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After grabbing the rebound, absorbing the foul and making the two free throws with 11 seconds left to seal the Los Angeles Lakers' 96-91 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, Andrew Bynum ran over to the Lakers' bench with a carefree smile on his face. It was a grin as big as his 7-foot frame as he chest bumped his teammates and looked like a kid again. Funny, it took a rapid maturation by Bynum since the All-Star break of accepting and embracing his role as the key cog of the Lakers' defense to make him feel the thrill of just how fun it is to be the 23-year old starting center on the back-to-back world champion Lakers. "My confidence is really getting built up just because I can realize I can have that type of effect on a basketball game without touching the ball," Bynum said after finishing with a season-high 22 points and 15 rebounds, helping L.A. edge to within half a game of the Mavericks for the No. 2 seeding in the Western Conference standings. It was only the fifth time in his six-year career that he has topped the 20-point, 15-rebound plateau and the first since November 2009 -- a point when he had undergone only two of his three knee surgeries. "It's almost like I've found kind of a role to play on this team," Bynum said. After being mostly an afterthought in the Lakers' last two title runs as he averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in the playoffs in 2009 and 8.6 and 6.9 in 2010, Bynum is now a featured piece in the Lake Show's attack. "He's at full strength now," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "He's got the feel for it and he knows what he's doing out there. ... Drew is just really coming into his own." It's Bynum's will that is strong as steel, not his body. He still has to heavily ice his knees every day and is taking anti-inflammatory medicine. He says he weighs about 290 pounds and wants to get down to 275 to take some pressure off his creaky joints. In the Lakers' 9-1 run since the All-Star break, Bynum is averaging 12.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. During the Lakers' four-game trip, he was even better, averaging 13.8 points, 15 rebounds and 1.8 blocks. The 7-footer has a career average of 6.9 rebounds, but he is determined to change that. He had 12 rebounds against Miami, the lone loss on the trip, and he was disappointed in the effort. "Rebounding wise, for sure [I've raised the standard]," Bynum said. "That's one thing I've always kind of been knocked on for, not getting enough boards." Even though he scored a season-high 22 points against Dallas, he was just as encouraged by his game against San Antonio to start the trip when he had only four points but controlled the game with 17 rebounds and three blocks. "My focus isn't really offensively," Bynum said. "Right now I'm just kind of playing off my teammates. Defensively is where I'm just trying to alter shots and really rebound. It keeps you in the flow of the game when you just pursue the ball. It's a way to get more touches on the basketball without having to dominate the ball offensively." When you play with the No. 6 scorer in NBA history in Kobe Bryant, looking to make an impact without demanding touches is probably a smart move. A reporter even went so far as to ask Bynum if he is the best player suiting up for the Lakers these days. "Are you kidding me?" Bynum asked. "We have Kobe Bryant and we have Pau Gasol. Are you serious? That's kind of silly." Meaning even with his success he has remained humble. Bryant also wasn't quite ready to bestow the high honor on Bynum, but he did heap a fair amount of praise on the young center. "He was sensational," Bryant said. "He looks like he's kind of figuring things out. I don't know if he's putting something in his cereal in the morning or what, but something is clicking in for him in terms of exactly what we need from him and how to play big down in the post." Having Bynum in there healthy to turn the page on the regular season and open the book on the playoffs isn't something they've enjoyed the last couple of years with their big guy struggling with a strained Achilles' tendon last year and a slow-to-recover knee injury the season before that. "He's developed into a great center," Gasol said. "I'm proud of him." Bynum's easy smile as he was surrounded by his teammates after the big win said that for the first time in a while, he was proud of himself too. |
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/columns/story?id=6211997
올스타 브레이크 이후의 9 - 1런 동안 바이넘은 12.1 점, 12.4 리바, 블락. 을 기록하고 있고 4게임 트립동안은
13.8점, 15 리바, 1.8 블락을 기록했습니다.
바이넘왈: 나의 지금 포커스는 오펜스가 아니에요... 동료들의 플레이를 이용해서 플레이하고 있는 중인데..
리바운드하고 블락하고.... 볼을 쫒는거죠... 오펜스에서 공을 만지는것보다 그렇게 하면 농구공을 더 만질수 있지요,.
코좀비왈: 센세이션하네... 답을 알아냈다고 생각해. 아침 씨리얼에 도데체 뭘 섞는지 모르겠지만 그냥 어떤게
이넘이와 딱맞게 나오고 있지. 딱 우리가 필요한 포스트에서 크게 플레이하는것을 해주고 있어.
가솔왈: 굉장한 센터로 성장했어 (하고 있어). 난 그녀석이 대견스러워.
리포터왈: 당신이 요세 최고의 레이커스 플레이어라고 생각해?
바이넘왈: 장난해요? 우리는 코비 브라이언트와 파우 가솔이 있어요. 그건 좀 웃기네요.
바이넘은 동료들에게 둘러싸이며 아주 큰 미소를 보였답니다. 그리고 아주 오랜만에 자신이 처음으로 대견스럽게
느껴졌다네요.
첫댓글 희망 -> 좌절 -> 회상 -> 다시 좌절......
이제 저 당시의 모습은 못볼것 같다는 생각에 가슴이 너무 아프군요.
하ㅠㅠ
ㅠㅠ 순간 설랬는데...
하아....
삭제된 댓글 입니다.
죄송합니다ㅠ 계동날라리님의 멘붕정도이 바이넘의 멘붕정도를 넘어선 수준이라는 걸 입증해주실 수 있으시면 제가 어떠한 보상도 마다하지 않겠습니다.^^ (계동 날라리님의 심도있는 글은 잘 보고 있습니다.^^)
삭제된 댓글 입니다.
저도 낚였네요 ㅠ.ㅠ
와! 이제... 그럼그렇지ㅠㅠ
역시...ㅠㅠ
와.. 진짜 추천 - 하고싶네요;;ㅠㅠ
이등병이 전역하는 꿈을 꾸다 기상 나팔소리에 잠을 깬 기분
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 대박이네요ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
파닥파닥~~~
진짜ㅡㅡ;; 바이넘 제발좀 리바랑 블락에만 신경좀 썻으면
군대2번가는느낌.
악 ㅜ ㅜ