Are you fucking kidding me!? Pau Gasol has been the best and most consistent player on that team!!!!!!!! LMFAO!!!!!!

Shaq back than would dominate gasol
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Shaq back then would dominate anybody.

Anyone watch Eddie on tv the other day? That movie and Celtic Pride are hilarious.

maybe not, the NBA now has evolved quite a bit... unless we talkin about the young orlando shaq

Intense lakers vs clips game last night

still can't believe clippers lost that game!!!

No, I am sorry, but Shaq, in his prime (which was when he was in LA), would have dominated ANY big man in the game today. There's nothing more to it. He would have DESTROYED Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard has trouble scoring on Shaq today, how on earth would he have possibly been able to score back then, let alone stop him.

sux for the clippers, they played home but everyone was cheering for the lakers lol, nice finish by derek fisher tho

Ok, maybe not Gasol. But the new team doesn't have the fear factor in the paint anymore. Remember teams would put 3 guys on Shaq? Who triple teams Gasol?
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Isn't it kind of weird to have LAL vs. LAC? There should be no booing. Lol
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I dont understand why would you need to triple team Gasol ..

In the end he is still pretty passive vs shaq(LAL times) who would just muscle you through when he gets the ball

And the question of "fear in the paint": Shaq + Horry or even Walker (back then) or Gasol and Bynum?


Not trying to go against or prove you wrong or anything =)

You can't compare Shaq and Pau. Shaq would need to be triple-teamed because of his raw power. Not a single person in the league could handle Shaq's big body 1on1. While Gasol is by no means soft anymore, he simply does not have the same strength that Shaq has. Instead, he is good because of his finesse and his tremendous amount of skill. That is not something that requires triple teams. Wait until Andrew Bynum comes back. Then you should start seeing your double and triple teams.

Shaq, alone :P

I think Kobe did a pretty good job with Gasol though. And don't know much about Bynum other than he's always injured...
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any takers that bynum will get injured again? lol


I am a huge LA fan, but every year its the same thing sigh*

Bynum and Oden

2 Centers that if they stayed healthy made you wonder how good they could of been.

That being said they are only 22-23 and both still have huge upside and really with Oden its just sad to see him sit out the whole year twice.

^if you heard the news about portland, they are pretty messed up now with Roy and his legs.

Yes.. Roy is playing with little to no cartilage in his knees but how does that relate to Greg Oden? I was only referring to Bynum and Oden's potential, not how good the Lakers and Blazers could be.

That being said the Blazers future is looking awfully bleak. They have Batum to bank on for a few years if he pans out to what they expected from him after drafting him but

the franchise guy suffering from a debilitating injury and the overall draft pick sitting out 200+ games in just 4 years,

Not to mention another pick in Elliott Williams getting knee surgery and Joel Przybilla also a knee injury.

Talk about bad luck with knees.

Blazers are cursed. Oden's career is pretty much over if you ask me. He did not receive an extension from the Blazers. Roy is fucked up for the rest of his career as well. I honestly think they should try to trade him and get some decent young value for him while they still can. Wesley Matthews seems to be their best scorer right now.

Do not compare Bynum to Oden though. Bynum is not nearly as injury prone as Greg Oden and Bynum has already proven how skillful and talented he is. We have seen almost nothing from Greg Oden. I would add a 'yet' to the end of that last sentence but I don't think we are ever going to see much from Oden because he'll be healthy for 2 games and then sit on the bench for the rest of the season.

Bynum over Shaq at 17-years old:

Portland is so freakin unlucky... I feel pretty bad for them.

First Bowie over Jordan, then Oden over Durant. And now Roy will never be the same.

I don't think Oden's career is over though... someone in the league will give him a try.

What do you guys think tomorrow's power rankings are gonna look like?

I'm thinking top 10 will look something like this:

1. Boston Celtics
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Miami Heat
4. San Antonio Spurs
5. Utah Jazz
6. Chicago Bulls
7. Los Angeles Lakers
8. Atlanta Hawks
9. Oklahoma City Thunder
10. New York Knicks

So... Lakers vs. Heat on Christmas day, anyone flying down to see them?

So many home games in LA for them two week holiday season!!!
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amare for mvp

As much as I'm a huge fan of the Lakers.. I will not fly down to LA to watch them on xmas day lol.. I'd rather be in town with family haha.. I'm sure I'll end up catching it on TV though .

werd

anyone watched shaq back than would know how powerful he was, no center stands a chance against him.

Howard is nth compare to shaqs prime time