I don't see where it would do him any good to try to play if he's not healthy. If he ever gets healthy, there will be multiple teams lined up to pay him millions. So, I see no reason for him to try to come back at this time.
Yup. There's no point in coming back until it's fully healed and he's comfortable. It's not like the Sixers are going anywhere this year and Collins might not even be around much longer. There's nothing worse than coming back from an injury too soon no matter how badly you want to play. Just look at Kevin Love or Gronk for examples.
Is anybody else just astounded by how he is getting $16 mil and will probably not actually play a game? For an injury that was his fault? I know we all know this but man. It's still all just bizarre to me. It's just not fair. /whine
I am not sure that that is true with the new CBA and the harsh financial penalties for being over the luxury tax threshold. Signing a player to a max deal and then never having him play effectively again basically puts a franchise into salary cap hell for four years. Is it worth the risk? We may find out this off season.
I'm not gonna bash Bynum since he played 2 postseasons in a row injured to help LA win two titles. And his reward was getting traded. How quickly we forget.
His fault? I know he reaggravated it by bowling, but it clearly seems to be part of a chronic condition that is out of his control. I mean if he gets injured so easily bowling, it seems likely something else would have caused the injury even if he hadn't bowled. it is kind of like Yao's foot. Yes, Okur kicked him and injured the foot that one time, but the chronic foot and ankle issues were already there. It would have been something else that caused the immediate damage even if this exact incident hadn't happened.
The problem here is he's basically putting a warning sign around his head saying "Cancer! Do not sign". I know everybody wants the players to be honest all the time but if you think about it this is the most pressure you can ever exert on Andrew Bynum: he's got everybody thinking he's made of glass, he was a dumbass and aggravated his injury by bowling, he's gonna be a FA and nobody has seen him play yet, the Sixers basically sold the farm to get him. And after all that, Bynum's still saying he doesn't give a ****, he'll chill the whole season and get max money next year. The thing is, if he's like this now when he doesn't have guaranteed money, how will he act when the team has to pay him $$$ no matter what? Any org out there who throws money at this guy are idiots. I wouldn't even take him at a severe discount, because there's a chance he'd feel slighted and not play to his best ability, like how Bonzi said since the Rox only paid him 25% of what he's worth he'll only give 25% effort. P.S. Don't compare Yao Ming and Bynum. Yao reinjured his leg while REHABBING. Bynum injured his leg by being a dumbass and going bowling. That's like breaking your hand and playing tennis or having a spinal injury then playing rugby. You don't do **** like this unless you're stupid.
Bowling isn't exactly a contact free sport, you're carrying a weight, you're running and have to stop, and then you have to bend your legs at a weird angle to throw the ball. If he really wanted to bowl he should have played Wii or something.
LOL, what's next? Player Selfish Prick: I will not give 100% of my effort unless in a contract year because I just do not have the drive to be the best basketball player I can be. Commodore: I have no problem with anything Player Selfish Prick said, his honesty is refreshing.
Ric Bucher: Sources say Andrew Bynum has a degenerative condition in his knees; I'm no orthopedic surgeon, but that doesn't sound like something that ever gets better. The best he can hope for is to manage the condition and hope to eke out a few more seasons. To that end, though, he is truly in a Catch-22: he has to ramp up his workouts and conditioning to get in playing shape, but his knees don't seem capable of handling ramped-up workouts and conditioning. He would be garnering far more sympathy if he hadn't developed a reputation in L.A. for not being diligent about following his rehab program after his initial knee issues.
I still think Yao came back too earlier after his injury before the beijing olympics. Man gave everything to represent his country there and he was clearly underdone. A bigman with lower limb issues should take all the time they need. Philly knew exactly what they were getting, i just doubt they envisaged it would be this bad.
calling it. career over. he might make a few short term come backs as a shell of his former self, until finally giving up on coming back. do not sign him.
I don't really want him on the Rockets, but $8.5 million (provided his knee injury is manageable) for Bynum would be an absolute no-brainer. The only thing I'd worry about is Bynum sulking for signing such a low contract.