NextToJack wrote:Doormatt wrote:
certainly pau is a more productive player than bynum offensively, and is healthier, but in terms of value to winning a championship, bynum is #2 to kobe. lakers cant win a title without him anchoring the D. as far as value to this team winning a championship, bynum>gasol. and please dont bring up past years. obviously pau was more valuable, but not this year, lakers are a totally different team when bynum brings the D. he elevates us from pretenders to contenders, but thats just my opinion.
in other words, we arent winning a championship if we get the same injured bynum we've seen the past 2 seasons. in that regard, he's gone from #4/#5 in terms of value, to #2.
lakers arent doing anything with pau as the #1, especially if kobe isnt around.
Bynum moves the dial from contenders to contenders.
I understand your man love for bynum. Mine is the same for Pau.
What comes first? The chicken or the egg.
Lets just say....Whats more likely? For conversations sake.
Lakers championship winning probability higher with Bynum or Gasol. Other player not being available. Gotta be higher with Gasol in my mind. We know all the facts. My preference is peanut butter and strawberry jam. Yours is peanut butter and whatever the hell bynum jam taste like.
Lakers are 20-7 with Bynum out of the lineup in 2011.
Whats the sample size with Gasol out? There is none. He is always available.
Bynum is a good player. But the Lakers can win without him. I don't think we can say the same about Gasol.
except we dont have one or the other, we have both.
no the lakers can not win without him. i think youd be hard pressed to find a laker fan who realistically believes we can beat boston, miami, or even OKC without bynum playing at a near elite level (like he was post all star break).
of course the lakers cant win without gasol, but thats not really what we're talking about. sort of a ridiculous point to bring up really. ive never said the lakers can win without gasol either.
