The addition of coach Mike D’Antoni has already begun to produce some issues for the Los Angeles Lakers. Big men Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol have seen their production take a nose dive. Gasol’s conditioning has also been questioned as to whether or not he can keep up with D’Antoni’s fast paced offense. Gasol’s feels he’s not getting the right looks and they just seem to be at odds. Last night the Lakers took a 106-98 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with Gasol siting down the stretch. According to D’Antoni he did that so he could win the game. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie
NBA: Steve Nash Out for At Least Another Week With Injury
Last week the Lakers said Steve Nash would be out for at least one more week and this week they’ve extended it to at least another week. Nash seems to be having issues in his recovery from a non displaced leg fracture. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie
NBA: Lakers Interested in Josh Smith But There’s One Problem
A possible trade that would send Josh Smith to the Lakers and Pau Gasol to the Hawks have been in talks for quite some time but it appeared they were just rumors. Now it seems the Lakers are very interested in in the trade but there’s a snag in the plans. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie
NBA: Pressue on D’antoni Already! Championship Or Bust!!
After recently being introduced as the Lakers new head coach, D’antoni is already acknowledging the pressure that comes with the job before he even coaches his first game. He understands that in LA there is no margin for error and a NBA title is expected. He was asked to compare coaching the Knicks to the Lakers. Read the full story below. IamJOE357 ESPN
(Throwback Video) NBA: Phil Jackson To Mike D’Antoni: “What The F*ck Is Wrong With You? Go Sit Down”
With the big news yesterday that the Lakers chose Mike D’Anoni over Phil Jackson for head coach, we thought we might as well throw up some old footage of the two having a special moment. Lol. Check out this video from 5 years ago… GameTimeGirl
NBA: We Finally Hear From Mike D’Antoni; Guess His Reaction When He Found Out He Got The Lakers Coaching Job?!
We’ve heard from a lot of people on this situation yesterday, now we finally hear from the man himself. Mike D’Antoni apparently was just as surprised to get the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job as Phil Jackson was that he didn’t get it. GameTimeGirl
