Bynum

4ho5ive · Post #21 » by **4ho5ive** » Sun Jun 1, 2008 7:09 pm

First, he was gonna miss 6 weeks. Then he would be back by like March. Then he was gonna be back before the playoffs. Then it was likely he would be available in the 1st round. Then they were gonna rest him till the Conf. Finals. Then they shut it down.

Yea, nothing to be worried about.

Post #22 » by **dockingsched** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 7:04 am

shrink wrote:For Bynum, I think the Lakerfans here would want the #3 and the #1 and the #2.

lakers fans don't ask for more, they ask that he not even be mentioned in trades. big difference. its fine that you wouldn't offer more, just understand that he's not even available.

shrink wrote:Before the knee surgery I'd have been happy to trade Bynum for the #3. Right now though, when we don't know how he'll come out? Its too great a risk to me.

It would be a huge risk, and all depends on how Bynum's surgery...

talk about the injury all you want, but to bring up the SURGERY as some big deal is non-sense. the surgery was a 30 minute routine arthroscopic procedure. the injury is the big deal... the surgery? not so much.

Post #23 » by **TheFranchise21** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 7:30 am

You're nitpicking. The core opinion is that Bynum's injury/surgery whatever you want to call it is the reason he is not worth the #3 right now.

nc21tarheels · Post #24 » by **nc21tarheels** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 3:04 pm

I'd do it in a heartbeat. It's a bone break type of thing. Not a ligament tear. You guys here the word "knee surgery" and automatically think it's the worse.

seccom · Post #25 » by **seccom** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 3:25 pm

4ho5ive wrote:First, he was gonna miss 6 weeks. Then he would be back by like March. Then he was gonna be back before the playoffs. Then it was likely he would be available in the 1st round. Then they were gonna rest him till the Conf. Finals. Then they shut it down.

Yea, nothing to be worried about.

Actually, he was supposed to miss 8 weeks without any surgery. At the end, the doctors had to open Bynum up to remove some loose pieces.

That surgery went for 30 minutes. They did not find any structure damage after they open him up.

Nothing to be worry about, probably not. But career ending, absolutely not true.

Anyway, Lakers will not trade Bynum for the number 3.

deeney0 · Post #26 » by **deeney0** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 9:57 pm

nc21tarheels wrote:You guys here the word "knee surgery" and automatically think it's the worse.

You're right, I do. And I'm fully ready to admit Bynum has regained his value after he shows it on the court. I won't hold this over his head like if it were microfracture. But until he's back playing ball, I wouldn't want to give u[ #3 for him.

4ho5ive · Post #27 » by **4ho5ive** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 10:22 pm

seccom wrote:Anyway, Lakers will not trade Bynum for the number 3.

Everyone here realizes this, the OP made sure to mention that this was a purely hypothetical question.

I wouldnt do it, but it appears the board is split. I counted 6-5 in favor of keeping the pick. Im not saying the value isnt there, Bynum is solid, but there is no way that you can tell me you know for a fact Bynum will come back without any problems.

He had several setbacks during the season. Too big a risk for me.

seccom · Post #28 » by **seccom** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 2:33 pm

A more interesting hypothetical question is this:

Since Bynum is very young, if he stay in college, he would be a junior this year.

If he is part of this draft, where would you place him?

Devilzsidewalk · Post #29 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 3:26 pm

probably not good, he wouldn't have had Kareem and Kobe helping him out and he'd probably be a bench player behind Thabeet

shrink · Post #30 » by **shrink** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 4:12 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:probably not good, he wouldn't have had Kareem and Kobe helping him out and he'd probably be a bench player behind Thabeet

Classic, because it will make Laker homers heads spin.