jazzy1

Kwame is not a poor help defender Bynum is he doesn't even recognize or is too slow to react, kwame does a gbod job of rotating and cutting off the paint.

I just think its easy to dump on kwame when in fact he gives us quite alot defensively where we need it most.

If Bynum doesn't become more physical and get stronger he's headed to Eddie Curryville a good offensive center you can't win with because he can't defend man to man.

Kwame and Bynum give us a good 2 man look at center.

The constant need to dump on kwame makes no sense.

We would not be better off with Butler, with Kobe's scoring and odom's playmaking he wouldn't have had a chance to shine. PJ and the Lakers weren't swindled in that trade PJ new what we had in Butler we need a defensive minded big and we have that. kwame's defense will help us contain all the allstar bigs out West.

In Washington they fastbreak, play at an insane tempo and don't play defense so its easy to play in that system and get numbers. he wouldn't be an allstar in the West.

CDRacingZX6R

Im not arguing for Butler. I like Bulter, but Im fine with a size trade. We had to many forwards and we needed size. I just think we over paid. Kwame isnt worth 9 million a year. Simple as that. Maybe he will turn it around this year (Isnt that what everyone says about him every year?). Or maybe he will continue to remain the same and a 19 year old kid will continue to grow. Who knows, I dont have a crystal ball, all I know is his production value is over rated right now.

Now if Kwame could ever work on his horrible hands, and switch back to PF (a position that requires slightly more intellgence in my opinion), then you wont hear me complain at all. Id love to see a more developed Bynum at center, and a decent Kawme at PF. But Brown himself is terrified to go back to PF... And who can blame him, he sucks in that position worse than at center.

I'm not dumping on him because of anything personal. When he has monster games, I get excited. I start thinking he has turned a corner. Only to have his mental break down destroy whatever he built up the previous night. Sooner or later he will either live up to his potiential, earn those big bucks, or he will just continue to suck and kind of fade away.

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Wilt_The_Stilt

This team does miss Kwame. He plays stronger and controls the paint better than Bynum.

We also miss Luke's ability to create and run the offense. Especially with Odom on the mend. Radman doesn't bring the same energy.

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