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wolfpaclaker Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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A Mad Chinaman wrote: | wolfpaclaker wrote: | The AD-Trez-Bron chemistry, is right now, at initial stages > AD/Bron with Gasol | It should be noted that Trez's game is based on his motor, while Gasol is based on basketball IQ. With Bron and Gasol among the oldest and having well-deserved reputations - along with this being a very different type of season, having an actual big man to work/initiate the offense will become invaluable during the playoffs against centers such as The Joker, Embiid, Gobert and DeAndre (if they meet in the playoffs).
Once the team's defense has become adjusted to funneling to certain areas of the paint, Gasol will morph into a better defensive player. With JaVale and Howard's athletic abilities, they relied more on their athletic abilities
If Gasol becomes more involved with the offense, we could make teams adjust to us |
Gasol definitely increases value when he is involved on offense, the issues on defense though, I do not see going away. He is solid at drop coverage, and would need a change from the entire scheme that won a NBA championship, just to compensate for his tendencies. It is much easier to slide AD to defensive 5 and interchange with Trez at the 4. Or even start Kieff, who will move his feet on D. The times where Gasol is valuable on D, is when you have that post player like Embiid, Jokic or someone like that can bully AD in the paint a bit, so you start Gasol. I guess one can say, by starting Gasol now, you gain reps needed for the playoffs for those purposes.
But just based on what I have seen, I do not think he can be a big minute starter for this team. We want to keep those starts to about 6 minutes a half, in most situations, as the teams will exploit him on screens. |
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drae Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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wolfpaclaker wrote: | A Mad Chinaman wrote: | wolfpaclaker wrote: | The AD-Trez-Bron chemistry, is right now, at initial stages > AD/Bron with Gasol | It should be noted that Trez's game is based on his motor, while Gasol is based on basketball IQ. With Bron and Gasol among the oldest and having well-deserved reputations - along with this being a very different type of season, having an actual big man to work/initiate the offense will become invaluable during the playoffs against centers such as The Joker, Embiid, Gobert and DeAndre (if they meet in the playoffs).
Once the team's defense has become adjusted to funneling to certain areas of the paint, Gasol will morph into a better defensive player. With JaVale and Howard's athletic abilities, they relied more on their athletic abilities
If Gasol becomes more involved with the offense, we could make teams adjust to us |
Gasol definitely increases value when he is involved on offense, the issues on defense though, I do not see going away. He is solid at drop coverage, and would need a change from the entire scheme that won a NBA championship, just to compensate for his tendencies. It is much easier to slide AD to defensive 5 and interchange with Trez at the 4. Or even start Kieff, who will move his feet on D. The times where Gasol is valuable on D, is when you have that post player like Embiid, Jokic or someone like that can bully AD in the paint a bit, so you start Gasol. I guess one can say, by starting Gasol now, you gain reps needed for the playoffs for those purposes.
But just based on what I have seen, I do not think he can be a big minute starter for this team. We want to keep those starts to about 6 minutes a half, in most situations, as the teams will exploit him on screens. |
The main reason I'm not worried about Gasol is that come playoff time AD will be spending most of his time there. He's just around for big bodies and to take the load off AD in the regular season |
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks DB! |
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