Pau Gasol is revealing himself as a very selfish player

[konex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmduYTG2t70

Watch Gasol on the bench. Any other player who wasn't a media darling would be getting destroyed for that body language lol

[BlueandGold]

Originally Posted by Rampis

Pau had by far the best +/- tonight at +21 tonight while ALL starters ranged from -3 to -13 (Howard). Pau didn't play at all in the 4th. He has every right to be upset.

Yep, and 7/7/7 with only 20 minutes played. D'antoni needs to take a page out of Phil Jackson's book and actually coach and manage egos in the NBA. Let's not get it twisted coaching is managing egos in this diva driven league.

[Clutch]

Pau deserves better. I hope the Lakers trade him by the deadline.

Poor guy has to deal with Kobe's ego,D'Antoni's stupidity and Dwight's immaturity.

Just trade him somewhere where he can play like a great player he is.

[Rampis]

Howard at the 4th had 0pts, 2 rebounds (total 4), 2 blocks, 0 assists and a -5. Why again was he in and Pau on the bench for the whole 4th?

[Smoke117]

Originally Posted by LoneyROY7

It's embarrassing that a player who when traded to the Lakers was pivotal in leading them to 3 straight finals and 2 championships is unhappy about being on the bench?

No. What's embarrassing is D'Antoni's inability to utilize him effectively.

This.

[White Mamba]

Originally Posted by Clutch

Pau deserves better. I hope the Lakers trade him by the deadline.

Poor guy has to deal with Kobe's ego,D'Antoni's stupidity and Dwight's immaturity.

Just trade him somewhere where he can play like a great player he is.

he got support from kobe on the media and all the way. he is embarrassing with his attitude.

[Asiantastic]

"Good. If that was me I wouldn't be happy too. He's a competitor. If he said he was happy, then that would make me upset."

Kobe said that about Gasol tonight. Gasol is right, he should be closing out games.

But if Gasol is still sour about not starting, then he's an idiot. Clearly this system is working with him off the bench, so he should accept it.

[9512]

Originally Posted by LoneyROY7

It's embarrassing that a player who when traded to the Lakers was pivotal in leading them to 3 straight finals and 2 championships is unhappy about being on the bench?

No. What's embarrassing is D'Antoni's inability to utilize him effectively.

That was then and this is now.

It's Pau's responsibility to adjust. He's a All Star level player and should have the talent to do so. He's past 30 years old. Jordan readjusted his game to be a jump shooter why couldn't Pau find some new niche within the team?

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Originally Posted by DJ Leon Smith

Maybe he should have said "ship his ass out" to some randoms in a car park about trading one of his best young teammates for an over-the-hill vet instead.

[KeyNote]

Everybody gets on D'Antoni's defensive strategies...so when he benches Pau in the 4th for Earl Clark ( who is playing out of his mind and can stay with Ryan Anderson around the 3 pt line) everybody's all up in arms?

[Noof]

Pau should've been in for Jamison imo

[Nick Young]

Can't he see that Earl Clark works better with Howard? And Pau on the bench actually makes our bench decent and they get to run the offense through him?

COME ON PAU

[midatlantic09]

Dude makes like $18 mil a year. He needs to stop complaining and earn his minutes.

[Blue&Orange]

Originally Posted by Mr. Jabbar

Gasol will learn his place in the kobe system and either accept it or be sent to d-league as punishment

You meant the Howard system right?

The system were Howard plays like he always played, gets more touches, and were Kobe had to reinvent himself to please the alpha male (Howard).

[tmacattack33]

Originally Posted by Nick Young

Can't he see that Earl Clark works better with Howard? And Pau on the bench actually makes our bench decent and they get to run the offense through him?

COME ON PAU

Yeah but he's been playing better than Dwight.