‘AK’s Way’ (M. Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

Back to LA we go. The team practiced today and are headed to Los Angeles shortly. We are staying in a different hotel this time since the last one didn’t have any wins in it. (This really isn’t the reason, but it’s fun to […]

‘It’s a Long Walk’
There is nothing better than an Aztec shaman marching the Laker fans up the pyramid, stretching them over the sacrificial alter, ripping their hearts out, holding it up, while still beating and rolling the lifeless corpses down the steps. Ahhhhh, the Mayans and Aztecs…they knew how to treat Laker Fans!
That’s almost what […]

‘Eaton: Minus Theatrics’ (Bill Powell - NBAE/Getty Images)
Remember how The Mailman would power to the hoop, in the first half of his career anyway, and knock over players for a right-handed ‘hamma’ dunk? Recall how Stock could hand check, grab, hold and get away with it.
It’s a different set of rules now.
Booz already gets a […]

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Look at the players above. None of these guys are superstars. Yet, over the last couple of weeks they were hot commodities for teams in the NBA. They were all released by their bottom-feeder teams and re-signed by contenders. I think this is a awful loophole David Stern has allowed […]

The Jazz interior defense was nonexistent. They had one of those nights, like the Lakers had in Salt Lake. Quite the flip-flop.
Actually, it was more about how the Lakers played. When the Lakers play, like they did last night, and against Phoenix, they look like the best team in the league. They play Boston Sunday, […]

My daughter that lives in California called me last night and asked if dad wanted to put $20 on the game. Well, dumb question of the night was “Who’s playing?” My daughter laughed and stated that Jazz was playing L.A. and that Mark (the boyfriend) wanted to know if my husband was a […]

Air travel hasn’t been a fun experience for a long time now. Since 9/11 it has, in fact, become the opposite. But the airlines are trying to make it better. Delta recently unveiled plans to help keep its customers entertained. With the installation of this seatback system, passengers on U.S. flights of four hours or […]

With the preseason over I think we can finally make some tentative observations. Just like the RMR, the preseason frequently turns out to be a poor indicator, and we’ve all been burned before.

‘RB: Aggressive Moves’ (D. Lippitt - NBAE/Getty Images)
1. Gone Fishin’.
It seems clear that DWil and CBooze are now the team leaders and will […]