tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878605120366712244.post6908197389546081742..comments2024-02-22T04:37:17.273-06:00Comments on 3 Shades of Blue - A Memphis Grizzlies Blog: More on the Gasol-Gasol TradeJoshua Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03823016900461353737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878605120366712244.post-638264096860247572008-02-02T04:04:00.000-06:002008-02-02T04:04:00.000-06:00Mark my words.Marc Gasol will be better than any L...Mark my words.<BR/><BR/>Marc Gasol will be better than any Laker's 1st draft picks.<BR/><BR/>And he will suit better than his elder bro in memphis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878605120366712244.post-67978135857710141002008-02-02T02:03:00.000-06:002008-02-02T02:03:00.000-06:00Comments from Spain about the deal from a non-expe...Comments from Spain about the deal from a non-expert and a bigger soccer that basket fan:<BR/>I was about to post a comment on my views of the team from here, when now I found these news. Ouch. Too late to write about Gasol now. One of my conclusions was that the best that could happen for everybody was trading Gasol for the right price. Now Gasol is traded, but given the reactions I wonder if it has been the right trade.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you keep the good spaniard. My reason to follow this blog is getting news about Navarro, not Gasol. I have the feeling that he's being underrated for his low contract and because he's been tagged as Pau's friend, while Navarro can score as much as Pau given the same minutes, and also lead the team and control the pace of the match. He's still missing one of his skills, his ability to get fouls called on opponents almost always he wants, but I guess that bad refereeing is a tax he has to play for being a rookie.<BR/><BR/>On another issue, I see that for some reason, big international players settle much better in the NBA than small ones. That's the only thing that can explain that Milicic can have a bigger role than Navarro, Jasikevicius had such a bad time, and Yi Jianlian is one of the rookies of the year. Probably it's because the different rules (in particular, the lack of zonal defence).<BR/><BR/>On Marc Gasol, he's a good player, but not a star. His physical skills are quite rougher than Pau's, and a couple of years ago, nobody would have betted on him going to the NBA. On the positive point, he's proved to be mentally strong (in the good way) and with a very positive mentality about learning and improving. He's not the next Pau and I'm skeptical about him, but he'll shut up my mouth if he keeps improving the way he's done in the last year and half. But I prefer watching other players in the spanish league, like Rudy Fernandez, Ricky Rubio, or Louis Bullock (while my beloved Barça hasn't anyone making it worthy to quit doing another things, sigh).<BR/><BR/>On the Grizs in general, for the few matches I have seen, there's a big lack of team play. Not only in defence, but also in attack. The Grizs are not very strong defending, but they could compensate it making a lot of points. But in every attacking move there are always one or two passings or player movements missing. Some players look very selfish. And when the team is more than ten points below, they seem to throw the match and make each one his own war, trying to make personal statistics instead of playing for the team. With serious, long-term, tactical training, the same players that are now losing one match after the other could be a playoff team. Anyway, these are just guesses from a non-expert from a few matches, take it just as a suggerence, an idea, a point of view.jordigomezsuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665744323401141972noreply@blogger.com