Kobe to Gasol: Put Your Big Boy Pants On

[AngelEyes]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...pau-gasol-loss

After Gasol ended up on the bench at the end of the Lakers game against Orlando Kobe Bryant had this to say about Pau Gasol's frustrations:

"Put your big-boy pants on. Just adjust. Just adjust. You can't whine about it. You can't complain about it."Kobe Bryant

[tomtucker]

just fire the fukking coach......and everything will be fine.....never trust a man with a mustache

[Clippersfan86]

First Dwight, now this.

[AngelEyes]

More from Bean Bryant:

"There's no excuses to be made, there's no whining. No putting your head down. We're here, we have the talent to make adjustments, we have to make them. Period. &

"I'll kick everybody's ass in this locker room if that doesn't happen. That's the attitude that you have to have. Metta (World Peace) is the same way. Dwight (Howard) has that in him as well. Even though he smiles a lot, he still cares a lot about this thing. Like I said, come hell or high water, it has to get done."

[scandisk_]

More from Bean Bryant:

"I'll kick everybody's ass in this locker room if that doesn't happen.

Pau has no respect for the Mamba

[BoutPractice]

Well, this is off to a great start. Good luck guys.

[francesco totti]

D'antoni is the wrong choice if keeps in not using gasol.
Lakers will only go far if the 4 of dwight pau gasol kobe and nash play it together.

[kNIOKAS]

As if Bryant has ever adjusted Oh well.

Pau is like that good hearted kid that everybody feels ok to pin their problems on.

[AussieG]

I watched all the post game interviews.. the Lakers make for a good soap opera at the moment.

Dwight was clearly frustrated. Kobe never talked about defense once.. and talked more about the need for he and Dwight to take more load. ie.. more hero ball.

Jamison and Duhon's interviews were the best.

Kobe was right about Pau.. but there is a lot more to it, than that.

The Lakers are a mess. If they keep losing, they will implode.

[Sakkreth]

Yeah and if Kobe got benched instead he would ask for new coach.

[Teanett]

kobe should shut up and stop fukking around himself.
he basically gave away the lead when he re-entered the game at the end of the first half.
the lakers were playing well and had the lead, but then ol beanhead reemerges.
plays like shit himself and calls out his teammate. horrible.

[longtime lurker]

So you guys think 11 points and 7 boards from Gasol is acceptable?

[sipitri]

Everything is easy when you're not the one on the bench.

[IGOTGAME]

As if Bryant has ever adjusted Oh well.

Pau is like that good hearted kid that everybody feels ok to pin their problems on.

he is adjusting right now. He was doing just fine in the Princeton and now he has to try and play pg, something that doesn't fit his skill set. He has to work way harder for his shots now too. This move was horrible for Kobe and Gasol as individual players.

So you guys think 11 points and 7 boards from Gasol is acceptable?

yes. when you are being put in situations to fail than it is expected. Blame the coach for not utilizing him properly and managing his knees. I hope Mike DAntoni is fair and plays everyone hard, I expect Nash playing 40 minute nights in the regular season just like kobe. This team has no chance of winning a title and i'm just hoping they blow the whole thing up at the end of this year or next.

This team doesn't do anything except spam pick and rolls. you can't win playing that way and also not playing defense.

[madmax]

because Kobrick always adjusts and changes his chucking ways, right?
Dude is a cancer of a teammate to deal with with his constant ballhogging and hero complex...how about he starts playing more team ball instead LOL?