DRoberstonNYY wrote:moocow007 wrote:It's also been said by Kobe that Pau has no balls.
are you serious with this? you know he says this to get his guys going, right?
was this before or after gasol was the main reason they won 2 rings?
i know you guys like the 18-5 start (and i do too), but the 18-5 start has NOTHING to do with amare. in fact, we've gotten off to such a good start because he hasn't played.
1. It was actually an attempt at humor on my part.
2. As far as when? He said it recently and he's said it (implied it) before.
3. As far as just for motivation? One of the biggest knocks against Gasol when he was with the Grizzlies was that if you hit hit hearly and play him physical that he'll take himself out of the game mentally. The Knicks were successful at doing that on multiple occassions and it was clear that he did not like physical play at all. So, no, it wasn't just for motivation, my take is that it was based on reality (Bryant isn't one to mince words or be concerned about reprecussions of him expressing his opinions).
4. As far as us getting off to a good start because he hasn't played? How do you know that? Up until Woodson took over you thought the Knicks were crap and would always be crap with Anthony and were you right?
5. You bitch about Stoudemire's health and question his desire and yet don't seem to have a problem with Gasol's health and his questionnable toughess. Reality is that Gasol has been playing professionally since he was 16 years old. That's 16 years worth of wear and tear on a 7 foot frame. So if you are going to condemn Stoudemire for being done for physically (which you've implied on multiple occassions), then why the benefit of the doubt for the other guy?
6. Stoudemire wasn't the only guy that had a bad season last season nor the only guy that flubbed in the playoffs. Gasol also had a bad year and was terrible in the playoffs. So if recent play is proof one guys is crap then it should be the same for the other guy (who is older and has more mileage). Gasol has not looked great for the same amount of time Stoudemire hasn't looked great.