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Andrew Bynum

05.24.10

Ailing Bynum Can’t Keep Up With Suns Andrew Bynum, Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, phil jackson, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Injuries, NBA PlayoffsPHOENIX -- Andrew Bynum's great size mostly has been looked at as an asset. Now, some are seeing it as an anchor dragging down the Lakers. While the Lakers' 7-foot, 285-pound starting center won't admit the small cartilage tear in his right knee is the primary reason for his recent poor play, coach Phil Jackson is being a lot more candid. Or at least as candid as Jackson can be without having some side motive. After the Lakers fell 118-109 to Phoenix on Sunday night at US Airways to have their Western Conference ...
05.19.10

Bynum Says He’s Fine; Jackson Shrugs Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, phil jackson, Robin Lopez, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Injuries, NBA PlayoffsEL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Center Andrew Bynum says his ailing right knee is feeling better. Good news for the Lakers, right? Not to burst that bubble, but Lakers coach Phil Jackson said he's unconvinced of any improvement in Bynum's health and doesn't foresee much before the end of the playoffs. "It's going to stay the same,'' Jackson said after Wednesday morning's shootaround at the team practice facility in preparation for the evening Game 2 at the Staples Center against Phoenix in the Western Conference finals. "I don't think there's going to be a ...
05.19.10

Stoudemire: Odom ‘Lucky’ in Game 1 Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, phil jackson, Robin Lopez, Steve Nash, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA PlayoffsLOS ANGELES -- There's Lucky Luciano, the notorious gangster from Prohibition days. There's Lucky Louie, title character of the short-lived 2006 HBO series. We now give you Lucky Lamar. At least that's the description bestowed by Phoenix forward Amar'e Stoudemire upon Lakers forward Lamar Odom. "I'm not giving him no hype,'' Stoudemire said Tuesday about Odom scoring 19 points and grabbing 19 rebounds in the Lakers' 128-107 win over the Suns in Monday's Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. "He had a lucky game in Game 1.'' Stoudemire, who had a grand total of three rebounds, ...
05.18.10

Thunder Series a Distant Memory as Lakers Hit Groove Andrew Bynum, Jared Dudley, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Injuries, NBA Playoffs LOS ANGELES -- When those on the Lakers got up following a 110-89 April 24 pounding in Oklahoma, they weren't singing, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning.'' The team's season was at a crossroads. After a lackluster 4-7 finish to the regular season, the top-seeded Lakers were tied 2-2 in the first round of the playoffs with the No. 8 Oklahoma City Thunder. Everybody was wondering, what's wrong with the Lakers? How much was Kobe Bryant hurting after that strange Game 4 in which he didn't take a shot for the first 15 minutes? Lakers ...
05.17.10

Stoudemire Vows ‘No Mercy’ Against Lakers Big Men Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Suns News | (0)
by Sam AmickFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Playoffs, The BonusLOS ANGELES -- When the Oklahoma City Thunder strolled into Staples Center for a pivotal Game 5 in their first round series with the Lakers, the sense of urgency needed in that moment was nowhere to be found. When asked about the overwhelming amount of historical evidence that the winner of that game typically went on to win the series, Thunder players I spoke with talked and acted as if it was just another game. They would attempt to be at their best, as always, but there was no tough talk or ...
05.17.10

Bynum’s Bum Knee Is Bad News for Lakers Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant, phil jackson, Robin Lopez, Suns News | (0)
by Sam AmickFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Injuries, NBA PlayoffsEL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There has been no air of invincibility around these Lakers. There have been spurts of championship-worthy stretches intermixed with a workmanlike approach, savvy veterans at almost every key position and the game's most heady coach keeping everyone in their proper mental space. But in these Western Conference finals, against these dangerous Phoenix Suns, the defending champions looked primed to move ahead once again in large part because of a frontcourt that no team can match. As Xs and Os advantages go, it would be the latest tactical reason the ...
05.13.10

Larry Brown Still Mulling Uncertain Future, Enjoying the Playoffs Alvin Gentry, Andrew Bynum, Gregg Popovich, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, larry brown, Pau Gasol, Suns News | (0)
by Sam AmickFiled under: 76ers, Bobcats, Jazz, Lakers, Suns, NBA Playoffs, NBA Rumors, FanHouse Exclusive, NBA CoachesWhen Charlotte coach Larry Brown addressed the local media after the Bobcats' first-round playoff exit April 30, he emphasized two main points relating to his uncertain future: he missed his family in Philadelphia dearly, and he didn't want his decision on whether or not to return to "drag on" too long. Nearly two weeks later, it's clear that one priority is outweighing the other. In a phone interview with FanHouse from his suburban Philadelphia home on Monday, the undecided Brown said he remains as torn as ...
05.11.10

Lakers Finish Jazz, Look Ahead to Suns Alvin Gentry, Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, phil jackson, Robin Lopez, Ron Artest, Steve Nash, Suns News | (0)
by Sam AmickFiled under: Jazz, Lakers, Suns, NBA Playoffs, ThunderSALT LAKE CITY -- After the Lakers' Game 5 win over Oklahoma City in the first round marked their first dominating performance of this postseason, small forward Ron Artest claimed the defending champions had been guilty of cruising. They're cruising in a whole different way now. More like rolling, really. They finished Utah off like a pint of Polygamy Porter on Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena, their 111-96 victory in Game 4 marking their sixth straight win and completing what was the first ever four-game sweep of the Jazz in franchise history (New ...
05.09.10

Suns’ Lopez Ready to Battle Lakers Bigs Alvin Gentry, Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Jarron Collins, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Robin Lopez, Suns News | (0)
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Spurs, Suns, NBA Playoffs SAN ANTONIO -- The Lakers are big. Robin Lopez is big. The Lakers are long. Lopez is long. So it looks like good news for Phoenix that the 7-foot, 255-pound center anticipates he would return from a back injury by the start of a likely Suns-Lakers West final, one that could get under way in about a week. "Oh, yeah,'' Lopez said after Sunday morning's shootaround in preparation for the evening Game 4 of a West semifinal against San Antonio. "I could probably give them a few good minutes against the Lakers.'' The only way it ...
05.04.10

Playoff Talking Points: The Future Is Cloudy Andrew Bynum, AndrewBynum, Dwight Howard, DwightHoward, Hedo Turkoglu, HedoTurkoglu, Kobe Bryant, KobeBryant, Lamar Odom, LamarOdom, LeBron James, LebronJames, Pau Gasol, PauGasol, Playoff Talking Points, PlayoffTalkingPoints, Rajon Rondo, RajonRondo, Ron Artest, RonArtest, Suns News | (0)
by Bethlehem ShoalsFiled under: Cavaliers, Celtics, Hawks, Jazz, Lakers, Magic, Spurs, Suns, NBA PlayoffsNo one with a wife and kids, or the need to eat leafy greens, has time to watch all this basketball. But we do. So, as a service to the public, here are the Playoff Talking Points you need to fake it at the water cooler:o. Anything Goes: I have no idea what's going to happen tonight, and neither to do you. Ordinarily, that would be a good thing. In sports, we live for suspense and upheaval. Otherwise, why bother watching anything but the final quarter? Why ...