pslakerfan
May 20, 2008 Dec 11, 2009 7 3613
I'm 34 married, one kid, living in Palm Springs area (hence the name pslakerfan). I grew up in the greater LA area and became a Laker fan in the mid 80's. I followed the team throughout the 90's and really became a serious (blogging, going to games regularly, etc) fan in the 00's. Is there a good way to say 00's yet? Anyway I got my name on the season ticket list during '04 season and got my season tickets beginning in '06-'07 season.
I live a few hours away so I don't get to too many games, but I love it when I do. I was at the game against Phoenix in Game 4 of '06 playoffs when Kobe put the dagger into the Suns in OT. What a game! My wife was 9 months pregnant at the time and my daughter was born a week later (right after losing Game 7, ughhh). She (daughter) is exactly one week younger than Kobe's youngest who was born right after Game 4.
Anyway that's my story, what's yours?
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Why I don't hate the Spurs.
by pslakerfan on Dec 9, 2009 3:25 AM EST
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Recently there was a FanPost here on Silver Screen and Roll titled “Poll: Second Favorite Team?” There were quite a few different answers and quite a few interesting comments. I voted for the Spurs with a bit of a caveat…..”I don’t have a second favorite team, but I have only one other team that I respect so I voted for them. Spurs.” Apparently 8 other people agreed with me since as of now there are 9 votes out of 172 for the Spurs. I took a little bit of crap (very little actually), but it got me thinking.
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The best 6 man team?
by pslakerfan on Sep 27, 2009 10:18 PM EDT
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Which NBA team this year will field the best 6 man unit (starting unit plus 6th man)? The Spurs fans, Celtics fans, Blazers fans, and Laker fans all seem to think they have the top 6 in the NBA. I suppose the Cavs and Magic fans do as well, but I haven't heard them say it yet. So who do you really think it is? I noticed this came up on the Celtics blog and (not surprisingly) they think the answer is the Celtics. Of course their reasoning is something along the lines of "because we say so" or "because everyone just knows it", or something in between.
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Build your all time NBA team.....and defend it.
by pslakerfan on Aug 19, 2009 7:50 PM EDT
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We as Laker fans know how great our franchise is, and has been for decades. I have heard a million times that you could create an all-time great team from Laker players only. What about non-Lakers?
So here is my idea.......Create and all-time Laker team from only players who's career was defined by being Lakers (yes to Shaq, yes to Kareem, no to Wilt or Karl Malone). Then create an all-time NBA team from non-Lakers (same rules, if the player was defined by being a Laker, you can't use him). Then decide which team is better, and defend it.
I would imagine this could create some interesting discussions between Laker fans and non-Laker fans.
Since there are a lot of players to choose, and difficult decisions to make, lets do top 8 players. One starting lineup (realistic, not 4 centers and a guard, etc), and three bench players (preferably 1 guard, 1 forward, and 1 center).
Have fun, and keep it civil..............sort of.
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Sarcasm Detection Formula
by pslakerfan on Jun 3, 2009 3:12 PM EDT
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OK, It kills me that I even feel the need to post this, but we all know it is long overdue. I call it my Sarcasm Detection Formula (SDF for short). It's quite simple and should only be used by those that can't detect sarcasm using their own inherent intelligence. Here goes.
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Where does Kobe REALLY rank?
by pslakerfan on Jun 2, 2009 5:41 PM EDT
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Most of us know that Kareem is the all time leading scorer in NBA history with 38,387 points. You also may know that Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain share the lead in Points per Game at 30.1. Kobe Bryant happens to be 10th on that list at 25.1 points per game, a fact that many "haters" like to point out.
However what if we apply the "tempo-free" method? (Thanks Dexter Fishmore)
OK, maybe not tempo free. How about coaching free. What do I mean? Check below the jump.
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Tempo free Boxscore
by pslakerfan on May 20, 2009 4:34 PM EDT
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A note from Nate (yes, I can edit or hijack these posts myself!) Anyhow: This tempo free boxscore offers some pretty good insight to the game and is pretty much all about the Nuggets. Check it out.
This is a "tempo-free" boxscore as posted on Silver Screen and Roll by "Dexter Fishmore". He posts this after every game and also posts "cumulative" stats for the series after each game as well. It is a great way to get the feel of the game without the bias of typical statistics. There is obviously some homerism in the post, but I don't know how to link to the "statistics" only. There are also some interesting statistics on the Nuggets 3 shooting guards. Here is the link, take a look, it usually shows interesting stuff.
http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2009/5/20/880911/lakers-nugs-game-1-tempo-free
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Gettin to know ya.
by pslakerfan on Apr 14, 2009 3:46 AM EDT
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[Ed. note: A great idea by pslakerfan. Lakers fans, get to know each other a little bit. I'll be adding my own story to my profile in the next couple of days. pslakerfan, thanks for getting this ball rolling! -Josh]
Just curious since we are all new here. Where is everyone from? What is your story, how did you become a Laker fan, where are you now, etc. Any interesting Laker related stories, are you a season ticket holder, casual fan?
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