It seems like Bynum will remain on our roster next season, since we probably won't make any trades anytime soon. If he still remains on our roster next season, what type of numbers would you guys expect him to put up? Apparently he's been working very hard this offseason and the coaching staff seems pleased with his development. I'm not sure how much of their word we should actually believe in though. But anyways, it's a slow offseason, so I figured I might as well start a thread to generate some discussion. Please be realistic though, don't come in and say he's going to average 20 and 10 with 5 blocks per game. Also, I know a lot of people consider Bynum overrated, so try to keep the attacks at a minimum
I think its obvious if you have followed the lakers at all to see that Bynum does have game, and tons of potential. Some people dont realize that he was a very raw, young player coming out of high school, and that he's still very young. In his prime i think Bynum could be a 22pt, 11rbd, 2blk type player, but for next season, if he gets decent minutes, he could get something like 11 pt, 7 rb, 1.5blk.
I think Bynum's problem is his endurance. He gets tired very fast. He seems to have all the tools otherwise. Prediction: 10 pts, 6 boards, 25 MPG.
I think Bynum will average 18 ppg, 10 rbg, and 3 bpg. This kid is our future, and he has so much potential. He's obviously better than Greg Oden, and would have undoubtedly hve been chosen number 1 over all else in this years draft. He has all the tools, he is being taught by Kareem, you just know he is going to surpass all expectations. Imho, this kid can be better than Shaq. If he really works his game, he could be this generations Wilt Chamberlain.
ROFL better then Shaq I dont think so man he might become great but Shaq very hard to top.. at least from what Ive seeen so far..
18points 10rebounds 2.4 blocks a game. I believe he will be starting. Alongside Kwame Brown with him getting most of the touches down low and this is season three i believe his development will be a lot farther than you all think.
if someone can actually pass him the ball then he will average around 13 PPG, but not one player on our team will so he will get about 8-10 PPG, only about 6 RPG and maybe a block now and then. bynum isnt as good as hes been made out to be, a. because he is young and should heve gone to collage and b. nobody on our team can pass him the ball well enough for him to have an effect on the game. everything comes down to passing in offense, if your team can pass well then your certain of getting open looks, and easy looks, just look at JKidd's teammates over his career, and nash. we need good passers for our team to improve, we have the tools but need someone to utilize them.
<div class="quote_poster">AKIRA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">if someone can actually pass him the ball then he will average around 13 PPG, but not one player on our team will so he will get about 8-10 PPG, only about 6 RPG and maybe a block now and then. bynum isnt as good as hes been made out to be, a. because he is young and should heve gone to collage and b. nobody on our team can pass him the ball well enough for him to have an effect on the game. everything comes down to passing in offense, if your team can pass well then your certain of getting open looks, and easy looks, just look at JKidd's teammates over his career, and nash. we need good passers for our team to improve, we have the tools but need someone to utilize them.</div> Luke, Odom and Bryant are nice passers, Bynum getting more looks isn't the major issue. He faded away at the end of last season (shapecity posted a statistical thread about that). He became passive too at times, he has to develop his basketball IQ. The triangle isn't run by a traditional PG anyway, so the passers on the team are already adequate.
Optimistically, I'm looking at a 13/8/2 season from him. Realistically, I'm thinking more along the lines of 10/7/1.5. To those who think he's going to put up JO-esque numbers, keep dreaming. And to the person who said he'd be taken over Oden, I have a question - have you ever seen Oden play? Oden will be better and is already a superior defender and athlete, he's still the first pick if Bynum was in the draft.
<div class="quote_poster">The One & Only Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I think Bynum will average 18 ppg, 10 rbg, and 3 bpg. This kid is our future, and he has so much potential. He's obviously better than Greg Oden, and would have undoubtedly hve been chosen number 1 over all else in this years draft. He has all the tools, he is being taught by Kareem, you just know he is going to surpass all expectations. Imho, this kid can be better than Shaq. If he really works his game, he could be this generations Wilt Chamberlain.</div> The funniest part of this post is that a some Laker fans have taken it seriously so far, and have even come close to matching his tongue-in-cheek predictions with their own unintentionally funny predictions. My prediction: 28 mpg, 11 ppg, 7 rpg, 2 apg, 2 bpg on 45-50% shooting and an improved 70% clip from the line. That may be optimistic, but even if he's not improved as the coaching staff apparently thinks he is, the increase in minutes will likely allow him to put up somewhat similar stats.
<div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The funniest part of this post is that a some Laker fans have taken it seriously so far, and have even come close to matching his tongue-in-cheek predictions with their own unintentionally funny predictions. My prediction: 28 mpg, 11 ppg, 7 rpg, 2 apg, 2 bpg on 45-50% shooting and an improved 70% clip from the line. That may be optimistic, but even if he's not improved as the coaching staff apparently thinks he is, the increase in minutes will likely allow him to put up somewhat similar stats.</div> Basically, I multiplied Bynum's stats taking into account the extra 6 minutes I think he will play this year (with very slight improvements this year). My prediction is 28 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2 bpg, and a True Shooting % of 60 (it was 59.3 last year). With a plus/minus of 0.3 on all these stats. I only think you might be selling Bynum a bit short in RPG Voodoo Child, because his rebound rate (15.8) was pretty decent last year.
<div class="quote_poster">huevonkiller Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">My prediction is 30 mpg, 10.6 ppg, 8.0 RPG, 1.5 apg, 2.2 BPG. With a plus/minus of 0.3 on all these stats. I only think you might be selling Bynum a bit short in RPG Voodoo Child, because his rebound rate is pretty decent.</div> Maybe I am a bit, but I was just 1 rpg less than yours in 2 less mpg, so it's nothing egregious. Although rebounding rates, not specifically in this case but in general, can be misleading. Alexander Johnson and Lawrence Roberts have very high rebound rates, and both were cut at the end of the season by the worst team in the league.
I didn't mean to imply your predictions were ridiculous or anything, I'm just sure that his rebound rate would be noticeably lower with just 7 RPG in 28 minutes (sort of close to his rookie rebound rate of 14, which is a bit low). <div class="quote_poster">Voodoo Child Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Maybe I am a bit, but I was just 1 rpg less than yours in 2 less mpg, so it's nothing egregious. Although rebounding rates, not specifically in this case but in general, can be misleading. Alexander Johnson and Lawrence Roberts have very high rebound rates, and both were cut at the end of the season by the worst team in the league.</div> BTW VC, I took off 2 mpg, .3 ppg, .2 rpg, and .2 BPG from my original predictions after seeing that the starting centers in LA have played closer to 28 MPG (not 30) the last couple of seasons. Didn't Alexander Johnson and Lawrence Roberts play 12.8 and 17.9 MPG respectively? Bynum has been more consistent and has started games, so I think his rebound rate will let him get at least 7.5 rpg (I'm predicting a slight improvement) in 28 minutes. Of course, up to this point, I'm mostly with you in the Andrew Bynum issue.
