Tag: mike d'antoni
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Free Jordan HIll
Since my last crack at the Los Angeles Lakers roster, coach Mike D’Antoni incorporated my most pressing suggestion, the promotion of Xavier Henry to the starting lineup, and ignored nearly everything else. Typical D’Antoni. He...
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Los Angeles Lakers Lineup Doctor
Well, that couldn’t have gone much better. After an offseason spent wringing hands, worrying over injuries and doubting the direction of the franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers returned with a decisive victory over their cross-arena...
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Lakers conquer China, Kobe Bryant conquers self
By David Stern’s decree, the Los Angeles Lakers spent the back half of their pre-season in China, competing against the Golden State Warriors in a pair of exhibition games and traveling the country in an...
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Jordan Hill should not be a Stretch-4 like Mike D’Antoni wants
Now that's just crazy. Mike D’Antoni is shuffling around the Los Angeles Lakers offense, trying to make circles fit in square holes, which includes changing how Jordan Hill plays. Last season, the big man, who...
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Los Angeles Lakers Media Day: Tabula Rasa
2013-14 NBA SEASON PREVIEW CONTENT LIST Atlantic: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors | Division Preview 1 and 2 Central: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks | Division Preview...
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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: Los Angeles Lakers
2013-14 NBA SEASON PREVIEW CONTENT LIST Atlantic: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors | Division Preview 1 and 2 Central: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks | Division Preview...
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Los Angeles Lakers fill out their roster with Shawne Williams and Xavier Henry
First of all, excuse me while I lament the fact that Sasha Vujacic is officially off of the Los Angeles Lakers’ radar… Okay, now that that’s out of the way; last week the team signed...
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Los Angeles Lakers ownership: is it Jeanie vs. Jim?
The Los Angeles Lakers ownership has been a point of scrutiny since before Dr. Jerry Buss passed in February. Dr. Buss left the Lakers primarily in the hands of his two children: Jeanie Buss and...
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NBA Coaches on the hot seat for the 2013-14 season
As summer winds down, the NBA will just have begun heating up again and the forecast for the upcoming season will have some coaches sweating more than others. Some teams will always be under widespread...
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Mike D’Antoni: Understanding what he really said about the Lakers’ season
Doublespeak isn’t just something from the book 1984; it’s a real thing, and people use it everyday when they’re asked things that have sticky answers. Mike D’Antoni is working on becoming the master of doublespeak....
