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Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
IMO yes he is. Since 2000 he is one of the top 5 Centers
In no order: Shaq, Dwight, Yao, Cousins, Bynum
Offensively he was a beast and his defense improved every year until his injury.
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
blake, duncan, kg, horford, lopez, towns, cauley stein, okafor, deandre, dwight, shaq, yao, cousins, millsap, gobert, amare, pau, marc, etc. all better than drew
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
In terms of offensive game, yes. He was a legit 7'1" and 270 lbs and had rare touch and decent footwork. He had a legit back to the basket game. It's a shame he couldn't stay healthy because he would've easily been a 20/10 guy at worst and had a chance at being a 25/12 type guy.
But at the same time, when the Lakers won championships in 2009 and 2010, he was the 4th best player on the team, at best. You can argue he was 5th (behind Artest in 2010 and Ariza in 2009).
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Originally Posted by dubeta
IMO yes he is. Since 2000 he is one of the top 5 Centers
In no order: Shaq, Dwight, Yao, Cousins, Bynum
Offensively he was a beast and his defense improved every year until his injury.
He's definitely one of the most talented.
His heart and mentality towards the game, as well as his durability held him back a lot. Bynum could have been to Shaq what Kobe was to MJ, but he wasn't even close.
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
individually, not really, and that's because of his injuries, mental lapses and overall maturity. however, if you see him as successful it's mainly due to the Pau/Bynum tandem which no one in the league really had an answer for (save for the Celtics) when facing the Lakers during their run.
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Embiid > Jokic
Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Originally Posted by IncarceratedBob
blake, duncan, kg, horford, lopez, towns, cauley stein, okafor, deandre, dwight, shaq, yao, cousins, millsap, gobert, amare, pau, marc, etc. all better than drew
Plus others like Webber, Bosh, Love etc
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Originally Posted by SouBeachTalents
Plus others like Webber, Bosh, Love etc
Spot up shooters are better than Bynum?
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Had potential to be but nope
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Seething...
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Before his injury, he was giving you 18.7/11.8 and 1.9 bpg at the age of 24. The guy was getting better and more polished. It really is a shame he couldn't stay healthy because I thought he could be the next, great Laker center that we can build around for the next decade.
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Originally Posted by dubeta
IMO yes he is. Since 2000 he is one of the top 5 Centers
In no order: Shaq, Dwight, Yao, Cousins, Bynum
Offensively he was a beast and his defense improved every year until his injury.
Defense he was not mentally strong but he is legit 7'2 and huge wingspan so was a good rim protector by default. Also had great Man D when he focused.
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Originally Posted by ClipperRevival
In terms of offensive game, yes. He was a legit 7'1" and 270 lbs and had rare touch and decent footwork. He had a legit back to the basket game. It's a shame he couldn't stay healthy because he would've easily been a 20/10 guy at worst and had a chance at being a 25/12 type guy.
But at the same time, when the Lakers won championships in 2009 and 2010, he was the 4th best player on the team, at best. You can argue he was 5th (behind Artest in 2010 and Ariza in 2009).
He was only '5th best' because he was injured in the finals in 2009 and 2010. When healthy he was a solid #3 behind Mamba and Pau. He still shut down prime Dwight Howard with one leg.
Yes, it was Prime Dwight back then-after his finals trip D12 got continually worse.
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
I think this thread can be improved.
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Re: Was Andrew Bynum one of the best big men since the 2000's?
Best low posy offensive big man of the 2000s not named Shaq or Tim.
He will always have an underrated legacy but he deserves it.
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