Rumors: Bynum Out Longer? + Blog

nmn989 · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

Even if we had Bynum at his absolute best in his prime, what good would that be once Kobe, Pau, and Odom retired? In the end, it's still about championships, not about saving a guy to be at his absolute best.
And to win championships, you need good teammates. Saving Bynum for when his teammates are weak, instead of taking advantage of when they're strong, would seem counterproductive.

This is assuming that Bynum is going to remain healthy from now till his prime, which is a BIG assumption. They said that Yao was an injury-proned guy and would be proned to injuries like the leg injury he had that year. I never bought into it(thought it was an accident), until this year, when he sustained the stress fracture. It would also appear that if you are prone to injury, then the injuries you sustain will be a lot more damaging than someone who is not, even on small collisions.

To me, unathletic 300-lbers have the highest risk for injuries in this league. And Bynum belongs in that group, at least, he was born that way.

Also, I don't even think that you can assume that we'll dominate for the next 4 or 5 years, for example, we might have to trade Odom away to save money, so now our margin for error for injuries will be even less. So to me, you've gotta take advantage of these opportunities as much as possible, while all of our guys are young and still in their prime.

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lakerswiz · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 9103 Location: Santa Maria, CA

They did pinpoint his problem. Pain and swelling.
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nmn989 · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

What was the cause of the pain, I meant?

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nmn989 · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

Well, I read the first page, but never really looked into what chondromacia is. It appears that it's an "irritation" of the cartilage(seems like it always comes back to this part of the body). Said that best treatment is rest, and if it doesn't work(which means that it's probably been torn), then he may need arthroscopic surgery....hmm...

nmn989 · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

Okay, now that we know what his condition is, let's look at all the options:

1) Let him rest past the Finals, he recovers completely and doesn't need surgery.

2) Let him rest past the Finals, but he doesn't recover and needs surgery anyway.

Obviously, option 1 is preferable(but probably at a cost of a championship), but what if it's actually option 2? You'll end up with no championships, and Bynum forcing to have surgery anyway. Also, the chances of Bynum getting better with more rest if he didn't after 5 months are remote at best.

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10scott10 · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject:

PowerGriz · Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 181

Can we drop the issue of Bynum and the doctors? There's plenty of threads about that already

My whole point in bringing back this thread is....

.... HAVE FAITH !!!
Even without Bynum we could win it all!!! This is a freaking awesome team!

Valentino Rossi · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 183

Why would you want the face of our franchise in the years to come ...to try and rush back ....for what...one game in the WCF? What if he hurts it again?

MAN, then I can see the posts then....

WTF, why did they play him?

LOL, you cant have it both ways people, either you support the timely rehab or you dont...you cant say you are a Laker fan and want to risk the best thing this franchinse will have on the floor for the next 8-10 years...

Thats reality, not myopia....
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V.V.V.V.V. · Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 210 Location: Hollywood

My bad, i mean knee. So was there a setback? Was Bynum's return really scheduled for 6 weeks?
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emplay · Clublakers Analyst Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 2797

bynum probably won't be back this year - he needs 6 weeks to get back to where he was before - if it reponds by then great - if not he's out longer.

we should all move on already - we're restating the same thing over and over again

V.V.V.V.V. · Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 210 Location: Hollywood

Alright point taken. Thanks for the info.
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Shadow · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 5707

I've given up on Bynum this year but in a good way. At first I wanted him to return as soon as possible, but this team is doing really well right now that I don't see the point of rushing him back and probably making his injury worst. Lets stop being a little selfish here, we all want him back but at the end of the day we should do whats best for the kid. Emplay has done the best to explain his injury, unfortunately not many can understand his statement.
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81Kobe · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

RetroNikes · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 320

Get over it guys, hes not going to play.

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Radner · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 11388

We'll make the Finals but I'll leave at that.

We need Drew to match Boston's manpower along with bringing the defense. I can only hope Boston loses in ECF, so that we can avoid them (highly unlikely though).
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81Kobe · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:

81Kobe · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:51 am Post subject:

From Yahoo Sports 4/17/08:

1. Los Angeles Lakers: When will Andrew Bynum return?

A better question: Do the Lakers care? By now the Lakers have demonstrated that they likely have enough to survive a playoff run through the rough West terrain without their young center. Pau Gasol has been near-perfect in the triangle offense and Lamar Odom poses matchup problems for opposing forwards, big and small.

Bynum’s last medical update didn’t sound too promising. He said last week his knee remained unstable, and the Lakers certainly don’t seem to be expecting him back for the first round of the playoffs. If Bynum does eventually return, he’ll need time to regain some rhythm and adjust to playing with Gasol. Trying to do that in the playoffs won’t be easy.

So, are the Lakers better off without Bynum? No. At the least, he’ll provide a little shot-blocking and rebounding, and he’ll have six fouls to offer should Los Angeles meet up with Tim Duncan or Shaquille O’Neal. But the last couple of months have proved that while Bynum would still be a welcome addition to the Lakers’ rotation, he isn’t a necessity.