Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am  |  21 responses

What’s Up With Andrew Bynum?

Phil Jackson wishes he knew: “I can’t tell with him,” Jackson said. “He doesn’t have a lot of emotional response about that. I kind of talk to him occasionally but let him kind of figure out how to do things on his own. He’s still a learner.”

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  • Moose Posted: Jan.5 at 10:45 am
    A learner he is. A star he will be.

  • Roy Posted: Jan.5 at 10:50 am
    Co-sign Moose. :D

  • Simon S.Y Lawy Posted: Jan.5 at 10:55 am
    make it rain Mr’ Bynum …

  • B. Long Posted: Jan.5 at 11:27 am
    He’s doing exactly what we need him to do, IMO.

  • Bballrehab Posted: Jan.5 at 11:33 am
    I think he’s gonna be (he already is) a solid center, but not a star. He doesn’t have the moves or the fade-aways of Olajuwon, Ewing or DRobinson, nor the physical power of Shaq or DHoward, so…

  • Jukai Posted: Jan.5 at 11:37 am
    If he makes even ONE all-star appearence, I will be shocked.

  • B. Long Posted: Jan.5 at 12:03 pm
    @Jukai:You’ll be shocked. He’s the third best center in the West right now behind Shaq and Yao. Shaq can’t play forever.

  • Plasticman Posted: Jan.5 at 12:09 pm
    Doesn’t take all that much to become an All Star center. Well not anymore anyway. Kid will be fine though. Like Phil said, he’s still a learner. What is he 20?

  • Fredd Posted: Jan.5 at 12:26 pm
    yes people forget about is age lol
    I think he’ll be way better than Oden

  • Jukai Posted: Jan.5 at 1:10 pm
    He’s really not, B Long. Yao will be the starting center forever, and unless he gets DRASTICALLY BETTER (dude’s young so he may, but I don’t think he will), then that other center spot will just be filled by a power forward with some semblance of post moves.

  • B. Long Posted: Jan.5 at 1:27 pm
    Drew has post moves. He’s not Dream, but if the guy was on any other team besides the Lakers and got more touches, he’d average about 18 and 10.

  • Jukai Posted: Jan.5 at 1:40 pm
    The problem is that the reason he’s NOT getting touches on the Lakers is that Phil doesn’t think he’s performing well enough to get those touches. He’s not in during close games in the 4th quarter, he’s pulled in and out all over the place… I know Phil likes to run Odom at the 4, but if Bynum was playing anywhere near his potential, he should be getting a good 35 minutes at the five spot.

  • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jan.5 at 1:48 pm
    overrated?

  • B. Long Posted: Jan.5 at 2:09 pm
    He played in the 4th against Boston. He really hasn’t been needed in the 4th against most the teams we’ve played since. Phil is just pulling one of his patented Phil Jackson Jedi mind tricks on him. I call them “Phillies”.

  • Jukai Posted: Jan.5 at 2:43 pm
    I call you “in denial”

  • BUCK Posted: Jan.5 at 11:03 pm
    OVERRATED!

  • Hursty Posted: Jan.6 at 8:19 am
    He played in the 4th to match up with Perkins B. Because Pau can’t deal with him physically. Perk can do a little offensively, vs, say a Collins twin? Yes, so if it was Collins or some other sh*t player, he could leave Pau in at 5 and be safe-not with Perk in for the Celtics.

  • Anton Posted: Jan.6 at 4:25 pm
    he runs like an injured llama

  • Dacre Posted: Jan.6 at 5:43 pm
    he runs like he has a middle ear infection

  • Majestic Posted: Jun.13 at 7:27 am
    He’s really injury prone. I’ve got to wonder what the heck the Lakers trainers are thinking of him and doing with him. Kareem needs to step in and have a voice. God please somebody DO SOMETHING…..

  • Calray Posted: May.9 at 5:41 pm
    You need more self control in the NBA. Bynum made the owner drop his head. He wanted to stay in LA. but, this is a one way ticket out.

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