Andrew Bynum Has His Head On Straight Interview [Archive]

nykfan4life

09-25-2006, 09:32 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 25 2006, 05:06 PM) 25696</div>

because certain people think we should have drafted him before frye.
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yea and he had a good game against us in garbage time when the lakers were already winning by 30 something points and no one was trying on the knicks. yea he's great and he tried to bitch out shaq, what a moron. shaq heard none of it and put that fool in his place. don't ever mess with shaq. frye will be the better pick. i actually wanted bynum at first but he's not gonna be anything descent for another 5 years. frye was a pretty polished rookie and mcbynum was a rookie with raw skills.

highfivesucka

09-25-2006, 09:35 PM

hah. yea. let's see... Frye... NBA All Rookie First Team... Bynum.. didn't even get any votes at all. so i'd say we made the right choice

starbury#1pg

09-25-2006, 09:52 PM

plus frye didnt even really play consistant. there was a time where he was actually a strong candidate for rookie of the year early on. but good ol larry had screw things up. but frye is one player i wouldnt trade for anybody in the league. he is young, talented, and wants to get better. he is gonna be the best big man from that class. he will be better then bogot and bynum. the only other big is see giving him comp from that class is charlie v. other then that frye will be a allstar more then once.

PLAYA 2U

09-25-2006, 11:06 PM

This was just an update on where he's at as a basketball player.

Frye has to show me that he won't be a cerebal type ball player that gets pushed under the basket .

Bynum destroyed our bigs and you got some here saying we weren't trying.

And have the nerve to call him a moron for taking on shaq.

If he was a knick you would be hailing him the next wilt the stilt chamberlin. ROFL AT THE HATERZ.

He's from jersey give him a break!

nykfan4life

09-26-2006, 01:15 AM

he's nothing compared to shaq he had no business trying to show him up. i wouldn't hail stupidity ever.

PLAYA 2U

09-26-2006, 06:29 AM

Wow neutral commentators thought he showed that he had a set by showing his teammates he didn't cower down to the most dominant player in the game today(shaq).

That day he played us, he made our bigs look silly what game did you watch? He was only 17 at the time right????

After 3 more yrs let's see what the kid has going on that's all I'm saying.

alley kat

09-26-2006, 08:22 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 26 2006, 05:29 AM) 25713</div>

Wow neutral commentators thought he showed that he had a set by showing his teammates he didn't cower down to the most dominant player in the game today(shaq).

That day he played us, he made our bigs look silly what game did you watch? He was only 17 at the time right????

After 3 more yrs let's see what the kid has going on that's all I'm saying.
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It was also a blowout thats why he was in the game in the first place
no one really cared less to guard him.
but if thats all you got as career highlights i'd wait till he does something
before you try to force him on this board
A KNICKBOARD MAY I SAY.

starbury#1pg

09-26-2006, 10:04 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 26 2006, 05:29 AM) 25713</div>

Wow neutral commentators thought he showed that he had a set by showing his teammates he didn't cower down to the most dominant player in the game today(shaq).

That day he played us, he made our bigs look silly what game did you watch? He was only 17 at the time right????

After 3 more yrs let's see what the kid has going on that's all I'm saying.
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we were down 30. come on playa. they hole teammade us look silly.

PLAYA 2U

09-26-2006, 10:34 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 26 2006, 10:04 AM) 25721</div>

we were down 30. come on playa. they hole teammade us look silly.
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A 17 yr old kid who people here say couldn't avg double digits in scoring and reb in highschool ?

CURRY , FRYE they couldn't deal with him. Him taking on shaq showed heart , the same heart we want our curry and frye to show.

starbury#1pg

09-26-2006, 10:36 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 26 2006, 09:34 AM) 25728</div>

A 17 yr old kid who people here say couldn't avg double digits in scoring and reb in highschool ?

CURRY , FRYE they couldn't deal with him. Him taking on shaq showed heart , the same heart we want our curry and frye to show.
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playa he is not better then curry or frye. he is a average big man. he couldnt even get minutes over kwami brown. that says something. he has a long way to go and i wish him luck. but curry and frye are way better then him. and frye is prolly going to end up being a better pro in the long run.

PLAYA 2U

09-26-2006, 11:59 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 26 2006, 10:36 AM) 25729</div>

playa he is not better then curry or frye. he is a average big man. he couldnt even get minutes over kwami brown. that says something. he has a long way to go and i wish him luck. but curry and frye are way better then him. and frye is prolly going to end up being a better pro in the long run.
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WHY are you mentioning he can't play over vets like kwame and Mihm, THE BOY IS 18YRS OLD !

The NBA is a big jump and you of all people are usually for youthful players...but not in this case hmmm

starbury#1pg

09-26-2006, 12:23 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 26 2006, 10:59 AM) 25731</div>

WHY are you mentioning he can't play over vets like kwame and Mihm, THE BOY IS 18YRS OLD !

The NBA is a big jump and you of all people are usually for youthful players...but not in this case hmmm
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you act like mihms and kwami are allstars. dwight howard came into the league and showed he is the next great big men. and so did amare. bynum came to a similar situation if not better and still cant get consistant minutes. and he is close to 7 feet. he didnt even get in, in the playoffs. your the one that puts all this hype into him and then say oh well he is only 18. you cant have it both ways.

nykfan4life

09-26-2006, 01:14 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 26 2006, 10:59 AM) 25731</div>

WHY are you mentioning he can't play over vets like kwame and Mihm, THE BOY IS 18YRS OLD !

The NBA is a big jump and you of all people are usually for youthful players...but not in this case hmmm
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eddy curry made a jump from high school and look at how he turned out being in the nba for 6 seasons......

certain players just aren't ready for the nba and personally i don't think anyone should be leaving high school to go to the nba. none of them are ever ready and there are only a few exceptions (kg, tmac, kobe, lebron, rashard lewis). i'm for youthful players who are ready to play in the nba not projects like mcbynum.

RoboNate

09-26-2006, 03:30 PM

I actually think that Bynum will be better this year and may even grab the starting center job over Kwame and Chris Mihm by the end of the season. Right now, Frye is miles ahead of him, but also 3 or 4 years older than him. Who's to say where Bynum may end up in 4 years. With hard work, he could be the next Shaq, without...he could be the next Tractor Traylor, who knows?

By the way guys, I think its a little hypocritical to give Curry a pass for last year or even the year before (his last season with Bulls) for not showing dominant numbers at 20 or 21 and then expecting a 17 year old kid to dominate Shaq.

PLAYA 2U

09-26-2006, 04:32 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RoboNate @ Sep 26 2006, 03:30 PM) 25736</div>

I actually think that Bynum will be better this year and may even grab the starting center job over Kwame and Chris Mihm by the end of the season. Right now, Frye is miles ahead of him, but also 3 or 4 years older than him. Who's to say where Bynum may end up in 4 years. With hard work, he could be the next Shaq, without...he could be the next Tractor Traylor, who knows?

By the way guys, I think its a little hypocritical to give Curry a pass for last year or even the year before (his last season with Bulls) for not showing dominant numbers at 20 or 21 and then expecting a 17 year old kid to dominate Shaq.
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Thank You Robo ! Curry will be 24 in Dec ;)

starbury#1pg

09-26-2006, 05:00 PM

i dont think anyone is saying he wont be good or comparing him to curry. i think people over rate him and say what you want at least curry was starting. and got better ever year except this last one were he was in the worst shape ever. so bynum needs more time but he has a longer way to go then any of them because he isnt that good of a athlete compared to some of the bigs that came before him. so hopefully he bulks up. but frye was the best choice. if bynum dosent make any improvements he is traded to the wolves for kg.

PLAYA 2U

09-26-2006, 08:20 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 26 2006, 05:00 PM) 25747</div>

i dont think anyone is saying he wont be good or comparing him to curry. i think people over rate him and say what you want at least curry was starting. and got better ever year except this last one were he was in the worst shape ever. so bynum needs more time but he has a longer way to go then any of them because he isnt that good of a athlete compared to some of the bigs that came before him. so hopefully he bulks up. but frye was the best choice. if bynum dosent make any improvements he is traded to the wolves for kg.
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Who did the bulls have ahead of curry dave corzine and the rest of the team was just kids.?

That's why curry started the bulls put all their eggs in one basket with curry in the draft, the Lakers have kobe and odom already and drafted bynum knowing he would take awhile to come around.

The boy has more upside than curry because he wants to be great.

Now I hope frye comes out focused and beefed up and works on his game especially his jump shot, because he and curry can't play down low together

starbury#1pg

09-26-2006, 08:36 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 26 2006, 07:20 PM) 25753</div>

Who did the bulls have ahead of curry dave corzine and the rest of the team was just kids.?

That's why curry started the bulls put all their eggs in one basket with curry in the draft, the Lakers have kobe and odom already and drafted bynum knowing he would take awhile to come around.

The boy has more upside than curry because he wants to be great.

Now I hope frye comes out focused and beefed up and works on his game especially his jump shot, because he and curry can't play down low together
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say what you want playa. curry still started. they could have signed someone. bynum has problems cracking the rotation. starting isnt even realistic yet. so until he can crack the rotation over kwami brown and chris mihms then he is still a question mark. and i beleave curry wants to get better too. i just think some people need someone to motivate them. and i think thats what isiah will do. and we dont know what frye and curry can do together because they never really developed any chemistry together last year. i think your judging the knicks way to early. we still dont know how good this team is. and on top of it isiah is gonna play to their strengths unlike larry. so yeah you might score but you also have to gaurd frye and curry on the other end.

RoboNate

09-26-2006, 11:04 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 26 2006, 07:36 PM) 25755</div>

say what you want playa. curry still started. they could have signed someone. bynum has problems cracking the rotation. starting isnt even realistic yet. so until he can crack the rotation over kwami brown and chris mihms then he is still a question mark. and i beleave curry wants to get better too. i just think some people need someone to motivate them. and i think thats what isiah will do. and we dont know what frye and curry can do together because they never really developed any chemistry together last year. i think your judging the knicks way to early. we still dont know how good this team is. and on top of it isiah is gonna play to their strengths unlike larry. so yeah you might score but you also have to gaurd frye and curry on the other end.
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i think that's an unfair comparison. bulls didnt have anyone substantial to start in curry's place. meanwhile, in lala land
1. they paid kwame some big bucks to bring him over to the lakers.
2. people tend to forget....kwame was overall pick #1 in the draft
3. BOTH OF THE ABOVE REASONS ASIDE, bynum is only 18....if you are going to hold him to Curry's standards....maybe next year people can say if he's worse than Curry at 19, if he doesn't have a starting job by then.
4. who wants to bet that by the beginning of 2007 season, bynum will be starting if he's not injured and EVEN IF kwame and mihm are not injured.

starbury#1pg

09-27-2006, 10:01 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RoboNate @ Sep 26 2006, 10:04 PM) 25762</div>

i think that's an unfair comparison. bulls didnt have anyone substantial to start in curry's place. meanwhile, in lala land
1. they paid kwame some big bucks to bring him over to the lakers.
2. people tend to forget....kwame was overall pick #1 in the draft
3. BOTH OF THE ABOVE REASONS ASIDE, bynum is only 18....if you are going to hold him to Curry's standards....maybe next year people can say if he's worse than Curry at 19, if he doesn't have a starting job by then.
4. who wants to bet that by the beginning of 2007 season, bynum will be starting if he's not injured and EVEN IF kwame and mihm are not injured.
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shaq was giving curry compliments early on. i seen the game were he gave shaq 25 and they won when he was on the bulls. people treat curry like he is a bum. that organization was horrible. the he helped them make the playoffs and led them in scoring. and now he is a fat slob because he had a heart condition. people change the course of history to have sound good for them but those are the facts. bynum has a long way. i really thought he would get at least 5 to 10 minutes a game but even phil jackson wasnt willin to do that. turaff showed more. all im saying is he has a long long long way to go before you can compare him to anybody even curry. he has to earn consistant minutes first for him to be compared to anybody.

RoboNate

09-27-2006, 05:26 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 27 2006, 09:01 AM) 25774</div>

shaq was giving curry compliments early on. i seen the game were he gave shaq 25 and they won when he was on the bulls. people treat curry like he is a bum. that organization was horrible. the he helped them make the playoffs and led them in scoring. and now he is a fat slob because he had a heart condition. people change the course of history to have sound good for them but those are the facts. bynum has a long way. i really thought he would get at least 5 to 10 minutes a game but even phil jackson wasnt willin to do that. turaff showed more. all im saying is he has a long long long way to go before you can compare him to anybody even curry. he has to earn consistant minutes first for him to be compared to anybody.
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just because shaq was giving curry compliments doesnt mean anything. he was giving kobe all kinds of compliments before it became an all out war in L.A. all i am saying is...that everyone who feels that curry deserves a pass until now shouldn't have any problem giving this kid a pass....for now.

starbury#1pg

09-28-2006, 09:59 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RoboNate @ Sep 27 2006, 04:26 PM) 25798</div>

just because shaq was giving curry compliments doesnt mean anything. he was giving kobe all kinds of compliments before it became an all out war in L.A. all i am saying is...that everyone who feels that curry deserves a pass until now shouldn't have any problem giving this kid a pass....for now.
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no one has given curry a pass. people been on him since day one. no one really gets a pass anymore. you have to come out everyday and show and prove. all im saying is dont mention bynum until hecan crack the rotation and get consistant minutes. until then he isnt a issue or a topic.

PLAYA 2U

09-28-2006, 10:49 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 28 2006, 09:59 AM) 25825</div>

no one has given curry a pass. people been on him since day one. no one really gets a pass anymore. you have to come out everyday and show and prove. all im saying is dont mention bynum until hecan crack the rotation and get consistant minutes. until then he isnt a issue or a topic.
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Curry has been giving more passes than a girls on their period for swim class.

#1 HE HASN'T PRACTICE ALL SUMMER
#2 MARBURY WON'T FEED HIM THE BALL
#3 CURRY HAS A HEART CONDITION.
#4 CURRYU'S NOT IN SHAPE SO HE GETS TIRED EASILY etc...

starbury#1pg

09-28-2006, 01:37 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 28 2006, 09:49 AM) 25835</div>

Curry has been giving more passes than a girls on their period for swim class.

#1 HE HASN'T PRACTICE ALL SUMMER
#2 MARBURY WON'T FEED HIM THE BALL
#3 CURRY HAS A HEART CONDITION.
#4 CURRYU'S NOT IN SHAPE SO HE GETS TIRED EASILY etc...
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how do you know all of this.

PLAYA 2U

09-28-2006, 03:40 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 28 2006, 01:37 PM) 25850</div>

how do you know all of this.
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These were the excuses given here on THIS FORUM !

starbury#1pg

09-28-2006, 04:56 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 28 2006, 02:40 PM) 25853</div>

These were the excuses given here on THIS FORUM !
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but you said he hasnt worked out all summer. what if he did. i mean you cant make a statement like that in defense of bynum. i know you like bynum and thats cool. but yo he needs to get in the game before he can be compared to anybody. even curry. once he has shown that then this is a thread and a topic.

highfivesucka

09-28-2006, 09:34 PM

im sure bynum will turn out to be good, I'm just saying that whether if you wanted a player ready to produce now or a young player that you could wait on to mature, either way Frye is a better choice both because he was better last season since he played 4 years of college ball, and I also think he has more potential (than a lot of players from that class not just bynum)

PLAYA 2U

09-29-2006, 09:00 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 28 2006, 04:56 PM) 25861</div>

but you said he hasnt worked out all summer. what if he did. i mean you cant make a statement like that in defense of bynum. i know you like bynum and thats cool. but yo he needs to get in the game before he can be compared to anybody. even curry. once he has shown that then this is a thread and a topic.
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The excuses were made from last yr(2005) including him NOT working out last summer, that has been curry's leagacy

starbury#1pg

09-29-2006, 09:27 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PLAYA 2U @ Sep 29 2006, 08:00 AM) 25915</div>

The excuses were made from last yr(2005) including him NOT working out last summer, that has been curry's leagacy
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but thats not true playa. he worked out the summer before and had the best season of his career. then last year he wasnt able to work out because the bulls wouldnt let him. they wanted him to take the dna test and he said no. so it draged out and he wasnt allowed or cleared to play untill he got to the knicks. why do you insist on making up extra stuff. you thats what happened. now the years before that. maybe he was in and out of shape. but you cant blame last year on him cause that could have happened to anybody.

RoboNate

09-29-2006, 07:51 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(starbury#1pg @ Sep 28 2006, 08:59 AM) 25825</div>

no one has given curry a pass. people been on him since day one. no one really gets a pass anymore. you have to come out everyday and show and prove. all im saying is dont mention bynum until hecan crack the rotation and get consistant minutes. until then he isnt a issue or a topic.
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dude...now ur sounding as bad as luke. if greg oden or tyrus thomas can become a topic on this forum, i dont see why andrew bynum cant. all you have to do is stay away from the topic if you have nothing to discuss.

PLAYA 2U

10-04-2006, 01:42 PM

Andrew Bynum looks like a different person, as if someone replaced the skinny kid with a veteran power forward. He says he weighs 285 pounds. That's what they listed him at last year. Trust me, he's bigger. "He's not a boy anymore," Phil Jackson said. "He's got that man-type body."

twice a yr we I will continue to watch and compare

PLAYA 2U

10-05-2006, 10:26 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(highfivesucka @ Sep 28 2006, 09:34 PM) 25901</div>

im sure bynum will turn out to be good, I'm just saying that whether if you wanted a player ready to produce now or a young player that you could wait on to mature, either way Frye is a better choice both because he was better last season since he played 4 years of college ball, and I also think he has more potential (than a lot of players from that class not just bynum)
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The Laker teenager, Andrew Bynum, packed on some muscle during the off-season and said he is now 7 feet 1. Now he needs to work on court awareness and expanding his moves in the post.

"You can just look at Andrew and see that he's improved his body," assistant coach Kurt Rambis said. "He still has a long way to go in terms of the knowledge he has to have in order to have success out there on the floor. He has made strides, he has made improvements. It's nice to see that he's getting more control over his body. He was puppy-like last year. He's starting to tighten things up a little bit."

Bynum, who will be 19 this month, averaged 1.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in only 7.3 minutes last season.

"I'm going to go out there and prove I should get some more minutes," he said. "That's what training camp
is for."