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Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:52 pm
by Slava
He seemed to enjoy Pau Gasol's postgame rant after the Lakers lost to the woeful Orlando Magic on Friday. Gasol lit into teammates and hurled his basketball shoes in the locker room that night.
"That was the most irritated I've seen Pau in a long, long time," Bryant said. "I haven't really seen him come in and have a tantrum in the locker room, which is good. It's something that needs to be done.
"It can’t be something where we're losing and it becomes accepted. Or the whole 'We gave it a good effort' sort of thing. We don't do that around here. That's not what it's about. It's not about giving good effort. It's about winning championships."
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Black Swan!
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:14 pm
by gotokyo
This coming from the man who's publicly admitted to not giving 100% effort in games because he doesn't like the system.
Shut the **** up already and enjoy the last couple months you have left as a Laker.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:15 pm
by leeprettyp
So now were mad at Pau for actually caring about losing almost every night? Man unreal.. I'm happy Pau is showing some fire and passion out there again.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:25 pm
by Ckay
shut up Pau we tanking
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:35 pm
by Kilroy
INB4 "Pau out indefinitely for Tommy John surgery."
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:21 am
by Michael Lucky
Meh don't blame pau here. He's been putting 20/10/4/2 night in and night out and we're losing every night. Pau is surrounded by terrible players.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:12 am
by gotokyo
Michael Lucky wrote:Meh don't blame pau here. He's been putting 20/10/4/2 night in and night out and we're losing every night. Pau is surrounded by terrible players.
Great numbers, it's too bad offense is only 1/2 of the game though...
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:43 am
by dockingsched
don't know what a rant is supposed to accomplish. i don't blame him for the frustration but the problem is mostly a lack of talent, not effort.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:46 am
by aaron_gray
Dat trade value
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:29 am
by BEazy
Lead by example Pau and play some DEFENSE. That's all I gotta say about that.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:38 am
by SniperHawk10
I like it, you can tell he's putting in the effort during our games recently
It's just a lack talent pau, nothing we can do. Keep tanking away
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Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:15 am
by EArl
Nothing you can do Pau. just enjoy your stats and hope that we trade you for some good value or leave in FA.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:24 am
by Dr Aki
brace yourselves
incoming pau for okafor + pick trade
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:13 am
by righterwriter
Cool with Pau or any other player not being happy with losing, particularly if it seems that some players are not giving full effort.
What made me laugh was Kobe saying, "It's about winning championships." If that was the case, what the heck are you doing taking that cap destroying contract when you don't even know if you'll come back at even half the player you were before?
Dude just doesn't get it.
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:32 pm
by Mirjalovic
Smart move by Pau. His trade value right will be sky-rocketed just because of this comment, this is showing Pau still care about winning, despite he plays lazy game in the last 3 years
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Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:13 pm
by Wavy Q
lol, winning championships, good joke.
Re: Pau rants at teammates after loss to Orlando
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:23 am
by Edrees
Wow, now he knows how the rest of his teammates felt when we got swept by the mavs!