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Top 50 NBA Players: Toughest Omissions

Over the next fifty days you can find my rankings of the Top 50 players currently in the NBA right here at Saving the Skyhook. This might seem like it’s a whole lot to read, and admittedly it is, but…Read More

Most Interesting Games: Argentina 89 USA 81

This article compliments our lockout feature Most Interesting Teams in the World where we look back on some great teams of the past. In this feature, we look at their greatest games. Set-Up Beating Team…Read More

Prying Open the LA Panic Room

Lakers fans feel emasculated. Losing to the Charlotte Bobcats was one thing. Looking listless against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that practically redefined losing this year? Pathetic. It reminds me…Read More

Thoughts on Jerry Sloan’s Retirement

If you never got the chance to watch Jerry Sloan coach a game in person, you missed something amazing. Even in the past couple years, with Sloan pushing 70, his focus on the ebbs and flows of the game…Read More

Carmelo Anthony to the Lakers?

While hoops fans were busy talking about the Bobcats surprising win over the Celtics last night, the upcoming showdown between Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard, and the #lastimethecavswon fun on Twitter,…Read More

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Game Preview: Spurs versus Lakers

Tonight, the San Antonio Spurs head into Los Angeles for a big game against the Lakers. If the Lakers…Read More

NBA Game Rankings: 11/21/10

There’s only four games on the schedule for tonight, and it’ll be hard to top what turned…Read More

Zone defense against the Lakers

The Phoenix Suns showed the Los Angeles Lakers that they aren’t just going to roll over and allow…Read More

Lopsidedness of Round 2 is a product of poor matchups

After a fairly competitive Round 1 of the 2010 NBA playoffs, Round 2 has been a bit of a rout. In the…Read More

Jazz lack height to match up with Lakers

After Game 1 of the Jazz-Lakers series, Utah played like it had a chance to win the series against the…Read More

Jazz defense falters as Lakers take Game 1

It takes a nearly perfect effort to beat the Lakers. And if that effort isn’t quite perfect,…Read More

Expectation Series: Part 3 (Most Disappointing Players)

Over the next four days, I’ll be writing on what I call my Expectation Series — a four-part set…Read More

Game of the Day: April 8

Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets — 10:30 PM eastern, telecast on TNT Tonight features a great matchup…Read More

Game of the Day: April 2

Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers — 10:30 PM eastern, telecast on ESPN After their unfortunate road trip,…Read More

Hating on the Lakers: Do they deserve it?

As a Yankee fan, I’m certainly accustomed to having everyone around me hate my team because of…Read More

Who can challenge the Lakers?

The common assumption this season among NBA analysts and fans is that the Lakers have the Western Conference…Read More