Wow... I really don't post on this board much, but I do read alot on here. And now I am reading all this crap about trading Yao for scrubs like Ben Wallace and andrew Bogut and firing Adelman. Makes me wanna just leave this sight. Whatever happen to intelligent posting...
Um.... WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! The main knock on Andrew Bynum is his LACK of fire and his LACK of concentration on the court. Someone hasn't been watching the Lakers play at all.
apparently u haven't either . watch some lakers game this yr, bynum has shown the most fire outside of kobe. but no, that would be straight up robbery trading bynum for yao. people need to think before proposing trades like that.
I watched 15-20 Lakers games last year and in many instances he would just coast on the court. Those would be the times when Phil yanks him and starts yelling at him on the bench. I really doubt he has changed, or he would start over Kwame and get 35 mpg. He was still getting limited minutes when Kwame was around, indicating that he still has lapses in concentration.
please, refrain from making comments when u don't watch. the reason for the lakers fast start is the play of the bench: bynum AND farmar. bynum has shown potential of stardom this year. obviously he's only 20 and his defense is still not good so u have to start brown, who's a much better defender right now. bynum is averaging 12 pts and 10 boards in just 24 minutes of play. that's VERY good for a 20-year old. no 20-yr old outside of lebron should start immediately in this league. look at durant struggling like crazy.
Why don't we just layoff Yao. As for the layoff package, how about 1 month salary for 1 year service. If my memory is correct, he has been worked in Rockets for 5 years, just give him 5 months salary and let him go.
I told you I watched 15-20 Lakers games last year, and I've watched the two the Rockets played against them this year. Bynum has shown flashes of brilliance but coasts too much and we all know that Phil hates it when his players coast. His problem is not lack of ability, it is lack of fire and concentration a.k.a COASTING. But then again, what would a TOF/YOH see when looking through his rose-colored goggles? Nothing but positive things about other centers because it's ammunition against Yao.
oh really, i just said a trade for bynum with yao is stupid and your response is that when i compliment other centers? is yao your father? or is he your religion? again, if i watched 2 games this yr and i saw yao struggling in 2 games, is that a good conclusion of how one players play? if i watched 2 games this yr where tmac palyed subpar, is that a good conclusion of how his season is going? seriously, your basketball knowledge needs a lot of work. that's not going to change if all you focus on is yao. it's hard to see through "yao-goggles" and watch other players when all u watch is yao.
Ever heard of GUARANTEED CONTRACTS? The Rockets are on the hook for ALL of his salary if they cut him. Not only that, then every team gets to try to sign him off FA, hell someone might even claim his huge contract in waivers. Can you imagine Yao simply signing with say Dallas or Boston, who have loaded teams but utter crap at center? Or SA, where there would be not one but two unstoppable low post forces on the same team?
Didn't I tell you I watched the Lakers many times last year and saw the same stuff from Bynum over and over? Now you're meaning to tell me that he can't earn more than 24 mpg behind KWAME BROWN and he has improved the weakest aspect of his game i.e. the fact that he likes to coast on the court? If that aspect of his game went away, he would be playing 35 mpg. It clearly hasn't.
i'm sorry, no 20-yr old should get 35 minutes a game unless it's lebron james. that should tell you your basketball knowledge right there. kwame brown may not give u the offense, but his defense against other great big men is VERY VERY good. and why put bynum out there when u have kobe, odom, walton w/ the first unit? that's enough offense with the first unit. u want offense also in the 2nd unit when kobe sits down. farmar and bynum have been carrying the offensive load with 2nd unit. u know it's the same case why not just start our best 5, then where the hell is the bench? why do u think the lakers are winning? kobe ain't scoring 35 per game. it's called BALANCE. that balance on the 2nd unit is what this team LACKS. AGAIN, if u don't watch THIS YEAR, please refrain from commenting.
Kwame is underrated. Yes. You heard correct. He, being a no. 1 pick, had the superstar expectations early, which he clearly didn't fulfill. That doesn't mean Bynum is a better fit or that Kwame isn't serviceable. He is strong and quick, and a great interior defender. I would venture to say that if he could score consistently, if only even right around the basket (say 10-14 ppg) that he would have a starting job on most teams in the association. Our second unit needs some sort balance, or rhythm, true. Farmar has come up big though, and this cannot be ignored. He adds so much in terms of moving the ball and pushing the issue. If we had a Farmar, we wouldn't need to talk about balance on our second unit.
i really think farmar would solve all o our PG problems. he can make the open J consistently enough not to brick it. but more often than not, he wouldn't settle for the open J and take the open lane and drive. plus he's young and fearless.
For that matter, also trade anyone who starts a thread like trading TMac, who is better between TMac and Yao, etc.. We have two of the best players in the league, let's be thankful. It is Coach's responsibility to put together a good and flexible rotation to play with these two stars.
Did Phil use to take Shaq out during the last few minutes either due to match-up issue or poor FH? I do not understand why RA did not take Yao out when Dallas went to a small lineup. Maybe he is a new coach who does not want to upset his star player?
