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Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2001
Marty Burns |
Lakers' toughest foe may be history Forget the Sixers or the Bucks. The Lakers' real opponents right now are the '89 Pistons, the '91 Bulls and the '99 Spurs. Those three teams each went 15-2 during their respective playoff runs, the best since the NBA went to its current format in '83-84...   |
Sports Illustrated
June 22, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Peering into the crystal ball It's already time to discuss the next NBA season... |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
Sports Illustrated
June 15, 2001
Phil Taylor |
What's in a name? Users recommend alternative titles for the NBA Finals... |
Sports Illustrated
May 25, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Kobe can Bryant's emergence has West all but wrapped up for L.A... Who gets home court if Lakers play Sixers?... Televise the NBA draft lottery... Raptors and Hornets... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
December 19, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
Letting Fly Kobe Bryant is testing his limits -- and Shaq's... |
AskMen.com
May 16, 2001
Mark Simmons |
Who Will Be The Next Michael Jordan? I hated seeing Michael Jordan retire. I loved seeing the new prospects step up their games and stake a claim as the Air apparent. But why is it that no one player has captured the fans' emotions? |
Sports Illustrated
May 30, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Postseason potpourri Thoughts before the 76ers or Bucks get a Finals whuppin'... |
Sports Central
December 16, 2004
Vincent Musco |
Kobe, For Better or (More Likely) Worse Sure, 12-9 might look fine now, but the Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble. They have already played their softest-quarter schedule this season, and tougher games lie ahead. Deep-sixing the team's other stars and keeping Kobe is the crux of the problem. |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2002
Jack McCallum |
No-win situation One pessimist can't find a team worthy of the NBA title... |
Sports Illustrated
April 20, 2001
Phil Taylor |
The 'bag man plays defense My list of the top 10 players of all time generated quite a bit of disagreement, and a few people feel that I've dissed Dennis Rodman, Ray Allen and the entire nation of Canada. Guess it's time to play a little defense -- self-defense... |
Sports Illustrated
June 11, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Everybody loves an underdog Philadelphia may not win the title, but it has already done something fairly amazing. It has stolen the spotlight from the glamorous Lakers... |
Sports Illustrated
December 26, 2000
Marty Burns |
Courting controversy News from the NBA: Kobe went afoul while C-Webb felt the love |
Sports Central
June 4, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals: Easy as ABC There is so much that goes into winning an NBA title. It isn't as simple as just X's and O's. In fact, X and O are just two of the 26 letters that you must conquer to win a title. |
Sports Central
April 26, 2006
Isaac Miller |
NBA 2005-06 Season in Review Top 10 Storylines of 2005-06... The MVP and other postseason awards... Playoff predictions... etc. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Sports Illustrated
March 9, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Strickland is a mistake for Blazers The most troubling incident in the Blazers' home loss to the Spurs Thursday night came when the Blazers were making a little bit of a run in the fourth quarter with newly acquired point guard Rod Strickland on the floor, and coach Mike Dunleavy pulled Strickland... |
Sports Illustrated
May 10, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Tough row to hoe Even if they beat L.A., don't expect the Spurs in the Finals... |
Sports Illustrated
November 9, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Expect Jordan to soar again I think he'll be one of the top five players in the league, bested only by the young studs Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and maybe one or two others... |
Sports Illustrated
March 23, 2001
Phil Taylor |
New blood Derek Anderson, Donyell Marshall spark their new teams... |
Salon.com
May 16, 2001
Allen Barra |
Showtime for the NBA With four likely Hall of Famers on the floor, the Lakers-Spurs series ought to be one for the ages. But the outcome may turn on a much more prosaic performer... |
Sports Illustrated
February 8, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Second-half wind Some of the NBA's players need to get their act together... |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Staying put -- for now Kobe Bryant won't be dealt for a long time, if at all... |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
Back to the future Finals matchup looks a lot like it did 18 years ago... |
Sports Illustrated
November 16, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Motown malaise looks to be history I keep asking myself if the Pistons are going to be a playoff team this year... |
Sports Illustrated
October 26, 2000
Marty Burns |
NBA Power Rankings Here is how SI's Marty Burns ranks the teams entering the first week of the 2000-01 NBA season. This year's kickoff begins the same way last year's ended, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers holding down the top two spots... |
Sports Illustrated
February 16, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Mutombo is staying put -- for now Get rid of the 3-point line... Pacers... Minnesota Timberwolves... etc. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Are the Spurs a Dynasty? To help answer that question, here's a look at the NBA's most dynastic teams ever. |
Sports Illustrated
December 1, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Full-circle Nelsons Maligned coaches have Mavs playing up to potential... |
Sports Illustrated
April 13, 2001
Phil Taylor |
L.A. stories still just rumors The rumors about Kobe Bryant being traded -- to Toronto, to Vancouver, to Orlando, to just about every team in the league -- are multiplying, but despite all the speculation, I don't think Kobe's going anywhere, at least not this summer... |
Sports Illustrated
December 29, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Early returns It's not too soon to see who's worthy of an All-Star spot... NBA Q&A... |
Salon.com
June 14, 2001
King Kaufman |
Larry Brown: Genius? Everyone agrees what a brilliant coach the 76ers' boss is. So how come he's never won the championship? |
Sports Illustrated
March 16, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Awards talk Early favorites for MVP and Rookie of the Year in the NBA. |
Sports Illustrated
January 25, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Spurs and Jazz face similar problems What is happening to the Spurs? At the beginning of the season they seemed to be one of the best teams in the Western Conference, if not the best. Now, even though Tim Duncan is playing at an extremely high level, the rest of the squad seems unmotivated... |
Sports Illustrated
March 31, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Sonics scuffle no big deal NBA Q&A: Sonics scuffle... Bucks... Pistons... Shawn Marion... Knicks... Why did USA basketball pick its team two years ago?... Larry Brown and Allen Iverson... Spurs... |
Sports Illustrated
March 2, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Air Jordan maneuvers for Air Canada In the span of two weeks, Michael Jordan went from being a bust as president of the Wizards to being a candidate for Executive of the Year... |
Sports Central
March 11, 2008
Jon Gonzales |
How the West Was Won The NBA trading deadline has come and gone, and only one team has made itself better for the now: the Los Angeles Lakers. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2006
Chris Cornell |
The Significance of Kobe's Big Night To put Kobe Bryant's incredible achievement of solo 81 points in a single game into perspective, one only needs to look at the record books. |
Sports Illustrated
April 17, 2001
Ian Thomsen |
MVP? It's Not Allen Iverson The suspense is over: It's time to announce SI's annual NBA awards. The envelopes, please... |
Sports Central
April 23, 2005
Andre Watson |
Thanks, Kobe: The Curse of the Shaqbino? So who's to blame for the Lakers demise? The answer is simple: Kobe Bryant. Yes, Kobe Bryant. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Marty Burns |
NBA Finals Breakdown The author examines the Nets-Lakers series position-by-position and gives his prediction on which team will win the NBA championship. |
Sports Central
May 7, 2004
Eric Williams |
The Glove Has Holes Amid criticism and doubts of Gary Peyton's subpar season, the author still has hope the Lakers will pull through. |
Sports Central
March 28, 2005
Doug Graham |
The Writing Was on the Wall in L.A. It's unfair to think of Kobe Bryant as less of a player because the Lakers are struggling this season while the Heat are tearing through the competition. |
Sports Central
July 8, 2014
Brad Oremland |
If They Were All in Their Primes... Who would be the best NBA team of all-time ... if everyone on the team was in his prime? Here are 12 contenders. |
Sports Central
July 27, 2004
Eric Williams |
An Open Letter to Kobe Bryant "I guess congratulations are in order. You won. You got what you've wanted all along. You got your max contract and Shaq got shown the door. You are now the unquestioned leader of this new-look Laker team." |
Salon.com
October 31, 2000
Allen Barra |
The "transition" game The NBA is suffering, not because it misses Michael Jordan, but because there are too many teenage millionaires who can't shoot... |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Marty Burns NBA playoffs down to final four |
Sports Illustrated
October 22, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Five questions to tip off the season Well, here we go again. The obvious question heading into the 2002-03 season is, of course, whether the Los Angeles Lakers will four-peat, a feat that hasn't been achieved since the Boston Celtics won eight championships in a row between 1958 and 1966. But there are many other questions. |
Sports Illustrated
February 1, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Jordan creates a Catch-22 for the Wiz What is the next logical step for the Wizards? They have a group of young guys, some mid-career journeymen, and an aging, but still potent version of the "Greatest Ever." They're also playing .500 ball and selling out games. How do they continue this and also improve as a franchise? |
Sports Illustrated
March 17, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Here's how to make the Pistons hum NBA Mailbag |
