The players that really ed up the Lakers IMO were the offensive rebounds that Perkins and Rondo got. They were the X factors. How many times did we see perkins and Rondo steal
Rebounds from the lakers bigs?
I could see Bynum helping the lakers in that department by Muscling away fat ass perkins outta the way. But the real ? is can Bynum stay a whole year healthy? That's two major knee surgeries. I don't care if you laker fans say "nah he's only 20, he should be back as good as new" Newsflash! He's only human and is made flesh and bone like the rest of us. Don't expect him to be as athletic as he once was.
Can Duncan stay healthy as he approaches the wrong side of 30? What about Ginobili, his body doesn't seem to be holding up too well?
We can say these questions about any NBA player. It's wishful thinking by Spur fans to think that Bynum will come back as Eddy Curry and be completely hobbled for the rest of his life. Keep praying for it, it ain't going to happen.
keyword here being 2 knee surgeries. Duncan has 1 and even he lost some his explosion and hops. But Duncans game doesn't rely on athleticism but rather on fundamentals and skill. Now tell me does Bynum have a jumpshot of any kind if he can't go over the top on players anymore? Even Amare lost a lot of explosion and athleticism? Before his knee surgery he was a freak of nature and could get to the rim at will. Now he has to wait for his body to tell him it's okay to go up strong and slam, in other words that adrenaline rush. You have a point about Ginobili. Us Spurs fans have come to admit he is kinda of a china doll because of his style of play. We just pray and hope he peeks at the right time for the playoffs.
Okay, I'll play too. The Spurs should have taken the Lakers in 5 if they didn't blow the large leads in games 1 and 5 and if they get the foul called on Fisher at the end of 4. Too bad reality doesn't work with "would've or should've". Now I'll choose to step back into the real world while you live on Fantasy Island for the next 5 years.
Maybe? WTF do you mean MAYBE??? We're going to tear you a new one!
Bynum is so young we don't really know what his athletic peak is. Last off-season was the 1st off-season where he really trained his ass off and the results were astonishing. He looked like a different person coming into training camp. I still believe Bynum can add at least another 10-15 lbs of muscle to make him immovable on the block.
You exaggerate the whole 2 knee surgery thing. The first knee "injury" he had in highschool kept him out 10 games. It was misdiagnosed at first to be a lot worse than it was. This second knee injury was the first serious injury Bynum has had in his career. It did NOT require microfracture surgery, it was a simple arthroscopic cleanup that revealed no further damage. I would be highly surprised if Bynum lost any of his hops or athletic ability. In fact I know he is at least able to put up what he did in the draft camp since they re-tested him before he got the surgery and his numbers were right where they were.
well, i wouldnt count the suns out, if they can trade away diaw and barbosa and maybe can get some good defense players in return (artest u r?) , with a defense minded coach, they should have a good run next year.
With the Lakers debacle in the Finals, they'll make changes. They have to.
Odom's expiring contract has teams calling and the Artest rumors will only get stronger as the summer passes.
It's still gonna come down to the Spurs and Lakers next year.
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