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^One can only hope.
With Bynum you never know. He's not exactly a fast healer. That's why I'm cautiously optimistic.
If we start hearing about Bynum's recovery being setback a week here and there he's done.
6-8 Max. I don't trust anything they say.
^One can only hope.
With Bynum you never know. He's not exactly a fast healer. That's why I'm cautiously optimistic.
If we start hearing about Bynum's recovery being setback a week here and there he's done.
yeah, blazers blow big time.
Kobe can take on the offensive load, words can not describe him as a player. Nobody should be fooled into thinking he's anything but the best player in the nBA
Diasgree lots of hear not as much energy though and shot-blocking great rebounder you will see if he gets minutes great well maybe more like good mid range jumper
Blazers and blow flows together so nice ...
The latest, forgive me if it's already in here and I missed it.
Bynum has torn MCL, out 8-12 weeks
The Los Angeles Lakers once again will have to make do without Andrew Bynum.
The Lakers’ worst fear was confirmed Monday when Bynum was diagnosed with a torn MCL in his right knee, an injury that could sideline the star center for the remainder of the regular season and into the playoffs.
Bynum suffered the injury, which the Lakers initially termed as a sprained knee, in Saturday’s victory over Memphis and underwent an MRI the following day at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery.
The 7-foot Bynum was examined Monday by team physician Dr. David Altchek, who stated that the 21-year-old will miss between eight and 12 weeks. The Lakers will complete their regular season in just over 10 weeks.
“Well … we’re going to try to put it into perspective,” Lakers forward Lamar Odom said. “It’s going to be a little harder now without ‘Drew. He’s going to be missed. We have to continue to get better without him. We’re just going to hold it down until he comes back.”
Bynum, one of the NBA’s top young centers, missed the final 46 regular-season games in 2007-08 due to a left knee injury. He also was sidelined for the entire postseason as the Lakers were defeated by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
The long-term absence of Bynum could prove devastating for the Lakers (37-9), who own the league’s second-best record and once again are vying for the top overall seed and home-court advantage in the Western Conference playoffs.
Widely perceived as a soft team, the Lakers have benefited from the interior presence of Bynum, who has averaged 14.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and a team-leading 1.9 blocks in 46 contests this season.
“He was playing as well as anybody in the NBA, as far as what he was doing defensively, his presence, scoring, rebounding and dominating the middle,” Odom said. “He was playing like a true center.”
Bynum had been one of the NBA’s most productive big men of late, averaging 26.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in the five games prior to Saturday’s 115-98 rout of the Grizzlies.
But that hot streak came to an abrupt end when the 285-pound Bynum was hurt while crashing into teammate Kobe Bryant just over five minutes into the contest.
“We know we’re going to miss his presence, his rebounding ability, but this is a very capable team,” head coach Phil Jackson told the Orange County Register.
Bryant said during Monday’s shootaround that the Lakers still are talented enough to win an NBA le without Bynum.
“There’s been plenty of teams who lost in the Finals that go back and win the next year,” Bryant said. “I think having Andrew in the lineup makes us a very dominant team. (With) him out of the lineup, we’re still a great team. You put him in the mix and it takes us to another level.”
The Lakers will play their first game without Bynum on Tuesday when they visit the New York Knicks. Pau Gasol figures to replace Bynum at center while Lamar Odom, who has been used as a reserve this season, likely will start at power forward.
Bryant said that Gasol’s experience as a starting center last season will prove invaluable this year, especially if the Lakers are without Bynum in the playoffs.
“Pau, it was his first time out of the first round,” Bryant said. “A lot of things were new. I think having a year of experience and also learning a lot from the (NBA Finals), now we take those lessons and apply them to this season.”
Here's the thing... Say he can't make it in great/good shape or at all for the 1st round, and the Lakers draw the Suns... Who's going to get Shaq? And don't you think he'll be extra motivated to try to out Kobe?
Man... that would be a great series...
Bynum will be ready for the play-offs. 8-12 weeks is an extremely conservative estimative for a gradeII torn MCL. The Lakers announced this timetable due to last season's debacle, I guess; but Bynum will be back in 6 weeks or so and in good shape for the 1st round.ElNono Re: Bynum out 8-12 weeks
Here's the thing... Say he can't make it in great/good shape or at all for the 1st round, and the Lakers draw the Suns... Who's going to get Shaq? And don't you think he'll be extra motivated to try to out Kobe?
Man... that would be a great series...
Anyway, even in the worst case scenario, the Suns can't defend the pick'n'roll. That alone makes them very beatable for every team in the POs, let alone the Lakers. Then they don't have a backup pg, a backup big or a wing defender. Motivated Shaq or not: residual chances of beating a good team in 7 games.
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