People need to stop pretending Pau Gasol is still good.

[Connor B]

He is not an all-star, he is not even an elite center any more. I have no idea why everyone from Kobe to Bill Simmons oversing his praises. Everyone said he suffered last year from playing out of position and from having injuries and once he came back and especially without Kobe he would shine. Now look, dude as a center isn't even making 40% of his shots.

And while his stats may get better as the season progresses, the truth is for three years now we've been lying about how good he actually is. Ever since the 2010 Finals he had dropped off. Lakers are lucky his ridiculous contract is up after this year. For what you're getting with him, maybe the most overpaid player in the league. Kobe is overpaid too but at least he can still put up elite numbers. Pau is a joke.

[Miss Bella]

He have no reliable playmaker at the moment, but it is a good sign for the Lakers that he is grabbing rebounds he is actually averaging close to 11 in 29 minutes. Once Kobe comes back he will have someone to feed him easy baskets and also take off more pressure.

[AirTupac]

No one's pretending, everyone realizes Gasol has been garbage for 3 years now.

[SpecialQue]

I'll never stop.

Never.

[Quizno]

No one's pretending, everyone realizes Gasol has been garbage for 3 years now.
surprisingly that's not true. people who don't watch lakers games think gasol is still a great big

somehow

[STATUTORY]

surprisingly that's not true. people who don't watch lakers games think gasol is still a great big

somehow

have to credit lakers FO for having the foresight to pull the trigger on trading Gasol.. too bad stern stopped it

[Tking714]

Amare and JR smith for Pau Gasol and steve blake

[SpecialQue]

Amare and JR smith for Pau Gasol and steve blake

No.

[hawkfan]

He can come to the Hawks next year as a free agent.
3 years, 39 million.
He plays center, allowing Horford and Millsap to play the forward positions.

[AirTupac]

He can come to the Hawks next year as a free agent.
3 years, 39 million.
He plays center, allowing Horford and Millsap to play the forward positions.

Take him. Not worth over 12 mill a year for us.

[Eric Cartman]

He can come to the Hawks next year as a free agent.
3 years, 39 million.
He plays center, allowing Horford and Millsap to play the forward positions.

3 years, 27 mil sounds better IMO.

[OJ SIMPSON 2.0]

Gasol without Kobe equals a no good scrub. Gasol with Kobe equals a top 5 center in the NBA. Kobe made Gasol, I remember he averaged like 20/10 last season in a stretch where D12 was out. Just futher shows how Kobe makes his teamates better and how concerous of a teammate howard is.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Nobody thinks that.

[Deuce Bigalow]

He can come to the Hawks next year as a free agent.
3 years, 39 million.
He plays center, allowing Horford and Millsap to play the forward positions.:biggums:

[Myth]

Doing good enough to keep him on my fantasy team. :banana:

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Amare and JR smith for Pau Gasol and steve blake

u serious man?

[branslowski]

Gasol without Kobe equals a no good scrub. Gasol with Kobe equals a top 5 center in the NBA. Kobe made Gasol, I remember he averaged like 20/10 last season in a stretch where D12 was out. Just futher shows how Kobe makes his teamates better and how concerous of a teammate howard is.

This./

[hawkfan]

Amare and JR smith for Pau Gasol and steve blake

You really think the Lakers want to blow up their salary cap space this summer for Amare and JR (and then have to give up a roster spot to Chris Smith)?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

You really think the Lakers want to blow up their salary cap space this summer for Amare and JR (and then have to give up a roster spot to Chris Smith)?
:roll:

[longtime lurker]

Amare and JR smith for Pau Gasol and steve blake

only if you throw in the lube and years of therapy after that trade rape

[no pun intended]

Amare and JR smith for Pau Gasol and steve blake
fvck you. blake is off-limits.

[KingLeBronJames]

I've been telling people that Pau sucked for the past 3 years now. But people wanna bash me about that. You guys feel dumb now?

[longtime lurker]

A lot of Kobe haters looked stupid with their whole Pau is the greatest PF in the league talk and "the Lakers will play better without ball hogging chucker" crap they were spewing. It's always good to see idiots get exposed

[I<3NBA]

when's the last time Gasol got in the ASG?

[rfm767]

Gasol is still capable of 18/8 on good efficiency.

[Kobe 4 The Win]

He's so passive this year. This should be his time now that Kobe is out but he's content to set screens and facilitate for others. He needs to put his ass under the hoop and demand the ball. I think he has enough ability to still be an all star. For some reason he just won't.

I still love the guy but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed.

[kurple]

Mcgee and WC for Pau

[Lebron23]

I've been telling people that Pau sucked for the past 3 years now. But people wanna bash me about that. You guys feel dumb now?


I think you need to change your username to KingKobeBryant. Gasol was still an elite player in 2011.

[AirTupac]

I think you need to change your username to KingKobeBryant. Gasol was still an elite player in 2011.

Gasol hasn't been elite since Pjax's last playoffs. That was the beginning of the end for Gasol. Its excuse after excuse nowadays.