Pau Gasol Supremacy

[21_Blessings]

Pay your respects to the best European player in basketball.

pozJusNZyz4

[Findog]

Pay your respects to the best European player in basketball.



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[JamStone]

Josh Childress?

[21_Blessings]

Josh Childress?

He won the 2009 Eurobasket championship and MVP?

Oh yeah, that was Pau.

[picc84]

Pay your respects to the best European player in basketball.

pozJusNZyz4

His game...Its...its so beautiful. *wipes tear*

:toast

[Donkeybong]

this video makes me miss ariza

[JamStone]

He won the 2009 Eurobasket championship and MVP?

Oh yeah, that was Pau.

You're sensitive.

[21_Blessings]

this video makes me miss ariza

Same.


You're sensitive.

Not at all.

[Findog]

You're sensitive.

"We have evidence that Pau Gasol is the best European basketball player in the NBA."
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/4059032882_59b50946f4_o.jpg

[Muser]

Dirk>Pau.

[JamStone]

Not at all.

I think so. You're sensitive to the romantic charms and bearded guile of one 7-foot Spaniard Lakers center... sensitive like a gypsy rose in a treacherous storm, sensitive like the tender broken heart of a teenage girl, sensitive like the ass crack of a white chick in Denver after a chance encounter with a mamba. You're oh so sensitive, like the blushing denials that you aren't.

[21_Blessings]

You're sensitive to the romantic charms and bearded guile of one 7-foot Spaniard Lakers center....

Project much?

Don't be afraid to share anymore of those deeply seeded repressed feelings you have about Pau. The NBA forum will welcome your fancy with open ears.

[JamStone]

Lol. You really are sensitive.

[21_Blessings]

Lol. You really are sensitive.

If living in denial about your feelings helps you sleep. Good for you!

[Findog]

It's fitting that a thread about Pau Gasol turns into a discussion of deep-seated homosexual longings.

[JamStone]

If living in denial about your feelings helps you sleep. Good for you!

My true feelings are that you make it obvious that you lust for Pau Gasol. Making that observation isn't compatible with actually having those feelings. Nor do your sophomoric attempts to flip (project) your feelings onto me make you any less lustful. I applaud the attempts, unsuccessful though they have been.

[21_Blessings]

It's cool Jam. You slipped up and couldn't hold back what you truly felt. Nothing to be ashamed about.

[JamStone]

Adorable how don't stop trying... it's very cute.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

It's fitting that a thread about Pau Gasol turns into a discussion of deep-seated homosexual longings.

Just whose seat are they going deep into?

[21_Blessings]

Adorable how don't stop trying... it's very cute.

Ah, look how sensitive you are.

[nkdlunch]

piston fan and laker fan need to get a room.

[Findog]

Just whose seat are they going deep into?

21 Blessings has a longing for Pau Gasol that can't be quenched:

Cue the country music strings and the desolate scenery:

http://www.truthaboutit.net/pictures/Brokeback-Phil-Kobe.jpg

[Ghazi]

no I DISAGREE DIRK NOWITZKI IS THE BEST EURO IN BASKETBALL !!!!!11111

[La Peace]

I really don't give a fuck.

[TheManFromAcme]

That dunk over Birdman is sick. :hat

[Ginobilly]

Probably the 2nd best power foward in the game today. Fun player to watch.

[Culburn369]

I'm shocked Al hasn't come along arguing for Marc.

[Allanon]

I'm shocked Al hasn't come along arguing for Marc.

There's no arguing that Pau is a good player. Really no room for arguing about another player, but since you mentioned it.....

Whether or not Pau's much better than Marc this year, we'll have to wait and see.

[milkshakeballa]

I'm shocked Al hasn't come along arguing for Marc.


:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[Muser]

Dirk>Pau.

[21_Blessings]

Pau > Dirk

[Muser]

I don't remember quoting myself :wtf. Ah well.. I'd take Dirk, but it's a pretty damn close gap.

[noob cake]

Free franchise players sure are nice

[ezau]

The Gasol for Brown trade was just like the Spurs getting Wade for Udoka.

[DAF86]

Players that without a question are better than Pau right now:

Lebron, Wade, Nobody else. And I could even make a case for Pau > Wade right now.

[ezau]

The thing about the Gasol for Brown trade is that it's so full of bullshit it won't even happen in fantasy basketball

[tdunk21]

Pay your respects to the best European player in basketball.



why?? and who said he is best??dude ur posts crack me up....they give me a good laugh...lmfao....:rollin

[21_Blessings]

Eurobasket MVP faggot.

[21_Blessings]

What has Dirk ever won across the pond? He's a loser wherever he plays.

[pauls931]

I was very impressed watching Gasol last night. He has some great post moves. Even when Amare managed to stay in front of him, he'd do a bunch of dream moves and shoot a turnaround or even fade a bit on occasions. No one can guard that without getting physical which you can't do on their home court without fouling out in short order.

[Spur_Fanatic]

Dirk.

[Muser]

What has Dirk ever won across the pond? He's a loser wherever he plays.

Most people think Euro awards mean nothing for some reason.

[Muser]

Props to Pau though, ever he's been a damn beast this year..

[lefty]

I agree that Gasol is the best Euro player

Fuck Dirk, he is an overrated pussy jump-shooter

[Killakobe81]

I would agre with those that argue dirk he Is the better all-around player ...

BUT

i do think Pau's game as a true pivot or post player ...is more condusive to winning ...
and points in the paint are much better barometer for post-season success ...

All that said... Dirk doesnt have Kobe or Phil ...
and Dirk has taken his teams further as the leader than Pau has ... just saying.

[21_Blessings]

If you consistently lead your team to epic failure that talking point ceases to be valid.

The concept of a team leader is completely subjective. Pippen shouldn't be penalized just because he played next to Jordan. While Dirk shouldn't be rewarded for underachieving with a tailor-made squad every year.

[TampaDude]

The thing about the Gasol for Brown trade is that it's so full of bullshit it won't even happen in fantasy basketball

+1 Collusion is a wonderful thing. Gotta keep the $$$ machine going! :lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Kobe still impressed me a lot more than Gasol last night.

[picc84]

I would agre with those that argue dirk he Is the better all-around player ...

BUT

i do think Pau's game as a true pivot or post player ...is more condusive to winning ...
and points in the paint are much better barometer for post-season success ...

All that said... Dirk doesnt have Kobe or Phil ...
and Dirk has taken his teams further as the leader than Pau has ... just saying.

Dirk is not the better allaround player. Not even close. He's a better shooter/scorer. Thats it.

[lefty]

Dirk is not the better allaround player. Not even close. He's a better shooter/scorer. Thats it.
This.

[sefant77]

What has Dirk ever won across the pond? He's a loser wherever he plays.

lol retard

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Gasol just took what Amare was giving him (wide open layups). Yes he played well but we've even seen Kwame Brown have a good night against Amare when he's in DGAF mode. Kobe literally made the right play down the court every time. As pissed off, angry and frustrated as I was last night, the ball movement and execution from LA's offense was great basketball.

[21_Blessings]

That is true. Wasn't long ago when Bynum would casually drop 25+ on Amare and the Suns.

Still Pau is playing at much higher level than he was 2 years ago. Better rebounder, defender, midrange jumpshooter and most importantly, I think Kobe and Ron beat the vagina out of him.

[Ignorant Spurs fan]

When has Dirk ever led his team to anything?

He is the sole reason why Allas will remain ringless FOREVER!!

[Ignorant Spurs fan]

When has Dirk ever led his team to anything?

He is the sole reason why Allas will remain ringless FOREVER!!

[Killakobe81]

Players that without a question are better than Pau right now:

Lebron, Wade, Nobody else. And I could even make a case for Pau > Wade right now.

GTFO ...as good as Gasol played ...

Kobe was the MVP of the past 2 games ...
he killed the Suns in the 3rd in Game 1 ...
he got ron going in the 1st, and then Pau late in game 2 ...

one of the best 2 game stretches for Kobe in the playoffs since the 3 peat years ...he played really smart both games.

One side note:I was not happy with our defense except on amare ...Kobe played well last game on "d" .
This time we hedged to much to Nash/Amare pnr ...our secondary rotations were horrible, by ALL Lakers kobe included.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Oh I agree completely LA has completely neutralized any pick and rolls and that's mostly cause of Gasol improved defense compared to 2008. I miss the days of being able to pick and roll Smush parker and Kwame Brown to death :lol. I just find it remarkable how everyone (including myself) bought into Lebron being better than Kobe during the regular season and now we're seeing who the real leader is.

It didn't work, but Gentry's game plan wasn't as terrible as people make it out to be. Double team and leave Artest open as a catch and shoot player. Phoenix doesn't have players capable of defending Kobe and Gasol 1 on 1 without help, so Gentry's best option was to leave Artest open and force the ball out of their hands in the first half. Artest did what he was supposed to do and hit all of his open shots, which makes it virtually impossible for Phoenix to defend LA. Not Gentry's fault.

[Ignorant Spurs fan]

Oh I agree completely LA has completely neutralized any pick and rolls and that's mostly cause of Gasol improved defense compared to 2008. I miss the days of being able to pick and roll Smush parker and Kwame Brown to death :lol. I just find it remarkable how everyone (including myself) bought into Lebron being better than Kobe during the regular season and now we're seeing who the real leader is.

It didn't work, but Gentry's game plan wasn't as terrible as people make it out to be. Double team and leave Artest open as a catch and shoot player. Phoenix doesn't have players capable of defending Kobe and Gasol 1 on 1 without help, so Gentry's best option was to leave Artest open and force the ball out of their hands in the first half. Artest did what he was supposed to do and hit all of his open shots, which makes it virtually impossible for Phoenix to defend LA. Not Gentry's fault.

How many championships do the Suns have?

[21_Blessings]

It didn't work, but Gentry's game plan wasn't as terrible as people make it out to be. Double team and leave Artest open as a catch and shoot player. Phoenix doesn't have players capable of defending Kobe and Gasol 1 on 1 without help, so Gentry's best option was to leave Artest open and force the ball out of their hands in the first half. Artest did what he was supposed to do and hit all of his open shots, which makes it virtually impossible for Phoenix to defend LA. Not Gentry's fault.

Funny how that works out. A 42 year old Grant Hill and Amare skullfucked Manu and Duncan on the defensive end last series :lol

You make a good point. Can't blame Gentry for his team lacking the ability to guard a transcendental talent like Kobe or a highly skilled big in Pau.

[pauls931]

How many championships do the Suns have?

The same number as you do for this season.

[TampaDude]

The same number as you do for this season.

Actually, at the end of this season, the Spurs will still have :lobt2: :lobt2: :lobt2: :lobt2: and the Suns will still have none. :lol

[resistanze]

You're both being baited by a troll :lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

The same number as you do for this season.


I'm not gonna reveal who's troll it is but you're not responding to a real poster.

[Brazil]

Oh I agree completely LA has completely neutralized any pick and rolls and that's mostly cause of Gasol improved defense compared to 2008. I miss the days of being able to pick and roll Smush parker and Kwame Brown to death :lol. I just find it remarkable how everyone (including myself) bought into Lebron being better than Kobe during the regular season and now we're seeing who the real leader is.

It didn't work, but Gentry's game plan wasn't as terrible as people make it out to be. Double team and leave Artest open as a catch and shoot player. Phoenix doesn't have players capable of defending Kobe and Gasol 1 on 1 without help, so Gentry's best option was to leave Artest open and force the ball out of their hands in the first half. Artest did what he was supposed to do and hit all of his open shots, which makes it virtually impossible for Phoenix to defend LA. Not Gentry's fault.

I tend to agree with you, Gentry is not making a lot of lineups, coaching mistake this serie.

We are of course looking at Artest, Kobe, Pau performance but once again I thought Odom is making a lot of damage, yesterday was not a 19/19 line but 17/11 and 4 assists is very solid.

[SomeCallMeTim]

GTFO ...as good as Gasol played ...

Kobe was the MVP of the past 2 games ...
he killed the Suns in the 3rd in Game 1 ...
he got ron going in the 1st, and then Pau late in game 2 ...

one of the best 2 game stretches for Kobe in the playoffs since the 3 peat years ...he played really smart both games.

One side note:I was not happy with our defense except on amare ...Kobe played well last game on "d" .
This time we hedged to much to Nash/Amare pnr ...our secondary rotations were horrible, by ALL Lakers kobe included.

Kobe's D was horrible last night... in fact, if Stouemire hadn't have stolen the Defensive Hall of Shame spotlight, and especially if the Suns would have won, Kobe's total lack of discipline on D would be a major topic of discussion.

Dudley is not a guy whom you can cheat away from to give help. Time and again, Kobe would wander away... including to give help toward Ron Artest on Grant Hill for crying out loud. Dudley got wide open looks and just didn't miss.

I'm not going to say Dudley outplayed Kobe last night because Kobe did get a ton of dimes... but given their roles (role player vs. star player) Dudley won the matchup IMO.

Kobe had better wise up or this is going to be a major problem in Phx where I expect their team as a whole to play better.

Gotta give Dudley credit, he's the only Suns player been backing up his mouth.

[pauls931]

I'm not gonna reveal who's troll it is but you're not responding to a real poster.

Darn it...:downspin:

[Ghazi]

lol, the same people who are now overrating Gasol (can make a Gasol > Wade case, really?) are the same people who probably thought Kobe wasn't a top 10 player based on a few poor games in the Thunder series.

Everyone's just a clueless knee jerker.

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[Bob Lanier]

Everyone's just a clueless knee jerker.
Yes, making a judgment based on an entire season is truly a case of "what have you done for me lately" dismissiveness.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

You make a good point. Can't blame Gentry for his team lacking the ability to guard a transcendental talent like Kobe or a highly skilled big in Pau.


Thank you at least someone gets it. Even against the Spurs, Grant and Amare had tons of help on Duncan and Manu. They trapped Manu on pick and rolls a lot and sometimes had a weakside defender come over to strip Duncan right after his spin move, the difference is San Antonio doesn't have the chemistry or spacing to beat double teams like LA does. It seems like every role player on LA knew Phoenix's defense would lead to them getting open looks while Kobe and Gasol are fully prepared to get them the ball and have confidence that they'll make the shots.

[monosylab1k]

lame

[21_Blessings]

butthurt

[monosylab1k]

butthurt

lame

[SomeCallMeTim]

Thank you at least someone gets it. Even against the Spurs, Grant and Amare had tons of help on Duncan and Manu. They trapped Manu on pick and rolls a lot and sometimes had a weakside defender come over to strip Duncan right after his spin move, the difference is San Antonio doesn't have the chemistry or spacing to beat double teams like LA does. It seems like every role player on LA knew Phoenix's defense would lead to them getting open looks while Kobe and Gasol are fully prepared to get them the ball and have confidence that they'll make the shots.

Agreed. I was not real impressed with Gentry during his run with the Clippers, but he seems to be doing a fine job coaching the Suns now.

LA is just hitting shots right now. Don't forget that there have been plenty of games where Artest/Farmar/Brown and even Fisher were not hitting those wide open looks. Things would get really interesting in the Finals where the Lakers would have to face a top-tier defense again. They hit those shots last year against the Magic's great defense, we'll see if they could do it again against BOS/ORL.

I don't really see much in the way Gentry could be doing different except to keep Frye glued to the bench... except that creates its own dilemma because he is one of their key pieces and sometimes you just have to run a guy out there and hope he turns it around.

[picc84]

This is going to sound weird, but I was actually getting angry at how easily the Lakers were scoring on the unbelievably bad Phx defense last night. I don't mean to sound like i'm overlooking the Suns already, but i'm seeing this series more as a tune-up for the finals than an actual contest. And watching Gasol and Odom roll to the hoop like bulls past a matador with no opposition doesn't help us at all. It might as well be a practice drill, and we already run practices.

[monoslyab1k]

lame

[21_Blessings]

Dudley is not a guy whom you can cheat away from to give help. Time and again, Kobe would wander away... including to give help toward Ron Artest on Grant Hill for crying out loud. Dudley got wide open looks and just didn't miss.

Yeah Grant Hill. Why would the Lakers try to double the guy that scored 14 in the 3rd.

Dudley got open looks due to the Lakers defensive scheme and lack of respect they are giving him.


I'm not going to say Dudley outplayed Kobe last night because Kobe did get a ton of dimes... but given their roles (role player vs. star player) Dudley won the matchup IMO.

Whose troll is this?

[RsxPiimp]

This is going to sound weird, but I was actually getting angry at how easily the Lakers were scoring on the unbelievably bad Phx defense last night. I don't mean to sound like i'm overlooking the Suns already, but i'm seeing this series more as a tune-up for the finals than an actual contest. And watching Gasol and Odom roll to the hoop like bulls past a matador with no opposition doesn't help us at all. It might as well be a practice drill, and we already run practices.

Just reminds me how LA streamrolled Utah and Denver in 2008 and when they faced a team who had a different mentality and approach they folded. OKC was a good test for LA though, so not surprised they kicked into another gear and swept Utah and will probably finish the Suns in 5.


I dont like how things are going on for LA right now, but at the same time Boston is a different team.

[Ghazi]

Boston's already beaten 2 teams better than LA. I'm just saying...

[21_Blessings]

Boston's already beaten 2 teams better than LA. I'm just saying...

Go ahead and say it Ghazi. It'll look nice next to your Dallas WCF and the King slaying the Lakers predictions.

[Ghazi]

I'm just saying....

[Ghazi]

Pay your respects to the best European player in basketball.

pozJusNZyz4

:rollin

[monosylab1k]

:lmao

[Ghazi]

I agree that Gasol is the best Euro player

Fuck Dirk, he is an overrated pussy jump-shooter

:rollin

[ElNono]

That is true. Wasn't long ago when Bynum would casually drop 25+ on Amare and the Suns.

6-6 ejected ecstasy.... N:lolA = F:lolcked

[Josepatches_]

Pau 2
Dirk 0


That's what Kobe's fans love to write.
Now today Dirk>>>Pau but Gasol won 2 tittles and imo he was the better player last 2 years.

[monosylab1k]

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[badfish22]

Pau 2
Dirk 0


That's what Kobe's fans love to write.
Now today Dirk>>>Pau but Gasol won 2 tittles and imo he was the better player last 2 years.

Thats why you're a dumbfuck from spain.


And::::::
Dirk: 8
Gasol: 0

[Ghazi]

rebump :lol

[sefant77]

Dirk vs Gasol: 8-0

Gasol as franchise player: 0-12

:lol

Gasol just crashed back to his grizzlies pussy image

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

lol Pau

[Ghazi]

:)

[endrity]

Man, some people are really dumb.