Gasol To The Lakers?
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He asks if I'm stupid, lol
They might start him until Bynum gets back, but when Bynum gets back, Gasol MIGHT end up being the 6th man in favor of Walton. That's instant, versatile big man points off of the bench. Not many teams have that, if any. Plus you can't play him many minutes because he needs a backiotomy.
Starters
Fisher
Bryant
Walton
Odom
Bynum
Think from a basketball perspective and not on a name recognition perspective.
Walton is a complementary player which is what you need in a system like the triangle. Luke Walton is the perfect fit in the starting lineup because of his understanding of and ability to run the triangle offense. Gasol isn't a complementary player, he's an individualistic (potential superstar) player.
They might start him until Bynum gets back, but when Bynum gets back, Gasol MIGHT end up being the 6th man in favor of Walton. That's instant, versatile big man points off of the bench. Not many teams have that, if any. Plus you can't play him many minutes because he needs a backiotomy.
Starters
Fisher
Bryant
Walton
Odom
Bynum
Think from a basketball perspective and not on a name recognition perspective.
Walton is a complementary player which is what you need in a system like the triangle. Luke Walton is the perfect fit in the starting lineup because of his understanding of and ability to run the triangle offense. Gasol isn't a complementary player, he's an individualistic (potential superstar) player.
^^^i agree with alot your saying but you cant have someone on the bench that is as good as Gasol. like i said maybe they will at 1st for him to get used to the triangle but once he got it it's on. i think they would start gasol over odom and i feel they should start him over bynum if that was ever the case which i think it wont be. and i was playin about you beeing stupid but it would be stupid to play him off the bench. why not play walton off the bench for the exact reasons u say? thats a good idea.
I think you can. Why play your entire hand when you don't have to?
lol ... as ho hum as Lamar Odom can be sometimes, you still have to gameplan against him. Odom causes matchup problems, he has to start. Not to say he couldn't cause problems coming off the bench, but ...
Because Walton's a facilitator. He's a set up guy. He's not giving you anything other than ball handling and good passing off the bench. That's ok but it's not that impact that you want from a 6th man. What Gasol could potentially give is points and rebounds against second string big men. I'd take that off of the bench over a set up "run the offense" guy any day.
lol ... as ho hum as Lamar Odom can be sometimes, you still have to gameplan against him. Odom causes matchup problems, he has to start. Not to say he couldn't cause problems coming off the bench, but ...
Because Walton's a facilitator. He's a set up guy. He's not giving you anything other than ball handling and good passing off the bench. That's ok but it's not that impact that you want from a 6th man. What Gasol could potentially give is points and rebounds against second string big men. I'd take that off of the bench over a set up "run the offense" guy any day.
well it wouldnt be the entire hand if u have odom and walton on the bench
u have to game plan against gasol even more and when he goes out u bring in odom who ppl wouldnt think much about since they worried about gasol beastin all day
but hey i respect ur opinion and it wouldnt be a bad idea saving a threat like gasol on the bench but i highly doubt they do it. gasol is better than both big guys they have and not alot of players that are that good feel respected coming off the bench and a team wouldnt pay as much as they are for a guy to come off the bench. these are just my thoughts anyway and even though teams run deep they never do what ur stating really
u have to game plan against gasol even more and when he goes out u bring in odom who ppl wouldnt think much about since they worried about gasol beastin all day
but hey i respect ur opinion and it wouldnt be a bad idea saving a threat like gasol on the bench but i highly doubt they do it. gasol is better than both big guys they have and not alot of players that are that good feel respected coming off the bench and a team wouldnt pay as much as they are for a guy to come off the bench. these are just my thoughts anyway and even though teams run deep they never do what ur stating really
Gasol doesn't pose the same problems as Odom. Odom is a versatile, potential triple double threat (when he wants to be) and Gasol is a specific threat to your bigs (albeit a versatile one for his position).
There's no cut and dry answer here, BUT ... it isn't as easy as, "It's Pau Gasol. He's really good so he's going to start".
There's no cut and dry answer here, BUT ... it isn't as easy as, "It's Pau Gasol. He's really good so he's going to start".
