Future looks bright for Bynum, Lakers

[21_Blessings]

Kinda like D-Rob in 2003

Ouch!

[tlongII]

tlong face it Oden will never be as good as Bynum

Wrong. He's already better than Bynum.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Wrong. He's already better than Bynum.

just compare the boxscores from yesterday

[ambchang]

Kinda like D-Rob in 2003

Bynum was the defensive anchor of the Lakers last year?

[ginobili's bald spot]

My lack of credibility? What exactly have you contributed to this topic, other than to cite the stats of one game?

What have you contributed to this thread besides coming in here and making outlandish statements which you've already had to back down from because you looked like an idiot? The fact is that when he has been healthy Bynum has shown the ability to put up those kind of stats consistently. He still averaged 14 & 8 last year despite getting injured. He was lighting it up for the month prior to getting injured for the last two seasons when he was 20 and 21 years old. I guess that's "showing nothing" right? Because there are just sooo many centers putting up those numbers in the NBA right? especially at 20-22 years old. If you watched basketball you would know that last night wasn't an anomaly for Bynum. That is how he has played for the past couple seasons when healthy. Now if you want to call him injury prone that's one thing. But saying he's shown nothing and hasn't shown any potential is just a re ed statement with no basis in fact.

[Xylus]

What have you contributed to this thread besides coming in here and making outlandish statements which you've already had to back down from because you looked like an idiot? The fact is that when he has been healthy Bynum has shown the ability to put up those kind of stats consistently. He still averaged 14 & 8 last year despite getting injured. He was lighting it up for the month prior to getting injured for the last two seasons when he was 20 and 21 years old. I guess that's "showing nothing" right? Because there are just sooo many centers putting up those numbers in the NBA right? especially at 20-22 years old. If you watched basketball you would know that last night wasn't an anomaly for Bynum. That is how he has played for the past couple seasons when healthy. Now if you want to call him injury prone that's one thing. But saying he's shown nothing and hasn't shown any potential is just a re ed statement with no basis in fact.

Bynum has shown the ability to put up good stats every few games, but he's horribly inconsistent. Just looking at box scores, he either shows up or he doesn't. There are topics every year from multiple Laker fans that proclaim that Bynum is an All-NBA quality player, but he's never put up the numbers or put in the effort to even be considered. Last night wasn't an anomaly. He had a handful of 26-and-13 type games last year, but he had even more games where he put up 10-and-6 type numbers.

You can't point out a player's breakout games and tell me that's what he's capable of on a nightly basis. Bynum has shown plenty of potential, but I doubt he'll ever be one of the league's Top 5 Centers.

[21_Blessings]

You can't point out box scores where Bynum was clearly not close to 100% either.

Statistical inconsistency happens when you're on a stacked team.

When Bynum has been healthy in the past couple seasons he has been consistently good though. Denying that is pure hate or jealousy on your part.

[Xylus]

I'm looking at random box scores from the first couple of months of last season, which is when he was at his best.

18 and 3
10 and 7
18 and 9
15 and 10
8 and 4
13 and 11
24 and 6
8 and 10
13 and 7
13 and 4

Those are just a handful from December and January that I picked randomly, when Bynum was in good health. Those are pretty inconsistent numbers.

[21_Blessings]

Bynum averaged 17 and 8 in January and was improving almost every game. He wasn't in good shape to start last season, as he was coming off knee surgery. Try again Xylus!

He's sharing the court with Gasol, Odom, Artest and Kobe - all good rebounders for their positions. I expect his rebounding numbers to vary from game to game.

[Purple & Gold]

LOL again @ xylus

[Xylus]

So Bynum wasn't healthy at the beginning of the season, and was out for much of the 2nd half. Are you telling me that Bynum had one good month last season?

[Xylus]

Bynum had some good performances in January:

42 and 15
23 and 14
24 and 14

This is what I'm talking about with his potential. He has flashes of greatness, he'll go through a week-or-two stretch where he overachieves, and afterward he either comes right back down to his normal level or he gets injured. This is not a player you should expect great things from on a consistent basis.

[LA24]

I'd like to think that if Bynum was a consistent 2nd option (or even a 1st option), his numbers would have more consistency as well. Of course that's just my assumption. But when you're a 3rd/4th option and getting Kobe's and Gasol's (Lamar's) leftovers, it's kinda hard to stat pad.