A good coach and quality / educated/ unselfish teammates would thrive, playing with Gasol. Trade Gasol to the Heat and Gasol will OVER-NIGHT be a 25 point, 10 rebound, 5 assist, 3 block guy…EVERYNIGHT ! Because LBJ will get him the ball early and often, in scoring position. Touches make any big man play harder and become more active.
Not understanding how to utilize a legit 7’0″, skilled player such as Gasol, is a reflection of :

1. Selfish guard play / kobe jacking up Harlem Globtrotter type trick shots, in an attempt to look like MJ.
2. Lack of structure and control from the coaching spot. D’Antoni doesn’t have the metal to tell kobe to Pass The FRIGGIN BALL !!!

Spo/ Riley will ensure Gasol is entrenched in the offense, team and city and does not receive this type of BULL iSH type negative publicity.

Gasol is the most skilled 7’0″ dude in the league….this is RIDICULOUS !!!

It’s a shame that NBS Sports isn’t smart enough to realize that Kurt Helin doesn’t fit their needs of intelligent basketball punditry and move him off in order to find someone who can write intelligent articles about intelligent ideas.

I hate seeing all the ignorant anti-Gasol articles being bandied about and pathetic brouhaha about Pau needing to be traded. I’d love to see some intelligent sports pundit give us the reasons why Pau shouldn’t be traded, why it’s Dumbtoni who needs to figure it out in order to maximize Pau’s contribution to the Lakers. Sadly I know Kurt’s not that kind of intelligent pundit. Care to prove me wrong Kurt?

Go Pau Gasol!!! Go Away Kurt Helin!!!

“I’ll try to get into the paint as much as I can, but also remind myself that (I need to) keep the floor spaced,” he said after Thursday’s practice. “I’m trying to figure it out….”

I love that statement because it neatly summarizes the problem.

Pau Gasol is a terrific player with a variety of skills. However, he’s most effective in the low-post. He even says as much – to become more effective, he needs “to get into the paint as much as [he] can.”

RIGHT after he says that though, he reminds himself of what Mike D’Antoni wants him to do. He says, “(I need to) keep the floor spaced,” which means he needs to give Dwight and Kobe space to operate in the paint….which means he needs to get out of the low-post.

The last part of his statement – “I’m trying to figure it out….” is the perfect finish.
Fans and teammates want Pau to become more effective.
What D’Antoni wants him to do specifically asks Pau to stay away from the area where he’s the most effective.

Gasol is trying, but I don’t see a solution.

when dwight posts up teams can get away with single teaming him, but I think it’s harder to do for pau because he will either score or find the open man. Dwight is an amazing finisher and guys will find him but I’d like to see a more inside outside offense with kobe and pau.

when dwight posts up teams can get away with single teaming him, but I think it’s harder to do for pau because he will either score or find the open man. Dwight is an amazing finisher and guys will find him but I’d like to see a more inside outside offense with kobe and pau.