Comments on: How High Is Andrew Bynum’s Ceiling?

By: Rey-Rey

Rey-Rey — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:44:31 +0000

Luke Walton is another story.
Actually, if I remember correctly… Bynum had the same start last year. Then he was coming into his own until he got hurt in mid-January. I think it took him a while to adjust to playing with Pau Gasol before he got it down.
If this is as good as he’s going to get… which I highly doubt because, Christ, the kid’s still only 21… this can’t be that bad, can it? His numbers this month (17.3 PPG and 7.8 RPG) are borderline All-Star numbers (hell, if Kevin Duckworth can get in…). I think L.A. would live with THAT production.
I didn’t (and I’m sure a lot of people didn’t, either) envision him to be this good two years ago. Now it’s like some people are asking him to be a Hall-of-Fame player. Let’s wait and see, shall we?

By: Cunning Cuzzin Neil

Cunning Cuzzin Neil — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:27:45 +0000

Bynum’s been impressive in the last few weeks. He still hasn’t built himself up to the point of consistency he was at last season but he’s turning into a monster. Case in point, last night’s 2OT loss to the bobcats. Yeah I said Bobcats…… Anyways, it was great seeing him demand that ball while the others in the team seemed confused with Kobe fouled out. And what was with Luke Walton??? Haven’t we all seen enough boneheaded crunch-time plays from him over the years? I know the loss wasn’t his fault but please be smarter. End of rant. =D

By: Rey-Rey

Rey-Rey — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:35:21 +0000

Yeah, Oden was a little hard to gauge because I had never seen him play at 100 percent. I’ve seen his last few efforts (3 double-doubles in his last seven games) and I can see why he was so hyped. Once he gets his conditioning down, I can easily see him get 20-10′s.
I just hope he doesn’t wilt under the huge expectations.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:15:44 +0000

Yeah, I agree – but one thing. Oden scares the livin’ crap outta me. Portland opponents are starting to focus on how to shut him down, even before they focus on Roy sometimes. The guy looked tired, clumsy and slow at the beginning of the year, but as it goes on, he’s looking more and more like an all-star. I watched him in a couple of games recently, and the dude looks unstoppable when he gets the ball. Portland just has to figure out how good he really is. (SSSHHHH) I like Bynum, but I don’t think he’ll ever get to where Oden is going. Dude is just plain bad.