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Dear Kobe Bryant, In the middle of a playoff chase that has you clinging tenaciously to the no. 8 seed and yapping about how you have to take more control of the team's defensive strategy, why are you doing this? In the 71st game of your 17...

After a crazy night of NBA injuries, wild finishes, and resounding wins, a smorgasbord of random thoughts that don't merit their own posts: • The Lakers' defense has been a disaster over the last 20 games whenever Dwight Howard sits, mostly b...

What makes Grizzlies center Marc Gasol so good? And what makes him so overlooked?

Mike D'Antoni's best teams were in Phoenix during the mid '00s. Those great Suns teams were led by Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire, and their play was characterized by up-tempo pace, brilliant floor spacing, and great shooting. They were youthful, f...

Jalen Rose and David Jacoby talk about the Lakers' hiring of Mike D'Antoni, NBA players' mile-high gambling etiquette, and how athletes manipulate the media. Also, check out the video Jalen Rose listing the five current NBA players whom he would w...

Steve Kerr joins Bill to discuss the Lakers hiring Mike D'Antoni, working games with Marv Albert, and Kerr's best story from his days playing with Michael Jordan. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.co...

Grantland's Zach Lowe joins the show to discuss the Lakers' hiring of Mike D'Antoni and review the rest of the NBA. Then Bill's dad helps survey the Boston sports scene. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ...

New Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni brings with him the famed spread pick-and-roll system that in the mid-2000s rejuvenated not only the Suns franchise, but the entire league. With its emphasis on spacing and ball movement out of pick-and-rolls, the ...

Shawn Marion, fiercely proud and a little defensive, was fond of telling reporters during the height of the Seven Seconds or Less Era in Phoenix that players made "genius" coaches like Mike D'Antoni look good. Marion is obviously oversimplifying. ...