April 27th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Kobe Posterizing Emeka I believe the Hornets big guy lost a “couple of vowels” in his name on that dunk – he still might be trying to retrieve them. You knew he was going to play. So, he was in the starting line-up, and everything was going to be alright. Not until six minutes and [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Kobe’s Above The Rim Theatrics Highlight Lakers 106-90 Triumph Over Hornets
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Showtime: Six Lakers Make Top 10 All-Time NBA Playoff Performers List
Magic Ranked #5 Article Complimentary Of: TopOnlineColleges.com Blog #9 George Mikan — 24.00 PPG, 28.51 PER, 7.94 WS, 5 BAA/NBA Championships: Before Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Shaq and Hakeem, there was George Mikan. The NBA’s first dominant big man and true star, he was the key component in the league’s first dynasty, leading the Minneapolis Lakers [...]
Paul’s Powerful Performance Stings Lakers 93-88; Kobe Injures Foot
Kobe Following Game Four’s Defeat “It’s more my foot,” Kobe said. “It’s not really my ankle. It’s my foot…I don’t really hurt that too often, so, it’s a little different for me.” Series tied at 2 apiece. It’s apparent more than a game was lost in the Big Easy, with Kobe seen leaving New Orleans [...]
Kobe, Lakers Cruise In Big Easy; Coast By Hornets 100-86
Kobe Pointing To All The Haters And Their Criticism Regarding Game Two’s Performance Kobe rebounded from an 11-point Game 2 with 10 points in the first quarter – a sign of a competitor, even better, a champion. Two minutes and fifteen seconds into Game 3, Chris Paul executed a lay-up to give the Hornets their [...]
Can Lakers Three-Peat Be Centered Around Defense?
3-10 shooting performance is enough reason to hide your face, Kobe “We had a good rhythm today,” Kobe Bryant said. “We found something we can hang our hats on in terms of the intensity and the aggression that we played with. Going up to New Orleans, I think that environment will bring it out.” I [...]
Norm Macdonald’s Take on Kobe Bryant’s Slur
Have you seen “Sports Show with Norm Macdonald” on Comedy Central? If you liked Norm from his old Weekend Update days on SNL, you’ll be sure to love his new show! It airs tonight at 10:30pm ET/PT. Check out the clip below, where he weighs in on the whole Kobe controversy:
Lakers Collapse In First Half, Stung By Hornets 109-100
The Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets. Two teams that while obviously are winning franchises, hardly resemble each other. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant and a decent supporting cast; however, at the point, they’re iffy at best. The Hornets, on the other hand, have one of the better point guards in the National Basketball [...]
Lakers Hammer Hornets 98-80; Host Mavs Monday To Start Semis
To Those Who Said He Lost A Step It doesn’t take a rocket science to realize the Lakers are playing like champs again. “Potential to be as good as any team I’ve coached with the Lakers.” Remember, Phil Jackson has already coached one Lakers three-peat. Consider that club a decade ago had not only Kobe, [...]