Rose second and Butler as well but yes he is their best this year as u said...
Gasol is by far Bulls' best player
Rose second and Butler as well but yes he is their best this year as u said...
Bulls just beat GS in Oakland
Gasol - 18 points / 16 rebounds / 8 assists / 4 blocks . Lowe
Bulls fans are probably crediting the win to Rose, who had 30 points on 33 shots and 11 TOs
Hinrich - 5 points / 1 assist 2-8 FG and 1-6 from 3 in 38 minutes
Pau played 41 minutes
Rose 42 minutes
Noah 40 minutes
Thibs managing minutes![]()
They played in OT, if you subtract 5 minutes from each total, it's not that bad, tbh..
True, but giving Hinrich 38 minutes and only 23 minutes to Gibson is still bad though. With that stacked front-court, he doesn't need to play anyone more than 40 minutes, with or without OT.
But yeah, not everyone is Pop when it comes to minute management. And I think Timmy is playing too much this season btw.
you Pau!
Think how different this season would have been![]()
We both lost out.
Pau would have resulted in the Spurs repeating. LOL Splitter and his ing calf. Can't believe people are still all over this guys nuts. What a pansy he is.
Gosh this is just a fail on all levels. Pau would have helped the Spurs tremendously this year. Splitter's soft ass got the Spurs bounced from the playoffs and made Duncan lead the Spurs in MPG. Duncan/Boris/Pau would have been too much for anyone down low. Their length would still result in problems for people defensively.
Why did the Spurs pursue him so hard? Apparently RC and Pop thought it would have worked great (and they were right).
It takes only one early exit for Spurs fans to return to -made status, I see.
Wow, this is stupid..Splitter is soft, so you want to replace him with an equally soft player? And no, that frontcourt would be embarrassing defensively, as Gasol was one of the worst defensive bigs in the NBA by any metric you choose..
LOL - told you
here we go. The guys who continue to be dumbfounded regarding Splitters "unfortunate" injuries.
Nevermind Gasol and his 19PPG-12RPG-3APG-2BPG on 50% shooting playing 78/82 games. Lets just ignore this![]()
But look at the metrics! Splits is so tough and killed boris in the world games!
Give me a in break with this already. Splitter is a good defender but he's a pussy who can't stay healthy. He doesn't have near the overall basketball talent as a guy like Pau. It's not even a debate.
Splitter may be good defensively, but I don't see the argument to how adding Pau while retaining Splitter isn't a bad idea. Duncan is not a bad defender down low, and putting him at the C starting with Pau would have been great for the team and spacing, too.. This would have also helped Duncan resting-wise and give a dynamic scorer. Pau had a monster season, but Thibs inability to shorten his minutes this year got him injured when it mattered most. He would have been a great pick-up. Splitter, while good defensively, hasn't given us much this year and couldn't play when it mattered. He was pretty much neutralized against LAC.
With Gasoline Spurs offense, Spurs would blow teams out. No one could score that much. Gasol can score on the block or on the perimeter and he's a great passer. Spurs would only have to play good enough D to let their offense carry the day.
I like Splitter more than most. He looks soft, but when he's healthy, the Spurs are elite. He just didn't look right for most of the season.
OMG he should be kicking himself on the butt right now.. the way the spurs played this year, and the way Pau also played this year. wow. that would have been something to watch. Plus we wouldn't have to burn Manu in December when he had to carry the team because of injuries.
Pau this offseason...
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Pau ed up. I am glad Chicago didn't win . This was the best fit for him IMO. We could have been great and he would have helped so much with all the injuries we had, BUT I guess the money is his main concern.
Another choosing money over being a part of great - almost ghetto free - basketball. Pau is a anyway.
go back to the lakers PAU and we will sign your brother too
Pau was all wrong for Chi. Not saying he's a bad player. Just saying Thibs is known for playing his players ragged. And had a big unit that dropped Booze so I could look slim and fit with Noah, Gibs, Mirotic. Oh but lets get Pau, Mirotic might bust or Noah might break?
Get over the Pau not coming here bull .
The Spurs can't be a contender again unless Parker leaves. I don't think adding Pau would have helped offset that huge negative impact player.
I don't think it was the money per se. He likes the city life, plays, concerts, operas, that kind of thing. Clearly B-ball is not his main motivation.
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