carmelo anthony

If Mike Brown’s Lakers were a publicly traded stock then their value would be trending upwards. Admittedly it is difficult to get a true beat on any team in the early stages of this shortened season. And we can’t read too much into consecutive wins over a sleepwalking Utah team or a defenseless New York squad. None the less the prospects are looking better for Coach Brown’s hoops philosophy. Tonight the Lake Show put together their best offensive outing of the Mike Brown era. They still have yet to eclipse the century mark but 99 points on 52% shooting is [...]

With all the fallout from Communist Commissioner David Stern nixing a blockbuster, fare and completely legal trade of Chris Paul to the Lakers it is easy to forget why the league is in this fix to begin with. Before I get longwinded let me just say this much: Stern put the first three letters in the term dictator. Catch my drift? For a moment forget about Dan Gilbert and the latest entry in his book on how to be a Myopic Millionaire Douchebag. Gilbert is as Gilbert does. I’m no more mad at him than I am the smell of [...]

It is with great hesitation that I write yet another post about Kobe Bryant going to play somewhere other than in the NBA this year. We’ve been down this path too many times already. Besiktas, Virtus Bologna, barnstorming China, the only thing missing was a report of Bryant balling on the Moon. That would be about as probable as KB24 playing with any of the other aforementioned teams/countries. But this time it appears to be real. Partly because the dude that shot down every previous KB overseas report, Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowksi, confirms this one. Also because this time it involves [...]

NBA players are going to have to take a pay cut. That’s the only way this lockout is going to end. By the same token, NBA owners are going to have to change their business practices. That’s the only way we’ll be able to avoid another work stoppage the likes of the current one. To be clear, the owners only have themselves to blame for this situation. They’re the ones that agreed to a hideous 57-43 split. They’re the ones that assumed nothing would every affect their cash flow. To be real, though, it is up to the players to [...]

The next 48-hours could determine the fate of not just the NBA season but also the future of pro basketball as we know it. With David Stern’s season slicing guillotine hovering just above the 2011-12 season Friday’s bargaining session was the most important to date. Reports of progress are like rings in LeBron’s collection – there are none. Both sides didn’t seem to make much movement towards making a deal. That doesn’t mean all is lost, at least not yet. Today both the players and owners are back at it bright and early in New York City. Perhaps finally sensing [...]

Andrew Bynum for Carmelo Anothony? Please! I knew it then but the world is finding out now just how disastrous it would have been to move Young Drew for Melo. But I’m not here to gloat about my own common sense musings. No, this is even more praise for Mitch Kupchak who not only kept Drew but also kept the same roster for the remainder of the regular season. While keeping Bynum was as big a no-brainer as banning Wyclef from running for the Haitian Presidency, standing pat with the current roster took some serious stones. But that’s what comes [...]

In a game that had a playoff feel the Lakers gave a championship effort. So much has been made about how old and slow these Lakers are. Naturally you’d expect the legs of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to be problematic. Well, if by problematic you mean for one half of basketball then you’re right. OKC ran out to a 5 point lead dropping 56 in the first half. Then something you wouldn’t expect of an “older team” occurred. The Lakers found their legs in the second half and slowed the Thunder roll. For anyone that is still disappointed that [...]

Remember when the NBA’s Western Conference was the varsity and the East was the JV? Back then having 50 wins in the West might get you an 8th seed but 50 W’s in the East was good enough to put you in the top 4. Well, the times they are a changing. In the last 48 hours Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams have departed the Nuggets and Jazz respectively for the New York/New Jersey area. What’s next? Dirk Nowitzki demanding a trade to Chicago? This really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. In fact, if you pay attention to [...]

Let me first start by saying that I am a Carmelo Anthony fan. I respect his game and view him as one of the most dynamic scorers in the game today. A couple of years ago, when the Lakers and Nuggets squared off in the Western Finals, Melo was amazing. His size, speed and athleticism combined with that deadly mentality created an impossible matchup. Trevor Ariza was too small. Luke Walton too slow. And Kobe Bryant didn’t stand much of a chance either when it came to checking Anthony. All that being said, he simply wouldn’t be a good fit [...]

At first it was just barbershop talk. Then it slowly crept into the mouths of the media. Now there are reports of the Lakers entering talks with the Nuggets to acquire Carmelo Anthony. Can it be true? Is it possible GM Mitch would drop a nuclear bomb in the middle of the season bigger than the Pau Gasol explosion a few years back? Only time will tell. We all know how these Melo trade talks have gone so it’s best to take any of the rumors with a grain of salt. About a month ago it seemed like Carmelo was [...]