I think Pau has every right to be asking for more touches.
He is the only consistant player we have on the court, he has a very high I.Q for the game, nice outside jumper, he has been working his ass of both on offense and defense, and it goes back to last nights game.
If Pau is on and Kobe is off and your winning by 15 why put Kobe back in and take away Paus success?
http://dimemag.com/2009/03/pau-gasol-ki ... h-trouble/
On the rare occasion that Kobe Bryant has an off night, you’d expect L.A.’s other All-Star, Pau Gasol, to step up and take advantage of the extra opportunities that would naturally come his way.
But that’s only if he’s actually getting extra opportunities. After last night’s loss to the Sixers, where Kobe only had 11 points while Gasol went for 25 on 9-for-12 shooting from the field and 7-for-9 at the line, Gasol made a little noise to the local media that he’d appreciate more chances to score. From the Riverside Press-Enterprise:
“I’m shooting really well right now, but I wish I could just get a couple more looks even if the percentage goes down a little,” Gasol said. “Obviously they come and they try to double, but let them keep coming. That means somebody else is open and somebody gets a wide-open shot.”