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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 14 · 32 min

    PART 2: Kawhi trade goes through; Consolidation trade for Lakers?; Taj Gibson retires (story)

    Anthony explains why the Kawhi trade finally going through is good for the Lakers, gives his thoughts on the journalistic fallout from that fiasco and then puts together a consolidation trade he'd pull the trigger on to round out the roster with a buy-low candidate. Also in this episode is a quick story about Taj Gibson's camp that really impressed Anthony given the news of his retirement.

  • September 11 · 27 min

    PART 1: Lakers' FO additions, explained (to the extent we can)

    Right before the guys went live, the Lakers officially announced a couple new additions to the front office. Anthony, even in the face of potential cynicism (and partially because of sleep deprivation) decides to go into this with an open mind.

  • September 10 · 24 min

    PART 2: ESPN's defense doesn't hold up; Mailbag/Q&A

    Don Van Natta Jr. tried to issue a statement on behalf of his, Baxter Holmes' and Ramona Shelburne's (and Sham Charania's) infamous reporting that didn't age well almost immediately. Anthony explains why the defenses gives fall hilariously short, then dives into questions from the live audience.

  • September 9 · 23 min

    PART 1: Luka Doncic can win MVP; Here's how

    Anthony and Harrison introduce the concept of this episode, which takes a little while because of how out of the norm it is for Anthony to practice optimism. They kick things off with what the Lakers need from Luka Doncic.

  • September 9 · 23 min

    PART 3: What did we learn from this exercise?

    Anthony asks Harrison after a full episode of positivity and optimism whether he feels better about the team. Turns out, that helps! After talking about Mamu's fit, the guys discuss their findings and whether they felt like card-carrying homers at any point in this discussion.

  • September 8 · 43 min

    FULL: Lakers' top lineups for all situations (starters, bench, combo, garbage, small/big)

    Anthony outlines the types of lineups he expects to see at various stretches of the Lakers' games this season. Who is going to start? Will they have a bench mob? What will the bench/starter combo lineups look like? Which rules does he foresee for teammate combinations? This was a fun way to look at the roster and figure out how the puzzle pieces might fit.

  • September 8 · 20 min

    PART 1: Starters? Bench mob? Combo lineups?

    Anthony predicts who he thinks will be the opening night starters, but also explains why he thinks we might see tweaks to that group and why who starts is important. He then discusses the bench lineups he's curious about, as well as the starter/bench combo groups that often play a key role in the middle portions of the game.

  • September 4 · 1 hr 35 min

    FULL: Anthony and Raj on the Clippers, fandom, billionaires, journalism, and all kinds of stuff

    This episode is... a lot. The guys talk about how they'd feel about this if they were Clippers fans. They discuss ESPN's reputation coming out of this. Raj sneaks a few minutes of Lakers basketball talk in, too, and they wander all over the place to try to touch on every aspect of one of the biggest stories we'll cover this year. Oh, and Q&A. They do a Q&A too.

  • September 4 · 23 min

    PART 1: Sike, syke or psych?

    Anthony tries to figure out how to spell sike, Raj explains how Kawhi's response to this was perfect and the table is set for one of the more wide-ranging conversation these guys have had in a little while.

  • September 4 · 23 min

    PART 3: Story time

    Anthony tells a story to outline how dangerous it is to allow one person (Shams in this case) to monopolize information.

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