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Home Delivery: Pau Gasol's Big Night

Posted: Nov 20th 2009 6:00AM by Tom Lorenzo (author feed)
Filed under: NBA Last Night, Fantasy Basketball

Home Delivery is your morning roundup of last night's action in the NBA from a fantasy perspective.

Kobe Bryant told Craig Sager last night that is was good to have Pau Gasol back. I couldn't have said it any better. Gasol was indeed back, and back in a big way -- game-high 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting, 13 rebounds and a blocked shot. The early effects of Gasol returning played out in the frontcourt: Andrew Bynum went for 11 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes, while Lamar Odom came off the bench to play 25 minutes and put up 11 points and eight rebounds. A thoughtful gesture, considering Gasol has played eight full seasons, prior to this one, and missed the first 11 games before making his return. It was definitely his night.

The NBA's leading rebounder, Joakim Noah, pulled down 15 boards to go along with 12 points, four steals and two blocks. He's having a great season. The same can't be said for Derrick Rose, though he did come on last night and score 20 points and dish six dimes. Let's hope this gets him going.

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Lakers: Bench Mob Visit Unique Hoop Camp

Posted: Aug 28th 2008 1:45PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: FanHouse TV, The Word

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

In this exclusive video we hear from members of the Lakers as they visit "Hoop Farm", the basketball camp of Jordan Farmar. Luke Walton tells us why he has not played any basketball all summer, while Trevor Ariza thinks it's great for children to meet NBA players. Hoop Farm is a unique basketball camp that teaches its campers much more than awesome basketball skills, here they practice Yoga and learn about going green.

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Lakers: Bench Mob Visit Unique Hoop Camp

Posted: Aug 28th 2008 1:45PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Lakers, NBA Videos

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Will NBA Stars Follow the 'Euro' Brick Road?

Posted: Aug 26th 2008 11:10AM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: FanHouse TV, The Word

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

In this video, we talk to Hawks assistant coach Larry Drew, as well as Lakers stars Vladi Radmanovic and Luke Walton, about what they think of NBA players heading overseas while still in their primes. Also, at the 1:40 mark, we talk to one of the leading high school players in the country, 15-year-old Landon Drew, who might be a pro player already ... if he lived in Europe.

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Will NBA Stars Follow the 'Euro' Brick Road?

Posted: Aug 26th 2008 11:10AM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Hawks, Lakers, NBA Videos

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Mean Machine: Lakers Star Makes Reporter Do 200 Push-Ups

Posted: Aug 25th 2008 11:30AM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: FanHouse TV, The Word

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

How much of a trick-shot specialist is the Lakers' Sasha Vujacic? FanHouse correspondent Elie Seckbach finds out first-hand through a series of friendly (if not painful) wagers. Proving he's worthy of the nickname "The Machine," Vujacic shows off his impressive marksmanship, and also talks about what he'd be doing if he wasn't a pro hoopster.

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Mean Machine: Lakers Star Makes Reporter Do 200 Push-Ups

Posted: Aug 25th 2008 11:30AM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Lakers, NBA Videos

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NBA FanHouse Finals Game 4 Chat

Posted: Jun 13th 2008 2:48PM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Playoffs, Boston, Los Angeles

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A game like last night deserves a little more attention, so Tom Ziller and I are going to have a little pow-wow about the biggest collapse in NBA Finals history. We'll discuss (among other things) the Celtics suffocating adjustments, the Lakers self-suffocate, and if Justin Timberlake jinxed the Lakers (not really. Okay, maybe.). Join us after the jump for some crazy green action.

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The Flaccid, Despondent Smush Parker

Posted: Mar 5th 2007 12:19PM by Bethlehem Shoals (author feed)
Filed under: Lakers, NBA Gossip, Los Angeles

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We all know that Phil Jackson is a supremely smart dude who likes to play mind games through the media. He also has a way with words that makes said mind games particularly entertaining for the public. Larry Brown makes you squirm, P-Jax brings on the chuckles.

Already this season, he's lit into Vlad Rad, who responded by injuring himself on a snowboard and then lying about it. He even made a point of taking down Shaq for the holidays. Lord knows what's next for Smush Parker, the NBA's least qualified starter. From the O.C. Register:

Jackson called Parker "flaccid" on offense, but also called Parker "despondent" during the third quarter when Nash got revved up. Jackson wanted to see if Williams could guard Nash, too, saying afterward that Williams "did OK." Parker could be seen working on his hair extensively before the nationally televised game.

Granted, this was after Smush demanded an explanation for being benched in the fourth. Now, I think Smush Parker is a great story, a tremendous in-game dunker, and all-in-all an okay player. But he's SMUSH PARKER. That he's even found a steady place in the league is remarkable; if Jackson wants to sit him, he shouldn't need to justify it. Parker is only the starter by default.

Or maybe Smush is a lot smarter than we think and realizes that if he doesn't start, he's totally disposable. The Lakers need to start a point guard, and apparently Farmar's not ready. If Parker's grip on that role loosens, it's a slippery slide right back into the CBA.

NBA Hair Watch EMERGENCY: Kwame's Braids of Doom

Posted: Mar 4th 2007 10:45PM by Bethlehem Shoals (author feed)
Filed under: Lakers, NBA Hair Watch

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At some point, each of us will realize the absolute necessity of the NBA Hair Watch. I hope that for some of you, that moment came during today's Lakers/Suns game. Kwame Brown returned from injury sporting one of the most frightening braid jobs to ever grace a multi-millionaire. They were stringy, frizzy, scrappy, and kind of reminded me of a homeless Ying-Yang Twin.

And they didn't even bring on the kind of personal transformation we saw from the betwisted Bosh or Artest's team spirit. Kwame was the same as always: tantalizing athlete, worst hands on the planet, looking pretty much like the worst #1 overall ever. Has anyone thought for a second that the Lakers gave up an All-Star for this guy? Is Mo Evans anything if not a poor man's Caron Butler?

Anyway, this image is imperfect, in part because it gives the impression of some Coolio action. No such thing. These things flopped and flew in the wind, like a Medusa of little worms or rat tails. But I had to get this up as soon as possible and plus, Nash's expression speaks for anyone who got a good look at them. Terrified, mesmerized, and utterly unable to resist. Maybe there's some good to be gained from this failed fashion statement after all.