I think the Lakers were a tougher matchup with Bynum

[JohnnySic]

In a somewhat ironic twist, I think that teams are going to find that its easier to match up with the Lakers now that they no longer have 2 7'+ twin towers in Bynum and Gasol.

Even though Howard is a slightly better player than Bynum, he isn't quite big enough for "tower" status.

Thoughts?

[HylianNightmare]

howard play's like a legit 7 footer and will certainly make teams work just as hard on the offensive end to stop him and even harder on the defensive end as he will be swatting shots at a higher clip than drew

[All Net]

Slightly better? Dwight is better in every area but post moves... Dwight is dominating force on both sides of the ball.

Nash alone will make life so much easier for pau and Dwight. So no teams are going to have a lot of trouble guarding this team.

[niko]

If your premise is that Dwight is shorter, it's kind of silly because with his athleticism he takes up a huge amount of space more than Bynum. If I told you i'd give you $1MM and you had to run by either Howard or Bynum to get it, who would want to face? Bynum is immobile compared to Howard. He's a much better defender, shot blocker and rebounder than Bynum too.

[mariodeathgrip]

[swag2011]

Funny how when the lakers looked horrible last season and were getting beat in the playoffs, everyone was saying how lakers were done and needed to get dwight. Now that they have d12, ppl think bynum was a better fit

[daily]

Remember at the slam dunk contest when Howard stuck that sticker way up hi on the glass? Bynum would need a ladder to do that

[G-Funk]

llullz

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Dwight Howard will be a better fit. He lets Pau be Pau (his main focus being on the defensive end and boards).

Originally Posted by swag2011

Funny how when the lakers looked horrible last season and were getting beat in the playoffs, everyone was saying how lakers were done and needed to get dwight. Now that they have d12, ppl think bynum was a better fit

So "everyone" is the OP?

[Bigsmoke]

Originally Posted by JohnnySic

In a somewhat ironic twist, I think that teams are going to find that its easier to match up with the Lakers now that they no longer have 2 7'+ twin towers in Bynum and Gasol.

Even though Howard is a slightly better player than Bynum, he isn't quite big enough for "tower" status.

Thoughts?

Nash arguably the best pick and roll PG

Dwight IS the best Pick and roll center

that alone is proof that Nash and Dwight would click A LOT faster and more effectively than Nash and Bynum

The Lakers need at much athleticism that they can get at this point.

not to mention that Dwight is just flat out better.

Lakers finished almost dead last in pick in roll plays last year.

[Mr. Jabbar]

[Mr Exlax]

Everybody's entitled to their own opinon.......no matter how dumb it is.

[Kurosawa0]

I actually agree against a team like the Thunder in terms of the one on one match up. Perkins guards Dwight very well and seemed to struggle a bit with Bynum. Plus they could conceivably get away with Ibaka on Howard for a few minutes.

The difference really is going to be Nash though. The Lakers didn't have a great playmaker for the bigs over the last few years. That should be huge.

[crisoner]

Howard is going to help HUGE on defense.
Bynum took nights I mean weeks off at time.

But hey we will see soon right.

[SpecialQue]

Even if Bynum is a better player, which he isn't, I'd much rather have someone on the Lakers who shows up every single game and doesn't do retarded shit like chucking threes and storming off the court pouting.

Bynum had some great games last season, but he only sporadically brought his effort, was immature as hell, and some of his tantrums got him benched and therefore away from the court, where he was needed.