Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Lamar Odom are off to great starts this season. Odom is averaging 14 points, ten rebounds, and four assists per game, helping the Lakers to a 12-2 record.
Just like in seasons past, Lamar Odom has been in the Lakers' starting lineup this season, as Bynum recovers from off-season knee surgery. The consistent play of Odom has fans asking a famous question: should Lamar Odom remain in the starting lineup when Bynum returns? The answer is no. Here are three reasons why:
Andrew Bynum is a better defensive player: Andrew Bynum is clearly the Lakers best interior defender. What Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol lack physically, Bynum makes up for. With his physicality, Bynum is a more reliable last line of defense in the paint. The team would be silly not to start their best defensive lineup.
In addition, Bynum gets a lot of easy baskets. A majority of Bynum's baskets come off dunks and put backs. These high percentage shots get the Lakers off to fast starts in games.
If it aint broke, don't fix it: After Bynum has returned from injuries in seasons past, he has assumed ...
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Los Angeles Lakers’ 2010-2011 Sixth Man: Lamar Odom Or Andrew Bynum?
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