Andrew Bynum and OJ Mayo on June 24th @ GarPax

The guy is a slightly less injury prone Oden. Out of 492 games since he’s been drafted, he’s only played in 332. That’s almost 2 seasons worth of games he’s missed due to injury. Every time he goes to the ground the LA front office holds it’s breath. I’m not sure I’m happy with Noah, but I think I would take him over Bynum.

Another thing is I don’t get the love for Mayo either. I watched at least 70 games this season and he left me less than impressed. I will admit he played great around playoff time, but most people who describe him (including my former roommate who was a journalist for the Grizz) said he was his own worst enemy and underachieves by his own standards. His benching this year was his own fault. If he were sitting out there I would take him, but honestly I don’t think it worth it to pursue him so heavily since I’m not sure by his stoic demeanor and his effortless looks how much he really is putting into his games.

They would have no front court flexibility unless you are assuming they draft a power forward/center, and even then there’s no guarantee Thibs will give the rookie much playing time, especially if they can’t prove their worth defensively. Not to mention how incredibly injury prone Bynum is. If he goes down we would be looking at a starting front court of Taj and a 38 year old Kurt Thomas which is most definitely not a good long term option.

But even looking past all of that, what leads you to believe that Memphis would take only a 1st round pick that could vest anywhere in the next 5 years for Mayo? Especially when they’ve made it known that they believe he is more valuable than that. I know that they are going to have a big time salary crunch this summer with the upcoming Marc Gasol extension but I highly doubt they let Mayo go without requesting either Taj or Asik in return, which brings us back to the original problem.

While I would be on board with this in a vacuum as it gets the Bulls out of Boozer’s contract and gets them the SG needed to take that next step, I just can’t see it happening without a lot more players and picks exchanging hands.

He’s a dirty, overrated piece of shit

Bynum gives us a true defensive anchor that Noah is not, and he’s probably equal to Boozer offensively. Taj/Bynum would be tough as hell inside defensively, and you wouldn’t have much of a drop off when you go to Asik off the bench.

We’d have to bring in some veteran bigs to bring up our depth. And I don’t understand what happened to CJ Watson and Kyle Korver just disappearing from the team in this scenario.

When I said Bulls should not have signed Carlos Boozer over Amare Stoudemire last July, I meant it.

I guess you don’t know anything about microfracture surgery.

When I said they should have traded Noah for Carmelo Anthony in February, I meant it.

It was Noah and Deng. Heyyll. Nah.

And even when I said they should have kept Ben Gordon, I too meant it.

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No.

And guess what, I still mean it all…

I’m sorry.

All of these games against the Heat (save for Game 1) have all been close throughout, with the Heat pulling away in the 3rd/4th/OT. Considering the absolutely laughable production we’ve gotten from our entire rotation at the 2 this series, the fact that these games have unfolded like they have is really encouraging for our future. Yet, you want to make a panic trade for an injury prone Bynum? Fuck that.

As for getting Mayo, you hit the nail on the head there. He’s what we need, and if we get him I will jump so high my hands will get stuck in the ceiling. I dream of Mayo’s ballhandling and creating abilities adding an entirely new dimension to our anemic offense and his all-around shooting and scoring capabilities taking a load off Rose’s shoulders. He could be that Pippen that we’ve been searching for, that reliable 2nd option on offense. Rose and Mayo could be the dynamic duo backcourt for the next decade. We NEED to get him.

And, of course, there’s the possibility of acquiring Dwight. Hopefully he’s sitting at home and watching how hard our guys play and marveling at our elite defense. And that would mean he’s also seeing the Heat and realizing he’ll never beat them if he stays in Orlando, goes to NJ, or goes to LA. If he’s smart, he’ll pick the best combination of big market exposure and winning: Chicago. What more could he want than to team up with Rose and run the league for the next decade?

In summary, it’s not like we’re getting blown out by the Heat. These are close games that we’re losing, and considering the utter lack of production from our entire rotation at SG, I’m really confident that we’re OJ Mayo away from beating them. And hopefully Dwight makes the right choice :)

Our future’s bright people. Miami is going to be stuck with acquiring over the hill vets and drafting in the late 20s/30s. We, on the other hand, have the pieces to acquire a SG upgrade, and even Dwight fuckin’ Howard. Oh, and we have that glorious Charlotte pick as well. Making a panic trade for Andrew Bynum is like Plan Z (and I would’ve used a letter way below Z if there was one)

The problem with LA this season, while can be attributed somewhat to how the bigs played P&R situations and their poor help defense, it was more of an issue for the team that they had poor guards starting and coming off the bench (Fisher, Blake, Brown), and just overall bad perimeter play (Barnes and Artest). Kobe, as we all know, is not as fast or quick as he used to be, and the days of him breaking down his defender from the wing and getting to the basket are a thing of YouTube past. The Lakers biggest need is to rebalance their roster, by getting more athletic with better shooters.

Also, this creates a even bigger logjam at the 4 and 5, with now Odom, Gasol, Noah, and Boozer fighting for 96 minutes. Odom at SF is only feasible against a team like Dallas with Marion at the 3, and the Lakers won’t play them 82 games of the year.

The only player the Lakers want from Chicago for Bynum is Rose, and we know that’ll never happen.

Jim Buss has made clear that Andrew Bynum is “untouchable in trade talks.”

Weird time in Laker land.

not sure how everything will work with the new CBA though