The organization has deemed us fit to travel so for the next couple days we’ll be cruising Texas with the team and filing regular reports on the day-to-day life of an NBA team.
Day 1’s journal is up along with some video of the players arriving and some footage of the team plane. Check it out here.
No Mitch Part III because we used what Mitch had to say about Andrew Bynum for a new piece by our feature writing guru Jeff Skibiski that details Drew’s journey from being the youngest player ever drafted to one of the brightest young stars the NBA has to offer in just three years.
Part two of our interview with Mitch has been posted. In this installment we talk about the impact Derek Fisher has had in a couple different facets of the game, what to do with the young rookies on the Lakers’ squad, some losses that really stick out in Mitch’s mind, and much more.
Click here for Part I and here for Part II.
They’ll be one more installment of the interview where we focus on the progression of Andrew Bynum.
On Thursday we sat down with General Manager Mitch Kupchak to talk about the Lakers in the first trimester of the 2007-08 NBA Season.
We’ve posted Part I today. Check it out to hear what Mitch thinks about the play of Trevor Ariza, Ronny Turiaf, the rest of the bench, and how their strong play can help the Lakers in the post-season.
Click here to read the full interview and check back in the next couple of days for Part II where we talk with Mitch about some Vets, some Rookies, and some Andrew Bynum.
The game didn’t end up the way we wanted it too, but we did get a lot of stuff from last night’s game aside from the normal Game Photos & Post-Game Locker Talk.
The drop-cloth video from last night was awesome. A good look back at the historical match-ups in the Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Check it out on last night’s Lakers Gameday page.
We also got in the locker room early to talk to some of the guys about wearing the short shorts. Check that out by clicking here.
The homepage has a feature up right now about the newest Laker, Trevor Ariza. The feature delves into Trevor’s journey around the NBA and his return to Los Angeles.
I read this:
Q. What life lessons can you take away from your time in New York and Orlando?
A. In New York, I was young, like 18, 19 so I definitely learned a lot from the older guys I was with since they’ve been in the game for so long. Sometimes, it was Stephon Marbury, Kurt Thomas…all those guys that were in New York with me. In Orlando, I learned what it’s like to bond as a family on your team.
And said to myself, “Thank God he’s got Derek Fisher to hang out with”
Lakers.com features extraordinaire, Jeff Skibiski, sat down with Forward Ronny Turiaf to talk about his journey from the Caribbean island of Martinique, to Paris, to Gonzaga, through open heart surgery, and finally to his adopted home of Los Angeles.
Click here to read all about Ronny’s journey to the Association.
Check out Lakers Courtside Connection before every game for the scouting report straight from the coaching staff.
With the Timberwolves coming into STAPLES Center tonight the Lakers coaching staff examines their roster and breaks down a couple of their plays in today’s scouting report.
A play of particular importance is the “Sideline Rip”, which sets up big man Al Jefferson for easy buckets in the lane. (Click below to see video of this play)
Lakers.com has a new player page that features a lot of cool new elements. Check it out, it’s worth a look.
Make sure you click on Andrew Bynum’s profile and go to the video section. You’ll find his ‘07-’08 player profile that hasn’t even been played at STAPLES Center yet.
FROM LAKERS.com
