anklebreaker702 wrote:That's why I didn't ride him too hard last night. All through my posts I kept saying Pau is gassed because Phil wont play any of the other 3 players he could go to. Bynum can never be the "savior" or anything else as long as he's always nailed to the bench
But ankle, certainly Andrew bears some of the responsibility for the dog house he's apparently in right now, would you not agree? It's not a one-way street.
This isn't to defend Pau's lack of defense at all; no question he's a poor team defender, and he doesn't provide nearly the shot blocking presence for someone with his length and IQ. He's an obvious liability in that regard.
But overall, his contributions are very largely positive. He handles huge minutes night in and night out -- something you have recognized and lauded in numerous instances -- he gives us a highly efficient hub to run the offense through in the low post, and he's a quality rebounder.
It just frustrates me because we've got a guy on the roster in Andrew who would seem to have all the qualities to be an above-average defensive anchor and help negate some of our weak spots, and he just doesn't seem very interested in filling that role.
He does it in spurts, but his primary motivation obviously stems from how many points he scores, and that simply isn't what this team needs. He can't be blind to that fact because I've seen video footage during games of Phil telling Andrew to rebound and play defense and let everything else come to him.
I guarantee you that Andrew's reticence to follow that directive is a major reason why Phil doesn't trust him right now. I mean, here we are trying to win a championship and Andrew's people are apparently calling the front office to complain about playing time and, presumably, touches.
WTF is that?
and two late 1st round picks. We traded these guys for a versatile C-PF that made us contenders again, and, as much as I love Bynum, we wouldn't be up there only with Drew.
