Anthony Irwin takes a daily look at the Los Angeles Lakers in his own unique way, with the help of any number of guests from throughout NBA coverage, and beyond.
Anthony and Harrison discuss the fallout from Yaxel Lendeborg's comments about Luka Doncic and Twitter desire to drag out all these situations until they go from fun banter to nauseating debates. They give their thoughts on that blowout win and some other games from around the league. The guys wrap with a few questions from the live audience.
The internet is back at its nonsense because of the Yaxel-Luka beef, which Anthony thought was so onesided we wouldn't get this kind of discourse but here we are.
The Warriors were able to hang around for just about half the game because the Lakers couldn't contain Steph Curry. The guys discuss the flawed initial approach and what led to the success they had as the game went on.
Anthony just said a week ago how he's actually enjoyed the way this Lakers team has been analuzed on bigger platforms. Well, that came to screeching halt because we can't have nice things. He and Harrison talk about that and the other topics the live chat brought to the table.
Holy hell what a fun way to start the season. Anthony talks about Luka Doncic's dominance, especially after Yaxel Lendeborg talked some crazy stuff, Walker Kessler's official debut, JJ Redick's decision with the starters and more. He wraps with some questions from the live audience and laughs at Yaxel's postgame comments.
Anthony breaks down the game but makes sure to spend some time enjoying the fact that the Lakers are back on the court. He highlights Luka Doncic's performance, Walker Kessler's perfection and Austin Reaves filling in the gaps.
If it wasn't bad enough Yaxel Lendeborg ignited a Lakers run by poking the bear, he kept going at Luka Doncic after the game. Anthony laughs at that situation, answers some questions, then calls it a night.
The Lakers play basketball today. Anthony rounds up his final predictions, explains his reasoning for them and then wraps up with questions from the live audience.
The NBA finally tipped off yesterday and, during that action, Anthony gave his final predictions about this Lakers season. How games will this team win? Will Luka finally break through and win his MVP? Who is his biggest threat for the award?
Austin Reaves was on pace to make an all-star game last year, at the very least. Then, he got hurt. Anthony makes the case for that pace again this season and what it could mean for Austin's candidacy for end-of-season awards. He talks about Mamu's potential as a sixth-man award winner and then answers questions from the live audience.
Anthony goes live immediately following the Lakers' decision to waive Dalton Knecht. They'd trade for quite some time to find a trade but never pulled the trigger and now one of the more disappointing runs comes to an end.
The Lakers have held off the inevitable but finally arrived at the end of the road for them and Dalton Knecht. Anthony offers some context to that relationship and where it went awry.
A listener asked in the Q&A portion of the show how the misunderstanding of trade markets has put the Lakers were they currently find themselves. Anthony laughs about a game he and Harrison used to play, then discusses how wishcasting has hurt the Lakers. Anthony also explains the recent gap in shows.
Anthony and Mike Trudell talk Vikings, then some Lakers, then some Vikings again, but mostly Lakers.
Bill Simmons didn't sound exactly thrilled in his pod about the Lakers exceeding their over/under for wins this year so he asked a different question -- which has bounced around in Anthony's brain. So, Anthony asks Mike Trudell... what would he consider a successful Lakers season?
Anthony and Mike discuss the Lakers' approach to a position they knew they had to enlist a committee for. Also, Vikings talk. Yes. Vikings talk.
The Dodgers' season is on the brink. Anthony and Raj talk about the similarities to injury information between the two franchises and how no one actually benefits from this. From there, the guys talk about some of their top takeaways from preseason so far. They offer some grades on some players, then wrap with a Q&A with the live audience.
Anthony made the mistake of recording during the Dodgers game. This led to a(nother) rant about injury information/management as it may have ended the Dodgers' attempt at a three-peat. The guys segue from there to their impressions of training camp almost exactly one week from opening night.
PART 2: No, Twitter, Anthony doesn't want to hand the offense to Austin even while Luka is out there
Twitter jumped to conclusion about one of Anthony's tweets that has made him question humanity. He and Raj talk about what he actually meant. We know the Lakers are going to use Mamu at the five. Here's why Austin makes sense for those lineups.
Raj makes the case for the Wizards as a play-in team. Anthony outlines how deep the east is. A listener asks about Quentin Grimes' IQ, which leads to a fun conversation about his basketball IQ and the ideal role for him.
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