Apologies Mr Gasol
I owe an apology to Pau Gasol. Back in August I wrote this, saying Gasol was going to drop off this season as compared to last. I mostly wrote it because I REALLY wanted to use the picture from Rolling Stone.
Even worse, because I secretly wanted a piece of the Gasol family, I drafted Marc with the 33rd pick. I say worse, because despite his good form, I traded him for Brook Lopez who continues to abuse me with his dopey comic ways while not performing on the basketball court.
Anyway, the point of this is that I just traded for Pau Gasol. I thought the day would never come. You could call me a classic Laker hater. I can’t stand Kobe Bryant (that jaw thing pushed me over the edge) and the current collection of douchebags assembled in LA astounds me. To get Gasol, I gave up my rock so far this season, Tony Parker together with Danny Granger and Dorell Wright (I also got DJ Augustin, but more on that later). This was done on a whim, mostly expecting the trade to be rejected. But I couldn’t resist trying to nab Gasol to compliment my efficient big man team – KG, Camby, Nene, the previously mentioned Brook Lopez. And now Gasol. With Durant as the centerpiece, I’d say the team is borderline complete.
Getting back to Gasol. My main points against Gasol prior to the season starting were; He wasn’t interesting, he is soft, he is a dick, and he cannot play as well as 2009-10. 3 out of 4 ain’t bad.
But he certainly can play as well as last season, perhaps even better. This season, Gasol has increased his assists and blocks while lowering his turnovers. He is shooting slightly less FG% (down 2% to 51%) while his boards have slipped by 0.4 and his points have increased by 0.2. He has hit 43 of his 48 free throws in January. Did I mentioned that he hasn’t missed a game yet?
PAU GASOL! Why did I ever doubt you? Please do not seek your revenge by transforming into Shawn Bradley.
On a side note. Looking at my original roster for the season, only four players remain. Durant, Nene, KG and Gallinari. Strange. What’s not strange is that my team has ended up just like all my other teams. Efficient big men, dumping assists. I promise myself next year I’ll try something different.
