Bynum: "retirement is a serious thought"

[pearljammer10]

As much as I rooted against Bynum when he was in LA, I really hope he's not done playing basketball.

Injuries are no good.

Look at the brightside he can now continue his career in Bowling 

Funniest thing I've seen in a long, long time.

[soap07]

If he retires now, even though he only reached an 1/8 of his potential, still was the starter on two championship teams. Not that many NBA players can say that.

[TheWatersEdge]

I'm a pessimist with this guy, he said it himself,that he never "really liked basketball" according to Laker comments years ago.  Brandon Roy- loved the game, big difference. 

[hpantazo]

If he retires now, even though he only reached an 1/8 of his potential, still was the starter on two championship teams. Not that many NBA players can say that.

exactly. For a guy who doesn't seem to have much of a passion for the game, he would have made a lot of money and been a starter on two championship teams, that's already a fullfilling NBA career.

[nickagneta]

That Cleveland contract is looking smarter and smarter as time goes by.

[Snakehead]

I'm a pessimist with this guy, he said it himself,that he never "really liked basketball" according to Laker comments years ago.  Brandon Roy- loved the game, big difference.

I think his knees being shot are a great possibility though.  Don't think he's faking.  If he cared more about the game yes he'd probably fight through it for a while longer but I think this is legit, as far as an injury goes.

Roy tried real hard but he just wasn't the same player.

[D.o.s.]

I'm a pessimist with this guy, he said it himself,that he never "really liked basketball" according to Laker comments years ago.  Brandon Roy- loved the game, big difference.

I think his knees being shot are a great possibility though.  Don't think he's faking.  If he cared more about the game yes he'd probably fight through it for a while longer but I think this is legit, as far as an injury goes.

Roy tried real hard but he just wasn't the same player.

Yeah, there's really nothing you can do once your body starts breaking down, even with all the advancements in modern medicine.

[Bankshot]

Maybe he can start his own hair salon.

Trying to post pictures, but I'm having trouble.  I guess I forgot how.

let me do it for you buddy

LOL

Thanks, that's one of the pictures I was going to post.

[get_banners]

it was not a huge risk for the cavs to sign him...partially guaranteed contract. if he ended up healthy, it was a huge win for them. can't believe it, but LA and philly both lost in that trade to orlando, big time. i mean, its not even close. how many people would have said that back when the trade happened? anybody?

[Snakehead]

Oh the Cavs.   

[hpantazo]

Oh the Cavs.   

Why? It's no big loss for the Cavs. They took a low risk, high reward chance on Bynum with the contract they gave him, they are ok either way.

[Snakehead]

Oh the Cavs.   

Why? It's no big loss for the Cavs. They took a low risk, high reward chance on Bynum with the contract they gave him, they are ok either way.

I guess?  I don't like how they've drafted the last few years.  Without Bynum their team is back to being bad again.

[nickagneta]

Oh the Cavs.   

Why? It's no big loss for the Cavs. They took a low risk, high reward chance on Bynum with the contract they gave him, they are ok either way.

I guess?  I don't like how they've drafted the last few years.  Without Bynum their team is back to being bad again.

Yeah, I wonder if they wished they had chosen Nerlens right about now. Nerlens might not play this year but at least when he does play he wouldn't be retiring on you like Bynum or huffing and puffing through practices and games like Bennett.

[hpantazo]

Oh the Cavs.   

Why? It's no big loss for the Cavs. They took a low risk, high reward chance on Bynum with the contract they gave him, they are ok either way.

I guess?  I don't like how they've drafted the last few years.  Without Bynum their team is back to being bad again.

Yeah, I wonder if they wished they had chosen Nerlens right about now. Nerlens might not play this year but at least when he does play he wouldn't be retiring on you like Bynum or huffing and puffing through practices and games like Bennett.

more than Noel, they should have chosen Drummond instead of Waiters. Big, big mistake for the Cavs.

[mgent]

I'm a pessimist with this guy, he said it himself,that he never "really liked basketball" according to Laker comments years ago.  Brandon Roy- loved the game, big difference.

I think his knees being shot are a great possibility though.  Don't think he's faking.  If he cared more about the game yes he'd probably fight through it for a while longer but I think this is legit, as far as an injury goes.

Roy tried real hard but he just wasn't the same player.

If Bynum tried real hard he wouldn't be the same player, but there's a good chance he'd be a serviceable player (for way less money).  Guards who lose their legs are a little different than 7ft 300lb monsters who barely move farther than the paint anyway.  He could at least be a garbage man offensively and outplay guys like Aaron Gray.

A lot of the bigs in the league are guys that had injuries and are considerably worse than they were before, having to really earn every contract.  It's understandable that Bynum might not think it's worth the severely reduced money.  He already made 80mil and had more playoff success than 90% of players.  Could be he'd rather continue living in comfort than end his vacation, come back to work, and deal with the physical pain/struggle/embarrassment.