Gasol not comfortable with bench role

[Hellcrooner]

Yes Mike Brown made him one after Fisher was traded, and Dantoni kept Browns subs and captain ranks. This is why this is so ****ing stupid. Pau is supposed to be a leader and guy the younger guys and newer adds and Nash, Dwight, Jamison, Meeks, and company are all new adds are to look to. He's supposed to be the classy one and he's he one who is using the press to chirp, complain, and campaign and its just bad for chemistry even if it is a passive aggressive way of being a cancer over demonstrative

Phil never made Pau captain, Kobe, Derek, and Lamar were. In the first 3 peat Kobe, Shaq, and Fox were. Just for reference

No really? phil had Fisher ( 96) Odom ( 04) and Kobe ( 96) as captains? really?

then odom and fisher were gone and a new co-captain was needed.

Three candidates, Bowling for Colymbynum, Brawl champion Hennesey boy and Ex surgeon student captain of team spain.

Yeah....bad choice right?

[Hellcrooner]

If the lakers were the spanish natl team he would be ok coming off the bench

no he wouldnt.
He doesnt in fact.
And he wont play world cup 2014 if coach will start ibaka over him.

Of course he will never get treated like a nobody and forced to change his gam ein team spain.

[GREATNESS ONE]

Got nothing but love for Pau but the time has come to part ways, I would be surprised if he was a Laker by February.

[Hellcrooner]

Got nothing but love for Pau but the time has come to part ways, I would be surprised if he was a Laker by February.

i will be surprised and angry if he is not traded in the next 10 days.

The earlier he gets traded the more time the new lakers palyers will have to adjust to the team.
also th emore time pau will have to adust with new team and maybe make playoffs ( im assuming raptors or wolves ae the teams wee he can go, and theyare a bit back in the po chase.)

[QUICKTRADE]

we could now do this 3 team trade to impact our needs and defense.

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b34qlg2

[GREATNESS ONE]

Yea the time is come to do what is needed. We owe Pau that much respect to treat this situation as quick as possible and proffesional.


We need to get maximum possible return. As the user above (Quicktrade) has the right idea though that trade isn't probable. Using a team that really wants Pau like Minny and Toronto as a 3 team ease partner and getting a perfect SYSTEM compliment piece. Like a package around Ryan Anderson.

[Hellcrooner]

Yea the time is come to do what is needed. We owe Pau that much respect to treat this situation as quick as possible and proffesional.


We need to get maximum possible return. As the user above (Quicktrade) has the right idea though that trade isn't probable. Using a team that really wants Pau like Minny and Toronto as a 3 team ease partner and getting a perfect SYSTEM compliment piece. Like a package around Ryan Anderson.

FOr the moment lets think.
Wich teams have showed interest? or at least the interest has leaked to the media.

Knicks.
Raptors.
Bulls.
Warriors.
Rockets.
Wolves.

basically those are the teams where the pool of players we can get are.

[GREATNESS ONE]

Deng package.

[Hellcrooner]

Deng package.

mmm no.
Noah package.

[GREATNESS ONE]

Joakim? Nah he is a solid player but Deng would be a perfect fit. And the best bet too slow down Durant/Bron not to mention we would hopefully unload some more players like Duhon(salary cap relief) and bring in another big for the rotation and hopefully a LEGIT back up pg sheeeeeeeeesseeeeeesh.


But yea, whoever or for whatever itis, I will always respect Pau for what he did for our beloved Lakers as respect and remember him for his dominance and leadership to Back2Back titles. Hope it's a Win-Win trade and we get a very nice package of players.


I really doubt Mitch is not going to make the best possible trade.

[Lakersfan2483]

The Lakers should just trade Pau as opposed to having him come off of the bench. Pau has been a class act and a true professional since he's been here and so I will be dissapointed to see him go, but it is time to move on. The Lakers need better depth and players that fit into D'antoni's system as that seems to be the approach management is taking. No reason to keep Pau if he doesn't fit into D'antoni's system and isn't going to be used down low.

One last thing, Pau's not the same player he once was, but I still think he would flourish in a better system and if he were to play at center as opposed to power forward. He doesn't have the quickness and lateral movement to play against a lot of the power forwards in the NBA. The lakers are at a disadvantage when they have him and Howard on the floor together as their frontcourt is too slow. If you think about it, even during the team's title runs, a combination of Lamar and Pau closed most games, especially during the postseason as Pau was more effective at the center spot and not the power forward spot.

[K0BE8124]

Trade Gasol at the Trade Deadline

Minnesota gets Pau Gasol, Rudy Gay, and Jodie Meeks
Lakers get Kevin Love and Kirilenko
Memphis gets Derrick Williams, JJ Barea, plus at least one first round pick from Minnesota and maybe two

a 3 way trade between those teams would help crazy idea but **** idk we need something we can add one more player

[GREATNESS ONE]

^ llullz that's actually not half bad

[Vinylman]

Oh but you will, you will NEVER recognise it but you will.
Specially when all goes to ****.

more garbage from crooner

no one cares... i certainly didn't give a **** when shaq won a chip...

and wow what a bold prediction... the lakers are gonna go to ****

you are truly insightful

[Vinylman]

If kobe goes out there babling bout how he still is the best in the legue you go and and bow to him.

Players are competitive, thats how it is.

Arent you always saying pau got complacent and has no competitive fire?

There you are, Pau making you look like a fool, those are not the words of someno that is complacent and ha sno competitive fire.

Typical... don't confuse talking about it and doing it on the court...

If you think Pau can still play at a star level you are ****ing delusional