LAKERHOLICS PODCASTS

Great time with Gerald, Rafael, and Sean. Give us a listen. We took it easy on Blazers fan Rafael but still had a lot of fun celebrating the Lakers great defense, LeBron and AD’s domination, and great game from Alex Caruso.

Yes, it was good to see Danny finally play some great D and hit a couple of threes. KCP was great tonight.

Yes, it was good to see Danny finally play some great D and hit a couple of threes. KCP was great tonight.

Great win for the Lakers and I enjoyed my time with Rafael, Tom, Sean, and Jamie. Looking forward to doing it again.

GREAT win last night but we can’t that be a one-trick-pony affair. Need that same focus and intensity ever night from here on out.

Just finished listening and some great points from Gerald, Rafael, Sean, and me plus last minute appearance by Jamie after putting his daughter to bed and watching game recording.

Give it a listen. Very informative and spirited conversations led by a host extraordinaire in Gerald. I know you’ll enjoy it. Don’t forget to give us that five star review.

Meant to post here awhile back and remembered the other night when Rafael referenced back to it the other night.

While I don’t agree with his prediction of Blazers in 6 (got Lakers in & so we’re really not that far apart) I had thought it worth mentioning how that could come to be. The first, most obvious reason is Dame. The dude plays his best when the game is on the line and finds yet another gear in the playoff crunch time. Secondly, also obvious, is C.J. “unheralded superstar” McCollum. His solid mid-range game and has added to it over the years on both ends.

For me the wild card is Nurkic. When that guys is on he can be dominant on both ends. He’s like a better version of Vlade Divac in his prime Sacramento years, not the scorer we hoped he could be as a Laker but rather settling to an all-around role of defensive stalwart, offensive release valve and tertiary play-maker.

As Raphael mentioned, and we all saw in game 1, the Blazers are in playoff mode. They had to fight and claw their way to the 8 seed like no team before them ever has. The rotations are set, the guys that they are bringing back know the system so there’s no learning curve, and Terry Stotts is hella under-rated as a coach.

Two games, with the benefit of hindsight I can say going forward that losing Zach Collins hurts them. Having him available to bang with Morris, and even AD and stretching the floor, playing his tenacious version of basketball would have given the Blazers another solid contributor in a short rotation. Short rotations can be a double-edged sword