Posts Tagged ‘Los Angeles Lakers’

Hail or Rail Five: Indians, Mavericks, Lakers, Spurs, Magic, Rondo and the Prez

May 12th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Welcome to Edition Five of Hail or Rail.  With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing and Major League Baseball well underway, it’s been a wild few weeks in sports.  This time around, we feature a few repeat offenders on our scale and we even get a little bit political.  Off we go… Read the rest of this entry »

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Kobe Bryant, Gary Neal send message to Hornets, Grizzlies: It ain’t over ‘til it’s over!

April 28th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

Rumors of Kobe Bryant’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

Oh… and same goes for the San Antonio Spurs thanks to Gary Neal

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Western Conference Playoffs Preview: Spurs-Lakers anyone?

April 15th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

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Eastern Conference Playoffs Preview: The Running of the Bulls, Scorching Heat and one big, old Leprechaun

April 15th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

As some of you may recall, at the beginning of this NBA season, I suggested that only three teams (Boston, Los Angeles, Miami) had a realistic shot of winning a title and that if you found someone to take the field while giving you those three teams, you should bet the house. Read the rest of this entry »

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The 13 most memorable individual altercations in sports, Part One

March 4th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

When I first heard that Jerry Sloan, long time coach of the Utah Jazz, had retired due to an alleged altercation with point guard Deron Williams (which inadvertently led to both of them leaving Utah), I was immediately taken by surprise, even though we all know Coach Sloan never met a fight he didn’t like. Read the rest of this entry »

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Blogosphere Q&A: SportsChump and Dubsism talk Super Bowl XLV, daytime television, Betty White and Philadelphia sports

February 9th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

In my endless quest to find like-minded thinkers floating haplessly on the internet, I chatted with a fellow sports nut last Sunday and came up with a fabulous idea.  Well, at least I thought it was fabulous.

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Live NBA Chat: Lakers-Celtics

January 30th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are the NBA’s most storied rivalry.  After battling repeatedly in the 60s and 80s, the rivalry was renewed once again in the 2000s with the Lakers signing Pau Gasol and the Celtics adding Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to accompany Paul Pierce. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hail or Rail Scale, Part II: LeRon McClain, Erik Spoelstra, Antonio Margarito, Cecil Newton, Lakers, Jazz, Steve Spurrier and Kevin Love

November 18th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Last week’s Hail or Rail Scale was such a smash hit, I did my best to expedite the next episode.  Never let it be said I don’t have my readers’ best interests at heart.

As you may recall, Randy Moss and Zenyatta topped (and bottomed) last week’s Hail or Rail.  Let’s see who takes the honors this time around. Read the rest of this entry »

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They said what?!? Andy Reid on Kevin Kolb, Roger Staubach on the NFL and Phil Jackson on the Miami Heat.

September 30th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Wherefore art thou, Donovan? Read the rest of this entry »

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Fifteen burning questions surrounding Game Seven of the NBA Finals

June 17th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

At SportsChump.net, we strive to ask the hard-hitting, pertinent, analytical questions other independent sports sites won’t dare to ask.  In keeping with that theme, we hereby present several burning questions that surround the final game of the NBA season… Read the rest of this entry »

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