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Anthony Irwin

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.

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  • September 24 · 53 min

    FULL: Lakers broadcast tweaks; JJ/Rob presser preview; Lonzo pseudo retirement; Q&A

    You know we're nearing the season when out of nowhere an episode has this much stuff to talk about. Anthony starts by discussing the Lakers broadcast and how different it will sound next year. He then previews JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka's joint presser and some of the questions he's hoping they'll have to answer. Lonzo Ball made some news that Anthony broke down, too, then he wraps the episode with a Q&A.

  • September 24 · 25 min

    PART 1: Lakers broadcast changes, explained

    Anthony runs through the various ways Lakers games are going to look and sound different, now that his reporting has been officially confirmed. He gives his thoughts on the changes, some of which he understands, others, less so.

  • September 24 · 28 min

    PART 2: JJ/Rob presser preview; Lonzo Ball career look-back; Q&A

    Anthony offers up what he'll be watching for when JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka take the stage Thursday afternoon. He then discusses the funny series of events that had Lonzo Ball clarifying whether or not he's retired. He wraps with a quick Q&A.

  • September 23 · 1 hr 2 min

    FULL: Kessler v Duren; Media Day Bingo; SB Nation Q&A

    Anthony and Harrison realize we're less than a week from Lakers media day. So, after running through a quick hypothetical on how else the Lakers could've handled the center position, they play one of their favorite annual games. From there, Harrison has a series of questions for Anthony he fielded from the SB Nation app.

  • September 23 · 30 min

    PART 1: Kessler v Duren hypothetical; Media Day Bingo

    Anthony asks Harrison a hypothetical question given how things have gone between the Pistons and Jalen Duren. Would the Lakers have been better off trying to play this situation to their own benefit? From there, the guys partake in one of their favorite annual traditions: Media Day Bingo.

  • September 22 · 55 min

    FULL: Let's talk Lakers depth, MAILBAG

    Anthony responds to a particularly annoyed audience taking issue with his critique of the depth on the Lakers roster compared to last season. From there, he dives into the mailbag to answer a very wide assortment of questions.

  • September 22 · 27 min

    PART 1: Anthony doubles down

    After hearing all the complaints and criticism of his take that the Lakers aren't as deep now as they were last year, Anthony... says screw it and stands on business.

  • September 18 · 1 hr 2 min

    FULL: Anthony finally lets Raj nerd out about this team

    Poor Raj has had to talk about all kinds of things over the course of this summer that don't feature x's and o's, so Anthony, out of the goodness of his heart, gets out of the way and lets Raj run through all his nerdiest talking points about this Lakers team.

  • September 18 · 33 min

    PART 2: What's the nerdiest thing Raj is excited about?

    Anthony has put Raj through the ringer this summer with all the sale drama, so as a reward, Raj got to just straight up nerd out. Anthony followed suit, then the guys wrapped with a couple questions from the live audience.

  • September 17 · 1 hr 7 min

    FULL: Aaron is back! West contender tiers, Lakers offseason tweaks; Steph-LeBron Warriors-Lakers

    You've asked. Anthony bugged Aaron a bunch about it. So it finally happened. Aaron Larsuel made his triumphant return into The Lounge and this episode was an immediate return to how they used to go. The guys put the west into contender tiers and figure out where the Lakers fit into that equation. Also covered: The Warriors wasting Steph, what the guys would've done different this summer and more.

  • September 17 · 22 min

    PART 1: West contender tiers; Lakers squarely second-tier

    Anthony outlines his tier system for the western conference and places the Lakers in the second grouping. Aaron gives his thoughts on Anthony's tiers as the two guys catch up for the first time on the pod in way too long.

  • September 17 · 23 min

    PART 3: Chris Mullin once gave Aaron the business

    The guys wrap up the episode with a fun story of the time when Chris Mullin obliterated a young Aaron at basketball camp. Yeah sure they talked a little more about the offseason and all that too but the story is the important part.

  • September 16 · 56 min

    FULL: STILL not sure who's in charge; Clippers RICO case; Preferred governors; Q&A

    Anthony and Harrison share their annoyance at no one asking Adam Silver what the deal is going to be with the Lakers governorship. Anthony shares how Netflix helped explain why the feds are looking into the Clippers. The guys debate who they'd prefer to see run the Lakers, then end the episode with a couple questions from the live audience.

  • September 16 · 28 min

    PART 1: Really, NO clarity? At all?

    Anthony was hoping to learn more about the ownership/governorship situation this week. The board of governors meetings (and Adam Silver's speaking opportunity) came and went and... welp. But hey look on the bright side. At least we still have the Clippers to laugh at.

  • September 16 · 28 min

    PART 2: Who would you prefer between Jeanie Buss and Iger/Kushner?

    Anthony and Harrison take EVERYTHING into account to try to answer their preferred outcome in this whole ownership situation and eventually land on the side of wanting a fresh start. They answer a couple questions from the live chat to wrap things up.

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