Pop: Gasol Is A Starter

[spurraider21]

Gasol has a huge ego, tbh..he probably wouldn't even be with the Spurs if Tim hadn't retired..it would be shocking if he doesn't start IMO..

I'd have a big ego too if I dragged kobe to 2 chips

[G-Dawgg]

The guy was an All Star last year. Besides averaging 16.5 points/game, he was 5th in the entire NBA in blocked shots with 2/game and 6th in rebounding at 11/game. Take a look at who's ahead of him in those categories, he's in some pretty elite company. Of course he starts...

[Obstructed_View]

Then I am not impressed with a Demon-Lee frontline off the bench unless they stagger minutes between the starting bigs and Bench.

There are worse things than the two bigs off your bench not playing out of position, and having a defensive specialist and an offensive specialist together.

[DMC]

Spurs sign probable HOFer and puts him in starting rotation. ST upstairs posters beside themselves in disbelief, thinking Gasol would come off the bench.

[DMC]

He won't get benched vs. GS early on, tbh..maybe if he struggles he'll get benched in the subsequent games, but I don't see why he would in the earlier matchups..

Warriors are going to be even weaker inside, this season..Spurs don't have the personnel to run with them, they will have to pound them inside IMO..Gasol/Aldridge should be a better matchup than Duncan/Aldridge, on paper(Gasol's post game was pretty weak, last season, though)..

I don't see him getting benched. Pop respects older guys who have proven themselves on other teams. He won't disrespect Pau that way not even to win a game. The only HOFer Pop would bench in a tight situation is Tim.

[TrainOfThought5]

I don't see him getting benched. Pop respects older guys who have proven themselves on other teams. He won't disrespect Pau that way not even to win a game. The only HOFer Pop would bench in a tight situation is Tim.

Motha in burn.