Bluewaterheaven wrote:lukekarts wrote:Marc Gasol's productivity:
21.6 PTS (54.8%, 60.8 TS%), 7.8 TRB, 3.0 AST, 1.6 STL, 1.4 BLK in 36.2 minutes. 90 DRtg.
Seems to be being utilised a lot more offensively, though the percentages and volumes are likely not sustainable, I don't see 17 points on 55% TS% being unrealistic.
Memphis are, unsurprisingly, 1st in Opp/ppg and 2nd in overall defensive rating.
They did have close to a 70% winning percentage with Marc last season (if healthy, they'd project at 56 wins - 4th in the West)
Now, he probably won't win MVP but if Memphis did finish top (it's not unfeasible they pass LAC and SAS, and OKC are pretty much doomed) thanks to improvements from Conley, Courtney Lee and their bench, who knows?
If we are saying Marc with those numbers, how are we not saying Pau? He is putting up the similar numbers, better in some places worse in others.
18.8 ppg (49.8%, 55.5TS%), 10.6 TRB, 1.6 AST, 0.2 STL, 2.6 BLK in 35.7 minutes. 97.6 DRtg, 102.8 ORtg.
Marc has been slightly better offensively, Pau is rebounding and blocking better. Pau is on a new team too, and should only be getting better.
If you include Marc in the MVP race, you have to include Pau.
As Krodis said, Marc is a DPOY level player, Pau is very much average defensively these days (though admittedly Thib's system may help him).
I'd also throw in Dwight into discussions if Houston keep up their form. He's clearly their best player IMO.
now, he's the second option behind the beast known as Boogie and he's thriving.
