104.5 THE TEAM - ESPN RADIO » los angeles lakers http://1045theteam.com Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Whiney Dwight Howard Now Blaming D'Antoni Fort His Failures – Bruce's Thought Of The day http://1045theteam.com/whiney-dwight-howard-now-blaming-dantoni-fort-his-failures-bruces-thought-of-the-day/ http://1045theteam.com/whiney-dwight-howard-now-blaming-dantoni-fort-his-failures-bruces-thought-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:48 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=163374 Say this for Dwight Howard: he is consistent.

He fails and he blames everyone and anyone but himself. Anyone could see this coming. Howard's latest failure isn't blamed on himself but rather, you guessed it, Mike D'Antoni, the current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/whiney-dwight-howard-now-blaming-dantoni-fort-his-failures-bruces-thought-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Is Phil Jackson Heading To Canada http://1045theteam.com/is-phil-jackson-heading-to-canada/ http://1045theteam.com/is-phil-jackson-heading-to-canada/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:17:08 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=159689 Well it only seems fair right. I mean the United States has taken Hockey control away from it's birthplace, that being Canada. So now is Canada about to take Jackson as their own?

Published reports have the former Lakers and Bulls coach, and 11 time world champion coach possibly heading to Canada to run the Toronto Raptors

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/is-phil-jackson-heading-to-canada/feed/ 0 Getty Images The NBA Coaching Carousel Starts With The 1st Post Season Firing http://1045theteam.com/the-nba-coaching-carousel-starts-with-the-1st-post-season-firing/ http://1045theteam.com/the-nba-coaching-carousel-starts-with-the-1st-post-season-firing/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:30:19 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=157157 Say goodbye to Cleveland's Byron Scott. The Cavs fired Scott after a 24-58 record this past season, including losing 16 of their final 18 games.

Scott has now coached and been fired 3x, by the Nets, New Orleans, and now Cleveland

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/the-nba-coaching-carousel-starts-with-the-1st-post-season-firing/feed/ 0 Getty Images NBA Legends Featured In New AT&T Commercial [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/nba-legends-featured-in-new-att-commercial-video/ http://1045theteam.com/nba-legends-featured-in-new-att-commercial-video/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:42:01 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=153596 These AT&T commercials are pure genius.  Instead of featuring little kids, AT&T changes things up and uses NBA legends to reinforce their latest message.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/nba-legends-featured-in-new-att-commercial-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Milwaukee Bucks Mascot Scares Dwight Howard [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/milwaukee-bucks-mascot-scares-dwight-howard-video/ http://1045theteam.com/milwaukee-bucks-mascot-scares-dwight-howard-video/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:56:58 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=153233 Who knew that Bango the mascot was this scary?  The Milwaukee Bucks mascot startles Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard.  See his funny reaction.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/milwaukee-bucks-mascot-scares-dwight-howard-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Jimmy Butler Dunks On Chris Bosh, Bulls End Heat Streak [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/jimmy-butler-dunks-on-chris-bosh-bulls-end-heat-streak-video/ http://1045theteam.com/jimmy-butler-dunks-on-chris-bosh-bulls-end-heat-streak-video/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:27:55 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=152968 Jimmy Butler posterized Chris Bosh on Wednesday night.  The Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak was snapped by Da Bulls.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/jimmy-butler-dunks-on-chris-bosh-bulls-end-heat-streak-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Kobe Bryant's Ankle Injury An Intentionally Dirty Play? [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryants-ankle-injury-an-intentionally-dirty-play-video/ http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryants-ankle-injury-an-intentionally-dirty-play-video/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:53:28 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=150644 Kobe Bryant believes that his severe ankle sprain is the result of a dirty play by Atlanta Hawks guard Dahntay Jones.  You be the judge.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryants-ankle-injury-an-intentionally-dirty-play-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Dwight Howard's Return To Orlando Has A Foul Ring To It http://1045theteam.com/dwight-howards-return-to-orlando-has-a-foul-ring-to-it/ http://1045theteam.com/dwight-howards-return-to-orlando-has-a-foul-ring-to-it/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:49:31 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=150462 It certainly couldn't be called a happy return to Disney Land for enigmatic center Dwight Howard, now of the Los Angeles Lakers. Howard and his new club visited Orlando Tuesday night and came away with a 106-97 victory over the not so magical Magic

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/dwight-howards-return-to-orlando-has-a-foul-ring-to-it/feed/ 0 Getty Images Kobe Bryant's Clutch Performance Against Toronto Raptors [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryants-clutch-performance-against-toronto-raptors-video/ http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryants-clutch-performance-against-toronto-raptors-video/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:58:37 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=149989 Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant did it all in a dramatic comeback win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryants-clutch-performance-against-toronto-raptors-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Lakers Have Moment Of Silence For Late Jerry Buss [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/lakers-have-moment-of-silence-for-late-jerry-buss-video/ http://1045theteam.com/lakers-have-moment-of-silence-for-late-jerry-buss-video/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:58:50 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=147430 The Los Angeles Lakers did a fantastic job paying tribute to Dr. Jerry Buss on Wednesday night.  The tribute was short, sweet, and very powerful.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/lakers-have-moment-of-silence-for-late-jerry-buss-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Jerry Buss, L.A. Lakers Owner, Dead At 80 http://1045theteam.com/jerry-buss-l-a-lakers-owner-dead-at-80/ http://1045theteam.com/jerry-buss-l-a-lakers-owner-dead-at-80/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:48:16 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=115193 Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 80.

A child of the Great Depression, Buss defined the bootstrap mentality of his generation. He graduated with a

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/jerry-buss-l-a-lakers-owner-dead-at-80/feed/ 0 Michael Buckner, Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies http://1045theteam.com/los-angeles-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-dies/ http://1045theteam.com/los-angeles-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-dies/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:24:31 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=146578 Jerry Buss died on Monday morning at the age of 80.  The Lakers won 10 NBA championships while Buss owned the franchise.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/los-angeles-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-dies/feed/ 0 Getty Images Nets' F Mirza Teletovic Airballs Three Shots In One Minute [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/nets-f-mirza-teletovic-airballs-three-shots-in-one-minute-video/ http://1045theteam.com/nets-f-mirza-teletovic-airballs-three-shots-in-one-minute-video/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:10:05 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=144155 A dreadful one-minute stretch for Mirza Teletovic included three airballs.  The commentators had a field day making light of this horrid display.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/nets-f-mirza-teletovic-airballs-three-shots-in-one-minute-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Kobe Bryant Dunks On Gerald Wallace & Kris Humphries [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryant-dunks-on-gerald-wallace-kris-humphries-video/ http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryant-dunks-on-gerald-wallace-kris-humphries-video/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:50:01 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=143699 Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant posterized Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, and the Brooklyn Nets all at once with an emphatic dunk.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/kobe-bryant-dunks-on-gerald-wallace-kris-humphries-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Mike D'Antoni Doesn't Preach Discipline [NoeBrainer] http://1045theteam.com/mike-dantoni-doesnt-preach-discipline-noebrainer/ http://1045theteam.com/mike-dantoni-doesnt-preach-discipline-noebrainer/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:26:00 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=139668 Mike D'Antoni's problem as an NBA head coach isn't just a lack of defense; it's a lack of discipline.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/mike-dantoni-doesnt-preach-discipline-noebrainer/feed/ 0 Getty Images Dwight Howard Shoots Air Ball On Free Throw Attempt [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/dwight-howard-shoots-air-ball-on-free-throw-attempt-video/ http://1045theteam.com/dwight-howard-shoots-air-ball-on-free-throw-attempt-video/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:18:27 +0000 Jay Sanin http://1045theteam.com/?p=138885 The Los Angeles Lakers continue to struggle, as they dropped to five games below .500 with a loss to the Miami Heat last night. In a play that has encapsulated their season thus far, Dwight Howard provided us with some entertainment from the free throw line in the form of an air ball.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/dwight-howard-shoots-air-ball-on-free-throw-attempt-video/feed/ 0 Getty Images Carmelo Anthony Dunks On Jordan Hill [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/carmelo-anthony-dunks-on-jordan-hill-video/ http://1045theteam.com/carmelo-anthony-dunks-on-jordan-hill-video/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:54:29 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=132547 New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony dropped the hammer on Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill on Thursday night.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/carmelo-anthony-dunks-on-jordan-hill-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Mike D'Antoni To Reporter Following Lakers Loss: "You're Starting To Piss Me Off" [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/mike-dantoni-to-reporter-following-lakers-loss-youre-starting-to-piss-me-off-video/ http://1045theteam.com/mike-dantoni-to-reporter-following-lakers-loss-youre-starting-to-piss-me-off-video/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:38:52 +0000 Jay Sanin http://1045theteam.com/?p=131769 To say the the Los Angeles Lakers have failed to meet expectations thus far this season is a massive understatement. A team that was favored to win the Western Conference before the season started is now four games below .500 and were defeated last night by a 4-17 Cleveland Cavaliers squad after another poor defensive effort.

Naturally, this does not have Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni in a good mood, as evidenced by this exchange with LA Times columnist T.J. Simers.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/mike-dantoni-to-reporter-following-lakers-loss-youre-starting-to-piss-me-off-video/feed/ 0 Houston Rockets Announcer Says "The Lakers Have Just Pooped Their Big Boy Pants" Following Lakers Loss [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/houston-rockets-announcer-says-the-lakers-have-just-pooped-their-big-boy-pants-following-lakers-loss-video/ http://1045theteam.com/houston-rockets-announcer-says-the-lakers-have-just-pooped-their-big-boy-pants-following-lakers-loss-video/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:11:20 +0000 Jay Sanin http://1045theteam.com/?p=130186 There are three types of play by play broadcasters in this world: the ones that are so boring that it's comical, the onesso excited that it's comical, and the ones that know how to get a big call just right. This guy falls into that final category.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/houston-rockets-announcer-says-the-lakers-have-just-pooped-their-big-boy-pants-following-lakers-loss-video/feed/ 0 Steve Nash Dances Gangnam Style [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/steve-nash-dances-gangnam-style-video/ http://1045theteam.com/steve-nash-dances-gangnam-style-video/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:15 +0000 Brian Noe http://1045theteam.com/?p=127259 Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash showed off his Gangnam Style dance moves along with his new spiffy L.A. hairdo.

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