http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Ten things we'll learn in the 2013 NBA playoffs, from whether Dwight Howard is right to the Heat's historical standing.]]> April 19, 2013 09:00:20 PDT Kobe Bryant has made his case. If he lets 2013-14 be his final season, he's supplied enough evidence to shut up all conversation to the contrary about his legacy. He shouldn't mess it up by playing longer.]]> April 04, 2013 10:18:53 PDT Dwight Howard needs to be present -- on the bench and on the court -- and serious about proving he's in L.A. to help the Lakers, not himself, Scoop Jackson writes.]]> February 21, 2013 15:24:03 PST When's the right time to change coaches in the NBA? Plenty of owners think midseason. How effective is that move? That's not an easy question to answer.]]> January 18, 2013 10:09:22 PST At some point the question of pride -- or the lack of it -- has to be addressed. Not as an issue among many, but possibly as the Lakers' first, foremost and only issue.]]> November 09, 2012 18:56:21 PST Some early NBA storylines have gotten out of hand: the Lakers' start, the James Harden deal and the Rookie of the Year.]]> November 02, 2012 11:28:14 PDT The Steve Nash deal looks better than it might actually be because it doesn't answer the Lakers' biggest problem: Defense at the point guard position.]]> July 06, 2012 06:07:34 PDT The Lakers overachieved this season. They did better than any of us should have expected, better than they did last year.]]> May 22, 2012 09:34:33 PDT A longtime critic of Andrew Bynum reassesses and sees why the Lakers have had such patience with their young center.]]> May 04, 2012 05:50:10 PDT The question going forward will be, Is Lamar Odom worth the risk? After his disappearing act in Dallas, will teams be willing to take the risk of signing the big, talented forward?]]> April 17, 2012 05:45:46 PDT Used to be we could count on the Lakers to be the talk o' the town and the league. Now? Well, it's been a very un-Lakers-like season so far in the NBA.]]> February 20, 2012 05:49:48 PST In this epidemic of NBA players doing obscure, unnecessary jobs to avoid being stuck in million-dollar homes, Luke Walton went a direction other players weren't conscientious enough to go.]]> August 30, 2011 09:30:46 PDT The playoffs swallow up the weak and refuse to discriminate. This year, Pau Gasol, Chris Bosh and Carlos Boozer have been exposed.]]> May 09, 2011 10:52:46 PDT Scoop sits down with Shannon Brown and Michael Rapaport to discuss the impact of the "big three" on the NBA and why Kobe Bryant puts in the extra effort.]]> March 17, 2011 05:20:23 PDT We asked a simple question: Is Kobe Bryant one of the 10 best players of all time? The answers came fast and furious, and weren't so simple. Now, discuss amongst yourselves.]]> November 23, 2010 08:52:23 PST