Bulls fans; were Lakers fans right about Gasol?

[Mr. Jabbar]

Yes, it's early but:

Do you like what you see?

:kobe: <----- won 2 with him :pimp: :biggums:

[Fudge]

GOAT avy

[NZStreetBaller]

Kobe carried gasols but to a championship I been saying it for years. Anybody who doesnt know that clearly doesnt watch basketball.

[IncarceratedBob]

Kobe carried gasols but to a championship I been saying it for years. Anybody who doesnt know that clearly doesnt watch basketball.
CARRIED Gasol? Cmon, kiddo. Kobe was the clear leader of the team but Gasol contributed greatly to both 'ship runs.

[Mr. Jabbar]

gasol was a great contributor in those runs no doubt, but lets keep things in perspective...

one does not simply go 0-20 in playoff games w/o kobe and escape scrutiny :kobe:

[Smoke117]

Jabbar you're be...nevermind, who am I kidding? No you aren't.

[NZStreetBaller]

CARRIED Gasol? Cmon, kiddo. Kobe was the clear leader of the team but Gasol contributed greatly to both 'ship runs.

Okay fair enough....... I wouldnt say GREATLY but he did contribute

[Dengness9]

Thank God we no longer have Boozer.

[MaxFly]

I think most teams would prefer Gasol to Boozer even though Gasol is in the twilight of his career. I expect the Bulls to make some noise this season.

[JT123]

Kobe carried gasols but to a championship I been saying it for years. Anybody who doesnt know that clearly doesnt watch basketball.
Averaged 20/10 on insane efficiency, led the Lakers in win shares in the 2010 playoffs, but got carried. :facepalm
Seems you are the one who doesn't watch basketball.

[jaybee682]

From what I've seen this preseason he's a wayyyy better defender than Boozer with equal offense. So I'm okay with Gasol at this point.

[oh the horror]

From what I've seen this preseason he's a wayyyy better defender than Boozer with equal offense. So I'm okay with Gasol at this point.



His size alone will disrupt people along with Noah and he's a much better rebounder than boozer that's for damn sure.

[oarabbus]

The Bulls lost Boozer for Pau. Every Bulls fan except for Boozer's uncle is ****ing ecstatic lol

[SyRyanYang]

The Bulls lost Boozer for Pau. Every Bulls fan except for Boozer's uncle is ****ing ecstatic lol

It's not that much of an upgrade to be "ecstatic".

[monkeypox]

I'd take Gasol 10/10 times over boozer. Sad seeing him in a different jersey now. He is pretty soft for a guy his size, but at least he can play basketball.

[coin24]

Big pau fan, but yeah bulls fans enjoy his turnstile defense routinely giving the opposition career highs :oldlol:
Not to mention his soft layup/ lob shit he puts up and bricks.

At this point he's hardly an upgrade over boozer. Ever since Shannon banged his girlfriend pau hasn't been the same player

[TaLvsCuaL]

Those Kobe stans always belittling Pau to praise Kobe are kinda pathetic.

[Upgrayedd]

Gasol > Boozer.

[dontgetchoked]

It's not that much of an upgrade to be "ecstatic".
But it is though. He's passed his prime, but he's still better than boozer at everything and he makes, what, 10 million less? That's what's up

[ArbitraryWater]

Big pau fan, but yeah bulls fans enjoy his turnstile defense routinely giving the opposition career highs :oldlol:
Not to mention his soft layup/ lob shit he puts up and bricks.

At this point he's hardly an upgrade over boozer. Ever since Shannon banged his girlfriend pau hasn't been the same player

"Big pau fan"

[Warfan]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he had already blocked more shots then Boozer did last season.

[Angel Face]

Gasol > Boozer.

This, Gasol over Boozer.

[Crystallas]

Too early to tell. But he's better than Boozer already.

[robert de niro]

the title should say kobe stans not lakers fans

[Undisputed]

It's not that much of an upgrade to be "ecstatic".
Actually, it is. I know I am ecstatic watching Gasol instead of Boozer out there. Gasol looks like he has a lot left.

[GimmeThat]

they were probably right about the fact he wouldn't be able to play along with Jeremy Lin and Kobe at the same time.

but then, that's a lot of players.

[RidonKs]

the title should say kobe stans not lakers fans
just came into say this


first off, a comparison with boozer doesn't belong in this conversation

bulls can't really go wrong with that pau signing as long as he doesn't go down with an injury. at $7m a year he's making a million more than robin lopez, about the same as brandon bass, a few million less than tiago splitter or jordan hill or thaddeus young.

he did average 17/10 in 60 games last season. he's been solid in preseason so far. still adjusting to new system and culture and teammates. his minutes will be limited joining an already strong front court rotation that offers a lot of flexibility. i think hell have a great year, bulls fans will be very happy, and 'lakers fans' will be proven wrong about him because their criticism of pau never had a leg to stand on in the first place.

[AirFederer]

Gasol is not the same as he was when he co-starred with Kobe, on much better eff btw, but he has so much more game than Boozer it's not even funny.

[choppermagic]

OK, trying to be as fair and unbiased as possible here.

Gasol is a very talented and versatile big man.

He has a tendency to play soft, even more so as he ages and slows down.

He played very well during the Lakers' championship runs.

He benefited a lot by playing next to Kobe, who took the spotlight/pressure off of him, and Kobe's temperament/drive seemed to help elevate Gasol's mentality during tough series.

At this stage of his career, Gasol will continue to be less effective, but is still a smart and skilled player.

The question is whether the new environment and teammates will have a positive effect on his game, or will he be more timid than he was during those championship runs.

I personally think he will be ok, but nothing great. I think he will show flashes of great games, but overall, Bulls fans will wish he was much more assertive, which will drive them a bit nuts in the long run.

[GimmeThat]

OK, trying to be as fair and unbiased as possible here.

Gasol is a very talented and versatile big man.

He has a tendency to play soft, even more so as he ages and slows down.

He played very well during the Lakers' championship runs.

He benefited a lot by playing next to Kobe, who took the spotlight/pressure off of him, and Kobe's temperament/drive seemed to help elevate Gasol's mentality during tough series.

At this stage of his career, Gasol will continue to be less effective, but is still a smart and skilled player.

The question is whether the new environment and teammates will have a positive effect on his game, or will he be more timid than he was during those championship runs.

I personally think he will be ok, but nothing great. I think he will show flashes of great games, but overall, Bulls fans will wish he was much more assertive, which will drive them a bit nuts in the long run.



he's that guy who gets you past 1 round or 2 rounds in the playoff.

but you just really can't determine which round.



I mean... it's why they brought him in, right?

[Kblaze8855]

This, Gasol over Boozer.

Yea I couldn't be happier. I wanted Pau in 2007. He's still better than Boozer on both ends.

[ILLsmak]

I only saw him in some pre-season shit, but he looks good. Pau doesn't need to score or dominate on D. He just needs to be a passing big like Noah. Having two passing bigs who are large enough to take up space will be huge. Especially since Pau can shoot.

As said, he shits all over Boozer.

-Smak

[ArbitraryWater]

I hope Pau Gasol is actually appreciated by his new team's fans. That was a rarity during his last stop.

[9512]

Some people may be right about Gasol being too soft but he has Noah as his twin tower mate in the paint which will reduce pressure on defense and there will be less pressure on offense with Derrick Rose's ball dominance.