Was Pau Gasol even a top 15 player in 2009 and 2010?

[Taadow]

Muthafuccas said David Lee and Zach Randolph was better than Pau. Grief...

 

[Lakerman0834]

He was a skilled 7 footer that could do anything on the floor. He was def a top 15 player. You nikkas dont watch games and only go by numbers. Lakers werent title contenders before they got Pau.

Lakers werenr . #1 seed when they got pau??

 

[10bandz]

Pau Outperformed Kobe in the 2010 finals . Should have been the MVP

He played like shyt in Game 5 and 6 and shot 1-4 from FT in Game 7 4th qtr. Posts like this is why threads like this need to be made. Pau was better than Bosh, Amare and deserves FMVP's all because y'all wanna discredit Kobe

 

[Taadow]

Yeah, no - I'm not one of those nikkas. No one ever said Amar'e was a better defender than Pau or better with his back to the basket. But overall, at their peaks, both guys were better than Pau. This is revionist history to assert otherwise. When Bosh went to Miami it was considered 2 of the top 3 players and 3 of the top 10 to 15 players in the league on the same team. Bosh was a better defender than Pau, a better rebounder than Pau, and a better scorer. Pau was better than him with his back to the basket and a bit better as a playmaker.

There was no one out here saying Pau was better than Bosh before he got traded to the Lakers. Cut it out b. And Pau got bullied all throughout those title runs from 2008 to 2010 in a way that Amar'e never was.

Pau and Bosh are the same guy...they were The Big Fish in small ponds that got called to be MC Ren status, and did their jobs. You don't gotta dissect it much more than that...

...but since you did, you right:

1) Pau was better with his back to the basket, and as a playmaker...which is exactly why he was PIVOTAL (pun intended, muffuccas) to that Lakers team. That offense benefited greatly with a good passing Big Man.

2) "Amare never was" on title runs.

 

[10bandz]

Muthafuccas said David Lee and Zach Randolph was better than Pau. Grief...

Zach Randolph was consistent 22 for 12 for years and had way more success in Memphis than Pau did. David Lee wasn't better than Pau but in 2010 he had a solid year statistically thats a fact. Either way, Pau wasn't top 15.

 

[Premeditated]

He was a skilled 7 footer that could do anything on the floor. He was def a top 15 player. You nikkas dont watch games and only go by numbers. Lakers werent title contenders before they got Pau.

Lakers were number 1 seed in the west before Gasol came
we don't know how far that season they would have went

 

[10bandz]

*Kobe teams up with Pau who had no playoff success*

Kobe stans: "Kobe made Pau"

*Lebron teams up with Bosh, Kyrie, Love, Davis, who all little to no playoff success*

Kobe stans: "Bron is a scared faggit who stacks the deck"

Kobe didn't "team up" with Pau the way Bron teamed up with those guys. Also, you conveniently forgot Wade

 

[Cladyclad]

*Kobe teams up with Pau who had no playoff success*

Kobe stans: "Kobe made Pau"

*Lebron teams up with Bosh, Kyrie, Love, Davis, who all little to no playoff success*

Kobe stans: "Bron is a scared faggit who stacks the deck"

Kobe won 5 games compared to Pau 0

That’s what a top 15 player do. Win a game u shouldn’t. Pau got 12 tries and couldn’t win just one game.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Some of u are so obvious lol

Because a lot of other people are just as obvious on the other side of the argument. It’s already been a few stupid ass posts about Pau should’ve won FMVP. The agenda been clear.

 

[10bandz]

I remember when the servers on old sohh shut down when the Lakers got Pau.

But because heads want to add to the legend of Kobe and re-write history, they make Pau a (fill in the blank with something less than great)_______ talent.

See through and boring

Re write history? Was he top15 or not? Who was he better than?

 

[10bandz]

I've seen people use the Gasol trade to discredit Kobe's 08 but before joining the Lakers Gasol was averaging 19/9 on 51% shooting for a 13-32 Grizzlies squad (didn't play ever game, however), then suddenly averages 19/8 on 59% for a team that goes on a 22-5 run and reaches the finals.

Exactly

 

[ISO]

Yeah, no - I'm not one of those nikkas. No one ever said Amar'e was a better defender than Pau or better with his back to the basket. But overall, at their peaks, both guys were better than Pau. This is revionist history to assert otherwise. When Bosh went to Miami it was considered 2 of the top 3 players and 3 of the top 10 to 15 players in the league on the same team. Bosh was a better defender than Pau, a better rebounder than Pau, and a better scorer. Pau was better than him with his back to the basket and a bit better as a playmaker.

There was no one out here saying Pau was better than Bosh before he got traded to the Lakers. Cut it out b. And Pau got bullied all throughout those title runs from 2008 to 2010 in a way that Amar'e never was.

Bosh in Toronto was not a better defender than Gasol on the Lakers lol. Bosh at his best was a good P&R defender, Pau was always the better rim protector. He was an elite deterrent at the rim and drew charges. Let's not act like Bosh was a good low post defender either. And I would say Pau more than a bit better as a playmaker he was often called the best passing big in basketball in those days.

 

[10bandz]

Yeah, no - I'm not one of those nikkas. No one ever said Amar'e was a better defender than Pau or better with his back to the basket. But overall, at their peaks, both guys were better than Pau. This is revionist history to assert otherwise. When Bosh went to Miami it was considered 2 of the top 3 players and 3 of the top 10 to 15 players in the league on the same team. Bosh was a better defender than Pau, a better rebounder than Pau, and a better scorer. Pau was better than him with his back to the basket and a bit better as a playmaker.

There was no one out here saying Pau was better than Bosh before he got traded to the Lakers. Cut it out b. And Pau got bullied all throughout those title runs from 2008 to 2010 in a way that Amar'e never was.

Exactly. These guys dont wanna admit Kobe probably 3peats with Bosh or Amare....especially Bosh.

 

[Premeditated]

I remember when the servers on old sohh shut down when the Lakers got Pau.

But because heads want to add to the legend of Kobe and re-write history, they make Pau a (fill in the blank with something less than great)_______ talent.

See through and boring

it shut down because Lakers finally got an all star to pair with Kobe after playing with scrubs for 3 seasons

what is this post suppose to prove anyways? that because the sever shut down for an all star player, that means he was a top 15 player?

 

[Trojan 24]

Give Kobe Prime Bosh and he 3-Peats, I'll let y'all think about that