Episode 31: Bill Oram's 'Slowtime'; The Little Cuties go to Texas

Bill Oram, a Tillamook native, has covered the Los Angeles Lakes for nine seasons. As of Tuesday night, the Lakers have now missed the playoffs in seven of those. While movie projects and books have been written about the Showtime and Kobe/Shaq Lakers, Bill might just be SOL.

“Probably have the worst record of any relatively long-term Lakers beat writer in franchise history,” Oram said on this week’s episode of The I-5 Corridor podcast. “…Nobody wants to read ‘Slowtime.’”

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With the Lakers out of the Play-In race, what’s next for their head coach? In an interview with @TheAthletic, Frank Vogel didn’t want to discuss his fate, but seemed to understand it: “It’s been a win-now job for each of the three years I’ve been here.”

theathletic.comFrank Vogel’s last stand: Lakers coach opens up on losing season, what comes next after elimination“It’s been a win-now job for each of the three years I’ve been here,” the Lakers coach said.

We talk the Lakers’ disaster, what it’s like to work among the most famous people in the world — and, most importantly, Oregon high school mascots.

Then, Kevin Palmer and Sam McDonald of Portland’s Little Cuties Hockey Club stop by (53:00) before the Oranges take off for Austin, Texas for a weekend tournament.

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Less than 24 hours until the first game of the #2ships tournament. Here’s a primer on who is who on the cuties. They’ll be around the rink helping out and answering questions.

— Tyson Alger