Bryant: Bynum Has Passed Gasol As Lakers' Second Option

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

Andrew Bynum has passed Pau Gasol as the Lakers’ No. 2 scoring option, according to Kobe Bryant.

"It seems like it's changed a little bit," Bryant said. "Andrew is thirsty to score and he can score. He has more of a scorer's mentality [than Gasol], so we'll take advantage of that."

During the Lakers’ 5-4 start, Bynum is averaging 14 shot attempts per game, 1.8 attempts more than Gasol.

"We will be going into him a lot," Bryant said. "He's kind of taking over that role. He'll just get used to the consistency of touches and dealing with double teams and stuff like that. He'll be fine. He's a quick learner."

 

[cruzg24]

Sounds good for my fantasy team. Lakers will go as far as Bynum takes them, Kobe will get his. If Bynum can play at an all star level Lakers can be pretty good.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

not surprised. He's stronger, and when they get him right under the basket he's nearly impossible to stop.