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No one is even talking about him.
His line last night was incredible. I'm officially worried....
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
P.Gasol C 34:09 9-11 0-0 8-12 +14 3 3 6 6 2 0 1 2 1 26
No one is even talking about him.
Who is Gasol ?
he's a good piece to the puzzle in LA but i'm not worried as a Spurs fan. if they were giving him away for peanuts, i wish the Spurs would have gotten in on the bidding wars...but it is what it is. no crying over spilled milk.
Gasol's a great fit in LA, no question. However, I'm much more worried about Tony getting healthy. If we don't go in the playoffs with our top 3 ready to go, the Spurs could seriously be out in the first round with how stacked the West is. If TnT + Manu are 100%, I don't see anyone beating them.
I'd be very afraid. Not only is he a tremendous scoring threat, he adds length to the Laker froncourt, and has an opportunity to play for a championship...
Gasol on the Grizzlies was a fine player, but soft and b1tchy. Not a franchise player.
Gasol on the Lakers is the perfect complement to Kobe, creates all sorts of matchup problems for the Spurs and has the smarts and passing ability to thrive in the triangle.
So, yeah, I am worried about Gasol... on the Lakers.
Historically, he's had good games against the Spurs.
We'll have to wait until 4/13 to get another crack at the new-look Fakers.
Colour me as one who is officially concerned.
I am. Yes. I see the Lakes winning a championship within three years. And I think that trade was collusion.
WGAF...i'll be concerned if we meet the Lakers in the playoffs. The West is going to be so compe ive this year that the Spurs may not even see the Lakers in the playoffs.
Until then, i'm not worried about Pau.
well this forum is goingto be fun...
I filled my tank with unleaded Gasol
You people keep hoing in on Gasol the individual talent or the centerpiece of the Grizzlies.
Gasol on the Lakers means less help on Kobe.
It means Bynum in man-to-man coverage.
It means Odom, Radmonovic and Fisher can hurt us more.
Remember how the Spurs would punish whoever drew Duncan's assignment?
Well, good luck Oberto/Elson/Horry.
Because even if by some miracle Gasol gets stifled, they got that Kobe guy.
Afraid of a high scoring, non-crunch time player? If anything should be clear by now, championships are not won by adding a player with the largest scoring average.
So how does that improve the Lakers defensively?
Find your stones. Or grow some.
The difference between the Lakers doing well in the playoffs and them winning it all will depend on the health of Bynum...
...apparently they are won by adding guys named stoudemire...
Are you an idiot?
Gasol fortifies their defense. Now they have 2 shotblockers, something the Spurs don't have.
Gasol gets you 9 boards and 2 blocks a night in the playoffs.
Who do the Lakers have to stop besides our Big 3?
They have an answer for everyone except Duncan.
But they are going to kill us at the other PF/C spot.
Go to the Playoff Matchups thread and learn something.
Sure, vets looking for a ring like Stoudemire and Finley, Barry, Horry, etc...
Thanks for playing.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling.
Idiots look to shotblocking stats to gauge a player's defensive capabilities.
Somebody made a big trade and Ghost Writer is freaking out. I've seen this one before...
Actually, several times before.
...other than finley, I havent seen any of these guys lighting it up latley..
I'm more worried about Kobe getting more open spaces.
You've seen them with rings, have you not?
People forget that next year the Spurs add Tiago Splitter a savy draft pick and have 13 or so in expiring contracts.
One big defensive player and/or Splitter is as good as advertised and Spurs are fine.
Gasol may block a few shots and grab boards but he is still soft on defense and Duncan and others will eat him alive just like always on that end.
One can make an arguement (a strong one) the Lakers regressed severely on defense by losing Brown - he was their best defending big man - it is not just about stats!
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