Pau or Bosh - who's better?

Post #1 » by **Luv those Knicks** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:09 pm

who do you like?

cause I think they're pretty close, push come to shove, I take Pau.

T-Spot · Post #2 » by **T-Spot** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:16 pm

Bosh. He can create for himself better, has more range, is a more explosive scorer and has better range. And when Bosh is truly healthy [something that happens very few times] he is a monster offensively.

[Looking at his Memphis numbers, its no contest. His numbers [FG%] have gone way up since joining the Lakers, but I put that down to getting more help from his supporting cast, rather than his own skill.]

Greer · Post #3 » by **Greer** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:24 pm

NetsForce · Post #4 » by **NetsForce** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:28 pm

I'd take Gasol. Both of them clearly can't be your #1 option in the playoffs (if you want to win a series), but I think Gasol is the better complementary player.

a-rod · Post #5 » by **a-rod** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:38 pm

T-Spot wrote:Bosh. He can create for himself better, has more range, is a more explosive scorer and has better range. And when Bosh is truly healthy [something that happens very few times] he is a monster offensively.

[Looking at his Memphis numbers, its no contest. His numbers [FG%] have gone way up since joining the Lakers, but I put that down to getting more help from his supporting cast, rather than his own skill.]

I agree, bosh is become one of the elite players in the league and a perineal MVP candidate for years to come, while gasol is perineal all star at best.

SuigintouEV · Post #6 » by **SuigintouEV** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:45 pm

Gasol, he's anchored some of the best defensive teams in the league, and he's an elite passer to go with being a solid scorer.

Greer · Post #7 » by **Greer** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:57 pm

Gasol is going to get overrated in this comparison because he plays with kobe and the lakers. Put bosh with a comparable wing player like lebron and this comparison wouldn't be close.

SuigintouEV · Post #8 » by **SuigintouEV** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:06 pm

Greer wrote:Gasol is going to get overrated in this comparison because he plays with kobe and the lakers. Put bosh with a comparable wing player like lebron and this comparison wouldn't be close.

Huh? Lebron would not make bosh an intimidating shot blocker.

Greer · Post #9 » by **Greer** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:19 pm

SuigintouEV wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Huh? Lebron would not make bosh an intimidating shot blocker.

and gasol is? LOL

Basileus777 · Post #10 » by **Basileus777** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:20 pm

SuigintouEV wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Huh? Lebron would not make bosh an intimidating shot blocker.

Gasol isn't an "intimidating shot blocker" either. Both are average to above average defenders.

Bosh is a better first option, but Gasol is probably the better 2nd option, he plays better off the ball.

JordansBulls · Post #11 » by **JordansBulls** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:29 pm

Gasol is better. He made the playoffs in the west 3 times as the best player on the team and led teams to 50 wins on a few occasions.

I'll take either player though.

PDXKnight · Post #12 » by **PDXKnight** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:03 am

Bosh. Kobe, Odom, and soon Bynum make life very easy for Gasol.

Post #13 » by **Luv those Knicks** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:20 am

JordansBulls wrote:Gasol is better. He made the playoffs in the west 3 times as the best player on the team and led teams to 50 wins on a few occasions.

I'll take either player though.

This is why I think Pau wins as well. He made Memphis respectible, in a tough division for several years, which one could say Bosh has done the last 2 years in Toronto, but I think Pau carried his team a little better.

I also remember a statistic that, I think it was as a rookie, Pau was the #2 in the league in dunks (Shaq was #1). I respect a bigman who attacks the basket, and Bosh does have a tendency to fall in love with the jump shot.

That's why I pick Pau, but I'm not 100% sure I got it right.

Post #14 » by **Luv those Knicks** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:21 am

Oden2 wrote:Bosh. Kobe, Odom, and soon Bynum make life very easy for Gasol.

and by this logic:

Pippen, Rodman & Kerr made it easy for Jordan, so Jordan wasn't as good?

Greer · Post #15 » by **Greer** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:22 am

Those memphis teams all sucked though.

Post #16 » by **Luv those Knicks** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:25 am

Greer wrote:Those memphis teams all sucked though.

and the Raptor teams 07 & 08 are better than Memphis was?

I don't think so.

OhMyBosh · Post #17 » by **OhMyBosh** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:36 am

Gasol didn't lead his team anywhere this year while he was in Memphis.

I think Gasol is more capable of playing the Centre position, but Bosh in my homeristic view is more talented. :p

Greer · Post #18 » by **Greer** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:36 am

Luv those Knicks wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

and the Raptor teams 07 & 08 are better than Memphis was?

I don't think so.

but that memphis team wasn't better because of gasol. They had better depth and overall players. Players who could play defense like battier, posey, and eddie jones. They always had decent point guards in either watson, jason williams, bobby jackson, or damon.

T-Spot · Post #19 » by **T-Spot** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:36 am

Luv those Knicks wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

and by this logic:

Pippen, Rodman & Kerr made it easy for Jordan, so Jordan wasn't as good?

That would make sense if Gasol = Jordan and Kobe = Kerr/Pippen/Rodman.

So unless Gasol is running the show in LA, thats a bad analogy. Just look at his stats pre-Laker/post-Laker. You don't see a real spike in any stat, but his FG% goes up dramatically [1. Kobe and Lamar giving him losts of space and looks, 2. He's not the go to guy that has to force the issue]

Alex_De_Large · Post #20 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:42 am

They are equal.