Defense wins championships. I speak from experience. My first season as a high school girls soccer coach ended after losing the championship game 6-1. The team’s star defender took a college trip to Harvard for a student’s conference and had to miss the game. Her absence was missed. Defense wins championships.  Andrew Freidman decided to have a calm offseason and …

If you’ve ever been bored with a group of friends, you know how to play F***, Marry, Kill. The game is very problematic when people’s names are involved. But it really lends itself when you want to analyze a baseball team. So, let’s get started: F***, Marry, Kill: the Dodgers’ offense, defense, and their pitching.  Kill During the 2022 season, …

There’s no question that Russell Westbrook would struggle to fit in with his 3rd team in last 3 years. LeBron James has been the facilitator in every team he’s played for and has won championships with that style of play. Westbrook has been ball dominant ever since Kevin Durant departed the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. Westbrook …

The Los Angeles Lakers are 9-9 so far in the 2021-22 season. LeBron James has missed 10 games and the Lakers struggled to win games without him. The problem is even with LeBron James in the lineup, the Lakers defense has been abysmal. The Lakers have a defensive rating of 108.7 , which ranks 14th in the league per nba.com. …

Since LAFC began playing in the MLS two years ago, everyone around the club has known nothing but regular-season success. Last year we saw a dominant team, a team that played the best football in MLS and won the Supporters’ Shield with a record of points. This year we saw a different LAFC side affected by the pandemic, injuries, and …

LAFC is facing the worst moment in its young history as a club. In its expansion season back in 2018, they were a good team. They finished third in the Western Conference but crashed out at home in the first game of the playoffs. Last year they had the best regular-season any club has ever had in MLS. This season …

When Davis and James are dominant, the Lakers are tough to beat. Anthony Davis’s defense has been great in pick and roll situations and being able to switch to cause misses. The Lakers effort to not allow easy baskets at the 3 point line has been huge. Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 33% from 3 so far in 3 games. …

The Los Angeles Lakers have won 14 straight games on the road and are only 3 wins shy of breaking the all-time road record in a season. The record is 16 straight games by the 1971-72 Lakers. The Lakers have an opportunity to break the all-time record in the next 5 games. The Lakers’ next 3 opponents are the Indiana …

The Lakers are 17-3 through 20 games which ties the 1985-1986 and 2008-2009 Lakers teams for the best record in franchise history. The Lakers have been led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who are both top 5 MVP candidates. The Lakers are playing with enthusiasm and are dominating on both ends of the floor. It’s been a long time …

The Lakers are 7-2 through 9 games and are tied for the best record in the western conference. The Lakers have the second-best defense in the NBA with a 98.1 defensive rating, per nba.com. The Lakers” defense has been dominant through 9 games. They have held 4 teams under 100 points. The defense has been better than expected but can …