Pau Gasol is PUS$Y

[HOoopCityJones]

Not when it comes to LeBron or any other player.

It's ALLLLLLLL about the Finals, remember?

You sound like a straight bitch my ni99a, real talk.


You're in here catching feelings about some unrelated Lebron shit, hold this L pu$$y.

[r15mohd]

Ether.

right....debunked just before it. try and refute it, it you're capable.

so take Kobe and throw them on any of those 8-10 teams you like, then take the only player you say who's easily able to replace Kobe, Dwyane Wade, and pair him with Bynum/Gasol/Odom/Wade. It is GUARANTEED that Kobe's squad DOES NOT beat this team of Bynum/Gasol/Odom/Wade. I'll say it again, GUARANTEED GUARANTEED GUARANTEED! Wade and Kobe are a wash in the matchup, however the front court of Bynum/Gasol/Odom proves that they are superior and will outdo any of those 8-10 teams front courts you pair-up Kobe with. this is really the tell all of this rant, Ne1. the logic of just throwing Kobe on another squad doesnt cut it, cuz when you match/compare the Bynum/Gasol/Odom trio with a like-term in Wade, it easily outweighs any notion/point/stance you're trying to make.

[HOoopCityJones]

right....debunked just before it. try and refute it, it you're capable.

"Best frontcourt since the 80's Celtics" - Some Dumbass circa 2015


You lost this debate before it even really started home skillet.

[Magic 32]

Honesty there were probably 8-10 teams in the league with front-courts that would have been contenders with Kobe, while there was only 1 SG on Kobe's level in 2009 and 2010 (Dwayne Wade)

The Lakers front-court is usually just overrated by idiotic Kobe detractors trying to diminish him. The "dominant" front-court and the Lakers didn't even finish top 5 in OREB%, DREB%, or rebounding differential. I especially like how they always bring up Bynum. I can understand Gasol/Odom, who were both key for the Lakers during the 3 consecutive Finals runs, but including Bynum?

Bynum-
2008 Regular season: Only played 35 games. Lakers won 57 games and finished with the #1 seed in a stacked Western Conference.
2008 Playoffs: Didn't play. Lakers still made the Finals without him.

2009 Regular season: Only played 50 games.
2009 Playoffs: Averaged 6/3. Lakers still win championship

2010 Playoffs: Averaged 9/7. Lakers win championship.

There were more teams that could pose front-courts on the Lakers level than guards that were on Kobe's level.

These front-courts would have been contenders with a Kobe Bryant...
Hawks: Horford/Pachulia/Josh Smith/Kobe
Magic: Dwight/Gortat/Rashard/Kobe
Jazz: Okur/Jefferson/Millsap/Kobe
Boston: Garnett/Perkins/Wallace/Kobe
Portland: Pryzvvilla/Camby/Aldridge/Kobe
Nuggets: Nene/Martin/Andersen
Mavs: Nowitzki/Marion/Chandler/Haywood/Kobe
Bulls: Noah/Boozer/Deng/Kobe

and that's just off the type of my head...

Now keep in mind Kobe averaged 30/6/6 in the playoffs during the Lakers 3 straight Finals runs.

2010 Championship run, Odom/Gasol/Bynum combined: 36 PPG/24 RPG/4 APG

Hawks: Horford/Pazchila/Josh Smith season: 34 PPG/23 RPG/6 APG

Dallas: Dirk/Haywood/Dampier: 39 PPG/22 RPG/4 APG

Orlando:Howard/Rashard/Gortat: 36 PPG/21 RPG/4 APG

Bulls: Boozer/Noah/Deng: 41 PPG/29 RPG/7 APG

That's at least 5 teams that can replace LA's front-court and still expect a ring. The Kobe Bryant's of the world are ridiculously hard to find. No SG could have replaced Kobe except perhaps Wade in 2009 and 2010. That goes without saying Wade's skill set isn't suited for the triangle as well as Kobe's. Not saying he wouldn't be good in it, just not as good as Kobe. Wade doesn't have the range, nor is he as good off the ball.