Want to know what rehab looks like?

BK/AK - you two are quite prolific today! It's excellent! But I am having a hard time keeping up with all these new threads.

When do you head over to Staples so I know I have a bit of a break before pre-game thoughts and game thread starts?

Thanks for getting us in the spirit of game day too! Yesterday was torture.... but today much better! Love the AB vid - I'd love to know what % of body weight he was running as that might indicate how close to game time he truly is........just a hint for any locker room ??? you might need.

GO LAKERS

NBA make sure you the cage is locked the Lakers are about ready to release the BEAST!!

It's all good in Lakerville!

Pau-Bynum-Kobe-Odom-Machine

Los Angeles Lakers World Champions 2008

BD

For all those fancy machines and interesting exercises, I couldn't help but notice that there wasn't a single bottle of Dit Da Jow utilized anywhere in the video.

GO LAKERS!

He looks good to me.

ESPN put up a poll on who we think the MVP is. Ya'll better got vote for the Kobester.

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/nba/index
Bottom right corner of the page.

I've gotta link Andrew Bynum's best clips just to remind everyone just how good this guy was becoming.

These are the best I could find on youtube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9efsJwJxYEk

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bimViNFfzIo&feature=related

What Kobey Bryant needs to do to be named the greatest player ever when he retires in six years:
win 4 championships
shoot 50% from the field
average 25-30 points a game
win 3 mvps
win 3 finals mvps
lead the legue in assists 1

Wow...those are some really cool excercises..as somebody with the similar injury..those are perfect..which makes me wonder though..the severity of the injury...all of what hes doing is going to make him come back 110%..

I have a weird feeling that the Lakers staff is intentionally making him stay out longer to "rehab" to a point where he's stronger than when he went down. I mean..yes thats true of the injury you need to be stronger in the knee to compensate for the dislocation...but I actually think they are using this as an excuse for like an offseason conditioning program.

Remember, the past summer Bynum was doing conditioning on his own...not in supervision of the Lakers. I think the Lakers are using this as a way to get their hands on Bynum and do some conditioning of their own.

I think Phil told the staff "hey I want you to have him as long as we can afford..so if thats the end of the season if we need to win a couple games against the Spurs..we bring him back. If seeding is not a big deal, then we save him until the playoffs"

Phil's strength as a coach is that he knows how to gauge his team. He figured he could stay at the top of the WC with Pau..and then with Pau down he figured they had winnable games.

This loss to the Bobcats probably throws things up in the air since now the Lakers sit in the 3.

Cool!

I don't know what the &#*$(&$ I'm talking about, but here is my guess.

Bynum took a while to find his power as an NBA center. In fact, I still don't think he's found it. There is a certain timidity and sweetness in the kid. He'll never enjoy hurting and dominating others like Shaq did. Still he'll become a really great center.

So my feeling is that Bynum will come back a little behind where he left off in terms of feeling his power. We will see growth during the playoffs. But, though we will win the championship, Bynum will not return and immediately be the dominant force in the league. Upon return he will add some d and o to our team and be helpful. He will be good and solid, don't expect more. . .

until the second half of next year. At that point he is going to get as dominant as he ever will.

GO BYNUM!! GO LAKERS!!!!!!!

hey our rehab (no, no, no) is pretty good.

With all this work, they probably need to start looking into bionic parts.

Go Bynum!!!!!!!!

Man is he buff- how much weight was on his shoulders??????

Thanks for the link- that was a cool video!!!!

Go Lakers

ESPN put up a poll on who we think the MVP is. Ya'll better got vote for the Kobester.

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/nba/index
Bottom right corner of the page.

Posted by: EastCoastJessie | March 28, 2008 at 01:12 PM

it's a great poll as design. i like how one can navigate the map and see all the states and the international voting

CP3 has only Lo, NC, an edge in AZ and OR

KG has MN and north east.

in vermont kobe got no votes?!!!!!

LBJ only in OH?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tmac very few votes

Kobe dominates more than 30 states and the international where he has 49%

also it is weird that like in TX the total number of votes, even if Tmac has few, for 0%, the total number of votes adds up to 101%. obviously they rounded up ....but the total should be 100%.

well designed site. thanks

MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT LAKERS FANS, especially in the GRAY STATES: WY, ND, MO, AK and AL

on the

http://www.nba.com/

NBA TV Countdown: Top Plays of Week 20

kobe is on #3 with the circus 360 shot and #1 with the assist to ronny

Good look!

Can't wait til Drew is back in uniform and ready to play.

Witchcraft HA!

I knew the physicists were up to something. Had I known it was witchery, I would've recommended burning those heathens.

Since it's working to the Lakers favor however, it gets a pass.

AK/ BK

Come on guys- do I get to meet you and take your picture before the game?????

Simi

Fearless,

You made the same point on last night’s blog and in essence I agree with you – but the problem is that PJ can’t guaranty a top four finish, unless the team finishes ahead of the Suns and is a division winner. They are too close to play those types of games right now.

JohnnyP - DONE!! BBQ'd grizzly meat, tacos and a side of troll - pick it up!

He needs to work on his half court shots -- what up with that?

Xodus,

Thanks for the AB17 links. They were a great pick-me-up to get game ready for tonight. I can’t wait to see Andrew return and join Kobe, Pau, Lamar, and Fish as the next great Lakers championship team finally takes the floor.

Man, I love the Beast nickname for Drew. I don’t remember who first started calling him the Beast but he or she deserves a big shout out. Awesome nickname that perfectly describes what Andrew has become. Please take a bow so we know to whom to give the credit and appreciation

Making of the Beast is also the best AB17 YouTube mix I have seen. I especially loved that it began with the Shaq confrontation. How could you not love Drew’s response? I knew he was going to be great right there and then but even I didn’t expect it to happen so soon. It was great to be reminded of why Jerry West said that the Lakers were the best team in the NBA BEFORE trading for Pau Gasol.

Mamba24 needs to add the Making of the Beast to the very top of roll call so we can all get our AB17 fix to start the day. It’s better than the pharmaceutical version of your favorite mood enhancer. I was screaming at my PC in the middle of the day. LOL. Was that a Laker employee helping Drew work out or was that his personal trainer guy?

It seems like a million years ago since we saw Andrew emerge as the Beast. I love Kobe. Lamar, Pau, and Fish as well as the rest of the guys on the team, even including Luke, although I do immediately start clamoring for Phil to take him out as soon as he goes in. But Andrew Bynum is going to become one of the greatest centers in league history. Thank you, again, Jerry and Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak, for not trading him.

Now that we don’t have your Gators to worry about, this should be UCLA’s tournament to win, provided that Collison shows up. Kevin Love has been sensational. So who are you picking, Karl? Bruins or Tarheels? Funny, how even with the Bruins as a #1 seed, I am still looking forward to the NBA playoffs more than the Final Four. Probably because Kevin Love is great and I love my Bruins but no team owns my heart as much as Kobe and the Lakers and now AB17. Get well and dominate, Drew. You are the Beast!

Tom

Laker Lover,

You mean like every other star that expects a call on every foul? I've heard some writers say that they've heard from several refs that Duncan is one of the league biggest complainers. To Duncan's credit he avoids getting T'd up very often, but the fact remains every star complains about calls.

You're using this, like everything else, as a vehicle to continue your Kobe-hate tour. At least you're diligent.

Xodus,

What im saying is looking at the pressure he can put on his knee already...he looks like he could do some practicing. The one that tells me that is the part when the trainer is trying to post up on Andrew, plus the one where he is making Andrew pivot in the post..

Those are probably the trickey movements because they're sort of herky jerky. The dislocation wont happen from putting weight on it (the dumbelss) but from stupid freak twist of the knee. (ala landing awkardly on your foot) What i looked for was Andrew's reaction to when he has to bend his knee and try to step in front of his body with it (when he's posting up), plus any facial reactions to when he's pivoting.

Im not saying hes NBA ready right now...but I bet that he could do some light practiciing. I mean i dont know his conditioning level..but Id guesstimate his movements would be back 75%, but his strength looks really good, maybe like in the 90%. That I look at by seeing when he has the weight on his shoulder and stands up from a sit down position. I mean he can stand up with weights from sitting down, which means that the muscle strength in the knees is pretty even.

The rest of the comeback would just be from playing. As they say there's no substitute for the real thing.

Obviously Im not a doctor..but just from what it looks like..I think our boy is doing really good and working out hard and will come back.

And think of this Laker fans...it may seem like Bynum has been out forever...but not to a lack of effort...what do you think a Kwame Brown rehab video looks like?

Simi Laker Girl,

That was funny. I was expecting a video of Mbenga blocking a shot to win tacos, not an actual video of him holding a taco and saying"Tacos," LMAO. Gracias.

Tom

shneurson,

If that's what Kobe needs, he'll never be named the greatest player ever.

I just don't see him ever leading the league in assists. He plays close enough to a traditional shooting guard, plays in the triangle which prevents ball domination, and he's going against guys like Paul, Nash, Williams, and Kidd.

Fortunately, I don't think he ever needs to lead the league in assists to be the best player ever.

The Lake Show,

“And think of this Laker fans...it may seem like Bynum has been out forever...but not to a lack of effort...what do you think a Kwame Brown rehab video looks like?”

Thanks for the post and encouraging interpretation. You have to appreciate Drew’s work ethic. He does look like he has kept himself in as great a shape as possible. I wondered if that was his personal trainer or a Laker trainer working with him.

Anyway, wonder if Kwame will play tonight? Wonder if the fans will give him a cheer for getting us Pau? LOL. Thanks again, TLS.

Tom