PRESEASON GAMES, ETC.

Kobe Bryant kept his shoulder iced pretty much

during games over in Honolulu but for the first

preseason game against the Utah Jazz, he did

participate in the first quarter for 5 minutes.

Mostly he seems to be a mentor for the younger

Players and sounds as if they are loving it.

D'Angelo Russell was having a bit of a problem

with a sore right foot and World Peace with a 

strained left calf while Nick Young continually

has been noticing his back spasms being a bother.

Larry Nance, Jr. seems to have been having those

back spasms also, so this is pretty much where

we stand right now. Over in  Stan Sheriff Center,

the practices kept the players working hard for

the coach Byron Scott's embracing former 

Lakers' coach Pat Riley's bold coaching

ethics with the team. With our Kobe sort of 

at the sidelines also in a coaching mode, the

players are young, true, but do seem to have the

best of both worlds in order to learn techniques.

These younger players seem to soak up Bryant's

feedback.  Julius Randle made the statement of

Kobe as being "a borderline genius". He stated

that Kobe had not been shy sharing his knowledge

and his experiences with them on and off the court.

Games played in Honolulu have been stressful

in some ways but in practices even more so.

The 9 day trip seems obvious to the tired

Laker players. No itinerary for luau's, relaxation

sitting on the beach or hiking for them.

Derrick Favors had 16 points & 9 rebounds

during the game for our preseason opener.

Guard Lou Williams (NBA Man of the Year),

(With Toronto) last season,scored 14 points

off the bench while Nick Young had 10 points.

Julius Randle started and played 21 minutes

finishing with 7 points and 7 rebounds.

So even with some injuries our rookies

are seemingly in good health mostly and

very eager to help our Lakers in future

preseason games + later for October 28 

when our regular playing season begins.

Good luck & keep the faith.

BABS WELLS