Comments on: Andrew Bynum’s “two steps up, one step back” dance with maturity continues

By: telergy

telergy — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:18:33 +0000

LOL all this trade Bynum talk is ridiculous… Especially for Mr Quitter aka I-wannabe -Shaq- wishy -washy Dwight Howard.

Bynum knows what he’s doing. I don’t think this season of success has got to his ego. He had the ego and mean streak when he came into the league.

My feelings are he doesn’t respect the coaching staff (hes been fined reportedly multiple times)and therefore has this IDGAF selfish attitude which ultimately hurts the team. You mean to say if Phil Jackson was still coaching he’d be popping off like this? NO.

By: omniusprime

omniusprime — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:53:27 +0000

Rome wasn’t built in a day, so give Andrew Bynum some space to grow up. Let’s not forget that too many players who are way too young are being drafted into pro sports long before they’re ready. One of the worst things the NBA has done is bring young kids in from high school, don’t blame Bynum for being immature blame that fool David Stern. Not many high school kids can make the transition quickly like Kobe did, most stay immature for many years like LeBoring and Andrew.

Nope the NBA needs to stop raiding high schools for jail bait, there should be a rule that the NBA can’t take kids until after the second year of college so players are more mature and educated before entering the bigs!

By: rexismybff

rexismybff — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:40:10 +0000

Good lord – it’s not like he’s robbing banks. What do you think Shaq and Barkley were doing at 24? I can tell you – they were getting kicked out of games.

By: rexismybff

rexismybff — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:38:17 +0000

No he doesn’t. RTFA.

By: abasketballthing

abasketballthing — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:23:23 +0000

There have been many NBA players, in the same spotlight, who have been much more mature than Bynum at that age. It’s easy to compare him to regular people, because there’s no way to prove most people haven’t acted that way, but there is documentation of the way those NBA players have behaved, which proves that Bynum is in fact less mature than he should be at this point.

By: skavenbrew

skavenbrew — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:38:09 +0000

Great article. Re read it if you disagree, there’s a lot of sense in here. Laker fans need to calm down.

By: grimreeper

grimreeper — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:21:33 +0000

Why should Kobe help him? Bynum is a grown man not a baby, Kobe is bot his dad so why does Kobe have anything to do with being mature. Grow up Bynum and stop acting like a pissed off teenager! Asshole!!! Don’t think he’s all that good anyway!!!!!

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:57:32 +0000

I trust that he will eventually mature. It’s up to the ownership and Kobe to help with the process.

By: fm31970

fm31970 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:43:53 +0000

“To every game he wears an English Premiere League soccer jersey because he’s a fan. He is not a simple person.”

Wearing a soccer jersey makes you…more mature? Complex? Not a simpleton like those who don’t wear soccer jerseys?

Bynum knows he’s in control, and the Lakers should do what the Magic did with Howard to get control back- threaten to trade him to a non-contender. If I’m the Lakers, I gladly trade him for Dwight this off-season. Bynum has just about peaked, while Howard is still improving, and if Bynum is only the “bridge” to the future instead of being the future anchor, why keep him?

By: hoodheisman

hoodheisman — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:35:35 +0000

Great post. I think a lot of that assessment is spot on. A lot of these guys who never played in college really seem to flash their immaturity at terrible times. We saw it with LeBron and his ridiculous “The Decison”, but LeBron played in a small market with a fraction of the media attention. We saw it with Kobe at times, but guys like Phil Jackson, Jerry West, and Magic Johnson share a lot of the credit for showing Kobe how to be a professional and reigning this garbage in. That’s part of the problem with Bynum. He plays in a market where everything he does is magnified and in an organization that’s now completely devoid of leadership. The only guy left to learn from would be Kobe and possibly Kareem. So this is going to be a much more erratic process.

By: purplelagold

purplelagold — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:29:28 +0000

I’m not against a management decision to suspend him one or two games… I can’t take it anymore. This is getting ridiculous. This guy needs to be educated ASAP. Smells like a furture Sheed in the making..We are battling for a playoff position for Christ’s sake !?!

By: purplelagold

purplelagold — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:24:48 +0000

Hahahaha..!!!

By: tsi431

tsi431 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:40:26 +0000

It’s a sad day in the NBA when you get a technical foul for jabbering with the bench players. What a joke.

I wouldn’t call Bynum immature. He doesn’t come to the Staples arena wearing a spiderman tshirt and mickey mouse ears. He has an anger management problem. The same issue most players in all sports have during the game. Its the adrenaline.

By: rooney24

rooney24 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:08:10 +0000

Bynum is incredibly immature. He expects everything handed to him, because he has likely gotten it forever. I would bet that he is broke once he is out of the league for 5 years or so. He just seems to have that type of personality.

As far as taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back, that is only true if you accept that he is still 87 steps from where he needs to be in order to develop into a responsible human being.

By: chargrz

chargrz — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:06:15 +0000

Bynum is a Jive Azz Punk

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:56:03 +0000

like I said a couple weeks ago, I am the same age as Bynum, and I still think he’s immature. 24 is young, but we’re not teenagers for Christ’s sake. We are old enough to vote, enlist in the army, drink, even old enough to rent a car! I don’t know if he’s just dgafing or what, but start acting like a grown up Andrew!

By: cdins

cdins — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:31:36 +0000

I only read nbc for up to date news. Not to read articles by writers trying to be thought provoking or justifying how a grown with a ton of cash and support is still aloud to be a baby. Its called being a professional. But someone will still give him a max deal cuz hes 7 feet and he’ll still be like this when hes 30.

By: smoothaswilkes

smoothaswilkes — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:02:19 +0000

reading comprehension? the EPL jerseys went to his complexity not maturity. reread the post.

and, yes, he still acts like a 4 year. the point being not everyone was mature at 24. again, try rereading the post. you’ll probably get it after the 4th or 5th time.

By: zxrated

zxrated — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:55:18 +0000

LMBO

By: 4thquartermagic

4thquartermagic — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:40:55 +0000

Agreed. Reading this article made me want to shove somebody, take my shirt off, and go home for the summer.

By: 4thquartermagic

4thquartermagic — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:34:57 +0000

Your giving Bynum a free pass to be an idiot because he’s “young???”

HE chose to grow up and play NBA ball at a young age.

HE signed up for the fame, the money, and the responsibility.

HE knew being adult would have to come with all that.

Coddling is what gives young people with great personalities the freedom to turn into delta bravos…. (looking at you King James)

By: tibbs7

tibbs7 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:07:53 +0000

I do not remember being 24 and having an organization and marketing team work with me for years. Then at ever turn make them cringe with my decisions and ultimately did not take any of the advice. Bynum may have matured but he is still a piece of work.

By: massivedick

massivedick — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:57:55 +0000

he feels entitled. when he does not get his way he acts out. he a spoil little brat. he may never mature.

By: sfm073

sfm073 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:57:46 +0000

I think you mean 1 step forward 2 steps back.

By: kandh2004

kandh2004 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:57:40 +0000

@digitalpoo I totally agree with you. This guy goes so far out of his way to kiss up to certain players it makes me sick. And if you play for the Lakers you can do no wrong in this guys eyes. Bynum is a baby still this is the reason they need to up the age limit

By: digitalpoo

digitalpoo — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:37:57 +0000

Kurt you are a terrible writer.

By: savvybynature

savvybynature — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:28:15 +0000

“all teams want their star players to be all things, and the reality is none of those guys are going to be”
Apparently this guy has never heard of Tim Duncan….

By: scalfor3

scalfor3 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:13:46 +0000

so he’s matured because he wears soccer jerseys? maybe he’s more mature than he was at 17, but the dude still acts like a 4 year old most of the time