Mark Medina at the LA Times Lakers Blog interviewed me for a roundtable on the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team, which will be inducted into the Hall of Fame tomorrow. That team featured Jerry West and Oscar Robertson and was coached by the great Pete Newell, a former Lakers GM and longtime admirer of West.
Mark’s question [...]
Yeah, Mitch and Jerry, I know. He’ll be 36 in August.
He’s lost a step. Maybe a step and a half.
He’s not even close to the pressure defender he used to be. And even back in the day there were those moments when he could be exposed. And not just a little. Sometimes he could be [...]
If Jerry Buss really wants Phil Jackson back to coach the Los Angeles Lakers, now would be the time for the team owner to speak up.
Don’t hold your breath.
Although Buss could have lauded Jackson any time over the past two years as the Lakers won back-to-back NBA titles, the owner’s silence on the matter has [...]
Kobe Bryant played a key role in his Lakers winning the 2000 NBA championship. He played brilliantly against the Indiana Pacers in overtime of Game 4 of the NBA Finals and used an open court look, set up by his coaches, to win the game.
It’s been 10 years since Bryant and Phil Jackson embarked on [...]
Forgive Jeanie Buss, but she gets a little crazy after a Lakers loss.
Take Game 2 of L.A.’s title bout with the Boston Celtics, for example. After the Lakers took it in the shorts, she started telling friends that she was worried her father, team owner Jerry Buss, already had a deal with assistant coach Brian [...]
Somebody should have told Paul Pierce about the balloons.
All good Lakers fans worth their salsa know about the balloons.
Game 7, 1969 NBA Finals. The Lakers have lost six NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics, but for the first time in the history of the rivalry the L.A. guys have home-court advantage. Game 7 is being [...]
It would seem that much has changed since the Celtics and Lakers met in the 2008 NBA championship series. Now the two teams meet again in the 2010 NBA Finals, and a lot of folks think the Lakers are ready to win a second straight title.
On the good side for the Lakers, they’re older and [...]
