What could have been....Bynum for Dwight

[Mamba Venom]

Bynum - what could be!

[EArl]

Howard is better overall, but I don't think the distance between both of them is that big.
If we get booted out of the playoffs early, look for us to revisit this trade in the summer.
I don't see Howard going to the Nets if Deron isn't there. I mean i personally wouldn't because the team would be a thousand times worst. I hope we can go after Deron also, but the Mavs have the upper hand in that one.

[Anklebreaker702]

no, 2 rebounds more doesn't equal same production on defense, lol.

you're smarter than that, ankle. Please please please for the name of god don't use ppg/rpg stats to try to make a point. D12 D is 10 times better than bynum's right now and at his best still, due to his sheer size and lack of mobility due to injuries still not half of the impact of D12's Defense. You need to be blind to not see that.

Carlos Garboozer averages 16-8 on 29 minutes (18-10 per36) and averaged 21-11 20-12 in the past and no SANE person would ever COGITATE that he have NEAR the same impact on a game than Dwight Howard.

Seriously, that was a pathetic attempt to try to prove a point.

btw, go look at Magic's team, you're not talking about Miami, lol.

Sessions D = Nelson D
Kobe lazy D >>>>>>>>>>>>>> JJ Shootdick D
Ron craptest D >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>infinitum>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hedo Lazyglue D
Gasol D >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>infinitum>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anderson D

Stan is a much better coach than Brown, still he's just a coach.

D12's impact on the defensive end, even the "trade me's D12" or the "fire stan's D12" CANNOT be denied.

You need to read my post again you're going in the wrong direction. I said he's decisively better on the defensive end but he doesn't make our problems go away automatically.

[Anklebreaker702]

When you have a guy like Dwight anchoring the defense you wouldn't need to worry about poor bench play. Besides, the reason why the bench plays poorly is because the star players on this team doesn't know how to move the ball(Kobe, Bynum), the only one that does is playing out of his comfort zone and is declining(Pau).

I don't think trading for Dwight will make us a title contender. His mental focus seem to have been shot with the rumors of him trying to oust SVG and his indecisiveness in leaving Orlando, but at his best Dwight's defensive impact is far greater than Bynum's at his own best.

Wow. You guys really surprise me thinking this guy is actually Superman. Truth be told as bad as our guard defense is especially pre Sessions we would constantly have him in foul troubles because he doesn't lag on the defensive end.

[Anklebreaker702]

Although I think Howard is clearly the superior player, I agree with you Ankle that he wouldn't have made THAT big a difference. This team is just flawed. And Andrew's actually a pretty comparable rebounder, and a superior offensive player from the standpoint of efficiency.

The big difference is on the defensive end, where Howard is a legitimate anchor while Andrew's never put a consistent season together. It's disappointing to see his attention and energy on that end obviously lag in the past month or so. We can't afford a lot of things, but that's definitely high on the list.

Take last night's game. The Magic, despite giving major minutes to Glen Davis, J.J. Redick and Jameer Nelson -- all of whom are below averages defenders -- hold Philadelphia in the low 80s on a poor percentage. We, on the other hand, give up a season-high to Phoenix.

Now, is that entirely his fault? Of course not. Defense is a team effort. At the same time, when you see your so-called anchor loafing down the court, and allowing at least two baskets and two more free throws, it's pretty disappointing. He needs to pick it back up in several different areas for us to have any hope of even getting to the conference finals.

Because, while I might dislike Steve Blake as much as everyone else, we can't pin ALL of our problems on him. A lot of them, but not all. Andrew needs to do his part as well, and right now he isn't by getting kicked out of games and playing disinterested defense.

It's really not that hard to see. I think guys get how much they like Howard's game mixed up with how they feel his impact would be on this team. Now he may have had that type of impact in those back to back years because the team was far less flawed and far better coached

[kobeaki]

save for competent outside shooting i actually am ok with this team as is...

if we could trade coaches with orlando, instead of centers...we'd all be dancing like it was 2010 again...

its the coaching , stupid. (and the some of the f.o.) brownie isnt the guy for a veteran team like this one...and i personally like the guy a lot, i think...he is in way over his head in this situation...

[Anklebreaker702]

save for competent outside shooting i actually am ok with this team as is...

if we could trade coaches with orlando, instead of centers...we'd all be dancing like it was 2010 again...

its the coaching , stupid. (and the some of the f.o.) brownie isnt the guy for a veteran team like this one...and i personally like the guy a lot, i think...he is in way over his head in this situation...

Well said kobeaki

[addygrace]

Bynum played great. 30 rebounds....wow.

[microfib4thewin]

Wow. You guys really surprise me thinking this guy is actually Superman. Truth be told as bad as our guard defense is especially pre Sessions we would constantly have him in foul troubles because he doesn't lag on the defensive end.

Let's not act as if Dwight has any Bruce Bowen on his team to cut down his fouls. The perimeter defenders Dwight has worked with isn't that much better than Fisher/Kobe. If the defense falters, then the big is to blame because he holds the most responsibility. A true defensive anchor can erase mistakes made by the perimeter defenders, if he can't do that on a consistent basis then he's not an anchor. That's what Bynum is.

[Anklebreaker702]

Wow. You guys really surprise me thinking this guy is actually Superman. Truth be told as bad as our guard defense is especially pre Sessions we would constantly have him in foul troubles because he doesn't lag on the defensive end.

Let's not act as if Dwight has any Bruce Bowen on his team to cut down his fouls. The perimeter defenders Dwight has worked with isn't that much better than Fisher/Kobe. If the defense falters, then the big is to blame because he holds the most responsibility. A true defensive anchor can erase mistakes made by the perimeter defenders, if he can't do that on a consistent basis then he's not an anchor. That's what Bynum is.

Not all the time is the point i'm making. You can't say its the bigs fault & turn around & say erase mistakes. If a big doesn't erase the mistake it still falls on the guy who made the mistake in the 1st place. Also any perimeter D is better than ours