Andrew Bynum

[Giuseppe]

It doesn't matter when he got injured.

Of course it does. It was torn last June. Somebody(s) made the decision not to repair it. We deserve to know who & why.

[Giuseppe]

I'd put my money that it was him. Hiding the fact that he needs surgery, yet again. So now he's injury prone, and stupid.

A full vetting of the facts needs to be made. The sooner the better.

[resistanze]

I'd put my money that it was him. Hiding the fact that he needs surgery, yet again. So now he's injury prone, and stupid.

[Indazone]

Greg Oden vs Andrew Bynum...who gonna break first?

[djohn2oo8]

Greg Oden vs Andrew Bynum...who gonna break first?

You really wanna get into that debate when we have OW Ming?

[Indazone]

Yao played more games than either of those glass pylons

[IronMexican]

Yao played as many game as this entire board the whole season.

[Edward]

Yao played more games than either of those glass pylons

coldplay got what season were you watching?

[djohn2oo8]

Yao played more games than either of those glass pylons

Go back to clutchfans, they'll be more lenient to your Yao sucking

[peteee]

Yao played more games than either of those glass pylons

computer games you mean? I know he played a lot sitting in a wheel chair with his ruptured knees and feet plastered.

[Edward]

Most Rocket fans on this side have finally gotten around to realizing how little Ming cares about his NBA career, Indazone and noob cake are still however slow in the brain.

[cobbler]

Go figure... no retort from the moral saint.

[z0sa]

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

Cobbler, in your opinion, which followup Spurs le team had the least character, and who contributed the most to that lack of character?

[BadOdor]

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

Cobbler, in your opinion, which followup Spurs le team had the least character, and who contributed the most to that lack of character?

Dirty bruce bowen, imho.

[z0sa]

That's the best argument there is. I was hoping Cobbler didn't use it. I guess that makes '99 the only team worthy of a repeat, should Timmy avoid injury?

[BadOdor]

That's the best argument there is. I was hoping Cobbler didn't use it. I guess that makes '99 the only team worthy of a repeat, should Timmy avoid injury?

What's "worthy", anyway? if a team "repeats", then it was worthy. What are spur fan so insistent on playing this "moral character" card?

[z0sa]

What's "worthy", anyway? if a team "repeats", then it was worthy. What are spur fan so insistent on playing this "moral character" card?

I'm using John Wooden's criterion, of character. Since the Spurs never repeated, I wanted to question whether or not Cobbler applied Wooden's logic to the Spurs. A simple question. Wooden was a great man and I don't mind conversing about something he said.

[cobbler]

That's the best argument there is. I was hoping Cobbler didn't use it. I guess that makes '99 the only team worthy of a repeat, should Timmy avoid injury?

I have no problem with Bowen or the Spurs. While I will talk with the best of you and am a Laker homer, I have a lot of respect for the Spurs organization. My sig was not in reference to the Spurs lack of repeating but more towards my Lakers and Bruins doing so.

Also I put it there as a tribute to Wooden. He is one of the most incredible men I have ever had the pleasure to meet and converse with. A great great man may he rest in peace.

[cobbler]

I'm using John Wooden's criterion, of character. Since the Spurs never repeated, I wanted to question whether or not Cobbler applied Wooden's logic to the Spurs. A simple question. Wooden was a great man and I don't mind conversing about something he said.

There are so many factors that go into repeating. It is obviously not a simple thing to do as proven by the relative few teams who have done so. My intepretation, for what it is worth, is that it takes "talent" to be able to win and it's very easy to let the success blind you as to what it took to get there in the first place. To repeat takes even more effort than the first because you have to have even more focus and determination to get there again. It's easy to get a fat head and rest on your laurels. That's where the "character" comes in.

I equate it with the contract year syndrome. A player will work his ass off in the off season and do everything possible to have a great year and be a model teammate and ciitzen to obtain the contract.... and yet when it's obtained the foot is taken off the peddle and complacencey can set in.

My 2 cents anyway...

[cobbler]

BTW... Where's Harlem? I'm still waiting for his explaination on why he feels the need to project himself as this morally righteous person and yet has this propensity for outright lying to support his libelous actions.

[Giuseppe]

I'm using John Wooden's criterion, of character. Since the Spurs never repeated, I wanted to question whether or not Cobbler applied Wooden's logic to the Spurs. A simple question. Wooden was a great man and I don't mind conversing about something he said.

But, he wasn't a saint. He let Sam Gilbert be his bag man in order to keep his own hands clean.

C'mon.

[TheManFromAcme]

Mornin Cully.

Just left LG and though I can't recall the link, evidently Drew got his knee drained again and set to go on Sunday. Whats your take on it?
Will we see a game1 & 2 Drew?

[Giuseppe]

I read too that he had it drained again. He sounds confident in the article I read. The extra day of rest ain't gonna hurt.

Odom though is the one who has to impact in Game 5 and beyond. There is scant room for error thru tomorrow night, and none thereafter.

Boston is a tough nut to crack. Everyone else we've played cracked &/or quit during the respective series. Boston won't crack and they won't quit. It's going to be very difficult to close these s out, Bynum or no Bynum.

[TheManFromAcme]

Here ya ^

[LakeShow]

Thank you, Show.

The suspension of sanity running thru this Board last night and this morning has to do with the origins of this meniscus tear and the decision by Lakers management group to allow it to fester instead of repairing it. They knew last June it was torn, but, never operated on it. Media won't ask the pertinent questions as to why this decision was made this way. A "gentleman's agreement" obviously is in place for certain queries, this query must be on that forbidden list. Perhaps the question will be permitted to see the light, but, not yet---a year in.

If Bynum can play Sunday, let him stay. If he's finished for The Finals, let him stay. If they've consulted the doctors and a 5 day convalescence will improve the condition, send him back to California immediately.

I agree with you 100%.

I think they were afraid to do surgery because of Andrews history of being a slow healer. The procedure is considered to be an easy one and the recovery was expected to be short but Drew did not want to take any chances. So he opted to wait until the playoffs ended. Drew has shown nothing but heart in playing on it.

I dont see how anyone who saw game 4 would even consider getting rid of drew, expecially for Bosh , the Celtics would punk the Lakers even more than they did in 08 with Bosh.

I think the Lakers organization is too smart to make such a dumb decision on moving Drew. He has the potential to be the best center in the league.