thanks to the blazers the lakers saw what a parade looked like to help prepare for the le parade on fiegroua. thanks blazers for having a parade just for making the playoffs!
Bynum is nothing more then a solid player at best. The kid gets a lot of hype for no reason other then playing LA. His numbers suck ass compared to other great 7fters of the last 20 years if you compare them to him when they were 21. To me he strikes me as the next Elden Campbell.
Is Bynum really that "overhyped"?
I think he's a top 8 center.
14/8 on the year.
Had a PER of 20 before the injury (same as last year). Very good PER, although I know some don't like reference of that stat.
LA had a very good interior defensive rating before his injury too.
He can still improve. and has size.
I said before though that Bynum playing well was a key to winning the championship. It appears that they're good enough that he doesn't even have to play that well.
We'll see
Bynum just needs to stay healthy. He has shown tons of potential especially right before he has gone down, the past two seasons. If the Lakers don't resign Lamar, which I think is the most likely situation, then Bynum will become a huge part of what the Lakers do. He'll actually play 35 minutes a game and be in there in crunch time.
I think very well so he's overhyped when he's compared to great players like Duncan,Shaq that some people think he's going to be as good as them are better. Nothing shows me he's going to ever be in those guys league. You are probably right he's a top 8 center in a very weak center league. Ask yourself this question would he had even been a top 10 center during 90's I would say no. I don't think he's going to be anything special but a solid player much like Campbell was. A guy who will go off for a string of good games followed by a string of bad games.
Most of those great centers weren't even playing in the NBA at Bynum's current age.
Bynum gets hype because he has played like a dominant center at times but unlucky, fluke injuries has halted his progress. You do realize Bynum was posting 25 and 13 for a couple weeks before he went down, right? And that was on a team where he is the 3rd/4th option.
dont bring the age crap up man, seriously that is a lame argument....
i would take the young guy who came into the league with 3-4yrs nba experience...thats if he pans out to his potential....
Bynum is iffy..
he's clearly shown some outstanding offensive talent..barring injuries, he's going to be one of the best scoring big men in the NBA in the future, maybe even the best scoring big man..you have to take into consideration that he's had Kobe playing on his team, which makes it a lot easier to look good, but he's still shown some nice moves in the post..
there's also currently a very weak crop of big men in the NBA right now, especially defensively..the early 2000s weren't great, but they were much better than now..so that also goes in Bynum's favor..
I don't like his D and rebounding at all though..his individual defense is nice at times, but his team defense is pretty bad..his rebounding is alright..he should be much better for his size..it takes him a certain amount of touches on offense to get him going with the rest of his game, which indicates to me that he's never going to be a dominant defensive player, which requires a certain mentality..
he's one of the top 5 biggest players in the NBA right now..he's going to be a factor in the NBA without question, and so will Oden..the physical reason alone..but just like Oden, he has major injury concerns..you can call them flukes if you want, but 2 major injuries(1 of them season-ending) in consecutive seasons is alarming..
he obviously shows a lot of potential..
The age thing is just an excuse it is what it is he came out early during an era where it was the norm. Like I said in the previous post he had a string of good games like you just mention with 25-13 followed by a string of bad games which is still not impresive. Since he's only 21 they are only 2 dominant 7fters that played in NBA at that age which are Duncan and Shaq and he certainly is a few hundred miles behind what those guys were at that age. Those guys were averaging over 20-10 at the age he is right now and they were in a league which they faced great bigmen almost every other night. He's pretty much in a league depleted of great bigmen and still can't consistently dominant but gets hype which isn't warranted due to playing in large market. He should never ever be compared to Duncan,Shaq and other great 7fters thats like comparing a girl whose a 7 to a supermodel.
Bynum was the youngest player to ever come out. Andhe only played like a year and a 1/2 of high school basketball. Development for big man has a longer time table especially with ones that started playing late.
No, he was hurt during his beastly play. He didn't follow it with a 'string of bad games'.Stop lying.
No one said about Duncan and Shaq you ing re . You're talking about 2 of the greatest centers ever. Oh no, Bynum won't be a top 15 all time player which means he's worthless I guess.
Bynum outplays Al Jefferson head to head almost every time. You do realize Al Jefferson averages 20 adn 10, right? Put Bynum on Minny and he would post similar numbers. Put Jefferson on the Lakers and his scoring/rebounds decrease significantly since he has to share with Kobe, odom and Gasol. Use your brain, if you have one.
I might not agree with 21_Blessings about the player Bynum will become, but his point about Bynum playing extremely well before the injury was 100% legitimate. In his last 5 games before the injury he killed the Clippers with 42 points and 15 rebounds, dropped 23 points and 14 boards on the Wizards, put up 15 and 11 while clearly outplaying Tim Duncan on both ends of the court, got ejected from a Charlotte game with 24 points 14 boards and 6 blocks, and lastly scored 7 less points then Al Jefferson but did it with 12 less shots.
I think 5 games is a small sample size but you can't deny the fact he was playing at an all star level before the injury. That's all I'm going to say.
Yeah Bynum also had a similar beast stretch two seasons as well before it was cut short by an injury.
I'm not trying to say he's going to become better than Duncan or Shaq but he still has boat loads of untapped potential. And when he was healthy, he was playing like a top 3 center in this league at times. Not consistent yet, but like I said, only 21. Long way to go yet.
Bynum has tons of potential but so did every other 7ft stiff coming out of high school a few years ago. He's a few years from being a bust or star. Because he's in L.A., he's always in the spotlight and thus hyped greatly. He's so average right now, it isn't even funny.
Not really, we all know most of the contending teams want a 14/8 center just 21 years old with the exception of the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets.
Bynum, didn't outplay anyone.. The whole laker defense strategy outplay Dwight.. One on one, Dwight will molest bynum.. Only laker fan jock bynum, seriously stop sipping on his nut juice, he's not that good...
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