LAKERS 2011-12 REPORT CARD | Los Angeles Daily News
So, they got bounced from the second round of the playoffs for the second consecutive season after winning back-to-back NBA titles.
Lakers' offensive system contributed most to Pau Gasol's decline | Los Angeles Times
The lasting image of Pau Gasol's decline in what could be his last year with the Lakers comes from this last week. One can choose his costly turnover that became a flashpoint in the Lakers' 103-100 Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Gasol having...
Letters: Kings are in, Lakers are out | Los Angeles Times
to Kobe Bryant, team must be a two-letter word, spelled M E. Cecil Worthington Los Angeles :: The Lakers don't have a mature and reliable center; maybe they can trade for one. The Lakers don't have a heads-up point guard; maybe they can trade for one. The...
What offseason moves should Lakers make? (Web links) | Los Angeles Times
-- lists five possible rebuilding scenarios the Lakers can take. -- provided mixed praise for Mike Brown's first season as Lakers' head coach. -- believes it will be difficult for the Lakers to reload, but believes the...
Lakers appreciate how Mike Brown handled tough circumstances | Los Angeles Times
a steep mountain, Mike Brown kept climbing. Even as the doubts lingered, Brown kept grinding. Even as the Lakers' personnel kept changing, Brown simply kept coaching. That doesn't necessarily warrant a high grade given the outcome. After the Lakers lost in five games to the Oklahoma City Thunder...
Bill Plaschke: For Lakers' Mike Brown, next year will be a stretch | Los Angeles Times
here is that the organization will expect far more next season. Coach Mike Brown tries to rally the Lakers during a timeout in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this season. (Wally Skalij / all good points but this coach left 30 minutes prior to a game to...
For Lakers' Mike Brown, next year will be a stretch | Los Angeles Times
here is that the organization will expect far more next season. Coach Mike Brown tries to rally the Lakers during a timeout in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this season. (Wally Skalij / all good points but this coach left 30 minutes prior to a game to...
Lakers facing uncertainty this offseason (Web links) | Los Angeles Times
According to the pundits, it appears the Lakers need to make some changes in personnel. Here's a look at what has been written about the near future. - highlights Mitch Kupchak's comments that he will look...
Here are five possible rebuilding blocks for Lakers | Los Angeles Times
Lakers don't have many good options, but they could make moves for Al Harrington, Dwight Howard, Raymond Felton, Beno Udrih or Trevor Ariza. The Lakers cleaned out their lockers after...
Magic Johnson argues the Lakers need to add more youth and speed | Los Angeles Times
Magic Johnson stared into the ESPN cameras and delivered a message aimed at one particular member of the Lakers' front office. "Jim Buss, brother, you have a job to do," Johnson said as an ESPN NBA analyst. "I'm telling you right now because if you don't...
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak: 'There will be some change' | Los Angeles Times
The formula stays pretty simple. If the Lakers don't win a championship, the team's front office becomes busier. Oh, off-season changes still take place after the Lakers host a championship parade in downtown Los Angeles. After...
Lakers Now Live: Discuss the highs and lows of the Lakers' season | Los Angeles Times
Join staff writer Mike Bresnahan for a discussion about the Lakers season, all the highs and the lows, at noon today. It was an interesting season for the Lakers, to say the least. They traded Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol for...
VINCENT BONSIGNORE on THE LAKERS: On playing for keeps, Bynum might not be best bet | Los Angeles Daily News
EL SEGUNDO -- Andrew Bynum rolled up to the Lakers facilities in El Segundo for his exit interview with team management at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday. Problem is his meeting with general manager Mitch Kupchak and head coach Mike Brown...
BONSIGNORE: On playing for keeps, Bynum might not be best bet for the Lakers | Los Angeles Daily News
Andrew Bynum rolled up to the Lakers' facilities in El Segundo for his exit interview with team management at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday. Problem is his meeting with general manager Mitch Kupchak and head coach Mike Brown...
WALDNER: Lakers' Brown should go, but Clippers should keep Del Negro | Los Angeles Daily News
" The long road of observing the NBA provides opinion and perhaps a touch of philosophy on the Lakers and Clippers as they find themselves on the outside looking at the rest of the playoffs.
Clippers' Paul makes NBA's all-defensive first team; Lakers' Bryant a second-team selection | Los Angeles Daily News
Clippers point guard Chris Paul joined NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James on the league's all-defensive first team.
LAKERS' EXIT INTERVIEWS: While Bryant is a no-show, Gasol goes back to being in limbo | Los Angeles Daily News
EL SEGUNDO - Pau Gasol left with a smile Wednesday afternoon. He had his exit interview with Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and coach Mike Brown and then did one final extended session with reporters in a cramped and overheated room.
Some big questions about Lakers' future | Los Angeles Times
Gasol doesn't get firm answers in his exit meeting. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol were in the Lakers' training facility on the same day, possibly for the last time. They arrived several hours apart for their exit interviews Wednesday and then stepped into the sunshine afterward, though nothing...
Pau Gasol can't get clarification from Lakers about his future | Los Angeles Times
Pau Gasol stepped into bright sunshine Wednesday afternoon, leaving the Lakers' training facility for perhaps the final time. Reality wasn't so bright for the often ebullient Gasol. He spoke about his future in a lengthy exit interview with Lakers General...
On the Soap Box: Lakers have bigger issues than just heart | Los Angeles Sentinel
LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Exit baffles World Peace | Los Angeles Daily News
A day later, Metta World Peace was still in shock that the Lakers' season is over. A day after the Oklahoma City Thunder ousted the Lakers from the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Lakers forward was still trying to wrap...
VINCENT BONSIGNORE on THE LAKERS: Renovation is a job for Superman | Los Angeles Daily News
BONSIGNORE: Reshaping Lakers is a job for Superman | Los Angeles Daily News
You want guts? You want bold? As soon as the Orlando Magic name a new general manager, Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak needs to get on the phone with him and offer Andrew Bynum for Dwight Howard. Jim Buss needs to get over his infatuation with Bynum and deal...
Devin Ebanks' future with Lakers may hinge on playing time | Los Angeles Times
They look alike. They both have unassuming personalities. In separate seasons, the Lakers appreciated their respective growth at small forward. Yet, as Ebanks becomes an restricted free agent this summer, his agent wants him to avoid the same fate that befell Ariza. The...
Jordan Hill wants to return to the Lakers | Los Angeles Times
Lakers forward Jordan Hill took a deep breath as he considered all the events that made his 2011-12 season a sudden surprise. Two months ago, few would have predicted that he...