Orsborn: Lakers Give Gasol Big Responsibility

[Allanon]

Actually, the numbers tell me that the Lakers receive more FTAs than any other team in the playoffs. They also tell me that Kobe gets more FTAs than any other player. Want more proof?

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Even a moron could see that the Lakers are getting special treatment from the refs.

LeBron, Shaq and Dirk got the "special treatment" from the refs too, last I heard they're chasing down tuna. Hmm, Phoenix and Dallas are also getting "special treatment" from the refs, wonder how much that's helping them catch the trout

Actually the Lakers rank 11th in Def Eff among all playoff teams. Considering the average defense they've played so far you'd think some of the Laker opponents would be receiving more FTAs.

Defensive efficiency is one thing, Field Goal % is another, Lakers are #6 overall in opponent FG%. Defensive efficiency doesn't work when you compare running teams to non-running teams.

Add to that, the Jazz were the #1 fouling team in the regular season. That is heightened by the fact that the Jazz have no defender capable of guarding Kobe so they must foul. Sorry, more FTA's don't correlate to a fix, most of the teams that got a ton of FTAs are fishing...so much for the "special treatment"

[temujin]

Wait for Pau Gasol to score 35 points and get 20 rebounds and shut down Duncan in G7.
And miss that final layup with 2'' left down by one point.

That's pau gasol.

[SpursIndonesia]

Gasol has some length and quickness, he could do a decent job on Duncan.
However, if Duncan is still Duncan, it won't be enough and Duncan will score a lot if Gasol defends him 1 vs 1.

I put an "if" because Duncan wasn't Duncan against Hornets. If he doesn't play better against Lakers, Spurs will be fishing soon and he will be the first to blame for that.

Agreed Bruno, from 3 games that i watched live here in my country, game 1, 4, and 7, it seemed that Tim hasn't been able to truly adjust to NO team defense on him, and looked frustated at times going against a very good man defense by Chandler, really bothered by his length and quick feet.

Now, i do also think that Chandler played above par defensively in that series, and his team defensive scheme helped him a lot, but Tim was just not himself in that series, really underwhelming, especially on the offensive end of the game,even after his supposed Flu sickness has gone away.