Who is more annoying?!?

[TE]

I was fortunate enough to grow up watching Vlade Divac play. I honestly believe Paul Gasol plays similarly (Euro-style), without of course the three point range, clever post moves, and super duper crisp passing that Divac had in his arsenal.


I vividly remember watching him back in the late 90's-early 00's when he played with Sac-town. I remember I use to watch the games against the Spurs, and I would repeatedly shout "stupid sucking muth********" bas after Divac made remarkable play after the other. Looking back then, I really appreciate his game. He was so damn crafty and such. Which brings me to this question: who is the more annoying player, Divac or Gasol?

[Ashy Larry]

More annoying is Vlade. Dude flopped when Muggsy Bouges ran into him ..... dude, you're 7'1" 265 .... there's no way a 5'3" dude should knock you down

[Bob Lanier]

Did you just say Vlade Divac was a better post scorer than Pau Gasol?

[TE]

Did you just say Vlade Divac was a better post scorer than Pau Gasol?

Sorry, let me clarify, Vlade was more clever with his moves. Paul Gasol however is a better post scorer, sadly.

[JamStone]

Vlade was a flopper, the king of floppers. But he was also badass. He chain-smoked his entire NBA career. That is badass and negates any negative, annoying qualities he ever demonstrated.

Pau, on the other hand, is a gigantic walking vagina who likes to go to the opera.

It's not even really a contest.

[Kori Ellis]

That is badass and negates any negative, annoying qualities he ever demonstrated.

I don't know if it's badass, but I did see him smoking in the tunnel during games several times.

[Bob Lanier]

Sorry, let me clarify, Vlade was more clever with his moves. Paul Gasol however is a better post scorer, sadly.

So what was he "clever" at doing with those moves? I mean, you listed passing separately, so what's he doing down there?

[namlook]

Vlade was far more annoying. It's not even close. He had the art of the flop down to a science. He was also a master at giving the illusion of creating contact when there was none there and making it look like he was fouled.

Gasol is by far the better post player, shooter and scorer and ultimately the better player.

[TE]

So what was he "clever" at doing with those moves? I mean, you listed passing separately, so what's he doing down there?

The way he scored. I can't find anything on youtube that specifically shows his clever post moves. But you can see full games (or parts of games) that were played between the Kings and other Western Conference Teams (namely the Lakers and Mavericks). If you watch these, you can tell the difference between Vlade and Gasol. Evidently, defenders would second guess Vlade's moves only because of his unorthodox soft style of playing. Paul Gasol however is more predictable when it comes to the post IMO. Oh, I must'nt forget, Vlade was one heck of a crafty passer in the lane (ask Chris Webber, Doug Christie, or any Kings players that had plays with them making sharp cuts to the rim), defenders also had to deal with that part of his game.

[eisfeld]