Pau Thread: Surgery a success; now rehab & rest for 12 weeks

gcclaker · by **gcclaker** on Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:40 pm

Juronimo wrote:Pau has done great work on Howard. I was concerned before the series because Dwight was beasting against Cleveland but Pau along with Bynum and the help D has kept Howard contained. Plus he has provided us with scoring as necessary. Props to Pau. Just imagine if that trade never happened where we'd be right now.

Howard was phenomenal against Cleveland... Then again he was checked by the slow footed Ilgauskas, the physically overmatched Varejao or the glacially fast Ben Wallace. The last two were also not the low post scoring threats where Howard have to expend energy on the defensive end. Howard now cannot take breaks on defense...must now play straight up with his defensive assignments. Howard while a great weakside help defender is really not ALL THAT on an individual basis.

UncLaker · by **UncLaker** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:39 am

Gasol doubles a Magic player .......said player spits double to make the shot.

On the Howard dunk who is Gasol Guarding some doubling some1.

Jeez
thanks for the great offense.
please try a bit harder a defense.

flea_lakers · by **flea_lakers** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:46 am

UncLaker wrote:Gasol doubles a Magic player .......said player spits double to make the shot.

On the Howard dunk who is Gasol Guarding some doubling some1.

Jeez
thanks for the great offense.
please try a bit harder a defense.

It's a shame that a game so plenty of perfect plays and good choices was stained by this moron named Gasol...
oh wait! Gasol 0 turn overs and Howard & Kobe both 7 (3 in the crunch time) !!!... :man4:

And he has outplayed the new Shaq when everyone said here, as always, he going to be annihilated

ClubLakers rule: "Don't let the facts change your opinion, just wait your chance. While you must scrutinize even the smallest details to prove that you are right" :man9:

bystander · by **bystander** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:01 am

ClubLakers rule: "Don't let the facts change your opinion, just wait your chance. While you must scrutinize even the smallest details to prove that you are right"

John3:16 · by **John3:16** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:10 am

UncLaker wrote:Gasol doubles a Magic player .......said player spits double to make the shot.

On the Howard dunk who is Gasol Guarding some doubling some1.

Jeez
thanks for the great offense.
please try a bit harder a defense.

You've gotta be kidding, right? it was the 3rd quarter of game 2 before Howard got his first dunk.

Gasol is playing him better then anyone this year. HUGE reason why we're up 2 - 0.

I've always respected your posts in the past......... until this last one.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:54 am

John3:16 wrote:
UncLaker wrote:Gasol doubles a Magic player .......said player spits double to make the shot.

On the Howard dunk who is Gasol Guarding some doubling some1.

Jeez
thanks for the great offense.
please try a bit harder a defense.

You've gotta be kidding, right? it was the 3rd quarter of game 2 before Howard got his first dunk.

Gasol is playing him better then anyone this year. HUGE reason why we're up 2 - 0.

I've always respected your posts in the past......... until this last one.

+1 definitely. Gasol did a great job on defense last night and the first game as well. There was about a 4 minutes stretch when both he and Bynum in the fourth were a step slow on the pick and roll recovery, but the rotations were almost flawless for the rest of the game, and Pau's man defense and ball denial was truly amazing considering he's been labeled soft and weak.

gill · by **gill** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:54 am

PAU GASTRONG COMES THROUGH AGAIN!!!!

nameant · by **nameant** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:01 am

Pau has a few lapses here and there on his help D, but gotta give the guy props on his D on Howard. With Drew playing like a complete moron, this series could've been a disaster if it wasn't for Pau's man to man D. Give the freakin guy some credit.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:04 am

nameant wrote:Pau has a few lapses here and there on his help D, but gotta give the guy props on his D on Howard. With Drew playing like a complete moron, this series could've been a disaster if it wasn't for Pau's man to man D. Give the freakin guy some credit.

While you're at it, give Bynum some credit too. How can he have any impact on this game when he's not allowed to establish any type of position on his post defense? At least 2 of his fouls last night were called on him simply for trying to work Howard in the post. It's called defensive position, and he isn't allowed to have any. Some of his fouls are bad ones, but if he's not allowed to get into a rhythm, how can he affect a game?

rock0100 · by **rock0100** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:05 am

Pau Gasol & Odom are giving Kobe the support he has always needed. They are both doing an amazing job!!

TT24 · by **TT24** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:20 am

If Pau keeps this up, especially on defense, nothing can stop us.

nameant · by **nameant** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:36 am

therealdeal wrote:
nameant wrote:Pau has a few lapses here and there on his help D, but gotta give the guy props on his D on Howard. With Drew playing like a complete moron, this series could've been a disaster if it wasn't for Pau's man to man D. Give the freakin guy some credit.

While you're at it, give Bynum some credit too. How can he have any impact on this game when he's not allowed to establish any type of position on his post defense? At least 2 of his fouls last night were called on him simply for trying to work Howard in the post. It's called defensive position, and he isn't allowed to have any. Some of his fouls are bad ones, but if he's not allowed to get into a rhythm, how can he affect a game?

Usually I'd be with you but Drew didn't help himself AT ALL last night. The 1st foul was BS, but that should've told him how tight the game was gonna be called. He needs to adjust and that's something he's not good at. He can't commit dumb fouls when he knows he's going to battle with Dwight down low. The foul where he reached in on a guard on the break drove me crazy. Then he plowed a screener over for his 5th. Just dumb fouls.

TASCAM · by **TASCAM** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:30 am

flea_lakers wrote:
UncLaker wrote:Gasol doubles a Magic player .......said player spits double to make the shot.

On the Howard dunk who is Gasol Guarding some doubling some1.

Jeez
thanks for the great offense.
please try a bit harder a defense.

It's a shame that a game so plenty of perfect plays and good choices was stained by this moron named Gasol...
oh wait! Gasol 0 turn overs and Howard & Kobe both 7 (3 in the crunch time) !!!...
And he has outplayed the new Shaq when everyone said here, as always, he going to be annihilated

ClubLakers rule: "Don't let the facts change your opinion, just wait your chance. While you must scrutinize even the smallest details to prove that you are right"

mas claro ya no se puede decir.

jbum · by **jbum** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:13 am

Pau saved the game for us. Lee didn't "just" miss the alleyoop. Pau's "challenge" had a big part. Lee threw it to avoid the block.

This is why effort and "never say die" challenges on the defensive end is important. Something the lakers are finally starting to do and realize. Gotta give props to LO for not giving up and blocking reddick's layup too.

flea_lakers · by **flea_lakers** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:14 am

KareemTheGreat33 · by **KareemTheGreat33** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:18 am

Pau needs to attack lewis more...

Flexor · by **Flexor** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:36 am

Pau is growing a pair in the finals, yesterday he was huge. And he is becoming a very important reference in this team.

For those who like the guy, maybe you will enjoy this video(the firs 72 sec are so epic). It is about his early years in the NBA , he was not a Laker yet :man11:

, but you can see his evolution throught the years.

Cheers.

karacha · by **karacha** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:38 am

Some posters here were discussing trades involving Pau. I think that would be the worst decision in the history of the LA Lakers.

gcclaker · by **gcclaker** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:46 am

Bynum's presence has been a big factor in Gasol's play. Steve Smith of NBA TV had a good assessment of his play last year where the whole "soft" stigma started. Gasol having to play max minutes at the 5 which he was not physically equipped to do would start out fast but fade down the stretch. Why? No one was there to relieve him. Odom's uneven play did not help matters either. Turiaf did not even see the floor much. That brutal front line of ****** with Garnett, Perkins and Brown was just too much for ONE man to contend with the entire game not to mention playing out of position.

quiggle · by **quiggle** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:00 am

does anyone have a clip of Gasol's dunk just before the half ended yesterday?

leakbrewergator · by **leakbrewergator** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:03 am

quiggle wrote:does anyone have a clip of Gasol's dunk just before the half ended yesterday?

I was so pisssed that ABC was showing a closeup of the Magic bench when the Gasol dunk happened. Typical WWL.

quiggle · by **quiggle** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:05 am

yeah I thought they would have at least showed a replay of it.

TASCAM · by **TASCAM** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:14 pm

quiggle · by **quiggle** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:17 pm

does anyone have the clip of that tough rainbow shot he made in the paint near the end of rgulation? thanks.

Lakerjones · by **Lakerjones** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:44 pm

Pau was entirely clutch last night. Let's not forget, this guy is the reason we're here now two years in a row. By that I'm not diminishing Kobe Bryant's role. We wouldn't be here without him either of course. Kobe is the stuff. But . . . the addition of Gasol got us to the championship two years running. Now let's finish it off!!!

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