touche, but this is his only his 2nd season and his first taste at starting.
True, only time will tell. I've been a Warrick fan since Syracuse (Syracuse, UNC were my favorites) but I think he's too much of a tweener when it comes to the NBA game. He is barely tall enough, he's quick and athletic but he just plain and simple isn't strong. If he could get some range on his jumpshot and improve his ballhandling, he could be a pretty dominant small forward - Think Rashard Lewis + Shawn Marion (minus 3 point range)
and he's got nothing to show for it.....the guy just isn't a winner. He got badly outhustled by Dirk Nowitzki in Rnd 1.
You would have to agree that despite being a 50 win team last year the Grizzlies didn't have a whole lot behind Gasol. Match him up with the best in the West (that year), possibly the most balanced team in the league and one of the best big men in the game and you get losses. I think is pretty unfair to say he isn't a winner, Memphis has always been mediocre and Gasol has always lacked a supporting cast.
When the Grizzlies made their first appearance in the postseason in 2004, they were swept by the Spurs. Honestly I wouldn't expect anything less from a great Spurs team that beat the Grizzlies in every matchup and every aspect of the game. It didn't help that Gasol had to battle Tim Duncan down low either. His supporting cast didn't show up, James Posey played alright but 12.5ppg in the playofs just isn't second option option material. Jason Williams and Bonzi Wells didn't do a whole lot, both under there season averages in most major catagories.
Then there was 2005, being swept by a super talented Phoenix Suns team. Jason Williams played well, but outside of Pau and Williams there was Mike Miller at 12ppg and pretty much nothing else, while the rest of the team didn't do anything. James Posey was a let down, and Shane Battier, while rebounding very well, couldn't get anything to drop.
Then there was this year, we all know how that turned out. Yet another sweep, and probably the worst backup Gasol has had. Gasol lead the team with 20ppg, while Eddie Jones came in at second with 10ppg. Gasol doubled the scoring average of his second option. The rest of the team came in all under 10ppg. The Mavericks marched all the way to game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Let me remind you that 2 of the 3 teams the Grizzlies have faced in their first 3 postseason appearance have advanced to at least the Western Conference Finals, while the Spurs were beaten in the second round by eventual Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers. Then lets see who Pau Gasol was going up against, backup up in the post by the under achieving Stromile Swift and Lorenzon Wright.
Playoff Stats:
2004 vs San Antonio Spurs: Tim Duncan - 22.1ppg | 11.2rpg | 3.2apg | 2.0bpg
2005 vs Phoenix Suns: Amare Stoudemire - 29.9ppg | 10.7rpg | 1.2apg | 2.0bpg
2006 vs Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki - 27.0ppg | 11.7rpg | 2.9apg | 1.6bpg
In my opinion, the Grizzlies should have been swept every single year, as they did. Gasol had to battle with no other post presence against 3 potential HOF's (2 are locks, Stoudemire dependant on return from injury) and 3 of the best teams in the entire league. No matter how talented Pau Gasol is, theres no way those lowly Grizzlies would of beaten any of these teams.
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