This could a great matchup over the years but its to early to tell who is better all round. Each player has different strengths and weaknesses, Oden is an athletic freak and Bynum is more in the Kareem and Duncan mold. At the moment Oden is a better rebounder and shot blocker and Bynum is better and more polished offensively. Bynum has an array of post moves (which he can thank Kareem for) and gets by on the fundamentals and his shooting touch, defensively he can block and alter shots with his huge wingspan but he doesnt get off the ground like Oden does and doesnt have Oden's timing on shotblocking. Oden is even rawer than Bynum offensively and relies on his athletic ability to jump over his competition, he has shown some basic post moves though and he is only going to get better.
Im really looking forward to these guys going at it for the next decade or so, its been a long time since we've had a couple of great centers of similar ages that you could look at as a rivalry. Hopefully this develops into one.
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Both should beat on their competitors, but Oden's athleticism will take him further than Bynum will ever be (I'm talking future obviously). Right now? Yeah, I'd still take Oden.
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Bynum's better right now because he's doing ok against nba competition and he has better offensive moves. I see Oden, being more dominant in the future however. He's a lot more athletic and has the stronger body. I remember during the final four when one of the announcers said that he was around 270. That's ridiculous since he appears to be all lean muscle. Bynum is in good shape, but I doubt he's in the same condition as Oden.
Actually, when I think about it I dont know who'll end up being better. Bynum has the potential to become a great finesse player. Somewhere around Kareem's or Duncan's kind of play. Oden can become a force. Somewhere around Shaq or Howard, where he just bangs on people in the paint with pure power.
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Bynum has the makings of a player with Kareems kind of game, obviously he has a huge disadvantage with the lack of hoops he has played at high school and college level. He is pretty much learning on the fly in the NBA and seems to have hit the "rookie wall" a bit, but he does have a great work ethic and an incredible teacher in Kareem so it looks very promising for the Lakers in the future.
Oden is just raw athleticism, he has that Shaq like game were he just dunks so easily in traffic. The difference between Oden and Shaq is Oden's work ethic, its well known that Shaq isnt a hard worker but with Oden we may just see how far a player like Shaq could have gone. Shaq's had a great career but he could have gone down as the GOAT, he choose not to work on his game and stay in shape like he could have done and consequently isnt even the undisputed greatest center ever.
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Both stink. Mr. Bynum has no kind of skills. He has not learned anything from Kareem Abdul-Jabber whatsoever. The Lakers should cut him. Greg Oden showed me absoultely nothing versus the Gators. All he can do is dunk. Oden has no kind of skills either. He should just stay in school and continue losing to Florida.
Bynuim is not a talent whatsoever. Oden should stay in school. All Oden can do dunk. Neither has any skills. If Bynum has talent then why hasn't he learned anything? What constitutes talent? Certainly not dunking the ball on every possession. Thats all Oden can do, He should stay in school and learn more than just dunking.
I have plenty of knowledge of the game, do you? I'm a season ticket holder of the Lakers. Andrew Bynum has no sort of talent except not listening to a legend. As for Oden, He must learn more than just dunking. I don't see the Phoenix Suns trading away Amarie Stoudamire for him.
Oden only dunks? LOL! The man's offense is pretty mechanical, but its not all dunking. Have you noticed how skilled he is at that little hook with EITHER HAND? Not many bigs can spin in the post either way and effectively shoot with both hands like Oden can. Hell, he shot a decent ft% with his off hand. On top of that he has excellent timing for rebounds and blocks. I certainly do not see how that is only dunking.
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