Mark Heisler

Long-time NBA, MLB,, NBA writer... Mere acquaintance of Al Davis, lurking behind me when I covered his Raiders

[Mark Heisler @MarkHeisler]

@SpartyOn21 @NFL @NFLPlus Indeed

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I am the Democrat running against Republican Kevin McCarthy. I am a United States Air Force Veteran, Democrat and a single mother. This is my first TV ad. Please retweet it to help me win

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@SherwoodStrauss Hey, Ethan! I share your skepticism of LaMelo as No.1 overall….Looks like Lonzo to me. May be OK/good, if hardly awesome if he can make more threes than he has to this point…. Bottom line: It’s an awful draft class so we could see anyone at No. 1

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@livy70 Hey, Livy! I just did an interview on our Sixers of old for someone in Philly. They want to talk to you. Send me contact info?... Hope things are good as can be under present circumstances. I saw your pic on Twitter. You still look like you!

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OMG. Can’t believe the awful news. Great sports writer. Great, great guy. RIP Doof. @DufRankman.

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As diminished as his play was after Achilles surgery in 2013, #Kobe turned into a grown-up version of his post-adolescent self, less edgy and happier...
He didn’t have to beat out MJ as GOAT. Being Kobe, husband and father, was enough.
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The Bald Mamba’s All-Star candidacy is over but he and rest of supporting players around #LeBron and AD… and Frank Vogel’s defensive scheme... and Pelinka-led front office recovering from last spring’s nightmare… are why #Lakers have done what they have.
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It was @StephenCurry30 who changes the way the game is played… but #LeBron who changed the system.
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What’s a superstar worth> In 2016 #Lakers couldn’t get an audience with KD. In 2018 they got #LeBron, who got them AD in 2019 and—they hope—will re-sign with them in 2020… then get them Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021.
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[Mark Heisler @MarkHeisler]

Everyone on the bandwagon: If won-loss record is the standard of proofs, #Lakers front office is a laughingstock no longer.
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[Mark Heisler @MarkHeisler]

After years of internal strife, this feels like #Lakers' golden age/interlude from 2008-2010 when they made three Finals and won two w/ #Kobe as alpha male like #LeBron now, and Pau happy to be No. 2 like AD, after years of Shaq-Kobe and post-Shaq decline.
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How wretched are the #Knicks? Take #Lakers meltdown of last spring—if they had one of those annually, they’d be the Knicks…. Special commendation for owner James Dolan, whose daddy gave him the team. Surprise, Jimbo doesn’t know what to do with it!
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Next best things in Load Management Era: #KD (still looking for home w/third team in four+ seasons)…. #GreakFreak (shooting 75% within five feet, 34% everywhere else)… #Kawhi (old 28)… #StephenCurry (no longer running endless pick-and-rolls like Harden.
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Who’s most productive today?… #LeBron, at 34, missed missed games last 7+ seasons, while playing in 6 Finals. More than a mere star w/unmatched cachet, recruiting AD in plain sight….#JamesHarden: 29 PPG over 7+ seasons w/27 missed games.
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Load management prompts all-important issue of durability: #Wilt, league of his own but w/myriad issues…. #MichaelJordan gold standard: 7 missed games in last 10 full seasons in Chi, never tried to leave until post-retirement at 38.
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#Lakers are finally back…. After years of bad starts and worse endings, none of this season’s nightmare scenarios has come true…. Major props to Frank Vogel, hired under the shakiest of circumstances, whose defensive scheme has Laker No. 1 at that end.
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Happiest to see #Warriors fall? Try #Lakers, who used to be richest team around, wishing they could spend whatever they wanted... Dubs now projected to make $200M more than Lakes, who are thankful there's a cap... as both look towaard Giannis in 2021.

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#Lakers still own L.A. and dare to hope again… but #Clippers are the ones whose dreams are coming true.
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Much depends on how #Laker supporting casts shoots threes and it’s hardly a given…. @KyleKuzma made 30% at Utah, 37% as #NBA rookie, 30% last season…. @DGreen_14 made 45% in five-year span in SA, dropped to 38% in last three, 46% last season in Toronto
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Tell House Leadership: Draw a red line against annexation and bring H.Res.326 to a vote. https://t.co/hh5cKt1jsZ