No way Bynum is better than Dwight. He might be a better offensive player, but Dwight can dominate defensively and is healthier at this stage.
Bynum's numbers are very good, but he's playing alongside Pau Gasol, the most skilled big man in the League. He finds Bynum for easy baskets, and opens space with his ability to hit outside shots. If Bynum played with Zach Randolph his numbers would be worse than Marc Gasol's.
Bynum will be even better playing alongside Garnett AND Rondo, of course, but so would Dwight.
That said, both are morons, while powerful players. I'd rather have Marc Gasol on the Celtics.
This is called twisted logic.
You're claiming that playing with Gasol actually helps Bynums stats when he has to share the paint with another elite 7 footer?
He has to share the ball with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol- two All stars. Who does Dwight share the ball with? Ryan Anderson?
You're implying that without Gasol his numbers would go down?
This is laughable.
Put the two players with their exact skill sets and bball IQ in Andrew Bynums body.
Who is the better player?
Now put the two players in Dwight Howards body and do the same thing?
Bynum wins both times, and although Bynum has lost a certain amount of time and dominance with injuries, if he stays injury free, he will have a longer career than Howard because once Howard loses his athleticism what does he have?
Nothing.
well, for starters, you can't separate body and skillset, that's pure fantasy basketball. Both are very important things. Bynum is more skilled on the offense, but Dwight has half a knee on him when we talk about physical abilities. And on D, Dwight is a more dominant player because of his knees aka healthier, more durable body.
What I was trying to explain is that Bynum has benefited from playing alongside Pau. I didn't mention Kobe, so there's no need to bring him. And I still believe playing alongside Pau has helped Bynum, and I wasn't talking only about the numbers, I was talking about how good he looks on the court. Of course without Pau he would be getting more touches, but Pau is willing to pass the ball. Put a happy-trigger PF alongside Bynum and he's getting about the same touches, or even less. Bynum has developed a nice jumper and some offensive tricks, but he's always gotten easy baskets under the rim because of Pau. You might be right, and his scoring numbers could be better without Pau, but maybe his efficiency would go down.
You put Bynum as the starting C on the Celtics, with Rondo and KG, and his numbers would skyrocket while playing alongside 3 HOF and an All-Star PG. You put him in Orlando and he probably shoots 10-15 more times every game, but that doesn't guarantee scoring. Last night Howard (who isn't as good offensive player as Bynum) was attacking the post and bricking shots. Basketball is a team game, you get more efficient when you move the ball and find the open man. That's why more touches don't always mean better numbers.
You put Howard as the starting C on this Celtics team, and his offensive flaws don't show that much. His offensive numbers would be good, but his efficiency will be much higher. And he can dominate on D, so in my opinion he's still the better option as a center you'd like for your team.
If the Lakers get rid of Gasol I'd expect Bynum to shoot a bit more (not much because of Kobe) but his numbers would be very similar.
I still like Marc Gasol, he's a good passer and shooter, more durable than Bynum, bigger than Howard, bigger BBIQ than both, and he's humble and mature which is a little underrated thing. But Bynum and Howard are spectacular and very good bigmen in this era, and would look good on any team.
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