Post#12 » by semi-sentient » Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:37 pm
Do it.
Bynum is injury prone and 3 years in a row isn't bad luck, it's a trend.
Bynum does not work that well next to Gasol. Not only does he clog the lane at times, but he tends to kill ball movement as well. I think Bynum works great with Kobe, but not great with Gasol and Kobe. That, and Gasol is just as effective at the 5, if not more effective.
Bynum's defense is big time overrated. He's always the last one back on defense, doesn't rotate well, and generally does a poor job of boxing out. His only real value is his length, but some of that value is lost due to a lack of instincts and the fact that he's a lazy defender.
Bynum makes Odom pretty much useless. Odom sucks off the bench, so we're just wasting all of his strengths and using him primarily as an insurance policy, which is great, but replaceable.
Bosh wants to be a 4, and he can be a 4 next to Pau Gasol. He has better range than Pau and IMO compliments him much better than Bynum ever will. The biggest benefit, however, is that it keeps Bosh away from Wade and LeBron while not weakening us in the least. In fact, it makes us stronger.
We get a "decent" PG in return, and that allows us to bring in another role player or two (Miller or Bell) to add a cherry on top.
Of course, none of this will go down. We'll just sit back and watch as other teams get stronger while we pin our hopes on a guy that hasn't been available (or barely available) when we need him most. Meanwhile, we'll completely forget how jacked up our offense has looked because we don't have anyone that can shoot.
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