Bynum is a BEAST on the court and he really affected the game by changing and blocking shots. Tyson Chandler is not nearly as dynamic of a player as Bynum, it seems the only offensive game that he excels at is alley-oops and I would attribute that more to CP3's ability than his own.
It's time to start refering to Andrew as on of the 5 best centers in the league. I look forward to many years of quality teams built around him and at least 2 or 3 'chips in the next few years.
Summary of last nights game By John Hollinger of ESPN.com
"We have a shot-blocker [now]," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, "and Andrew makes our abilities different from what they were before. Last year, we had to play spaces when he wasn't in the lineup, and now we can funnel people towards him."
It showed when he rejected consecutive shots by Paul in the first quarter, but even more impressive than the four shots he rejected was his constant presence in the paint. Bynum was always lurking on the help side, and it effectively closed off most routes to the basket and turned the Hornets into jump shooters.
"They're really loading up [on the strong side]," said the Hornets' David West. "You're not going to be able to beat them on one side of the floor. You have to get the ball to the other side."
Jackson didn't use Bynum as much after the break because he felt Bynum was tiring after playing nearly the entire first half, and you could see how different the Lakers looked defensively without him. Paul shredded L.A.'s screen-and-roll defense down the stretch en route to his seventh straight 20-point, 10-assist effort -- putting him halfway to Nate Archibald's league record of 14 -- but when Bynum was on the floor the Lakers were plus-20.
I hope we'll see him wearing red white and blue in upcoming FIBA play for Olympic qualifying the next few years.
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