For guys like Kobe Bryant and Metta World Peace who were accustomed to playing for Phil Jackson, a transition period was inevitable when Mike Brown took over the Lakers. No two coaches have an identical style, so any coaching change is bound to take some getting used to. The Lakers have struggled a bit lately,…Read More
Metta World Peace is quite the loquacious one lately. A day after delivering some hilarious comments about Jeremy Lin, World Peace came out with some strong words for Lakers coach Mike Brown. Metta is particularly upset about being benched late in games when he feels he shouldn’t be. “I’m trying to win,” World Peace told…Read More
Metta World Peace may be down with Linsanity, but he still believes the Knicks point guard needs a new look. Speaking with CBS’ Ken Berger before the Lakers-Knicks game Friday night, Metta dished on all things Jeremy Lin. The best part was his thoughts on Lin’s style. “We think he needs a better haircut,” Metta…Read More
When we posted our story last week about Metta World Peace saying he got bored on defense because he was too good, we took a lot of crap for calling him by his former name, Ron Artest. Turns out our decision wasn’t too disrespectful — Metta isn’t even at the point where he’s signing autographs…Read More
Ron Artest has been known as one of the better defensive players in the NBA throughout most of his career. Teams bring in Artest — oops, Metta World Peace — to prevent points, not score them. World Peace almost always draws the assignment of defending an opponent’s best offensive player, but this year his defense…Read More
It takes a lot to impress the clinically insane. With a guy like Metta World Peace, you need to come up with something really unique to impress him — let alone get him to pay attention. The fan site Lakers Nation recently came up with a nickname for World Peace and the rest of the…Read More
Regardless of the results from last season, many of us have a tendency to always include the Lakers in the discussion of teams to beat in the West. This particular Lakers team has been to three NBA Finals and won two championships in the last four years. However, there is a great deal of uncertainty…Read More
You know how there have been a few times where I swear I’m not getting lazy and insist I just have nothing to say about what I’m about to post? This is one of those times. In fact, it may be the best example I’ve ever come across since I began writing for LBS. The…Read More
