LakeShow
11-26-2007, 07:15 PM
I was so relieved to see this article today. I thought Phil Jackson was loosing his fucking Mind! Rad taking the final shot when he hadn't made a shot all night?
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-28-321/Andrew-Bynum--Wrong-Play.html
Andrew Bynum: Wrong Play
November 26, 2007 5:45 PM
Andrew Bynum is winning fans. As he matures, he has begun to impress.
But that doesn't mean there won't be stumbles along the way.
The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding reports that in last night's nail-biting loss to the Nets, the key Laker play was marred by the fact that Andrew Bynum didn't know what he was supposed to be doing.
Andrew Bynum made a colossal mistake on the game's final play of the Lakers' 102-100 loss to the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night at Staples Center, misreading Phil Jackson's diagram to set up a potential winning shot for Derek Fisher's hot hand. ...
Bynum accepted responsibility afterward.
"Honestly when we drew up the play, I thought that I was supposed to set the pick for Vlade for the three," Bynum said.
"Really, he (Jackson) wanted me to face the ball and get it on the inbound -- you know how the defense falls asleep -- and then Fish steps back inbounds and I was supposed to give it right back. But the way he (Jackson) diagrammed it, I thought I was supposed to set the pick for Vlade."
Jackson's way might have worked perfectly if Bynum had gone to get the inbound pass and given the ball to Fisher, who made 8 of 10 shots on the night for a season-high 20 points.
New Jersey's Antoine Wright left Fisher, the inbounder, to double-team Bryant at the top of the floor, so Fisher would have been wide open.
Jackson acknowledged he wanted Bynum to get the ball on the play.
"We were hoping it could be Drew, actually, to be honest with you," Jackson said. "He had a 4- or 5-inch advantage on the guy who was in the post. But it's a multiple situation. Kobe's the hot guy, the key guy, but if they chase him, someone's open."
Bryant walked off the floor with his palms up in helplessness, looking Jackson's way.
I am sure there are some coaches out there who will say that it was the coaching staff's job to make it crystal clear to Bynum that he knew he was supposed to be catching the ball. I don't know what they said. I wasn't there. But I bet they'll be clearer next time.
But watch the play. Here's the hilarious and disappointing part: Bynum says he thought he was supposed to "pick for Vlade" but the video reveals he didn't even really do that.
Los Angeles Lakers, Andrew Bynum
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-28-321/Andrew-Bynum--Wrong-Play.html
Andrew Bynum: Wrong Play
November 26, 2007 5:45 PM
Andrew Bynum is winning fans. As he matures, he has begun to impress.
But that doesn't mean there won't be stumbles along the way.
The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding reports that in last night's nail-biting loss to the Nets, the key Laker play was marred by the fact that Andrew Bynum didn't know what he was supposed to be doing.
Andrew Bynum made a colossal mistake on the game's final play of the Lakers' 102-100 loss to the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night at Staples Center, misreading Phil Jackson's diagram to set up a potential winning shot for Derek Fisher's hot hand. ...
Bynum accepted responsibility afterward.
"Honestly when we drew up the play, I thought that I was supposed to set the pick for Vlade for the three," Bynum said.
"Really, he (Jackson) wanted me to face the ball and get it on the inbound -- you know how the defense falls asleep -- and then Fish steps back inbounds and I was supposed to give it right back. But the way he (Jackson) diagrammed it, I thought I was supposed to set the pick for Vlade."
Jackson's way might have worked perfectly if Bynum had gone to get the inbound pass and given the ball to Fisher, who made 8 of 10 shots on the night for a season-high 20 points.
New Jersey's Antoine Wright left Fisher, the inbounder, to double-team Bryant at the top of the floor, so Fisher would have been wide open.
Jackson acknowledged he wanted Bynum to get the ball on the play.
"We were hoping it could be Drew, actually, to be honest with you," Jackson said. "He had a 4- or 5-inch advantage on the guy who was in the post. But it's a multiple situation. Kobe's the hot guy, the key guy, but if they chase him, someone's open."
Bryant walked off the floor with his palms up in helplessness, looking Jackson's way.
I am sure there are some coaches out there who will say that it was the coaching staff's job to make it crystal clear to Bynum that he knew he was supposed to be catching the ball. I don't know what they said. I wasn't there. But I bet they'll be clearer next time.
But watch the play. Here's the hilarious and disappointing part: Bynum says he thought he was supposed to "pick for Vlade" but the video reveals he didn't even really do that.
Los Angeles Lakers, Andrew Bynum