Andrew Bynum is a Burgeoning Superstar.
December 27th 2007 09:58
No matter where you are in the world right now, please do NBALOUD this favour. Set your ears towards the direction of Los Angeles. More specifically, listen out for any noise coming from Kobe Bryant’s locker. What do you hear? Silence. Well, not white noise per se, but no trade demands or negativity. Want to know the reason why? Andrew
Bynum.
The Lakers are playing better team basketball as a whole, and yes, we here at NBALOUD would like to retract our pre-season statement of saying Los Angeles sucked. They have been one of the big surprise packets for the season, and are balling at a very high level. Everyone has improved as a whole, but it is Bynum that is the most eye opening revelation.
Cast back your memories towards the pre-season and the release of an infamous tape that had Kobe cussing out Andrew and basically saying he was a worthless basketball player. Let’s just say that the Bean is singing a different tune now. All credit to Bynum as well, who shrugged it off and got down to business.
Anyone who watched the Christmas Day game between the L.A. Lakers and Phoenix Suns would have seen Bynum dominate Amare Stoudemire. Remember that Stoudemire was a First Team All-NBA choice too last season. Before the season, any comparisons between the two would have been crazy. Now, most experts agree that there is no way you would even want to swap Bynum for Stoudemire.
What Bynum brings to the table is a full smorgasbord of skills that are valuable to all teams wanting a complete big man – scoring, rebounding, and defence. He has soft hands and can catch anything within range. Better yet, Bynum is working with the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on a regular basis and is learning how to play the centre position effectively. Furthermore, Bynum is the second person to get to practice and the second last to leave. Who’s on first? Kobe Bryant.
The young fella is perhaps not as dominant as he should be just yet, but there are no weaknesses in his game, and his skill set will surely improve with time.
Right now he is perhaps only behind Dwight Howard and Yao Ming in terms of talent for a centre. He really is that good.
Oh, one more thing: He only turned 20 last October. Ah, to be young and talented.
Today’s video is of Andrew Bynum working his magic.
Andrew Bynum is on the rise. Just ask Kenyon Martin who has a front row seat. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
The Lakers are playing better team basketball as a whole, and yes, we here at NBALOUD would like to retract our pre-season statement of saying Los Angeles sucked. They have been one of the big surprise packets for the season, and are balling at a very high level. Everyone has improved as a whole, but it is Bynum that is the most eye opening revelation.
Cast back your memories towards the pre-season and the release of an infamous tape that had Kobe cussing out Andrew and basically saying he was a worthless basketball player. Let’s just say that the Bean is singing a different tune now. All credit to Bynum as well, who shrugged it off and got down to business.
Anyone who watched the Christmas Day game between the L.A. Lakers and Phoenix Suns would have seen Bynum dominate Amare Stoudemire. Remember that Stoudemire was a First Team All-NBA choice too last season. Before the season, any comparisons between the two would have been crazy. Now, most experts agree that there is no way you would even want to swap Bynum for Stoudemire.
What Bynum brings to the table is a full smorgasbord of skills that are valuable to all teams wanting a complete big man – scoring, rebounding, and defence. He has soft hands and can catch anything within range. Better yet, Bynum is working with the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on a regular basis and is learning how to play the centre position effectively. Furthermore, Bynum is the second person to get to practice and the second last to leave. Who’s on first? Kobe Bryant.
The young fella is perhaps not as dominant as he should be just yet, but there are no weaknesses in his game, and his skill set will surely improve with time.
Right now he is perhaps only behind Dwight Howard and Yao Ming in terms of talent for a centre. He really is that good.
Oh, one more thing: He only turned 20 last October. Ah, to be young and talented.
Today’s video is of Andrew Bynum working his magic.
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Comment by Stanley
jackson is non-committal at who'll get the starting nod when kwame returns, but i would bet that it would be bynum who locks up the starting position.