When Bynum got hurt bad the 1st time landing on Odom's foot i was so damn sad. When Kobe wrecked his other knee with his stupid overexaggerated slide to draw a foul i damn near cried. Two serious injuries in such a short period of time for a big man is an athletic death sentence. His growth from lotto pick to all star was as Dock said one of the most enjoyable things to have watched as a Laker fan. However we traded him at the perfect time, his knees were shot and we traded expiring contracts for a dominant C that too was coming off health concerns.
There's no way any Laker can possbily talk **** about Bynum. He gave our team alot and netting DHo on the way out is a helluva parting gift. Not his fault that the FO couldnt resign DHo or trade him when it was obvious he wasnt gonna stick around due to clashing egos with Kobe.
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Best center in the NBA back in 2012, easily. He was our best player during that season along with Kobe.
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Bynum was never better than Dwight at any point. Dwight also put that to rest when they played. I dont like Dwight more than the next man but the idea that Bynum was a better NBA player than him is stupid. Only thing Bynum could do better was shoot FT and actually had a solid touch on a hook shot but so does Roy Hibbert.
Spanish_Laker wrote:Best center in the NBA back in 2012, easily. He was our best player during that season along with Kobe.
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Bynum also had an elite back to the basket post up game which Howard could only dream of ever possessing, so a bit off to say the only thing he did better than Howard was shoot FTs
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Jody Smokz wrote:Bynum was never better than Dwight at any point. Dwight also put that to rest when they played. I dont like Dwight more than the next man but the idea that Bynum was a better NBA player than him is stupid. Only thing Bynum could do better was shoot FT and actually had a solid touch on a hook shot but so does Roy Hibbert.Spanish_Laker wrote:Best center in the NBA back in 2012, easily. He was our best player during that season along with Kobe.
Although every single person considered Howard a step ahead of Bynum, Bynum was always way better offensively with his back to the basket.
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I still have my Bynum jersey lol
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Guys I think about Bynum a lot, if he stayed healthy, we could have won some more chips. I remember when he first got injured, Kobe had slid and messed up Bynum's knee in a game.
I am wondering if that incident is what caused Bynum to have knee issues. Because if it was, Kobe must realize that he probably cost himself 2 rings.
I am wondering if that incident is what caused Bynum to have knee issues. Because if it was, Kobe must realize that he probably cost himself 2 rings.
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Memories serves right, Bynum played pretty damn well against Howard in 1 on 1 match ups.
I think people let Bynum's off the court antics skew their views of him. He had a great offensive game, especially for a young guy. He also played injured in two finals for us and without him, very unlikely there's 2 championships.
I think people let Bynum's off the court antics skew their views of him. He had a great offensive game, especially for a young guy. He also played injured in two finals for us and without him, very unlikely there's 2 championships.
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weird that he had such a strong season, and playoffs, just before he was toast. bowling, huh?
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Yea that's fine but he wasn't better or a more impactful player. Melo has a better one on one scoring arsenal than Lebron but Lebron is still much more effective offensively than Melo has ever been. Dwight in his prime led a team to the finals, you put Bynum at his best on that 09 Magic team and they lose in the 1st round.
trevm37 wrote:Jody Smokz wrote:Bynum was never better than Dwight at any point. Dwight also put that to rest when they played. I dont like Dwight more than the next man but the idea that Bynum was a better NBA player than him is stupid. Only thing Bynum could do better was shoot FT and actually had a solid touch on a hook shot but so does Roy Hibbert.Spanish_Laker wrote:Best center in the NBA back in 2012, easily. He was our best player during that season along with Kobe.
Although every single person considered Howard a step ahead of Bynum, Bynum was always way better offensively with his back to the basket.
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lakesh0w wrote:His 2011-12 season >>>>
30 Reb game vs SAS
Triple double with blocks in playoffs vs Den
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUV2jIK8EGg[/youtube]
now i miss the kobe-gasol-odom-bynum era

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Drew was a beast when he was healthy. If only...
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