And Pesky, I'm not saying Gasol isn't a good player. But he isn't one of the best power fowards in the league.
When you come around here stating Gasol is one of the best power fowards and claiming he is equally as clutch as Ginobili, I'm going to call BS.
That's simply RE ED.
I saw the post game comments and they interviewed Kobe. He was smiling from ear to ear. Although he had a poor offensive game, he couldn't contain himself. He said that he could not wait for Bynum to get back. Kobe scored only 6 points and the Lakers won handily. While their opponent was the Nets, you can't jump to conclusions, but the Gasol addition definitely makes them more dangerous.
No doubt about that. Scrubs like Fisher and Radmonovic are going to get open looks galore.
Fisher is not a scrub head and Radmonovic is just as good or bad as Brent and Finley. Remember Fish .04'd your asses.
Fisher. He's lucky they can't test for HGH. And if you want to go there with the 0.4, he didn't get the shot off in time. You break that shot down, frame by frame, it's 0.52. But Spurs fans have given that up. We aren't like the Suns Fans who and moan about how we got screwed. We moved on and won two more championships.
And what the has Radmonovic won? Barry has two rings and Finley one. Both have proven themselves in the playoffs. Even Phyllis call this dude a space cadet.
Those who say Pau is not one of the best PF's in the league make me laugh....he's clearly better than Dwest and Rasheed.
He's a top 8 and will climb as he continues to play with Kobe.
KGB line will own.
Gasol over Rasheed?he's clearly better than Dwest and Rasheed.
No.
I'd take Pau over Sheed in the system that we run.
I've been reading through a lot of the comments about the Laker trade, and I find that they're a little biased (but thats to be expected on a Spurs message board).
For one, a lot of people are saying that Gasol's presence on the Lakers doesn't make them a contender. Like it or not, the Lakers now have two skilled 7 footers, in addition to the game's best scorer.
The only team that stands in their way at this point, in the Western Conference, is San Antonio. Is San Antonio still the better team? It's hard to argue against that, as they have won four championships (granted, Kobe/Shaq Lakers had to fade from the scene before they could win the last two).
Breaking down Gasol's game though, he is the perfect fit for a big man in the triangle offense. Versatile scorer, excellent passer out of the high post. I'm going to probably take a thrashing for this, but Gasol, like it or not, has historically given Tim Duncan trouble. I'm not saying that Duncan can't score on Pau whenever he wants, but Gasol is always a pain in the ass for an big man to guard. He's a capable ball handler, and extremely quick when he faces up to the basket. He's burned Kevin Garnett, Duncan, Chris Webber, and an assortment of power forwards over the years.
The Lakers have a good shot at defeating the Spurs, maybe not this year, but it is a very good possibility with this current lineup.
And we defeated the "Shaq/Kobe" Lakers twice on our way to two championships.
And how many times did the Lakers defeat you? Nuff said...
You guys still don't have Phil Jackson to complete the winning combination of the three-peat.
I know PHX has probably the worst big-man coach in the NBA.
I know. Amare's development sucked.
He's pretty much dependent on Nash feeding him.
Is it too late for the Jerry West to gift Mike Miller for DJ Mbenga?
The Lakeshow needs Mbenga to defend Duncan, though...
Better go with Rudy Gay for Walton.
I like this guy.
Spoken like a true conspirator.
Good times
The Good Doctor with the goods
Timvp gets it.
Some funny and pretty accurate observations in this thread. I wish folks downstairs would remember this when they claim Pau is the MVP of the Lakers.
Good call!!Actually, this trade may help the Spurs indirectly. This may propel the Mavs...whom I still think are the Spurs toughest matchup in the West to go ahead and trade for Kidd, in which case they will be much easier to matchup against the Spurs as Harris/Terry/Stackhouse have hurt us in the past.
timvp also gets Gasol was traded for nothing... I wish some Lakerfan downstairs remember that too
I think it's widely understood that this trade was a total -job.
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