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Why Keeping The Ball Up Is Important

Despite the loss, Andrew Bynum really impressed me last night.  On one play in particular, he showed why he can be a really good player in the post as he continues to develop.

Andrew Bynum makes the catch here and quickly gets the ball on the rim, all while keeping the basketball up the entire time.  In the past, I talked about how important it is for smaller guys to go quick and keep the ball up, so you can just imagine how productive it is for a seven footer like Andrew Bynum.  The fact that Bynum can do this naturally while he is still developing a post game is a good sign for his post game a year or two down the line.

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Jun 2010
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  • Jake

    Is there any way that someone can show this clip on infinite loop to Kendrick Perkins? Pretty please?

  • james

    good to see bynum playing smart basketball. although this is a TERRIBLE pass by odom. luckily pierce and glen davis cant get up that easily to grab it, anyone else would have picked that ball easily

  • Mike

    Bynum’s already a really good player in the post, he consistently got 20-10 while Gasol was out at the beginning of the season. He’s just never healthy.