Kwame Brown's Failure as a Laker Helped Andrew Bynum Evolve

If Andrew Bynum is introduced into the Hall of Fame, there's little question who will introduce him.

There can be only one choice to do so: the great Kwame Brown. 

Yes, the one man who was the first overall draft choice, and who has been universally hailed as the greatest defensive player of his generation took the time to hone the skills of  Bynum. 

In fact, if you watch Bynum play and you see those soft hands, that power, that skill in the post, it's hard to not see Brown there. 

Or not. Well, unless you're Brown anyway. 

"That was my young fella," Brown said. "I taught him everything he knows."

So this got me to wondering. Is it possible that Brown did  teach Bynum? In a sort of anti-Brown way?

You know the old line about watching everything I do, then do the opposite. 

You actually could become a great NBA big man by studying the film, seeing Brown's every move, and then doing the opposite.

Maybe that's why when we see Bynum play, it does nothing whatsoever to remind us of Brown. 

Or maybe he was talking about bowling?

Bynum's response: "Kwame and I are friends," Bynum said, smiling. "We used to talk about cars. We went bowling too."

If only Brown's hands were as big as his ego, maybe he would have developed into the player he thought he was.