Comments on: Sixers CEO calls Andrew Bynum trade a move that “should have worked”

By: thesixersbench

thesixersbench — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:11:24 +0000

Bitter isn’t a good look.

By: dirtydrew

dirtydrew — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:34:34 +0000

If Bynum gets a max deal, let him go.

By: rjlink1

rjlink1 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:28:56 +0000

“Blazers GM calls Sam Bowie pick a move that “should have worked”.”

By: ryanrockzzz

ryanrockzzz — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:13:17 +0000

Yeaa….all those playoff appearances by the Phillies and that World Series a few years back….hmmmm yea….

By: ryanrockzzz

ryanrockzzz — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:06:58 +0000

This Bynum situation has a been a depressing and maddening one for all Sixers fans. The rationale for re-signing Bynum is falling apart more each day considering his attitude towards playing basketball and being a good teammate is worse then both of his knees.

The Sixers need to blow this thing up and start over. Had they tried this method at least one time over the past 10 years, they may be in a better position now. The bigger problem to me is they routinely do the same thing. Fill the team with one semi-marketable “piece” (i.e. Iguodala for years), and sneak in as a late round seed. This does nothing but get them a horrible mid level draft choice, and create an endless cycle of dullness for the franchise and fan base.

I hate seeing bad basketball, but I would much rather see a team of young players working to get better, rather then a motley crue of players who can’t play defense (Swaggy P) can’t play offense (Hawes) or can’t get on in shape enough to get on the court (Moultrie, and obviously Bynum.)

Hopefully the Sixers let Bynum go, Collins plays the burnt out card and his handpicked GM Delio can go right with them. Maybe then they will either trade the only high draft choice in Turner they’ve made in recent memory, or they can bring in a coach that lets him faciliatate the offense with Jrue as a two guard. Then maybe, just maybe, they start to turn this thing around, without an albatross of a contract like Bynum hanging over them.
who knows.

By: money2long

money2long — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:01:46 +0000

if everyone knew how good vucevic was going to be, they could have done much better in a trade involving iguodala as well. bynum’s injuries really suck. especially from a fans persective. i would hate to be the one signing his checks too, seeing as how frustrating the year has gone for AB.

By: money2long

money2long — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:57:39 +0000

maybe bynum will not sign a max deal if the team that signs him is willing to put “handicap parking access” in his new contract.

By: money2long

money2long — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:55:12 +0000

i was more surprised at the time that any team would be willing to be the 3rd party to help LA get Dwight

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:39:51 +0000

there is no crying in sports. here is what you do, sign him to a max deal
and cross your fingers.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:37:42 +0000

do you want A-Rod?

By: turdfurgerson68

turdfurgerson68 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:45:44 +0000

Let’s apply Wall St quantitative ‘logic’ here:

“A trade works…until it doesn’t”

And look where that ‘logic’ has put the economy the past 5 years.

Good luck Philly fans.

By: andyreidisthegoat

andyreidisthegoat — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:04:13 +0000

Aron on 97.5 yesterday was embarassing. He sounded so ridiculous. Spending money doesn’t mean you win rings. Spending wisely wins rings. This sixers thing is a 10 year rebuild at best. Unless they just take another shot at bynum and hope it works out again, but at a reduced rate. they really have no more options. unless they get lucky in the draft.

By: njbrian67

njbrian67 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:55:21 +0000

Wow…have you even paid any attention to what has gone on all season in Philly with the Andrew Bynum soap opera? His knees are SHOT! He reportably has a degenerative condition in both knees that there is no medical procedure that will correct it. His MRI’s on the knees were supposedly ok (I really suspect something funny there) last August when they made the deal, then magically two months later when it was time for him to go to work he injured his knees so badly by “bowling” that he couldnt play. He has practiced exactly one time with the team all year, and shown zero heart or desire to work through the pain to get back on the floor. If he ever wants to play again, he’s going to have to play through pain and he’s said on record that he won’d play with pain. This guys is a first rate DOG, and to commit any future dollars to his sideshow act would be criminal.

By: allen227

allen227 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:47:53 +0000

Is he getting paid?

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:46:30 +0000

I am no Bynum fan…I think even when healthy a team should think twice about giving him the max due to his maturity level.

That being said, the Sixers need to sign him. The Sixers have some good young pieces beginning to enter the prime of their careers…if you let Bynum walk, you’re back in the middle-zone of 7th to 9th in the East, with no real hope for the future. No big-time free agent is coming to Philly.

So what is the financial room good for? Take a chance on this guy, i’d give it a 50-50 chance it works out. If it doesn’t, they’re not really much worse off than if they let him walk. If it does work, they have an unstoppable force in the East, and they’re likely a top-4 seed going to at least the 2nd round (and they won’t need Derrick Rose to blow out his knee to get there).

It’s a crappy situation; maybe they should have targeted someone else with Iguadola. But this is the situation they are in now…I wouldnt just give it up for nothing.

By: exhelo1

exhelo1 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:16:37 +0000

Bynum barely played in high school, due to knee problems, and his body structure makes him more prone to knee injuries, which has ended up being the case. Add in his attitude, and as a Lakers fan, I was thrilled with the trade.

By: mazblast

mazblast — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:04:46 +0000

A two-year contract is two years more than he deserves. Isn’t it obvious by now that she doesn’t want to play, only to be paid?

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:59:02 +0000

We didn’t need Webber in 1993…we were getting the greatest thing in the history of the NBA remember? Shawn Bradley!!! Who needed C-Webb or Penny?

F’in Harold Katz.

By: jacobknicks

jacobknicks — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:21:04 +0000

The only thing Bynum brought to Philly was a bad hairdo

By: bigtganks

bigtganks — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:13:51 +0000

Cut your losses and sixers. After all, Greg oden is a free agent too, so just invest heavily into him. I mean what could possibly go wrong???

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:53:06 +0000

Come to Dallas.

You can’t be worse than Dampier was.
——-

What?! A Packers fan who doesn’t live in Green Bay?! I’m shocked.

How’s the fake stock you paid $500 for look hanging on your wall?

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:50:39 +0000

No fan base deserves this kind of hilarious failure more.

By: badintent

badintent — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:04:33 +0000

who cares. Just another reason for Philly fans to blow gas out of their mouths. Their football and baseball teams suck,If I has the misfortune to live in Philly,I’d move to Baltimore , they got a great NFL team for many years.

By: philadelphiafan

philadelphiafan — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:56:44 +0000

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By: biasedhomer

biasedhomer — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:32:54 +0000

Unless Bynum only plays 30 games

By: dmb182

dmb182 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:30:22 +0000

The problem is, if you really want to compete, you need a superstar, heck you need two, but you let Bynum walk and then what? Who’s out there? Howard will resign with the Lakers and CP3 will stay with the Clippers. And that’s the level of talent the Sixers want. They need to sell tickets and to sell tickets they need a superstar. Bynum’s just the only option. I’m not saying it’s right, it’s just the way the NBA is these days. Kind of stinks.

By: patfic15

patfic15 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:46:44 +0000

Cut your losses! Iggy would’ve walked anyway. Maybe a sign and trade? If I’m the GM, my Plan A is to get a new Plan A.

By: cousineddy

cousineddy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:46:28 +0000

it was a gamble that didn’t work, but Iguodala wasn’t the answer and he was the main thing we lost……at least they didn’t sign him long term before the year started. They have plenty of money to spend, just get rid of everyone except Jrue, Thad, and Moultrie

By: rushbacker

rushbacker — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:43:49 +0000

It’s a real shame that Bynum will continue to get paid by an NBA team beyond this season. Dude is a crook, straight up.

By: captainwisdom88

captainwisdom88 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:30:09 +0000

sixers cant continue to pay 16 million for damaged goods. Why is it that this team can never make the “right move.” We sign Webber on the decline of his career. We sign brand on the decline of his career. We sign Bynum, a man with no knees to a 16 million dollar contract, only to let him be a free agent at the end of the season. Can we please employ someone who can make the right move, like say, once in a blue moon?