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[Windu]

I don't think it's possible to be worse than Pau.

He's Kwame Brown status now

[Majesty]

I don't think it's possible to be worse than Pau.

He's Kwame Brown status now

Ilyasova plays worse defense than Pau and has a worse shot... =p

[iDreamShake]

Ilyasova plays worse defense than Pau and has a worse shot... =p

i just cant believe those two statements. especially when ilyasova is shooting 33% from 3(45% last year) , and ilyasova is an athlete

[PhillyLaker24]

Is he gone yet? No?

[Windu]

Ilyasova plays worse defense than Pau

impossible

[iDreamShake]

impossible

especially since ilyasova is a 6'10 ATHLETE

[Majesty]

impossible

Be very happy your eyes have not seen what I've seen.

especially since ilyasova is a 6'10 ATHLETE

Athleticism means nothing if you refuse to give effort.

Edited by Majesty, December 23, 2012 - 06:36 PM.

[MDI]

Its so frustrating watch Pau these days, he does things that this team desperately needs (Quality mins at C, rebounding, passing, inititating the offense, etc) but he sucks balls at scoring the ball hes pretty much what Lamar is. He has the skills we need and we have to rely on him for that, not many big guys out there have the combo of passing skills and rebounding. But at the same time stop squandering open shots whether its 10 feet or 5 feet in the post. His struggles have become amplified because Dwight is not scoring as much as we want to, the expectation was for him to average 20 a game and hes not 100% and Pau is not pickign up the slack in the meantime. SMH

[GCMD]

TO be honest, my expectations of Pau are fairly realistic compared to some here and yet he seems to find a way to let me down also.


All he has to do is be decisive. Attack or pass. Find that rhythm he had with Bynum and both of those options will be easy for him on a regular basis. If he attacks, it opens Dwight up for the lob. If he lobs to Dwight, the lane opens up for him to attack.

As far as rebounding, I just want him to put effort into winning every 50/50 ball. Even if he doesn't get the rebound, it slows down the opposition in transition because it takes away the outlet pass...forces the guard to come back to the ball.


If he goes out there and just puts a little effort into controlling the boards, attacking quickly when he can and passing quickly to Dwight when the defense cuts off his lane to the basket, he'll be just fine and the Lakers will be a much better team.

That's realistic...

[Artest37]

This is why we are frustrated with Gasol .....Which name doesn't belong :

1. Kobe Bryant, SG Los Angeles Lakers $27,849,149
2 Dirk Nowitzki, PF Dallas Mavericks $20,907,128
3 Amar'e Stoudemire, PF New York Knicks $19,948,799
4 Joe Johnson, SG Brooklyn Nets $19,752,645
5 Dwight Howard, C Los Angeles Lakers $19,536,360
6 Carmelo Anthony, SF New York Knicks $19,444,503
7 Pau Gasol, PF Los Angeles Lakers $19,000,000
8 Chris Paul, PG Los Angeles Clippers $17,779,458
9 Chris Bosh, C Miami Heat $17,545,000
10 LeBron James, SF Miami Heat $17,545,000
11 Dwyane Wade, SG Miami Heat $17,182,000
12 Deron Williams, PG Brooklyn Nets $17,177,795
13 Andrew Bynum, C Philadelphia 76ers $16,889,000
14 Paul Pierce, SF Boston Celtics $16,790,345
15 Kevin Durant, SF Oklahoma City Thunder $16,669,629
16 Zach Randolph, PF Memphis Grizzlies $16,500,000
17 Rudy Gay, SF Memphis Grizzlies $16,460,538
18 Derrick Rose, PG Chicago Bulls $16,402,500

[Renegade]

This is why we are frustrated with Gasol .....Which name doesn't belong :

1. Kobe Bryant, SG Los Angeles Lakers $27,849,149
2 Dirk Nowitzki, PF Dallas Mavericks $20,907,128
3 Amar'e Stoudemire, PF New York Knicks $19,948,799
4 Joe Johnson, SG Brooklyn Nets $19,752,645
5 Dwight Howard, C Los Angeles Lakers $19,536,360
6 Carmelo Anthony, SF New York Knicks $19,444,503
7 Pau Gasol, PF Los Angeles Lakers $19,000,000
8 Chris Paul, PG Los Angeles Clippers $17,779,458
9 Chris Bosh, C Miami Heat $17,545,000
10 LeBron James, SF Miami Heat $17,545,000
11 Dwyane Wade, SG Miami Heat $17,182,000
12 Deron Williams, PG Brooklyn Nets $17,177,795
13 Andrew Bynum, C Philadelphia 76ers $16,889,000
14 Paul Pierce, SF Boston Celtics $16,790,345
15 Kevin Durant, SF Oklahoma City Thunder $16,669,629
16 Zach Randolph, PF Memphis Grizzlies $16,500,000
17 Rudy Gay, SF Memphis Grizzlies $16,460,538
18 Derrick Rose, PG Chicago Bulls $16,402,500

Amare Stoudemire says hi.

[iDreamShake]

chris bosh doesnt belong in that list too. the heat would rather pay Pau this much than Bosh,,,if Pau wasnt slumping shooting the ball. bosh needs to get more boards, dudes pathetic

[Lakers4Life]

Amare Stoudemire says hi.

So does Joe Johnson lol.

[jax24]

Andrew Bynum + Bad Hair also say hi lol.

[Nak]

WOW, I didn't know Kobe earns 10 more millions than LeBron James. Interesting fact...

[DanishLakerFan]

WOW, I didn't know Kobe earns 10 more millions than LeBron James. Interesting fact...

Well, all superstars start their careers by being underpaid (like Blake Griffin, 7 million, and Kyrie Irving, 5 million) and at some point they're overpaid (Like Amar'e and Pau who both get close to 20).
At this point Lebron is vastly underpaid even at 17 million. I read somewhere that Lebron's worth was close to 50 millions per year for his team.

[noknife]

Deron Williams and Joe Johnson both look overpaid to me.

[True Lakers Fan]

they are all overpaid It's BASKETBALL

[manaro90]

deron williams is the money worth!

overpaid are:

gasol, johnson, stoudemire, bynum!

[West Coast]

they are all overpaid It's BASKETBALL