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Pau is currently everything Dirk should have been.
Time to stop denying, this guy is dominant. He can defend, pass and seems to have a counter post move to every kind of defense played on him. He also seems like a good teammate. Much respect to him.
Pau is currently everything Dirk should have been.
He's pretty good, yes.
i've always like his game. but he's not the best PF in the league. he's surrounded by a ton of talent.
Dirk's never destroyed the Suns in the playoffs before
Welcome to weeks ago..
Gasol has been the Lakers best player in the playoffs so far, and he's obviously the best PF in the NBA now that Tim is past his prime, this has been apparent for a while..
The true test will be how he responds vs. Boston..last time he saw them, he got neutered..'Sheed and Garnett will be trying to mentally him..
Sucks for Pau that he has to carry that dead weight in Bynum up front..they look a lot better when Odom is out there, as usual..
Pau has the best post game out of any PF. He's actually too big to be considered a PF. He's really a center size at 7'0 250. To me, he's like a modern day Bill Walton. He pretty much can do it all out of the post. Very skilled player. He could easily start at center on most teams.
Nope. When Gasol had to lead a team he couldn't even win a playoff game Dirk has led his team to the Finals. Truth hurts
Put Dirk on this Lakers team with this much talent and they are even better.
Give Dirk Kobe to work with and he would look better. Dirk looks just as good as Pau without Kobe.
Dirk is still better. The only difference is that he's paired with a guy named Kome
Dirk is an average defender, a decent rebounder and an average passer..yes, he's a better scorer than Gasol, but the versatility has to count for something..
Why do people talk about Pau's team in Memphis? why do people ignore that Mike ing Miller and even James ing Posey were his #2 options most of the time?..
Dirk's never won anything of significance in the playoffs before
He's not a PF, he's a C. I don't know why they list him at 7-0, he's clearly 7-1. There is no such thing as a 7-1 PF, therefore he's a C.
Here's what people forget about him as he continues to feast off not being the focus of opposition's defensive game plans and plays routinely against 6-9 PF's: He's a career long choker in high pressure moments, a certified cream puff who get's discouraged when he's pushed around (which is far too rare; watch the Celtics scare the living day light's out of him again, though) and has proven without a shadow of a doubt that he CAN'T carry a team.
I'm not trying to take nothing away from him, but it's funny how people forget all of his shortcomings and get caught up in slobbering over him. Every time a white guy can play in this league, this is what people do.
At this moment, is he playing better than Howard and Duncan? Sure. But, Ginobili was playing better than Bryant for almost half a season; it doesn't make him a better player. I'd still take a healthy, rested Duncan over Gasol. I don't care what anyone says. If the Spurs sign Splitter and are able to finally limit Duncan's workload, I hope these two teams meet in the playoffs next season. Even at 35 (by then), I still think if his knees hold up, Duncan would out duel Gasol.
Why do people even compare Nowitzki to Gasol at this point? Other than the fact that they're both white, they have nothing in common. Nowitzki makes nowhere near the all around impact that Gasol, or Duncan or Howard do. You know, true big men that can do more than shoot/score. Nowitzki, Bosh and Stoudemire are all a cut below those three because they're all one dimensional (though Bosh can also rebound).
Dirk is a ty defender with no post play and becomes worthless without the ball in his hands. Everything Pau is not.
Stop talking. Dirk was the MVP of the league, everything Pau is not. He is not a ty defender.
Why do you post? Seriously
Nobody ever listens to you
21blessings himself said last year Dirk deserved 1st team over Pau, and that Pau's been overrated ever since becoming a Laker
He's just so scared of next years Mavs that he has to downplay Dirk's brilliance
Pau Gasol has become a great player. He has always been very, very good, but now, in this role, you are seeing a very talented player in a perfect scenario.
I actually said I'd take Pau over Dirk on the Lakers. And Dirk did deserve 1st team All-regular-season.
Dirk won the MVP and carried his team to the Finals and almost a championship on his own. Dirk was two wins away from a championship while Pau didn't even win a single game when he was the top dog in his team.
Pau Gasol is a better fit in LA and thus the Kobe and Pau connection is working because Ka-PAU is not ball-dominant unlike Dirk.
End of story.
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