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He was bad last year when he was playing with Howard and Kobe. Plenty of help then. He's just slipped from competent to horrible in the last 2 years.
That wasn't on gasol. He had no help defense.
He was bad last year when he was playing with Howard and Kobe. Plenty of help then. He's just slipped from competent to horrible in the last 2 years.
Gasol is a very poor fit for the Spurs.
Imagine if he went to the Thunder though *shudder*
They won't pay. They dumped HARDEN over money.
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yeah because if gasol tried harder the lakers would totally be playoff contenders right now
It's not even about this year, or even last year. Gasol hasn't been right since the Lakers attempted to trade him for CP3. Both he and Odom seemed to go off the rails after that, although to differing degrees.
the lakers were also attempting to phase Gasol out in favor of Bynum basically since the 2010-2011 season. prior to this year, he hadn't been the primary low post presence since 2010
He'd be an free agent. So we don't know how much he would cost.
He will ask some ridiculous number like his Laker contract but I don´t care if he gets 3 islands and 4 transatlantic ships as long as he stays away from the spurs.
talking about his defense, or lack thereof... how much would be considered chronic, and how much could we attribute to playing on a ty team and for being LA's scapegoat? How much of a defender was Boris while he was in Charlotte?
Pau needs a coach like Phil, Pop or even Doc at this juncture.
Miami will be a very good fit for Gasol.
My first thought as well, Chaz.
Gasol with the Thunder would be a dagger for the Spurs.
All things being relatively equal, there's no doubt in my mind that Gasol would pick the Spurs . . . but unless Duncan unexpectedly retires, the timing probably isn't right, both financially and fit wise.
Obviously, offensively he'd be a phenomenal fit, but defensively he couldn't work next to Duncan and his ego is too big to accept coming off the bench, even for a season. As a replacement for Duncan though, they couldn't do better, even though he's nowhere near the rim protector/rebounder. Add him to the others firmly entrenched in the rotation not named Duncan and Ginobili and they're not contenders post them, but still a damn good team.
Gasol is a tough fit for any team at the moment, tbh..
He's going to continue moving out of the post as he ages, and he no longer plays any type of defense..a high-post C that can't defend is a very tough sell as a starter, especially at his age..
dont want old players, we need athletic, young bigs. got too many oldies
Boris is so far ahead of him defensively, it's almost irrelevant how they compare on the offensive end. Pau is simply a massive liability on that end.
If he would take the MLE I'd sign him in a heartbeat but he's not going to take that low of a salary. If it's a choice between Diaw and Gasol, I take the frenchman every time.
He has stated that being on a winning team takes precedent. Its doubtful that he'd return to the Lakers anyway. He has been on the block for months at a time and was actually traded for CP3 but it was blocked. He'd be 34 in July. If he is interested in joining a contender his asking price would probably be significantly lower. I think his salary next season would be no more than $13 million but probably closer to $10 million.
He fits our mold perfectly and could contribute for a few solid years. I think it can be done.
You could be right, I don´t want Pau here but that´s me, anyway when I think about FO pockets flies and spider webs comes to my mind.
All great points.
But can you imagine Gasol in OKC. next to Ibaka?
Scary.
Just scary for the Spurs.
Frankly I'd rather have Mark Gasol instead but these are all just pipe dreams.
Give me a time and place,
I'd rather have Boris tbh. He fills a much more important need of guarding stretch 4's and even Lebron at times, obviously Pau is better but unless we made some other moves we'd be doomed to any remotely mobile big man.
With that being said, if we could keep boris, I would love Pau. He'd be a great fit in this system.
One advantage is the Thunder and Heat wouldn't play small ball vs a Duncan and Pau lineup.
We have three sgs that have limited ability to create for themselves. Parker is getting older and much of the offense relies on him. Duncan plays very little in the post. Adding a skilled offensive of big man would make it very difficult to stop an offense like the spurs that thrives on ball movement. I think it would make the team better next year and will be able to maintain a compe ive team once Duncan retires.
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