Sħãlïq™ Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Bynum played seven seasons with Kobe Bryant as his teammate before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers this summer. He shared success with his fellow prep-to-pros product, making three NBA Finals, winning two championships and even both being named All-Stars last season. But by the end of his time in L.A., Bynum felt that Bryant's ball-dominant ways hurt his development as one of the league's best centers. “I thought it really helped me a lot obviously at first, because (Kobe) draws so much attention it's hard for guys to double team and key on you, so it helped me tremendously. Later, I felt I was able to get the ball more and do more things with the ball, so I could definitely see how it could stunt growth.” -- Andrew Bynum on playing with Kobe BryantRead More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Lol yeah im sure your glass knees and child like behavior had nothing to do with that. With that said i kinda do get where he might be coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Why does this need to be phrased like it's something negative about Kobe? Bynum was not the #1 option, obviously his play was "stunted". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 His play was stunted in the sense that he wasn't the number one option, was playing next to a very high volume scorer, and (depending on how you look at it) I'm sure the whole video with Kobe dissing him in regards to the Kidd trade didn't help much. However, I'm sure he would not change a thing...by being on the Lakers, he gained more attention than he would have as the #1 or 2 guy on a scrub team. Also, he wouldn't have had exclusive access to Kareem, who really helped mold Bynum's post play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artesticle Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 didnt seem to harbor any ill feelings towards kobe after the sixers game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Other things that stunted his play: bowling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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