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Lakers Examiner: With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Lakers have many reasons to give thanks. They are undefeated on the young season and look like the hands-down favorite to win the NBA Championship.
As the Lakers gather around the table this Turkey Day, each player will also have other, more personal things to be thankful for. Here is what each player on the Lakers should think about when it’s his turn.
Kobe Bryant should be thankful for the chance to take his place among the greatest players of all time. A championship this year would nullify the Shaq-clause on his previous three championships and prove that he can truly LEAD a team to greatness.
Lamar Odom should be thankful for the move to the bench. Now that he’s out of the spotlight, Lamar can concentrate on doing the little things to help the team win, which is all he really cares about.
Andrew Bynum should be thankful for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bynum came into the league as a flabby 17-year-old with questionable work ethic. Countless hours of conditioning and one-on-one instruction with the NBA’s all-time leading scorer allowed Andrew to flourish and earn himself a $57.4-million extension.
L.A. Times: As if the Lakers needed more help.
The league’s only undefeated team returned from a brisk two-game sweep at Dallas and New Orleans to find their schedule pleasantly appealing.
Seven of their next eight games are at home, and only three of them are against teams with winning records.
“Wow,” Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said when told the details of the next 16 days. “We’re not thinking about anything but one game at a time, and that’s a hard concept right now because when things start going well, you start anticipating that, ‘Oh, yeah, we’re going to win games easily.’ There’s no such thing in this game.”
After tonight’s game against Detroit, the upcoming schedule is littered with injured-depleted teams (Chicago) and ineffective teams so far this season (New Jersey, Sacramento and Dallas).
The Lakers’ lone road game the next two weeks is in Phoenix, but the players insist they won’t take anybody lightly.
Lamar Odom provided at least one reason — more victories typically mean fewer practices.
“The better you do, the more days off,” he said.
L.A. Times: His knees were wrapped in ice and his feet were in a bucket of ice. Towels were draped around his shoulders and waist.
Derek Fisher sat in a chair after the Lakers’ big win over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, taking preventive measures for his body, resting after a hard night’s work.
Fisher scored a season-high 20 points against the Hornets, and in many ways, he was soaking in his and the team’s performance.
He had two steals, one that helped seal the game.
Fisher was seven for 11 from the field, his best shooting percentage of the young season. He was four for six from three-point range, also his best outing of the season.
“My shot finally went in,” Fisher said. “I’ve gotten some good looks at other times in some other games. I got some good looks, [but] the ball just hasn’t gone in so far early.”
It was the 49th 20-plus point game of Fisher’s 13-season NBA career.
He’s 34 now and has a lot of miles on his body.
For the last one hundred years, the automotive triumvirate of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors has dominated the Detroit automotive industry. They are not only an American institution; they are revered and hallowed major innovators and employers throughout the Rust Belt. Yet, with foreign competition growing, and the American economy in flux, the Big Three in Detroit are facing an unprecedented time of uncertainty. The dependable establishment is being shaken to its core.
Interestingly, the current day plight of the Detroit auto industry closely mirrors the fortunes of their NBA franchise.
Fixtures of the last six Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons (6-2) are a foundation of power facing imminent recession.
Forum Blue & Gold: We can nit-pick this team if we want (and we my a little bit), but we Lakers fans need to step back for a second and enjoy this moment. We need to savor watching this team play, the passing, the breaks, the dunks and the beauty of well-played basketball. Don’t just think about the next game with Detroit or ahead to Boston or anyone else. We should live in the moment, because this is a very good moment.
The Lakers are 7-0 and just beat the second best team in the Western Conference (in my opinion, even if it hasn’t translated that way in standings yet) on the road on the second night of a back-to-back with travel in between. Did it get a little sloppy in the fourth quarter? Yes. But last year’s Lakers team lost that game and probably gave back the lead by the end of the first half.
Another big game tomorrow, but fellow fans, we need to savor what is happening now.
Every Thursday throughout the NBA season, NBA TV will showcase the rich heritage of the game and the characters and teams that are a part of the fabric of the NBA. This Week on NBA TV Legends Night features our very own Kobe Bryant in some of the most illustrious games of his career and more! Make sure to check it out tonight, on NBA TV.
Here is the schedule…
- 8 p.m. - HOME VIDEO 2001 - LA Lakers NBA Champions
- 9 p.m. - HARDWOOD CLASSIC - Raptors at Lakers, 1/22/2006
- 11 p.m. - MARV ALBERT: Bryant
- 11:30 p.m. - HARDWOOD CLASSIC - Suns at Lakers 2006 Western Conference 1st Round, Game 4
- 1:30 a.m. - NBA MVP: Race to Remember
Many people have speculated who will take over after Phil retires… One name that has always come up is Byron Scott. He was recently asked about if he has ever thought about being a Lakers head coach and responded with this:
“I’m going to be honest. Yeah, I thought about it a lot,” Scott said. “That’s home for me. That’s an organization that will be embedded in my heart for the rest of my life.”
My question is to you, would you rather see, say, Brian Shaw continue after Phil due to his triangle experience… or would you ever love to see Scott return home to the purple and gold. Yes it’s a ways off, but it is an interesting thought none the less.
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