Andrew Bynum is just one piece. I like that piece, I like the direction the 76ers are going.
But as the double teams start loading up on Bynum fast and he gets better at passing out of them (a skill he needs to work on) it just puts more pressure on everyone else. The other guys need to step up, make the extra pass and knock down the shots. This is still a team game no matter how good your center is.
Which is to say — Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner, you need to step up your games, also.
Philadelphia 76ers
Record: 34-48
4th in Atlantic
Home: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Capacity: 20,328
4th in Atlantic
Home: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Capacity: 20,328
Andrew Bynum raises the stakes for Holiday, Turner
Pro Basketball Talk 8/16/2012
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