Chris Manning and Jason Riley are back for another episode of ‘Basketball Taboo’ – and a promise to ramble less (or at-least try to).
In this episode, they discuss:
- Does Kobe trust his teammates?
- Are the Celtics championship contending days over with?
- Can the Lakers repeat?
Plus, the guys talk Kobe’s best clutch shot of the season and whether or not that makes the Lakers record look better than they actually are.
Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions? Complaints? Want to be a Guest? Send us an email: Taboo@theLakersNation.com.
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The Lakers may be slipping, but Voice of the Nation never does, as it returns to bring you more exclusive Lakers coverage.
G-Small and D-Bricks break down the Lakers recent slide in play and intensity, and look ahead to the final 17 games of the season.
Their are more NBA players talking smack to the Lakers on Twitter, and is the fall off due to the decline of Kobe Bryant?
Tune into Voice of the Nation #73!
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TLN’s Chris Manning and Jason Riley introduce “Basketball Taboo” – An all-new Podcast from The Lakers Nation that digs beyond the surface and dives into the taboo topics in the NBA. In this pilot episode, they discuss…
- Kobe Bryant vs. Lebron James
- Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan
- Lamar Odom’s Reality TV Career
Plus, Chris and Jason talk Lakers, Clippers, the ‘10 Championship, and whether or not the Denver Nuggets pose a real threat to the Champs.
If you have any topics you would like discussed, feel free to e-mail and/or tweet Chris; or e-mail and/or tweet Jason.
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It looks like Pau has an idea of what is needed to get their offense going…
NBA FanHouse: “Kobe is a great player, the best offensive player out there … but at the same time, we need to find some balance with our interior game, develop it a little more, moving the ball and changing sides,” Gasol said gingerly, knowing he was treading on sacred territory by questioning Bryant and the offense of coach Phil Jackson. “We need to get focused on that a little more, to find balance, to find some flow.”
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It’s been 217 games since the Lakers have had a 3 game losing streak. With a loss to the Magic, that streak is no longer. The fellaz dissect this team, and discuss if the Lakers poor play is simply a bad stretch, or something internal that has the Lakers off their A game.
The Lakers held a meeting to clear the air, and Kobe spoke up, Bynum says the team is angry at each other, Phil says Pau looks sickly, and J.R. Smith is going at Kobe again via Twitter.
The guys are not buying Lebron’s respect for Michael Jordan, and Dan Patrick asks Kobe if its possible that he opts out this summer.
Tune into #72!
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Lil Wayne – Drop The World
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ESPN: The final seconds ticked down and Michael Jordan slowly rose from his seat. He waited until the final buzzer and then briefly clapped.
Jordan showed little emotion after the Charlotte Bobcats won their first game in three tries since he agreed to buy the team. And why not? Beating the Los Angeles Lakers has become routine for this franchise.
Really.
No matter the personnel, coach or even the impending owner, the Bobcats own the defending champions. The combination of Stephen Jackson (21 points) and Gerald Wallace (17 points, 10 rebounds) overcame 26 points from Kobe Bryant on Friday night in Charlotte’s 98-83 victory.
“I really don’t know,” Wallace replied when asked to explain Charlotte’s seven wins in the past nine meetings. “You can say that about them and you can say that about Cleveland.”
Indeed, the Bobcats are 3-1 against the NBA-best Cavaliers this season. Oh, and they’ve lost twice to the six-win New Jersey Nets. It’s why they’re still a game behind Miami for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
“Those top teams bring out the best and they bring out big crowds,” Wallace said. “Come to a New Jersey game and we probably have 500 people.”
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Being a fan of Modern Family, this makes me VERY happy.
O.C. Register: The final score of the Lakers-Pacers game might have been laughable, but the real funny stuff came afterward when Kobe Bryant filmed a segment of “Modern Family,” the ABC comedy.
Bryant, who has appeared on, among others, “Sesame Street,” “Moesha,” “In the House” and “Sister, Sister,” will be playing himself on an upcoming episode of the new comedy that centers on three unique families.
“I’m just winging it,” Bryant said of his acting. “I’m playing myself, so I can be myself. I can be a smart (expletive.)”
Modern Family stars Sofia Vergara and Ty Burrell filmed a segment for the upcoming show during the Lakers’ popular in-game “Kiss Cam,” with Vergara planting a kiss on Burrell, whose character has a not-so-subtle crush on Vergara’s Gloria.
Stay tuned.
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! On Thursday March 4th, join the Vick the Brick, between 5:00PM and 7:00PM, and the Lakers Nation’s friends and family at the newly opened Bullseye Bar at the Black Angus Steakhouse in Northridge, and watch our Los Angeles Lakers do battle in Miami against the Heat.
Worried they won’t be enough televisions for this madness? Have no worries, since they have 11 High-Def televisions to accommodate everybody that joins us!
If meeting Vic the Brick and watching the game with your TLN friends and family isn’t enough for you to be there, how about a chance to win tickets to Staples Center to watch the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz… and many many other cool prizes. So yeah, you pretty much have to be there.
So please join us at the Bullseye Bar’s GRAND OPENING and enjoy 60 ounce domestic draft beer pitchers for only $9.99 all month long!
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This was a fun game to watch.
The Lakers made yet another comeback Sunday afternoon at Staples Center against the second place Nuggets.
Both teams really played well tonight. There was a lot of aggressive defense, good passing, and some incredible shots on both ends.
For a game built around two superstars, the scoring was very balanced. Neither team had a player score more than 21 points.
If you knew the Nuggets would only shoot 36% from the field and the Lakers would have 16 steals, you probably would have guessed a blowout game, but this one stayed close to the very end.
Lamar Odom really stepped up today as Gasol was getting pretty abused on the inside. Phil took out Pau briefly in the fourth to send him a message and Gasol responded with a huge rebound, a big score, and the game securing tip rebound to the backcourt.
It was a big win for the Lakers as the Nuggets are likely the team they will face in May again.
Now, the bests of the day…
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As we slog through the dog days of the NBA, Voice of the Nation returns to bring you mid-season form Lakers talk!
G-Small and D-Bricks analyze how a veteran Lakers team is starting to feel the effects of a third straight title run, why the point guard play may become a real source of worry.
J.R. Smith popping off at the mouth, teams making shady personnel deals, and G-Small and D-Bricks getting their Kobe and Shaq on?
Tune in to Voice of the Nation #71!!!
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