Gay or Bynum-Curious?
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Gay or Bynum-Curious?
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Gay or Bynum-Curious?
Which of the young budding stars would you rather have?
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I think it all comes down to what your team needs.
Gay's offensive game has improved by leaps and bounds over the past couple years. He's got the potential to be a lock down defender as well. Think Ron Artest without the psycho qualities. That in itself is scary to think about.
Then you have Bynum who's shown he can be a force right now on the defensive end but is still relatively raw on the offensive end. He's a good shot blocker and a very good rebounder at this point.
If I have an established guy in the pivot I'm going with Gay. If I have an established guy on the wing I'm going with Bynum.
Gay's offensive game has improved by leaps and bounds over the past couple years. He's got the potential to be a lock down defender as well. Think Ron Artest without the psycho qualities. That in itself is scary to think about.
Then you have Bynum who's shown he can be a force right now on the defensive end but is still relatively raw on the offensive end. He's a good shot blocker and a very good rebounder at this point.
If I have an established guy in the pivot I'm going with Gay. If I have an established guy on the wing I'm going with Bynum.
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skones wrote:I think it all comes down to what your team needs.
Gay's offensive game has improved by leaps and bounds over the past couple years. He's got the potential to be a lock down defender as well. Think Ron Artest without the psycho qualities. That in itself is scary to think about.
Then you have Bynum who's shown he can be a force right now on the defensive end but is still relatively raw on the offensive end. He's a good shot blocker and a very good rebounder at this point.
If I have an established guy in the pivot I'm going with Gay. If I have an established guy on the wing I'm going with Bynum.
Out of curiosity, Bynum or Yi?
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Don't get me wrong I Rudy Gay is a great player, but his potential doesn't hold a candle to the potential that Bynum has.
Bynum is obviously the better rebounder and shot blocker. Amazingly, he is just as good of a passser and he is a CENTER.
Gay obviously has the scoring edge right now, but in a couple of years Bynum will pass him, unless Rudy becomes a 26+ ppg scorer (which by all means is possible).
You could argue who has more of an impact right now, by next year it won't even be a question in my opinion.
Bynum is obviously the better rebounder and shot blocker. Amazingly, he is just as good of a passser and he is a CENTER.
Gay obviously has the scoring edge right now, but in a couple of years Bynum will pass him, unless Rudy becomes a 26+ ppg scorer (which by all means is possible).
You could argue who has more of an impact right now, by next year it won't even be a question in my opinion.
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KobeFarmarEra wrote:Bynum is a rare breed. How many 2-way, 7 foot, 285+ centers exist in this league?
Gay is great and all but swingmen like him are plentiful. A kid like Bynum with his size/potential/skill level only come around once every 5 years.
I feel the answer is Bynum as well, but Gay could be special, not some dime a dozen swingman, lock down D with an offensive game too.
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