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Anklebreaker702 wrote:Nice GT cash. Hopefully Pau doesn't play & we bounce back with a win against a quality opponent. We need to start playing the triangle & not the straight line. Inside out is how we win.

UAWildcats wrote:I REALLY REALLY hope gasol sits out and see if the boys respond...i'm still disappointed with their lack of effort against the Mavs..better come out focused and ready to play

iamworthy wrote:

Anklebreaker702 wrote:Nice GT cash. Hopefully Pau doesn't play & we bounce back with a win against a quality opponent. We need to start playing the triangle & not the straight line. Inside out is how we win.

Agree with the hopefully Pau doesnt play, and I agree with the inside out. But Bynums not ready yet. Once Bynums learns how to survey the floor better, it inside/outside game will be great. Thats what makes Gasol so special, He surveys the floor and makes the right decisions. I want Bynum to fight for better position, get the pass, survey the floor, make a decision, if nothing is there, pass it out, re-post hard, get the ball back, take it up strong.

DEEP3CL wrote:This game is going to be a struggle also, even if Pau comes back everything isn't going to heal up just because he comes back. Like I said he's not the savior, it's a mountain of things wrong with this team.
Last season we were the number 1 rebounding team (offensively & total overall) in the league. Now we're sitting at 12th place and getting out boarded by 5 a game by opponents. Take blocks per game, last season we were in the top 5........this year sitting at a pitiful 28th place with a whooping 2.50 blocks a game.

Bottom line in every statistical defensive category the Lakers were near the top. Now even after 2 games they rank near the bottom................they better lose this "looking to get mine" attitude real quick and start running the offense and playing some defense.

And if you noticed the numbers I put has EVERYTHING to do with the bigs on our team, like I said last night Gasol being out shouldn't throw a wrench in the program that badly.

DEEP3CL wrote:I equate this to the famous quote Shaq said after winning the title in 2002,"I got hurt on company time and I'm gonna heal on company time". Yeah it's kinda of a different scenario but this start will lie squarely at Pau's feet. The European Championships didn't even have any Olympic consequences to them. All dude had to do is say," Hey guys I'm chillin out in LA this summer, call me when we start training for the World Championships".

I find it sad everybody here is crying for Pau to save the team................he's not the savior people, yes he's important but he's just part of the piece that makes it work. But this team should be able to function without Pau period, at least in the short term now long term is a much different story.

Maybe it's me but this season has 2003 written all over it.

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Gasol to sit vs. Atlanta
October 31, 2009 | 7:13 pm
It seemed like a longshot anyway, but Phil Jackson confirmed Saturday at practice that Pau Gasol won't play tomorrow against Atlanta at Staples, thanks to his strained right hamstring that again kept him on the sidelines this afternoon as it has since an exhibition game on October 9. As I wrote the other day, the Lakers are going to be exceedingly careful with Pau, and aren't likely to let him suit up for a game until he's practiced in full- at least once- and come back the next day without complications.

The following shouldn't be used for gambling purposes as it's purely speculative, but I wouldn't expect to see Gasol Tuesday in Oklahoma City, nor, considering the lack of a full practice day in between, Wednesday in Houston. Hopefully I'm wrong (wouldn't be the first time) but my read says Friday at home against Memphis is the next target for Gasol's return.