He's only 21.
Dude is the biggest overrated pos in the leauge. Yes he put up impressive number in a couple game, only cause he have the luxury of playing on a talented laker team. Plain n simple, he's a product of Kobe. I can't wait till Kobe retire n hand bynum the key to the franchise, those are gonna sad days for the purple n pisst.
In Bynums defense, this was really his first time truly experiencing the playoffs from start to finish. He has the tools to be a damn good player. It is too early to call him a bust.
All I know is that the er better produce next year.
He's not making chump change anymore.
DoK hating on Nash will be nothing like the hate I'll have for Bynum if he has a similar year to the one he just had.
He's Duncan with more explosion. Let him be. Whenever he dunks next year, get ready to hear a "pow!" That's him dunking.
He is Duncan, but with skill and leadership.
I too would prefer to have Bargnani over Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson, and Yao Ming.Of the top 10 scoring Centers, let's see who gave the most bang for the buck.
Bynum was the #8 scoring Center in the NBA and only cost $3 million last year. Let's look at the Top 10 list:
- Al Jefferson , MIN 23.1 points per game
- Dwight Howard , ORL 20.6
- Ming Yao , HOU 19.7
- Shaquille O'Neal , PHX 17.8
- Mehmet Okur , UTA 17.0
- Andrea Bargnani , TOR 15.47
- Nene Hilario , DEN 14.6
- Andrew Bynum, LAL 14.3
- Jermaine O'Neal , MIA-TOR 13.3
- Emeka Okufor, CHA 13.2
But when calculate in the salary and how much it costs each player to produce a point, Bynum was by far, the most cost-effective scoring Center in the NBA last year.
- Andrew Bynum, LAL 14.3 ppg - $3 million - $209,000 cost per point
- Andrea Bargnani , TOR 15.47 - $6 million - $387K per point
- Al Jefferson , MIN 23.1 - $12 million -$521K per point
- Mehmet Okur , UTA 17.0 - $9 million - $529K per point
- Nene Hilario , DEN 14.6 - $10 million - $584K per point
- Dwight Howard , ORL 20.6 - $15 million - $728K per point
- Emeka Okufor, CHA 13.2 - $10 million - $757K per point
- Ming Yao , HOU 19.7 - $16 million - $812K per point
- Shaquille O'Neal , PHX 17.8 - $20 million $1.12Million per point
- Jermaine O'Neal , MIA-TOR 13.3 - $23 million - $1.7 Million per point
Andrew Bynum is as big as a bust to Oden, since after those few months he was good before he got hurt last year.
Bust/injured whatever you wanna say he's always gonna have my respect for punking Shaq.
Worst case scenario, he is a more explosive Tim Duncan.
He's young and has seemingly limitless potential with his size and soft touch.
Sky is the limit for the kid if he can stay healthy. I like that he's working out with D12 right now, he needs to really fill out.
He has potential and has shown flashes of him being able to become a top center. Just IMO he is overpaid and overrated
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Description stolen from a 2000-01 Los Angeles Clippers team issued players guide profiling Michael Olowkandi.
Not overpaid if he stays healthy and keeps improving.
Big men like him simply don't grow on trees. He has the ability to be a true 2-way C, with a back to the basket game. An absolute rarity in today's NBA.
I have no qualms with the Lakers taking a chance on Bynum. The best way to win championships is through your big men.
You've been very bitter and hateful these last couple of months. Everything alright with you?
MF made me spit out my Fruitopia.
ive noticed it too
Bynum is 100% definitely overrated. Extremely, way too much. Like putting McDyess in the big 4 for the Spurs.
Anytime someone says "kobe/gasol/artest/bynum + whoever is a contender" for instance. Bynum is only a minor contributor at this point.
I don't understand this huge myth of Bynum being overpaid....how?
Bynum made $3 million last year and put up 14 points per game and around 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Dollar for dollar, Andrew Bynum was the "best value" Center in the NBA...if anything, he was way underpaid compared to other Centers.
He even made #3 in the Top Centers in the NBA on some list posted here a few weeks back. The 3rd Best Center in the NBA at only $3million...that's some serious value.
How can you be overpaid and over-rated putting up those stats at a $3 million salary?
If you think about it, Andrew Bynum and Dwight are probably the only 2 Centers that can dominate both on Offense and Defense.
- Andrew Bynum, LAL 14.3 ppg - $3 million - $209,000 cost per point
- Andrea Bargnani , TOR 15.47 - $6 million - $387K per point
- Al Jefferson , MIN 23.1 - $12 million -$521K per point
- Mehmet Okur , UTA 17.0 - $9 million - $529K per point
- Nene Hilario , DEN 14.6 - $10 million - $584K per point
- Dwight Howard , ORL 20.6 - $15 million - $728K per point
- Emeka Okufor, CHA 13.2 - $10 million - $757K per point
- Ming Yao , HOU 19.7 - $16 million - $812K per point
- Shaquille O'Neal , PHX 17.8 - $20 million $1.12Million per point
- Jermaine O'Neal , MIA-TOR 13.3 - $23 million - $1.7 Million per point
As soon as Odom re-ups, it will be the Lakers Big 5 - Kobe/Pau/CandyMan/Bynumite/TruWarrier..probably the most stacked Lakers team ever.
Ironically, Bynum's best dunk was a posterization of Theo Ratliff... at 3:37.
Last edited by Allanon; 07-24-2009 at 04:12 PM.
i've said before that bynum doesn't really have to do anything until he starts getting paid. next year is the time he has to prove himself. if he just kind of plays the same, then he won't be worth the $12+ million and increasing salary. if he starts looking like a gasol replacement, then he will be earning his money. and to allanon's list, i'm sure the lakers would prefer dwight howard, jefferson, and even shaq over bynum.
Dwight is the only Center I'd take over Bynum right now.
Overpaid defines Shaq's 17Points at $20 million. Bynum put up 3 points fewer than Shaq for $17 million cheaper. Shaq had a good year, but his chances of finding the fountain of youth a 2nd time is unlikely. Last year Shaq put up 17 points. But the two years before that, he averaged even less than Bynum... ~13 points. Shaq's going to be 38 by the time Playoffs roll around again.
Al Jefferson plays 0 defense, his opponent Center scores almost as much as he does...he has probably one of the worst point differentials for a Center (too lazy to look up the exact number but it's bad). Bynum has destroyed Al Jefferson in head to head.
Too many people oooh and ahhh at Al Jefferson's very impressive 23 ppg but fail to realize that Al gave 18 points back to the other Center.
Al Jefferson's total lack of defense (worse than Amare) was and is the biggest reason why his teams lost so much (Celtics and Wolves).
Last edited by Allanon; 07-24-2009 at 05:14 PM.
Allanon don't you think Bynums dunk on Shaq was his best? Kids got my respect whatever he does for punking the big .
You're right Muser, that retaliation dunk on Shaq actually was pretty awesome,
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