My Favorite Non-Laker Players For The 2018-2019 NBA Season

Anybody who’s been reading some of my previous posts on this blog as well as on my social media accounts (check the About Me page on Silence Is The Enemy’s homepage) know how big a fan I am of the Los Angeles Lakers. They have been my favorite basketball team from any league since I discoveredContinueContinue reading “My Favorite Non-Laker Players For The 2018-2019 NBA Season”

These Laker Kids Are Figuring It Out

The LA Lakers have been one of the best teams in the league since the start of 2018, going 20-12 the past three months. After a slow start in October, the Purple and Gold have steadily improved game in and game out. Their offensive rating has risen considerably without defense, which was already solid to begin with, being compromised. At the heart of this improvement is the beast that goes by the name of Julius Randle. The future is bright for a team that fell on hard times after being so used to winning throughout the decades.

The Lakers’ Young Core Post-All Star Break

The Lakers, a team with a 60 year history of winning basketball, has fallen on hard times of late, missing the playoffs for four (will most likely be five counting this year; more on that in a second) consecutive years — the most in team history.
However, this year’s squad has changed that outlook and has brought back something that was long gone in the purple and gold hearts of fans — hope.