Kobe #1)

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