WOJ BOMB: Bucks to sign Pau Gasol

aboveAverage · Post #81 » by **aboveAverage** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 6:27 pm

I'll have to admit, I don't understand the whole big deal about championship experience. How is he going to help us out with experience while towel waving?

I like the move because I think he might have something in the tank still for one last playoff run. And he's big and can shoot the three.

Post #82 » by **paulpressey25** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 6:58 pm

aboveAverage wrote:I'll have to admit, I don't understand the whole big deal about championship experience. How is he going to help us out with experience while towel waving?

When they hit the playoffs, there is a lot of downtime between games. Shoot-arounds, practices, bus rides and plane flights. Pau will be stretched out and regaling the younger guys with stories about tough spots during the Finals or International play. He's a HOF player. This move feels important.

And he gave up a net of $2 million dollars to do it.

Ayt · Post #83 » by **Ayt** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:02 pm

raferfenix wrote:I could see Pau playing some solid spurts in the playoffs.

Also good to have insurance in case Brook Lopez gets hurt.

RoLo likely wanted more minutes than what we were offering, and he didn't have championship experience, so this seems like a solid lockerroom move too.

RoLo also wasn't available.

old skool · Post #84 » by **old skool** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:02 pm

Gasol gives the Bucks additional options in the playoffs. He can provide a spurt of instant offense, especially against opposing second units.

His mere presence on the roster gives opponents something else to plan against.

The big issue is how the Bucks can hide him on defense, because his lack of defense can be alarming. I don't think he can defend Embiid, for example.

I think that much of the Bucks regular season success has been due to their ability to play starters who are less fatigued than their counterparts in the fourth quarter. To do that, they have relied on their bench. Gasol might help just a bit on that regard.

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randy84 · Post #85 » by **randy84** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:18 pm

Gasol is like the Kurt Thomas signing. Crafty vet that has lost a couple of steps but knows how to do the little things to win.

Plus the Bucks have a mandate from the league to have at least one brother from all the brother tandems in the league. Plumlees, Zellers, Lopezes, and now Gasols. Next up one of the Morris'.

RogerMurdock · Post #86 » by **RogerMurdock** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:19 pm

JayMKE wrote: Not sure what Pau's plans are for retirement but wouldn't be surprised if he wants to coach, he's learned from the best that's for sure. Phil, Pop, Bud...

He may actually want to be a doctor. He has a year of med school under his belt (dropped out to pursue basketball full-time) and earlier this decade, at least still had a strong interest in medicine. He may have given up the dream at this point, but maybe he could shadow Suki.

FrieAaron · Post #87 » by **FrieAaron** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:54 pm

Found on reddit:

Post #88 » by **humanrefutation** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:19 am

Has Pau officially signed with the Bucks? They had to get him in the roster by 4PM last night for him to be playoff eligible, but he doesn't clear waivers until tomorrow afternoon.

Edit: PP corrected me - he just needed to be waived by last night to be eligible.

drew881 · Post #89 » by **drew881** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:47 am

randy84 wrote:Gasol is like the Kurt Thomas signing. Crafty vet that has lost a couple of steps but knows how to do the little things to win.

Plus the Bucks have a mandate from the league to have at least one brother from all the brother tandems in the league. Plumlees, Zellers, Lopezes, and now Gasols. Next up one of the Morris'.

Antetokounmpos...

Post #90 » by **paulpressey25** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 4:06 am

humanrefutation wrote:Has Pau officially signed with the Bucks? They had to get him in the roster by 4PM last night for him to be playoff eligible, but he doesn't clear waivers until tomorrow afternoon.

I think you may be off on that rule. The pertinent one was that he needed to be waived by midnight last night to be eligible to play in the playoffs with another team.

Post #91 » by **humanrefutation** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 4:14 am

paulpressey25 wrote:
humanrefutation wrote:Has Pau officially signed with the Bucks? They had to get him in the roster by 4PM last night for him to be playoff eligible, but he doesn't clear waivers until tomorrow afternoon.

I think you may be off on that rule. The pertinent one was that he needed to be waived by midnight last night to be eligible to play in the playoffs with another team.

Ah, I think you're right, my bad. I read that wrong.

jmart762 · Post #92 » by **jmart762** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 12:25 pm

M-C-G wrote:
jmart762 wrote:Why did he sign here instead of GSW, PHI, or anywhere else? Seems like he would have more opportunity elsewhere?

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Same situation as Warriors. Spurs are even the 7 seed right now in the West. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about the implications, but it seems weird.

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midranger · Post #93 » by **midranger** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 2:54 pm

Best part of pau is he relishes the villain role. He will do all the super annoying/dirty things to draw the ire of opposing players/fans/refs allowing Giannis to just do giannis, and perhaps even benefit from make up calls.

GreatWhiteStiff · Post #94 » by **GreatWhiteStiff** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:24 pm

jute2003 wrote:I don't enjoy listening to or watching Pau play and I dont believe he's capable of much more than emergency minutes but experience and depth are always good.

You don't enjoy LISTENING to pau gasol play basketball? I've never heard that one before.

raferfenix · Post #95 » by **raferfenix** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:28 pm

tedbrogen wrote:Fun fact - Celtics fans HATE Pau Gasol, like way more than you think they would or any of you do. Just having him to annoy their fans in a potential playoff matchup is worth it alone.

Worth it just for this.

Certainly could see him having a Kurt Thomas kind of veteran impact too.

crkone · Post #96 » by **crkone** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:31 pm

GreatWhiteStiff wrote:
jute2003 wrote:I don't enjoy listening to or watching Pau play and I dont believe he's capable of much more than emergency minutes but experience and depth are always good.

You don't enjoy LISTENING to pau gasol play basketball? I've never heard that one before.

I can't stand the way he tastes playing basketball myself.

jute2003 · Post #97 » by **jute2003** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:32 pm

GreatWhiteStiff wrote:
jute2003 wrote:I don't enjoy listening to or watching Pau play and I dont believe he's capable of much more than emergency minutes but experience and depth are always good.

You don't enjoy LISTENING to pau gasol play basketball? I've never heard that one before.

If you've never heard the grunts I dont know what to tell you.

GreatWhiteStiff · Post #98 » by **GreatWhiteStiff** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 3:42 pm

I'm going to have to pay more attention.

Post #99 » by **paulpressey25** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 4:04 pm

jute2003 wrote:If you've never heard the grunts I dont know what to tell you.

Yep. HOF player but in my top three of active players I couldn't stand the Bucks to play against. Grunt, whine, pout, shriek. All of it it.

sidney lanier · Post #100 » by **sidney lanier** » Sun Mar 3, 2019 4:15 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:
jute2003 wrote:If you've never heard the grunts I dont know what to tell you.

Yep. HOF player but in my top three of active players I couldn't stand the Bucks to play against. Grunt, whine, pout, shriek. All of it it.

I know. It's going to take me some time to flip the switch and root for someone I used to love to hate.