Andrew Bynum: 25k fine, 5 game suspension

[Kilroy]

bynum didn't put himself on the trading block, may be in realgm world, but c'mon now.

as far as bynum getting pushed around by smaller guys, did you watch the playoffs? kilroy, where you the one that said bynum had been really inconsistent in the playoffs? if so you continue to be wrong about drew. apologies if it wasn't you.

No that was me... I stand by it.

I watched every minute of every game and always focus on bigs because I like the nuances of the inside game and because not a whole lot was going on for us outside of the paint.

Bynum was inconsistent... His effort and intensity levels were up and down. There were games where he jumped like Artest for the entire game. He seemed to have a hard time keeping his legs under him and firing.

He was getting pushed around inside. Not every play but a lot more than a 7' 270# guy with proper motivation should be... And a lot more than he was after the all-star break.
He got in a groove for the last 2 games of the NO series but before that, he looked like he was letting Okafor and Landry take him out of his game... And Grey absolutely owned him until he got hurt... and sometimes even after in spot minutes.

Then against Dallas, it was Chandler... And he follows up his 18/12 game against NO with 8/5...
Chandler in past matchups couldn't handle bynum... He'd get in early foul trouble and look completely outmatched... For whatever reason, this time it was different. Bynum wasn't catching the ball where he normally does against him and looked like he was having a hard time battling him for position and rebounds.

He was light years better than Pau... But that doesn't negate the fact that he didn't put out the same effort night in and night out that he did after the all star break.

So my point isn't that Bynum sucked, or that he needed to be traded or that he's not one of the best C's in the league...

My original point was that as well as he played at times, the energy, focus, and physicality levels weren't always were they needed to be in the playoffs...

Playing with an undermotivated pau may have had an effect.

[Nanogeek]

Neither Drew's nor Odom's foul was ejection material .... the NBA is way to soft now. Ron deserved an ejection and suspension, but Odom and Drew just deserved fouls and techs, not ejections and definitely not suspensions.

Odom's foul was not ejection material I agree. However, Bynum's action was absolutely ejection-worthy. I won't even call it a foul because a foul is a basketball play. There was nothing basketball-related in Bynum's action against Barrea. He's done this before (Gerald Wallace and Michael Beasley). He makes no attempt on the ball but is simply taking a chump shot at a guy while he is in the air. People can get severely injured this way. Wallace had a punctured lung. Its a wonder Beasley didn't break his arm (watch the replay). And its a wonder Barrea was not more seriously hurt than he was. The league has to protect the players. Hard fouls, hard screens - that's part of the game. But Bynum's action was an intentional attempt to harm someone and should be treated as such by the league - ejection, fine and suspension.

[G-Heel]

There was 8:21 left in the game. What would you have liked Dallas to do?

Lose... I would have liked them to lose...

But barring that, the game was long over by then... Everybody knew that...

I have no problem with Bynum wanting to put anyone on their ass going for a layup in the playoffs... Especially in a sweep/blowout... In fact, I'd like him to do it more often.

I would have preferred that he made a play on the ball... That's why I think he deserved the ejection. And I sincerely hope he learns his lesson and figures out how to go for the block next time.

you can't expect Dallas to think you guys gave up already when there is still over 8 minutes left. Lakers still have starters in, and Barea is the backup PG (it's not like he's Dirk I. There padding his stats and trying to make Lakers look worse). It's an important game, they are not going to shoot jumpers for 8 minutes hoping you guys won't get hot and cut down that lead. This is also the team that were up 23 points last series and lost.

What bynum did was inexcusable and it was even the first time he pulled that move.

[SAUCERY_SWEET]

Remember when Lebron took off his jersey at the end of the Boston series last year. I believe in his sub-conscious he kind of knew that was his last time wearing a Cav uniform. I see something similar with Bynum, that was his farewell to Lakers brass. Albeit he did it in a really F'd up fashion and will get suspended and fined and all that good stuff. I believe that was a subliminal message to everybody that he is ready to move in a different direction. Hopefully he'll wash the punk assness out of his system in the near future.

[Gek]

Bynum will stay over Pau. As someone on another board on here put it... would you rather have the player that gave up or the player that got mad at his team because he wanted to win.

[Wile E. Coyote]

I actually think Pau will stay over Bynum. Pau is more of a proven commodity at this point despite his **** playoff performance, but his age and contract make him a less attractive option than a younger and less costly Bynum.

[DEEP3CL]

Remember when Lebron took off his jersey at the end of the Boston series last year. I believe in his sub-conscious he kind of knew that was his last time wearing a Cav uniform. I see something similar with Bynum, that was his farewell to Lakers brass. Albeit he did it in a really F'd up fashion and will get suspended and fined and all that good stuff. I believe that was a subliminal message to everybody that he is ready to move in a different direction. Hopefully he'll wash the punk assness out of his system in the near future.

I thought about that too, but I didn't read too far into it. Difference being that EVERYBODY knew LeBron was skipping out on Cleveland. Drew is under contract still so he ain't going unless he ask for a trade.

[sixersinsider]

The power of the

subconscious
Bynum removes Jersey
In the event the Lakeshow strikes out on superman would
it appear that the sixers were stealing
if they landed artest and Bynum
for Young and Iggy

[Nanogeek]

I saw Bynum's apology and it seems genuine. Hopefully, he will stick by his commitment not to commit that type of flagrant foul anymore.

[LA Forever]

The league fined him $25k (for removing his jersey) and 5 games for the hit on Barrea.

[Effigy]

But he'll be serving those 5 games with the Magic, right guys?

[JustAwesome]

What was the logic behind taking off the shirt?

[Gek]

Those glorious pecs...

[LA Forever]

I would have taken off my jersey and shorts and would have done a biceps flex and kiss.

[H00PDREAMS]

The league also fined Bynum $25,000 for ripping off his jersey while heading to the locker room, which means the suspension will cost Bynum more than $700,000...

Forward Ron Artest was suspended for Game 3 of the series after a hard foul on Barea late in Game 2. Artest said Tuesday that he disagreed with his suspension.

"What are you going to do? You've got a guy who's 5-2," Artest jokingly said of the 6-foot Barea. "I extend, and he's straight up, like a broomstick, and his face was in my palm. When it happened, I was like, 'Oh boy. Are you all right, young fella?' And then I was ejected. ... It was unfortunate, the ejection and suspension. It wasn't right. It wasn't right. It shouldn't have happened."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/b ... z1M0mbYNoV

[Slava]

Misleading title. He was fined $25,00 and 7 games without pay. The total adds upto $700k.

Kevin Ding was joking he could auction the jersey he threw away and make a good portion of that sum back.

[H00PDREAMS]

How is the title misleading thats the report form AP, TNT Sports, and Sports Illustrated?

[Slava]

The fine alone is not $700k. If it is, it would exceed the record set by Vlad "Ice Skater" Radmanovic. I kind of want Vlade to hold onto it.

[H00PDREAMS]

The fine alone is not $700k. If it is, it would exceed the record set by Vlad "Ice Skater" Radmanovic. I kind of want Vlade to hold onto it.

I still don't understand why news sites still are reporting 700K even ESPN?

[Anklebreaker702]

Bynum put himself on the trading block by bringing out in public the "trust issues" thing and with that stupid foul. Truth of the matter is that, while he got better, he was never dominant and never will be (at least in LA).

And how do you figure any of this?