Mike D'Antoni Vows Changes For Pau Gasol

[LA_Sports]

is pau gasol really that bad that two bench players are easily better than him? is it just his lack of hustle/softness?....or are hill and earl just flat out better (after all, both were lotto picks)? and should we keep hill and earl and trade gasol's contract for maybe a 1st round pick (maybe future, and we could sign kenyon as our 4th big, or maybe since noone wants the top pick...we can trade pau for it and draft cody...he'd fit in well with dh...or even a scoring pg with potential...)

Haha You want to trade a $20 mil contract for a draft pick... In what world does that ever happen?

[LA_Sports]

I love how Pau is the only player that is done no matter what and can't change.

A week ago Jamison was the talk on here about never being allowed to play because he sucked. He has done better lately.Before that most people on here didn't know who Clark was. Now he is this teams savior.

Sorry to think a Hall of Fame player has the ability to still adjust his game and might have more talent in the long run over Hill or Clark (just because they were lottery players).

Besides at this point of the season what REAL productive trades are available?

[AcecardZ]

If Pau really wants to stay a Laker he should go to D'Antoni and tell him he's willing to whatever is asked of him to help the team. That includes coming off the bench if necessary. If Pau can't do this then he should be traded to the first team that shows any interest in him.

If Pau can flourish as a backup then maybe he can work his way back into the starting rotation. Keep dangling that carrot in front of him to keep him motivated to play better.

what's the point of that? D'Antoni would just ask him to spread the floor and that's hardly a good thing.

I'm referring to Pau coming in off the bench and being our backup center. Reduced minutes along with putting him at his natural position should give him his best opportunity to be productive again. If he fails in that role he's not worth having on the team and should be moved for whatever we can get in exchange. It obviously won't be much.

[Doormatt]

I love how Pau is the only player that is done no matter what and can't change.

A week ago Jamison was the talk on here about never being allowed to play because he sucked.

idk what youre talking about hes still **** terrible, 1 game doesnt change anything.

[TruSkool]

hes definitely the most skilled big man in the nba still. he just doesn't seem to fit in anymore because he's not elite from 15 feet out. he's average.

[AcecardZ]

hes definitely the most skilled big man in the nba still. he just doesn't seem to fit in anymore because he's not elite from 15 feet out. he's average.

If you're garbage from 15 feet out then get to the rack and score a **** bucket! Pau has been playing away from the basket because he doesn't like to get bumped and banged around. Watch him! He plays timid like he lost his balls or something. If there's even a remote chance of contact he winces. We can't rely on a player that's going to run from contact.

And what have you seen from Pau this year to convince you he's still the most skilled big man in the NBA? His brother Marc is better than him now by a wide margin. LaMarcus Aldridge is clearly better. Bosh is better. Dirk is better. I can keep going but I'll stop there.

[therobg125]

pau right now is average at best....the word average is also hopeful wishing....and it's been this way for a while....most ppl just chose to ignore his softnes, while few of us realized it was a problem, even during the championship run..(sidenote)..and for aoll you people who say pau should have gotten mvp....are you smoking? if it wasn't for kobe avg 30 pts and taking the 1st 6 games over by himself practically and playing insane throughout the playoffs we would not have even gotten to a game 7....and in game 7 kobe still hit the dagger floater and grabbed what 15/16 rebounds...pau had one good game - game 7...the only time pau played with heart and was consistant throughout the entire playoffs was the 08/09 ship...and even then kobe still led the way (done with that rant)...

[AlvanC]

I love how Pau is the only player that is done no matter what and can't change.

A week ago Jamison was the talk on here about never being allowed to play because he sucked. He has done better lately.Before that most people on here didn't know who Clark was. Now he is this teams savior.

Sorry to think a Hall of Fame player has the ability to still adjust his game and might have more talent in the long run over Hill or Clark (just because they were lottery players).

Besides at this point of the season what REAL productive trades are available?

Gasol is not making the hall of fame... Sorry

[ROballer]

I love how Pau is the only player that is done no matter what and can't change.

A week ago Jamison was the talk on here about never being allowed to play because he sucked. He has done better lately.Before that most people on here didn't know who Clark was. Now he is this teams savior.

Sorry to think a Hall of Fame player has the ability to still adjust his game and might have more talent in the long run over Hill or Clark (just because they were lottery players).

Besides at this point of the season what REAL productive trades are available?

Gasol is not making the hall of fame... Sorry

Yes he is

But he still sucks though....

[dockingsched]

gasol is a guaranteed hall of famer, the hell this guy talkin aboot.

[Stephano]

since when do they put tissue paper in the hall of fame?????

[TyCobb]

Since Sergei Belov.

[AlvanC]

gasol is a guaranteed hall of famer, the hell this guy talkin aboot.

Thats exactly what I am thinking when I read your comment, no way in hell Gasol is making the hall of fame. The end of his career will all be remembered as the scrub he is portraying himself to be as of today. Maybe he would have had a case if he put up some decent numbers for more than 5 seasons with the Lakers, but unfortunately he has been a straight up bum for the past 3 seasons. I understand his career numbers still may be quite good, but those numbers are all inflated by being on a losing team in Memphis, he has not put up excellent numbers in a winning environment for long enough, (4-5 seasons is not enough) and because of that Gasoft will be not be admitted to the HOF.

[Stephano]

something something international play something something not NBA hall of fame, basketball hall of fame

tl;dr you're wrong

[dockingsched]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 7723.story

....

"I've been a starter my entire career. I think this is my first games as a Laker, coming from the bench," said Gasol. "It's not something that I would enjoy I think."

Gasol said he understood the circumstances, "coming back from the concussion" against the Heat after almost two weeks off.

Would he be open to coming off the bench moving forward?

"Probably not," answered Gasol.

Additionally the Lakers forward-center expects to be on the floor in the final moments of games.

"I would always like to finish games. I think the most determined players, important players finish games," said Gasol after the defeat. "When the games are on the line, you need to have the best players on the floor."...