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If we were to get him, we'd the championship imo. But really, everyone knows that would never happen.
If we were to get him, we'd the championship imo. But really, everyone knows that would never happen.
Lakers starters by year's end:
PG - Ramon Sessions
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - Hedo Turkoglu
PF - Pau Gasol
C - Dwight Howard
Bench:
Arenas
Artest
Glock
No, they wouldnt
^UNC, it's just solace after 8.
tee, hee.
Look the reality is we have some emotional ass mofos on this team. Trade rumors and amnesty clauses have our team not focused on the big goals. Artest, Pau the departed Lamar we have a lot of guys not built for the longterm scrutiny faced in a media market like Los Angels ...people think the fans are laid back. But we riot, rally and throw on the court and boo when the team is not up to snuff. , I wanted to trade Shaq for Duncan after consecutive sweeps in 1988 and 1999 ...Pau will face this if he stays the question is can Pau handle it?
Like Kobe I would rather a trade be done sooner rather than later but if Dwill or Dwight are the targets (no way they get both) they HAVE to wait.
and unlike most Laker fans I appreciate Pau ..but unlike most other teams fans I don't overrate him either. Gasol is highly skilled. he can shoot on the block with either hand and is a very good passer with a mid-range game. Strong rebounder with a high bball IQ
But, he also can be pushed off the block fairly easily. At times is too unselfish, borderline passive-aggressive. Sometimes it takes a bad call, or someone dunking on him or blocking his for him to go HARD in response. He rarely initiates aggressive play. In the clutch he has good timing on put backs or blocks but is unreliable to hit FT's or jumpers under pressure.
Pau should still have value and if he could play with a top notch PG would easily be a all-star in the East, much tougher at PF in the west right now ...Many laker fans underrate him, many of you fans that havent had him on your squad overrate him. I used to cover Memphis as one of my "regions" most of their fans can't stand Pau Gasol ...or his game.
Pau doesn't have substantial value to most teams, at this moment..
Would the Celtics realistically pursue a Rondo for Gasol trade?..I highly doubt it..
I could see the Pacers, Sixers and Rockets showing interest, but I can't think of a realistic deal..
Orlando would be foolish to trade Howard for Gasol..they'll insist on Bynum, as they should..
New Jersey trading for Gasol would be puzzling..they aren't a piece away from contending, adding Gasol would be pointless..
Your finest hour in a while. Substance over symbolism. Rare in these parts.
Appreciate it kind sir. Thing is Pau is NOT the problem. He should take it as a compliment that other teams want him, AND that Laker fans WANT MORE from him. Plenty of us, soured on Fisher and MWP ... but we realize they dont have much MORE to give, I at least just want them to be solid and take away from the team. Pau though, can (and has) given us more. Plus he makes more than those guys combined. And dont give me that Kobe shoots too much crap. Kobe does shoot too much, but both Kobe and Pau both realize the trade rumors are ing with his head.He gets plenty of touches to do more than he has ... If it was a shot distribution issue he would be asking for those shots. Right now it's all mental ...Pau wants to feel "wanted" ...and after his ex left him in the lurch last May ...Pau is not feeling "loved" at home or at work
Hey the kid kid is a true Spainard, a romantic. It is what it is ...
^I just pray they move him for the correct package. After the Odom Fiasco I'm not so sure about Kupchak. There is no need to be imminent.
PG, bench and SF are the areas where we need help.
Pau is doing fine as a PF I would only take: ALdridge, Blake, Love, healthy ZBO Horford and maybe I'm missing someone but not many PF's Im taking over him at this point .. Bosh is a maybe ...
PG, bench and SF are the areas where we need help.
Pau is doing fine as a PF I would only take: ALdridge, Blake, Love, healthy ZBO Horford and maybe I'm missing someone but not many PF's Im taking over him at this point .. Bosh is a maybe ...
I'll just leave this here:
Pau will die slowly on the vine after he's moved. A blind man can see that and that is why we'll have a difficult time moving him for suitable return.
I'll just leave this here:
[[[Lakers coach Mike Brown said that Gasol hasn't been able to avoid the rumors that have linked Gasol in trade scenarios with Houston, Boston, Minnesota, Orlando and Chicago in recent weeks.
"He was on his computer (Saturday) when we landed and he was looking through some articles and all that," Brown told ESPNLosAngeles.com after the team's shootaround Sunday. "I just leaned over and said, 'Pau, you got to stop looking at that crap. It will kill you if you do.' It's out of his control. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen. Nobody knows, except for the people upstairs and ownership. ... To worry about it, to try to do anything about it, it's wasted energy."]]]
I fervently hope he wasn't looking at this Forum.
tee, hee.
'Sup Mike Brown.
here? LG throws him under the bus constantly ...
I wonder if Bryant reads "that crap"?
he'll probably read about it before they tell him.
To Laker fan: Would you take Parker and Blair for Gasol? You know, since your PG is complete and utter and Blair is actually young, talented and the best bargain in the league, outside of Lin. You're not getting Howard, either, so keep that in mind.
Yes. With the addition of Neal coming over. Neal is my ideal and he's lethal. You can have your pick of Gasol, or, Bynum + any other single player on the roster, CBA rules abide.
Would you trade Gasol or Bynum for Hedo Turkoglu?
That is too much, tbh. I was hesitant to want to include Blair, tbh. Neal is an excellent roleplayer, he is too valuable to me.
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