Bynum's been playing hurt for a while now...but I think as long as he neutralizes Perkins then that's all the Lakers really need from him. The knee drain should help. He may be able to spurt out for a game but I wouldn't count on it.
And yeah Nate could be a nice spark off the bench. He'll have to fill that Eddie House/James Posey 3-point barrage component w/ Rasheed for the Celtics to be successful imo.
And regarding the rest of your post, a pretty fair assessment overall even if we value championships differently. You're right that Fisher was not in the mix during the championship-less Kobe years, and any Lakers fan would tell y that it was a mistake to let him go then because of his undervalued leadership at the time, but honestly I think him leaving helped improve his outside shooting (particularly when playing for the Warriors, where he put up career-best numbers).
And I mostly agree with your Lebron/Kobe opinion because it aligns with my own results > potential position. Should Lebron realize his potential and turn it into results (likely with a similar kind of help Kobe's had over his career) then my position could change. It's the overblown hype that doesn't do it for me. With Kobe, hype isn't necessary.
And yeah Nate could be a nice spark off the bench. He'll have to fill that Eddie House/James Posey 3-point barrage component w/ Rasheed for the Celtics to be successful imo.
And regarding the rest of your post, a pretty fair assessment overall even if we value championships differently. You're right that Fisher was not in the mix during the championship-less Kobe years, and any Lakers fan would tell y that it was a mistake to let him go then because of his undervalued leadership at the time, but honestly I think him leaving helped improve his outside shooting (particularly when playing for the Warriors, where he put up career-best numbers).
And I mostly agree with your Lebron/Kobe opinion because it aligns with my own results > potential position. Should Lebron realize his potential and turn it into results (likely with a similar kind of help Kobe's had over his career) then my position could change. It's the overblown hype that doesn't do it for me. With Kobe, hype isn't necessary.
