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Wait, Dedmon is shooting 3s?
Pretty comparable actually
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Min Pts....FG%..3% FT% Reb Ass St BLK TO PER
Pau Gasol......... 25.2 10.3 48.9 40.0 71 8.2 3.6 .2 1.6 1.7 17.3
Wayne Dedmon 24.9 9.5 53.0 38.5 86 7.9 1.0 .3 .9 1.4 14.5
Interestingly, for everyone who says Pau doesn't protect the rim he is blocking shots at almost twice the rate Dedmon is. Of course, Dedmon is being paid about half of what Pau is.
Last edited by buttsR4rebounding; 11-08-2017 at 02:46 PM.
Wait, Dedmon is shooting 3s?
Yeah, Pop was obviously holding him back.
Dedmon was never a good shot blocker and he's a horrendous post defender. He can rebound though.
Shot blocking and rim protection aren't necessarily the same thing, Ddmon was a good rim protector. Gasol is both.
Gasol, btw, since that @ Indiana game has been playing much better.
He has been playing point center, tbh.
I like Gasol, my problem with him is his contract. If he would be making 8 millions per year I wouldn't complain.
Except for this:
Salary
Dedmon: 6,000,000
Gasol: 16,000,000
People tend to freak out if guys play like crap or seem rusty out of the gate, not realizing it takes time for some guys to get into a good rhythm and back in basketball shape. No matter how many practices/scrimmages you run, it aint the same as the real thing.
Not to mention it started a bit earlier this year. Pau will be frustrating at times, but he definitely can help this team in several areas. I'm glad he's had a few good games lately, hopefully it continues. Mainly the blocking/3 point shooting
Everybody agrees Pau can help the team. In fact, right now he's probably the best playmaker he have alongside Manu. The problem with Pau is his contract. He isn't worth 16 million per year for the next three years, tbh.
It's def not a great contract :/
I just meant people were crapping on the dude early on for his poor play overall. Maybe his contract + poor play factored in (like Patty) without realizing there tends to be a rust factor with lots of guys to start
At this point the contract is a sunk cost. All the complaining in the world won't change it.
It's better for Pau to play well than poorly regardless of his contract.
I expect Pau's numbers to be more efficient once Kawhi comes back and starts commanding double teams.
He definitely has been much better. No complaints about Gasol lately.
Patty has been pretty awful with the exception of the game b4 last tbh. He's got to keep shooting etc... but he definitely is way way way overpaid. Pau lately has been among the team's best players. His rim protection is underrated bc he gets burned in space sometimes, but he contests really well at the rim and is a factor for the team defense. He's shooting much better, he creates for teammates etc. Statistically, Lamarcus, Pau and Rudy are currently the team's best players. Mills has been the worst rotation player.
My issue with Pau other than the contract is that he's likely to run out of gas when it counts. The guy is ancient.
Dedmon isn't exactly a fit guy and he wouldn't play big mins due to dumb fouls. Also despite Dedmon shooting better from outside, defenders respect Gasol more and it opens things up. Manu and Gasol's pick n roll last night was deadly last match.
Amazing that Pau has two rings and Dedmon zero -- a statistical anomaly no doubt.
With the way Pop has embraced small-ball, I don't think it's dire. Right now with the injuries, everyone is higher in the hierarchy and playing bigger minutes that they will hopefully be doing after the new year.
Dewayne was a dumb decision away from having one much earlier in his career than Gasol.
Gasol is one of the smartest players in the league. I get the gripes about his contract, but this team couldn't use Dedmon. We actually want to compete for something important. Atlanta doesn't.
Pau's problem is that he's either lazy or old. He doesn't bring effort a lot of the time, and that could be because he knows he can't play that way for more than a few minutes. If Pau were FIBA Pau all the time, he'd be worth his money, and the team would be a great position.
Probably coasting to save something for down the stretch. Long season and his minutes/responsibility are not only up because of the Kawhi injury, but also the Lauvergne injury. Come Friday, we'll get a fresher Pau and Aldridge.
Then add Kawhi, Joffrey and Parker all returning and the rotation suddenly looks a lot different. Some minutes are reduced while others are eliminated ... probably about 65-70 minutes in total (35ish Kawhi, 20ish Parker and 10ish Joffrey).
In the meantime, it's great to get Murray, Anderson and Paul additional reps and even some Forbes (if he's gonna stick).
Coasting? He didn't have a good postseason... And he is older now... He will be worse
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