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Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2010, 09:28:22 AM »

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No chance the Lakers give up Bynum for Josh Smith.

The Hawks are not able to make a suitable trade proposal for Bynum. It would take a top 10-15 type talent for LA to even consider parting with Bynum.

They'll be very reluctant to give up on such a talented young seven footer + to break up the core to a two time defending Championship squad.

Not to mention how soft the Lakers bigs would be. They don't win that game 7 without Bynum last year, even with us missing Perk. Bynum was dominant on the boards and down low for the majority of that series.

Sure they would add more offensive talent if they traded him for J-Smoove (IMO), but I would just love it if they added another perimeter big.
Bynum wasn't at all, he was effective for only a few games that series.

Pau Gasol did most of the damage.

But when he's healthy he takes them to another level defensively. Odom off the bench is a huge advantage.

No Bynum wasn't dominant on the score sheet, but he was absolutely dominant on the boards and on the defensive end. Absolutely dominant.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2010, 10:03:18 AM »

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No chance the Lakers give up Bynum for Josh Smith.

The Hawks are not able to make a suitable trade proposal for Bynum. It would take a top 10-15 type talent for LA to even consider parting with Bynum.

They'll be very reluctant to give up on such a talented young seven footer + to break up the core to a two time defending Championship squad.

Not to mention how soft the Lakers bigs would be. They don't win that game 7 without Bynum last year, even with us missing Perk. Bynum was dominant on the boards and down low for the majority of that series.

Sure they would add more offensive talent if they traded him for J-Smoove (IMO), but I would just love it if they added another perimeter big.
Bynum wasn't at all, he was effective for only a few games that series.

Pau Gasol did most of the damage.

But when he's healthy he takes them to another level defensively. Odom off the bench is a huge advantage.

No Bynum wasn't dominant on the score sheet, but he was absolutely dominant on the boards and on the defensive end. Absolutely dominant.
No he wasn't, he was a walking foul for 4 of the games. He had two good games and a good quarter otherwise. His knee was bad and some games he could move side to side and the rest he was a statue.

Odom played many more minutes, and Gasol was the dominant force inside.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2010, 10:07:17 AM »

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He was good for the first three games after that he was bad.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2010, 10:19:22 AM »

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I'd rather trade Horford and keep Josh Smith in that trade if I'm Atlanta as I think Smith is a much better fit next to Bynum.  Also I think the Lakers would like Horford better anyway.  Bynum for Horford and salary filler. 

The other team I thought of was Portland with Oden and salary filler coming back to L.A.
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« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2010, 10:43:01 AM »

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I wouldnt want Bynum. Ridiculous contract and always injured. Not worth it, Horford is proving to be one of the best centers in the league along with Mr. Howard.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2010, 11:24:41 AM »

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LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they are favored.
LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they were favoured ... past tense.

With KG, Perk, Shaq and Jermaine ... the Celtics now have enough bigs to neutralize the advantage Andrew Bynum brought to the table.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2010, 11:33:17 AM »

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Some team would give the Lakers an oversized offer for a young seven footer like Bynum, I'm sure.

I think Bynum benefits quite a lot from having such talented players around him, and he's obviously injured a lot of the time.  Put him on a bad team and he's not that great.

Josh Smith is a much more valuable player than Bynum.  It would totally suck if the Lakers got a hold of him.
I couldn't disagree more.

The Lakers know the risk in keeping Bynum, but he's got ridiculous upside, and even shoots fts well.

Josh just isn't an impact player, especially defensively

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« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2010, 11:35:22 AM »

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LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they are favored.
More accurate would be "LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they won".

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« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2010, 11:38:22 AM »

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He was good for the first three games after that he was bad.

And the Lakers led 2-1 after those 3 games.

He was playing hurt in all seven - if he's healthy, it would likely have been a much shorter series...

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #24 on: November 09, 2010, 02:04:09 PM »

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Not for the over rated Josh Smith.

I think they are better off with their current suite of bigs, then with another PF. Right now they have PF Odom, PF/C Gasol, and C Bynum. That's a perfect rotation. Moving Bynum, means seeing Gasol purely at C, plus seeing someone else at C.

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« Reply #25 on: November 09, 2010, 02:46:18 PM »

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Some team would give the Lakers an oversized offer for a young seven footer like Bynum, I'm sure.

I think Bynum benefits quite a lot from having such talented players around him, and he's obviously injured a lot of the time.  Put him on a bad team and he's not that great.

Josh Smith is a much more valuable player than Bynum.  It would totally suck if the Lakers got a hold of him.
I couldn't disagree more.

The Lakers know the risk in keeping Bynum, but he's got ridiculous upside, and even shoots fts well.

Josh just isn't an impact player, especially defensively

Josh "3rd in Blocks, 11th in Steals" Smith isn't an impact player on defense?  Those stats can be misleading, but Smith's impact is mostly on the defensive end, especially on help defense.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #26 on: November 09, 2010, 03:17:54 PM »

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LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they are favored.
More accurate would be "LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they won".


well, we did lose Perk in game 6.Just saying

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2010, 03:24:40 PM »

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LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they are favored.
More accurate would be "LA needs Bynum to beat Boston. Without him, we win. With him, they won".


well, we did lose Perk in game 6.Just saying
And he was reasonably effective for three games in the series. We could have won Game 3 had he not been effective in his early minutes.

Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #28 on: November 09, 2010, 03:26:06 PM »

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LA needs Bynum (or another big)



They won because of size at both positions. 


They have already seen what happens against a team like Boston with Gasol as the only true big man. 



Re: Would L.A. trade Bynum?
« Reply #29 on: November 09, 2010, 03:41:07 PM »

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Some team would give the Lakers an oversized offer for a young seven footer like Bynum, I'm sure.

I think Bynum benefits quite a lot from having such talented players around him, and he's obviously injured a lot of the time.  Put him on a bad team and he's not that great.

Josh Smith is a much more valuable player than Bynum.  It would totally suck if the Lakers got a hold of him.
I couldn't disagree more.

The Lakers know the risk in keeping Bynum, but he's got ridiculous upside, and even shoots fts well.

Josh just isn't an impact player, especially defensively

Josh "3rd in Blocks, 11th in Steals" Smith isn't an impact player on defense?  Those stats can be misleading, but Smith's impact is mostly on the defensive end, especially on help defense.
Defensive stats are one thing - how he plays overall is another...

I agree on the blocked shots - he's top 5 consistently, but his numbers go down in the playoffs.

He gets lots of steals because he gambles, but when he misses the steal it often means points for the opponent.

And he's like 18th in steals so far this season, and 17th in rpg.