[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

I'll admit as a Laker fan I was a little dissapointed that they didn't cut ways with Bynum last year for Kidd, because Kobe and Kidd would have been something special. Bynum has been good, but some of the praise is still a little early.

I'm a huge Kobe fan and it's good to see that he finally has realized that he does have guys on the team who can play some pretty damn good basketball, and his trust and faith in his teammates game is obvious by his numbers this year.

Let me ask you a question that I asked all Laker fans last year. Do you believe that a trade of Bynum and Odom for Kidd would have brought the Lakers a championship? I don't. I don't think that would have moved them ahead of San Antonio or Phoenix. In my opinion, a move like that better be for a title run, not just to advance one more round in the playoffs.

Maybe saying that Bynum will be a future hall of famer is a bit premature although I will stand by that. But I do think that his standing among the top five centers is legit and I think he's the one with the most room for growth and improvement among them.