Andrew Bynum is coming back next week!

[Cman]

Troll posts are not permitted, J.R. (which is why you were banned the first time, and re-banned this time).

Buh-Bye!

(quoting David Spade from SNL)

[angryguy77]

Two reg season wins and its LA dynasty all over again.

[Tai]

Aw I chomp on trolls for dinner. UM NUM NUM.

[BASS_THUMPER]

hobbs still be holdin down....he check fools quick


what is a troll?

[ma11l]

hobbs still be holdin down....he check fools quick


what is a troll?

A fan from another team (usually Lakers around here) that goes to different teams' forums and causes trouble.  They're annoying but luckily taken care of quickly on this site.

[ma11l]

PS...great to have you back Bass, it's been way too long.

[celticmaestro]

Aww. I miss JR.

[Reggie's Ghost]

Anyone have an update on Bynum?  It's been awhile since he's played, and the injury looked awful.  He's not Wilt, as the OP seems to think, but the Lakers ARE much improved when this guy is healthy--which is just how I hope to decimate them...

EDIT: Well, I went and found out for anyone who wants to know

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/la-sp-lakers3-2009apr03,0,7716123.story?track=rss

TBynum has missed 29 games recovering from a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee, but he had been training and playing with free agents when the Lakers were on the road. Bynum said he was hopeful that he could play in the last two regular-season games, projecting the Memphis game April 12 at Staples Center as his first one.

"I can't project," Coach Phil Jackson said Thursday, "but there is a chance that he could play in a game before the season is over."

Jackson watched Bynum play three-on-three and noted some progress.

"He's got some hop in his legs," Jackson said. "He looked to block shots -- those type of things that you look for, reactive things and recovery things, both going up quickly and not thinking about it and coming down and containing his body balance and his strength.

"His timing is going to be a little bit off. That's going to be normal. . . . DJ [Mbenga] ate him up today, but that's not unusual. DJ is right in the heart of things."

Bynum averaged 17.9 points on 58.8% shooting, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 31.4 minutes in 15 games in January before he was injured.

[bruinsandceltics]

Good, I wouldn't want the Fakers to have an excuse when they lose.

Kendrick Perkins>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Andrew "Ouch I broke a nail" Bynum anyway.

[moiso]

Good, I wouldn't want the Fakers to have an excuse when they lose.

Kendrick Perkins>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Andrew "Ouch I broke a nail" Bynum anyway.

I wouldn't want the Celts to have any excuses either in terms of injuries.

[Reggie's Ghost]

Good, I wouldn't want the Fakers to have an excuse when they lose.

Kendrick Perkins>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Andrew "Ouch I broke a nail" Bynum anyway.

I wouldn't want the Celts to have any excuses either in terms of injuries.

I agree completely.  I'm appealing to you all, Celtics Bloggers, if (heaven forbid) we lose with an injured KG in the playoffs, no complaining about "what would have been if..." lest we start sounding like those folks on the left coast after last year.

Seriously, injuries happen, teams rally despite them including some of the old Celtics teams.

[hpantazo]

Good, I wouldn't want the Fakers to have an excuse when they lose.

Kendrick Perkins>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Andrew "Ouch I broke a nail" Bynum anyway.

I wouldn't want the Celts to have any excuses either in terms of injuries.

I agree completely.  I'm appealing to you all, Celtics Bloggers, if (heaven forbid) we lose with an injured KG in the playoffs, no complaining about "what would have been if..." lest we start sounding like those folks on the left coast after last year.

Seriously, injuries happen, teams rally despite them including some of the old Celtics teams.

if we get past the cavs we will beat the lakers with or without kg

[xmuscularghandix]

i'll beleive it when i see it.

[Atzar]

Anyone have an update on Bynum?  It's been awhile since he's played, and the injury looked awful.  He's not Wilt, as the OP seems to think, but the Lakers ARE much improved when this guy is healthy--which is just how I hope to decimate them...

EDIT: Well, I went and found out for anyone who wants to know

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/la-sp-lakers3-2009apr03,0,7716123.story?track=rss

TBynum has missed 29 games recovering from a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee, but he had been training and playing with free agents when the Lakers were on the road. Bynum said he was hopeful that he could play in the last two regular-season games, projecting the Memphis game April 12 at Staples Center as his first one.

"I can't project," Coach Phil Jackson said Thursday, "but there is a chance that he could play in a game before the season is over."

Jackson watched Bynum play three-on-three and noted some progress.

"He's got some hop in his legs," Jackson said. "He looked to block shots -- those type of things that you look for, reactive things and recovery things, both going up quickly and not thinking about it and coming down and containing his body balance and his strength.

"His timing is going to be a little bit off. That's going to be normal. . . . DJ [Mbenga] ate him up today, but that's not unusual. DJ is right in the heart of things."

Bynum averaged 17.9 points on 58.8% shooting, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 31.4 minutes in 15 games in January before he was injured.

Getting handled by a bigger Reggie Evans - at best - isn't unusual?  Maybe Bynum really isn't as good as they thought...

[cornbreadsmart]

i think people are nuts not to believe bynum will be a star in this league or that he won't make them much better for the playoffs. hope i'm wrong.