The Legacy of Laker Centers

[mipmip8]

Whoever said they couldn't think of another example of this? U can do it with pretty much any position on the lakers or celtics.. They may not have been as dominating as this grp but still some of the greats of the game. That music repeating in the shaq part made me want to rip my ears out...

[mipmip8]

What about K. Brown???!!!!! LOL I shouldn't even joke about that

[juliojgr19]

Bynum has potential to be a dominating center, but it's difficult to say how will be his career. Gasol can't be a dominating center because of his body, but he's tall enough and has a big, big talent to be a real star in Lakers history.

[apokalypse4000]

comparing Bynum to Shaq is totally unfair. the reason why Bynum wears number 17 is bc he's half the player Shaq is. He'll never reach Shaq's level.

[cubicleBOB]

That WAS a very nice quote you made up there. I'll give you that, if I felt the same way you did I'd be using that all the time.

But seriously, here are some things you need to consider and I only have like 290 characters.

Drew already averaged more rebs and pts last yr in his first yr as a starter than dwight howards first yr as a starter.

check that.

He's being trained by one of the best of the bests Kareem.

He's got a mountain of potential

[rafmiranda777]

the boy Bynum is good!

[corianderM]

KAREEM "SKYHOOK" ABDULJABBAR IS NO.1

[KuYaJL]

What do expect from him. He's 20 years old and he just recovered from a major injury. He's making his way up there.

Anyways, great video. Shows how blessed the Lakers were by getting all these great big men. Hopefully Bynum can continue the tradition.

[jonanater]

Bynum is the next Kareem!

[JSEProduction]

Gasol?Well if Bunym comes back next season Pau will probably play PF so i think Pau still would deserve credit on this video but 5 stars!

[xCo0ki3zXD]

What was at the end??? The phone thing

[cubicleBOB]

What exactly are you asking?

The end was a phone sound effect from imovie sound effects.

The images were taken from various internet sources.

[Gerkinstock]

What about Mike Smrek? What about Chuck Nevitt? What about Petur Gudmundsson? What about Frank Brickowski and Swen Nater? What about Magic Johnson, who started as center in Game Six of the 1984 finals?

[francizzz]

gasol aint a center, bynum only played good because he was in a contract renewal year

[Gerkinstock]

Oh, c'mon! Bynum is only 21 years old! His career is just beginning.  Contract renewal has nothing to do with his improved play.

[midgetjk]

everybody, the reason he didnt add pau is because he is more of a power forward than a center

[ewcorpuz]

Awesome. Go Lakers!

[lakersandangels]

So much of Kareem in Bynum. Studying in the hands of him must be special....

[jvasquez7292]

Gasol?

[Legendofzoom]

dayam i miss andrew........

[lamanu55]

nice video, Lakers all the way!

[Jamzkangster]

because technically Pau isn't a center, a PF. He's just playing the center position right now because Bynum is out and we have no one else besides him and Mihm (who is still MIA.)

[kanemetlake8]

Don't forget about Travis Knight!!!!!!!

[Gerkinstock]

Well, he did have one good season as Shaq's back-up (back in the days when Shaq usually played 70 games per-season).

[tottin]

gasol is power forward but he also can play center.when andrew bynum come back pau will play in PF position.

[sideswipe1824]

Why Didnt you include GASOL in the vid!!!o COMEon how come!!!!!!!!!!!

[ddenuci]

Nice job, cubiclebob. A little too much time devoted to O'Neal though. I can't think of any basketball team that has had more great players at a particular position. In fact, I can't think of one in any of the 4 main pro sports. Yankee centerfielders : Combs, DiMaggio, Mantle, B. Williams. Or maybe the Cardinals first baseman (Mize, Musial, Hernandez, McGwire).

[ddenuci]

Oops, forget the Red SOx leftfield position: Teddy Ballgame, Yaz, Rice & now Ramirez. My own rule is that you must have at least 4 players at that position, and they have had to play at least 5 years for the team.

[ddenuci]

This is a stretch, but how about Boston Celtics small forward: Start with Frank Ramsey, Havlicek, Bird and now Pierce

[cubicleBOB]

Ya I knew going into it that Shaq was giong to get a lot of time just cuz There was so much I wanted to put of him and how I couldn't add 2 back to back slow clips cuz slomo clips didn't go well with the song that went well with him. but thanks for the compliment.