Lakers Outsiders

Donny and Walt get together for another 'Winning Time' episode recap, this time covering the penultimate episode of season 1. In the middle of their recap, they think about how hard the Lakers, Jerry Buss, the coaching staff, and the front office of 1980 had it while still overcoming it all to win a championship when it was all said and done. They compare that to the hard circumstances of the 2020 championship, but also how easy things were set up for the current front office after that and how they bungled everything. They wrap with checking in on the 2022 NBA Playoffs, including their current picks on who will win it all.

Donny and Walt discuss Jerry West going full cartoon Jerry West while threatening to take his complaints against HBO on his depiction in "Winning Time" all the way to the Supreme Court. It's Suing Time! They then dive into Episode 8, talking about how Magic Johnson, Jeanie Buss, AND Julius Erving all have to be pissed about this episode... all for varying levels of seriousness. You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt recap episode 7 of HBO's "Winning Time", but first, they dive into what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West think of the show as their thoughts were in the news this week. And this may come to a surprise to a lot of you... but the two HATE the show. Later they also call their shots with who would play Phil Jackson in a theorized "Winning Time" type show covering the Shaq and Kobe years, talk about why Magic Johnson will again be pissed if he hears about what happens in this episode, as well as their best impressions of Magic doing a no-look pass. You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco  

In this episode, Donny and Walt get back on the mic for the first time since the official end of the Lakers' 2021-22 season. With plenty of time throughout the rest of the spring and summer to talk about what went wrong and what may change for the team moving forward, instead of doing that the two decide to look back on the good and bad of Frank Vogel's three seasons with the franchise. After that, they get into episode 6 of "Winning Time". You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt hop on to discuss Episode 5 of "Winning Time" which focused on Lew Alcindor's transformation into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson's initial relationship with the former, as well as the inception of the Laker Girls. They also talk about the shocking ending of the episode which involved Jack McKinney.   Before that and, well, after that since they just couldn't help themselves but bury this 2021-22 team, they discussed the Lakers who are nearing the end of their terrible, terrible campaign.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt hop on to discuss "Who the F*** is Jack McKinney?", the fourth episode of 'Winning Time' that aired on Sunday, March 27th.   Before that, they ask themselves whether or not they're willing to watch a possible embarrassment to one of the Lakers' greatest enemies, or if they'd rather just have them miss out on the play-in tournament entirely. They then get into their recap of 'Winning Time' before ending with a discussion of the team's remaining 8 games of the regular season.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get together to recap episode three of 'Winning Time' which ends in a shocking twist that had us all hitting up Google to find out "Did this actually happen?!"   They lead off with that, then circle back to talk about our favorite moments in what was arguably the most raucous episode yet.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get back together to recap the second episode of 'Winning Time'. Interestingly enough, the episode was directed by one Jonah Hill and featured a closer look into the mind of Jerry West, a deeper dive into Magic Johnson's relationship with his future wife Cookie, as well as the beginnings of Jerry Buss' rivalry with Celtics owner and coach, Red Auerbach.   Before they started their recap, Donny wanted to get some words off his chest about recent comments from Anthony Davis and Devin Booker before and after the Lakers' blowout loss against the Suns. Walt obliged him, so they kick off the show with that before diving into the new episode.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get together for the first time in a while to discuss the Lakers, except this time they're doing that through the HBO show 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'. They discuss the wild first episode of the series titled "The Swan", recapping our introductions to these real life characters in Dr. Jerry Buss, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jerry West, and others.   The two go over their initial reactions to the episode before diving into some segments including the episode's MVP, their "Did this actually happen?" moments, as well as "Who's pissed about tonight's episode?".

Gary, Honi, Walt and Donny share their trade ideas and discuss the types of deals the Lakers should be looking to make in order to improve the roster heading into the late stages of the NBA season. 

Gary Kester and Honi Ahmadian discuss the return of Anthony Davis in the Lakers' 106-96 road win over the Brooklyn Nets. 

Gary Kester and Honi Ahmadian are joined by author Mike Sielski to discuss his new book, The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality. The book is fantastic and is available now at www.theriseofkobebook.com. 

Gary Kester shares his thoughts on what we've seen from the Lakers through the first half of the season. 

Donny and Walt discuss the wild week in Lakerland. They then go from there to talk about how confident they are in the Lakers winning a championship this year on a scale of 1-10. Take a guess on what end of the spectrum they fell on. They also go on to discuss the team's treatment of Frank Vogel, and discuss when (not if) they expect the team will fire him.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

After Donny and Walt praised Russell Westbrook in their first podcast episode...well...let's just say there's not so much of that in this one after the Lakers' 125-116 loss to the Kings. They also discuss the team's poor defense in that game before looking ahead to Saturday's game against the Denver Nuggets.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt do their first podcast together and cover Malik Monk's great season thus far, missing Rajon Rondo's antics, continued Russell Westbrook trade rumors, as well as whether or not they'd trade Talen Horton-Tucker and/or Kendrick Nunn for the Pistons' Jerami Grant.   And yes, in a fitting situation for their first podcast, Donny accidentally recorded his audio via his laptop and not his microphone.   You can follow Donny at @donny_mchenry and Walt at @HoopeFiasco on Twitter

Gary Kester and Honi Ahmadian answer fan questions about the Lakers' roster and the upcoming season. Do they need another power forward and/or center? Point guard?

Gary Kester and Honi Ahmadian recap and grade the Lakers' free agency period and discuss the new players on the roster. 

Gary Kester and Jacob Rude react to the blockbuster deal that brings Russell Westbrook to the Lakers and look ahead to what could be in store in free agency. 

Gary Kester is joined by Jacob Rude to discuss a bitter end to the Lakers' 2020-21 campaign and look ahead to what the Lakers need to add to the roster this offseason.