Better all-time Lakers PF, Worthy or Gasol?

[CavaliersFTW]

Which player was the better Lakers PF and why?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Worthy obviously

[SHAQisGOAT]

Worthy was primarly (first and foremost) a SF though Rambis, Green and then Perkins, were mostly the PF's.

[sportjames23]

Which player was the better Lakers PF and why?

You an Old Head, CavsFTW. You should know better.

[sportjames23]

Worthy was primarly (first and foremost) a SF though Rambis, Green and then Perkins, were mostly the PF's.

Good catch. Worthy was the SF for the Lakers.

[Rocketswin2013]

Gasol was better.

[CavaliersFTW]

I should have clarified guys, if I was picking a #1 Laker team all-time I lock Baylor at SF, so I guess my question is if you had to pick the #1 PF all-time, with the SF spot already tied up, would you pick Worthy or Gasol? IMO though Worthy was a fantastic SF, Baylor was a better SF and Worthy actually played great at the #4 spot anyways so it's between him and Gasol there for me

[T_L_P]

I'm taking '10 Gasol over any version of Worthy, but Worthy obviously gets the nod because he played there longer (forgot how short his career really was though).

[JimmyMcAdocious]

One time somebody at ESPN asked me, “If you had to pick the five greatest NBA players of all time, who would they be?”

I was like, “Dennis Rodman, Dennis Rodman, Dennis Rodman …” and so forth. But if I really had to pick a “Dennis Rodman Dream Team,” I would put Michael Jordan number one. I’d put Scottie Pippen at the two guard, of course. As my center, I’d put myself, and as my small forward, I’d go with James Worthy from the Lakers. My power forward would be Kevin McHale from the Celtics. As far as a shooting guard, coming off the bench, that would have to be Steve Kerr – that guy could shoot the **** out of it.

Why James Worthy? I’m one of the best defensive players of all time, and I couldn’t guard his ass.

“If you defended me three or four different ways,” said Worthy in the NBA at 50, “ … then I had three or four different moves.”

No shit. He would be coming off a screen, and I’d be trying to figure out whether he was going over the top or underneath. Next thing I knew, he was at the rim. Now if we’d played those guys more, I might have figured out how to guard his ass. But there was nothing but frustration with James Worthy. Clever, quick, a great player – he’s one of the few guys who flat pissed me off. I want him on my team just so I don’t have to guard him.

kk

[DFish24]

Big Game

[HOoopCityJones]

I'm taking '10 Gasol over any version of Worthy, but Worthy obviously gets the nod because he played there longer (forgot how short his career really was though).

Worthy is the correct answer for anyone without an agenda.

[Rocketswin2013]

Worthy is the correct answer for anyone without an agenda.

Prime for Prime, Gasol trounces him. On both ends.

[Yankstar]

Prime for Prime, Gasol trounces him. On both ends.

Today I Learned Gasol = Defensive beast

[Rocketswin2013]

Today I Learned Gasol = Defensive beast

Compared to Worhy, he is.

[HOoopCityJones]

Compared to Worhy, he is.

Rockets fan commenting on Basketball.

What a joke.