Lakers trade

[Alex Goldblatt]

That would be Bynum.. Gasol is a good complimentary player in the high post
to him, at least on the paper.

AG

On Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Noah Evans <noah.evans at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to play devil's advocate, how'd all that offensive firepower work
> out for the Knicks?
>
> Also Shaq and Gasol are *completely* different players. What makes
> Shaq so deadly is his ability to spin and take a lob, perfect for the
> triangle. Also Shaq is a *very* good passer. Gasol doesn't have Shaq's
> mobility or his court awareness.
>
> Noah
>
> On Feb 4, 2008 5:34 AM, Peter Delevett <pdelevett at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Respectfully, I'm not sure why anybody's seeing this
> > as "will Gasol be better than Odom?" With Odom PLUS
> > Gasol, and with Bynum coming back shortly, and with
> > the clutch D-Fisher, and with that Bryant jerk, the
> > Lackeys now have as much firepower as anybody. The
> > defensive concerns are legitimate (see: Dallas
> > Mavericks 2007), but if I'm the Lakers I'm not worried
> > about down-the-road salary cap/luxury tax concerns:
> > much like the current Celtics, the Lakers now have a
> > legitimate window to win another title, and really,
> > isn't that what it's all about?
> >
> > That's exactly why, if I were a Bulls fan, I'd be
> > ready to riot about now. Last season, Chicago couldn't
> > swing a deal for Gasol because they didn't want to
> > part with Deng and another of their young pieces. If,
> > as ESPN reported, the only price this time around
> > would have been Nocioni, I'd do that deal 100 times
> > out of 100. Deng, Gordon, Heimlich, Gasol and Ben
> > Wallace? Pretty nice core. They could have been a
> > contendah. Hey Jerry Reinsdorf, luxury tax this!
> >
> > (As for how Gasol fits into the triangle, I remember
> > Phil did pretty well with another big ol' post player
> > who didn't shoot jumpers, and if memory serves
> > Shaquille O'Neal won several rings with Bryant.)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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