Post by LDG on Aug 20, 2012 15:24:05 GMT -8
You may have seen this in the LA Times already:
The first part really echoes the feelings that a lot of Laker Fans had these last few years. I've supported Drew ever since his slow rise off the bench behind Kwame Brown. I watched him go down live on TV, with brutal knee injuries... not once, but twice (along with a few "tweaks" every now and then). Each time, I hoped that he would somehow come back stronger than before... But after investing so much energy in supporting him, I had finally become exhausted at some point last season. Maybe it was the 3 point shooting... or the "shrugging off" of losses... or the dumb comments (ie: "Close out games are easy")... or lack of focus during time outs... I don't know, but he really started to rub me wrong last season, more than any other.
Like loanman once mentioned... the "Bynum Era has come to an end"... lol if you can even call it that. All I can think is, good riddance.
“Dwight is very committed to playing and winning,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “Andrew has been up and down on that issue. There are times he wants to play, do a great job and he goes out and does it. Then there are other times where it seems like he’s not focused."
“When I first started working with him, he was eager to learn,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “He appreciated me shortening the learning curve. Once he figured he did everything he wanted to do in terms of learning, he didn’t want me to bother him constantly going over the fundamentals.”
The first part really echoes the feelings that a lot of Laker Fans had these last few years. I've supported Drew ever since his slow rise off the bench behind Kwame Brown. I watched him go down live on TV, with brutal knee injuries... not once, but twice (along with a few "tweaks" every now and then). Each time, I hoped that he would somehow come back stronger than before... But after investing so much energy in supporting him, I had finally become exhausted at some point last season. Maybe it was the 3 point shooting... or the "shrugging off" of losses... or the dumb comments (ie: "Close out games are easy")... or lack of focus during time outs... I don't know, but he really started to rub me wrong last season, more than any other.
Like loanman once mentioned... the "Bynum Era has come to an end"... lol if you can even call it that. All I can think is, good riddance.
