PaKii94 wrote: Defensively he can be covered if boozer is covered esp since hes bigger than boozer.
Answer : Yes and No, Yeah he can be covered only because of the system the Bulls play. But that's gonna depend on what teams want to force the Bulls to do. If it's pick and roll with Pau's man he's too slow to close up on the shooter.
Teams will seek out how to run stuff towards the Bulls two weakest players of the 5 on the floor. But bottom line Pau's defense isn't what it was 5 years ago. I saw on your board where they were happy that he blocks shots.....well not at a rate you'd think. He's not the strongest weak side defender either. Size has nothing to do with it. It's all about foot speed and being able to blitz pick and rolls, something Noah is great at but not Pau.
He's still a double digit scorer, offense won't be a problem for him. But at the same time it doesn't cure the Bulls real problem, the need for a true second scoring option. Pau was that when he came here in 2008 but not now in 2014. Will he contribute in tight games ? Yeah he will, the question will Thibs run things through him on a consistent basis ? I still say the ball will be in Rose hands to close out games.PaKii94 wrote:Where is his offense nowadays?
Pau will still operate from the low post, but against teams with physical bigs like Indiana's Roy Hibbert he can be bumped off shots and will settle for a jumper. Pau isn't going to bull doze his way to the basket, but if single covered he can still get baskets. The problem is when contact is involved that's what get's Pau ineffective.PaKii94 wrote: Is he still a low post scorer?
I know the reason for that, the Bulls don't have the deadliest perimeter shooting. Rose is just now improving in that area but outside of him who is that deadly shooter ? Mike Dunleavy ? Jim Fredette ? McDermott ?PaKii94 wrote: We were supposed to get that with boozer but he basically a mediocre pick and pop player and his low post game just turned to getting stuffed.
When you don't have that it's easier for teams to clog the paint and crowd Boozer. In Utah Boozer never had that problem because they had ample shooters during his time there. Your game is a byproduct of the teammates the team surrounds you with.
and besides the east big are nothing like the west minus David West but he looks more like a jump shooter now these days then a bruiser as his frame/sz should suggest. I think having Taj/Noah to cover up his led foot on D should do wonders for him, I mean if you guys can cover up for Boozer you can cover up for Pau easily. Gluck with Pau, I hate your team a lil less now with him on it 
