<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (notmuchgame @ Jan 12 2008, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I dont understand why non-lakers fans are always trying to cut down Bynum - maybe because the media is lauding his play so much?? Why not? He is playing for the most popular franchise in basketball, just turned 20 years old, is averaging 15ppg, 12rpg, and 2.4 bpg on 65.5% shooting ever since being inserted into the starting lineup. It isn't just 5 games, it's been two months of this! Why compare him to Howard? Because Bynum is the most productive 20 year old 7-footer since ... yes Howard! That really isn't that hard to comprehend the connection and is not any sort of a reach ... it's not suggesting Bynum is better (or worse for that matteR) .. it's just that's what we do, we compare to the most recent guy with a similar stat line, so stop trying to cut down that guy.</div> I've always loved your posting!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Jan 12 2008, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pablo eterovic @ Jan 12 2008, 02:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kwame on court -13 points Bynum on court +18 points 31 points Bynum over Brown trade kwame know!</div> Why do Lakers fans want to trade every player that isn't putting up 20 points a night? Bynum is doing great but I really don't consider this "D12" numbers...he did it one night while Dwight does it every night. </div> Since when did we say he's been putting it up everynight? why rain on the parade? It was D12's numbers. 25/17/3? We didn't say D12's average now did we???
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ Jan 12 2008, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Black Mamba @ Jan 12 2008, 02:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ey Voodoo, I don't know how much of Bynum you've seen this year, but would you re-evaluate your stance on him? He's playing minds out basketball right now, and it's not just Kobe creating shit for him right now. He's isolating himself down on the post, showing an array of moves and the softest touch I've seen on a big man in a long time. I'm simply amazed by him. I was surprised when Tim Legler actually gave him love the other day. He ranked Bynum the #2 center to build around, behind only Dwight Howard. I agree.</div> Yeah, he's developed nicely. The Bynum we're watching this year looks nothing like the Bynum I used to rag on. With that said, he's still overrated, hence your last two sentences. Those are going to annoy the hell out of any logical thinking, non-Laker fan. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Dude, it's been 5 games. Howard's been doing that ALL YEAR. Bynum's going to be great, but he won't average Dwight numbers for a year. Allow me to ask, who would you rather have?: A player with Kobe Freaking Bryant on his team, putting up 13.2 10.2 1.7 Or a 25 year old having no creator like Kobe on his team, putting up 18.0 13.8 2.1</div> The latter, Chris Kaman, 9.5 times out of 10. The better question is Bogut or Bynum. Before this year, I would have said Bogut hands down, but now I'm split. Statistics give a slight nod to Bynum, but I'd love to see Bogut in the Laker system, or any system that utilizes him correctly. At this point in time, it'd be hard to choose Bogut, but as soon as he changes teams, I think most people will change their opinions. Another big man to watch is Spencer Hawes. He's hiding on the Kings' bench at the moment, but he's only 19 years old and is only in his rookie season. Compared to Bynum's rookie season, his is a little more productive. From a skill perspective, I think he's ahead of Bynum, even at this point in his career. Watching him in the Kings' last match-up (against the Grizz), you could tell the ability is there. He's just significantly smaller than Bynum in terms of weight and needs to bulk up considerably. His rebounding has already come a long way since his time as a Huskie though. He grabbed three boards right out of the hands of Gasol and Milicic in the paint. By the time he's in his third season, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see the Spencer Hawes hype train rolling into ESPN like the Bynum one did this season. BTW - Did anyone else see that play the other night where JF5 brought the ball down the court, kicked it over to DF2, who used the screen set by TA3, drove right by YJ9 and RI12 to dish the ball off to RT21 for the jam over M51? I thought L-Krys was going to kill someone! </div> Hahahaha. This post entertained me...and should not go unnoticed. Especially the last paragraph.
