Originally posted by teampac08
Kareem's already stated that he's improving. Have you not seen the little hook shot that Bynum's been pulling off every now and then? You're expecting Bynum to learn everything so quickly. Like I said give him more time, this is his first year with decent minutes.
Hook Shot when? He should use this more often. What about the sky hook or jump hook?
Originally posted by LORDSIDIOUS01
Hook Shot when? He should use this more often. What about the sky hook or jump hook?
Sky hook? That is one of the hardest shots to master. Why do you think no one really uses it. Like I said before, you want Bynum to learn all these moves so quickly. Why dont you wait for him to progress a few more years. Bynum has talent, if he didnt the Lakers wouldve traded him when they got the chance.
Originally posted by The_Mayor
Everybody is hyping about him being the next Shaq, man I hope so, that will bring major records in our future.
He wont be the next Shaq. Shaq had a different skill set and relied more on brute strength. He might, however, become anywhere from a solid center to an all star caliber player. Let's not put him in the same sentence as Shaq yet. The guy has four rings and is a top five center of all time.
Here are a few clips of Bynum that i found at youtube. You can clearly see that the kid has skills and a bucket load of potential, as i've said before he is not going to regress. That means in a couple of years we'll have a very solid 2-way center with a long career ahead of him. If you cant see the potential in this kid you are either blind or just too stubborn to admit you are wrong, either way the Lakers are keeping Bynum so you'll just have to put up with him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geYePQCZrJY
Originally posted by koolruningz
Here are a few clips of Bynum that i found at youtube. You can clearly see that the kid has skills and a bucket load of potential, as i've said before he is not going to regress. That means in a couple of years we'll have a very solid 2-way center with a long career ahead of him. If you cant see the potential in this kid you are either blind or just too stubborn to admit you are wrong, either way the Lakers are keeping Bynum so you'll just have to put up with him.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geYePQCZrJY
Koolruningz, nice find especially the last vid. That clip shows nice footwork from bynum around the rim. And for those who just dont think he's learning from Kareem check the vid. There was about three small hook shots in there. He does a couple of those a game.
Originally posted by koolruningz
Another one of Bynums strengths is his great hands, maybe its because i've seen Kwame fumble so many passes out of bounds but i really noticed that Bynum catches everything that comes his way. Thats an underrated skill in big men and that alone will mean Bynum will score more points.
I would call that a skill as much as a physical gift. For example, Kenny Thomas has one or two tournovers a game because he has small hands for a big man. If he had Chris Webber's hands he wouldn't have those tournovers and would average more points. That was one of the reasons Webber was great, he could catch the basketball no matter how fast it was going or how tough the angle was. Now Webber is 10 times smarter player than Kenny Thomas is but if he had Kenny Thomas's hands, he would struggle with catching the ball. Some players get those extra physical gifts that others don't.
Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove
I would call that a skill as much as a physical gift. For example, Kenny Thomas has one or two tournovers a game because he has small hands for a big man. If he had Chris Webber's hands he wouldn't have those tournovers and would average more points. That was one of the reasons Webber was great, he could catch the basketball no matter how fast it was going or how tough the angle was. Now Webber is 10 times smarter player than Kenny Thomas is but if he had Kenny Thomas's hands, he would struggle with catching the ball. Some players get those extra physical gifts that others don't.
There is actually a term for a big man who can catch the ball nicely with his hands. The term is soft hands. Having small hands does affect a lot of low post players but there are some who get by it. Take a look at Elton Brand.