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MVPau
That's the same shooting touch, post game and passing that delivered two rings as the alpha, you should be more grateful for MVPau, tbh....
Pau Gasol’s Defense
That there are still four teams below the Lakers in the points allowed per possession rankings speaks to the aggressiveness of the league’s tankers and the defensive incompetence of some of the league’s worst teams.
The Lakers are poor on talent, so it’s no surprise they’ve been awful defensively. And Gasol still has the soft touch, post game, and passing brilliance of a key offensive cog. But his defense has slipped so far that it is difficult to watch at times. Some of this is effort-related; Gasol has little incentive to try his hardest on a terrible team, and for a coach with whom he has clashed. But any team signing Gasol to a big-money contract this summer will be betting that effort explains just about everything going on here — the lazy reaching in the lane, the failure to challenge anything at the basket, the lack of jumping ability.
The Lakers have been miles worse on defense with Gasol on the floor, and opponents have hit nearly 55 percent of close shots when Gasol is near both the shooter and the rim — one of the worst marks in the league for a big man, per NBA.com. If it isn’t effort, whatever team buys on Gasol this summer is going to be sorry, unless it can pair him with a top rim protector.
My guess this forum wil blame all of this on the coach or Kobe somehow.
Love Pau as a professional was great #2 ...
But come on, for teh crap yall say about other stars lack of defense he is much worse.
MVPau
That's the same shooting touch, post game and passing that delivered two rings as the alpha, you should be more grateful for MVPau, tbh....
He's older obviously. Age catches up with the best of them tbh.
Still a great, championship winning #1 during his prime though.
No question MVPau has stunk it up on defense this year, I am actually embarrassed for him, and expected the leader of a b2b championship team to do better and exhibit more professionalism.
Like the article said, the issue is effort, and without a talented wing player to support him (well, Meeks count some what), MVPau just didn't bring it every night. But when he did, you guys got b2b because of him.
Why should Pau give any effort this year after being scapegoated and being in 50 different trade proposals?
There are millions of reasons tbh
Make an argument for good contract with the Lakers or another team so he can pad his retirement life.
Killa should be arrested on sight. He's been killin' 'em where he finds 'em since he hit the in' floor.
Because it's a contract year for him. You still have to be professional and do your job. GMs are watching him to see if he's worth signing. Right now it's not looking so good because he stank defensively and his offensive numbers are inflated due to MDA's system. I'd give him an $8M-$10M incentive-laiden contract max, on a 2-year deal if I were a GM.
90% of which defense is not a requirement for.
But MVPau is doing his job, Alberto, unlike Kirby, who quit and is devoting his time to filming Tapes instead
^You've nary room.
Your Duncan is a sexual as well.
coasting, tbh.... Non-Issue
This has been obvious for a while, tbh..
There are few teams that could fit Gasol into their starting lineups, going forward..
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