EPTOn May 07 2012 14:49 Ace wrote:
Ibaka can not guard Gasol. Not even close lol.
Ibaka can not guard Gasol. Not even close lol.
I think the rest of the Lakers do a pretty good job of limiting Gasol's points.
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
I think the rest of the Lakers do a pretty good job of limiting Gasol's points. | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On May 07 2012 14:13 Chunhyang wrote: I'll cry if the Lakers get rid of Devin Ebanks. He's such a talent. These playoffs have been relatively uninspired, but then again it's just the first round. Can the Lakers take OKC??? OKC would be a juggernaut if they had a good halfcourt game. They're so talented. I hope someone realizes that Harden could be a superstar and steals him from under their noses [hope]. Can't discount LAL's playoff experience though. I think everyone, including OKC, realizes how good Harden is. | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
On May 07 2012 14:59 Jerubaal wrote: I think the rest of the Lakers do a pretty good job of limiting Gasol's points. Very nice  | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16055 Posts
On May 07 2012 14:59 Jerubaal wrote: I think the rest of the Lakers do a pretty good job of limiting Gasol's points. Blame Mike Brown. Gasol has said in interviews that he wants to be in the post, but Mike Brown likes his ability to space the floor. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On May 07 2012 14:59 Jerubaal wrote: I think the rest of the Lakers do a pretty good job of limiting Gasol's points. Lol exactly. Gasol is the best "glue guy" in the NBA. Seriously, there is no one that does that role better really. He has taken a backseat in the post to give more room to Bynum down there this season and no complaints(even through bynums struggles). He really has moved down to the 3rd option on offense. He never really knows how many shots he is going to take b/c he doesn't get plays ran for him really but he is always pretty efficient. Some nights he leads the team in assists, yet other nights in rebounding. He is just a smart player. A few pages ago I wrote some thoughts on what it would take for the Lakers to maybe make it to the Finals, yet I didn't mention Gasol. I realized while writing the post that it is because he is always solid, specially when he is able to play as a PF and now a 3rd option. I'll take him over almost anyone else with that glue-guy-3rd-option role. | ||
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SwizzY
United States1549 Posts
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
On May 07 2012 15:59 Vindicare605 wrote: Blame Mike Brown. Gasol has said in interviews that he wants to be in the post, but Mike Brown likes his ability to space the floor. No wonder I see him shooting jump shoots way too much this season. He has even taken a few corner 3s the past few weeks. He seems pretty decent at it. | ||
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Rebs
Pakistan10726 Posts
On May 08 2012 01:05 andrewlt wrote: No wonder I see him shooting jump shoots way too much this season. He has even taken a few corner 3s the past few weeks. He seems pretty decent at it. Yea hes had to defer the space to Bynum in the post a fair bit. But according to Brown he wants him being more assertive in the post when shots go up or something to that effect I dont know what that actually means other than wanting him to crash boards. Usually hes sitting at the top of the key distributing or running picks and rarely rolling. Its such a waste. | ||
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Manni Bender
Germany5 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On May 07 2012 16:19 MassHysteria wrote: Lol exactly. Gasol is the best "glue guy" in the NBA. Seriously, there is no one that does that role better really. He has taken a backseat in the post to give more room to Bynum down there this season and no complaints(even through bynums struggles). He really has moved down to the 3rd option on offense. He never really knows how many shots he is going to take b/c he doesn't get plays ran for him really but he is always pretty efficient. Some nights he leads the team in assists, yet other nights in rebounding. He is just a smart player. A few pages ago I wrote some thoughts on what it would take for the Lakers to maybe make it to the Finals, yet I didn't mention Gasol. I realized while writing the post that it is because he is always solid, specially when he is able to play as a PF and now a 3rd option. I'll take him over almost anyone else with that glue-guy-3rd-option role. Regardless, I'd rather have Gasol taking the shots over Bynum down the stretch. You can bet OKC and SAS will pressure Bynum to make him cough up the ball like he has a couple of times already. Besides, he's one of their better passers. Why wouldn't you want to give him the ball?- you'll either get single coverage or a double and pass out. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On May 08 2012 01:35 Jerubaal wrote: Regardless, I'd rather have Gasol taking the shots over Bynum down the stretch. You can bet OKC and SAS will pressure Bynum to make him cough up the ball like he has a couple of times already. Besides, he's one of their better passers. Why wouldn't you want to give him the ball?- you'll either get single coverage or a double and pass out. I agree, I would rather have him shoot down the stretch too (non-dependent on matchups). But I think the matchups dictate if they will go to Gasol more and if they have an advantage there. All the deferring he has done this season will finally pay off if/when that time comes. Just hasn't been necessary yet really. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On May 08 2012 01:13 Manni Bender wrote: Who cares what LAL or SAS do, they won't win anything. A mad/disappointed Nowitzki fan appears? | ||
XaI)CyRiC
United States4471 Posts
On May 07 2012 23:56 SwizzY wrote: Missed the Lakers Nuggets game but watched highlights. Was that really a 5-10 second flop act by Gallinari or was he really injured?.... :O At first I thought he was actually hurt, but that faded quickly as I saw him recover so suddenly once he was up and walked over to his bench (looking a bit sheepish IMO). Plus, he kept pointing at his throat, but I saw nothing in the replays that would suggest he got hit in the throat by Gasol's shoulder. I personally think it was a BS flop. He might have been hurt a bit, but nothing that would lead to him lying on the floor that long writhing in pain. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
edit: not saying it wasn't a hard screen. | ||
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
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justinpal
United States3810 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
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Rebs
Pakistan10726 Posts
On May 08 2012 04:57 Holcan wrote: I think cp3 is the known master of ref manipulation Yea his skills when it comes to chirping at refs is pretty unmatched aswell. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On May 08 2012 04:46 justinpal wrote: You know how everyone goes to The Dream for lessons on post moves? Maybe people will go to LeBron on how to sell fouls. Nah, Pierce will have the market cornered. | ||
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ecstatica
United States542 Posts
Not like we need statistics to back anything we say anymore... Pierce sells obvious fouls and he's good at it. He's good at pump fakes, drawing contact, whatever comes with experience. He isn't really known for flopping. He might get carried out on a wheelchair once a decade but that isn't giving Celtics any extra points. He doesn't get to the foul line nearly as often as others of near similar status. | ||
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