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Gasol struggling and unhappy

By Michael Hurd

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Not playing so great is Memphis Grizzlies center Pau Gasol, who is said to be muttering a lot in Spanish to new teammate Juan Carlos Navarro.

Gasol is averaging 16.2 points and a soft 6.2 rebounds after consecutive four-rebound games and scoreless second halves. He took just one shot in the second half of each of those games, both losses.

He has been on the Chicago Bulls' radar for a year since asking out of Memphis, though he hardly seems worth giving up as much as Memphis would want for him.

Source: Chicago TribuneNew Window

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  1. ryde1882
    1. Posted by ryde1882 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    gasol for wallace??? are you crazy, ben wallace puts up 4pts. and 9 reb. a game....gasol cant do that on bad night. only the knicks would make a trade that bad. quit smokin the crack man
  2. T-Hard
    2. Posted by T-Hard Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:02 pm EDT

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    Chicago can get this guy for nothing. Gordan, Noah & draft pick for Pau should get this deal done.
    The Bulls need a low post threat or a guy that can create (Kobe) to get to the next level,because Detroit still rules the division.
  3. T-Hard
    3. Posted by T-Hard Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:02 pm EDT

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    Chicago can get this guy for nothing. Gordan, Noah & draft pick for Pau should get this deal done.
    The Bulls need a low post threat or a guy that can create (Kobe) to get to the next level,because Detroit still rules the division.
  4. T-Hard
    4. Posted by T-Hard Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:02 pm EDT

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    Chicago can get this guy for nothing. Gordan, Noah & draft pick for Pau should get this deal done.
    The Bulls need a low post threat or a guy that can create (Kobe) to get to the next level,because Detroit still rules the division.
  5. T-Hard
    5. Posted by T-Hard Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:02 pm EDT

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    Chicago can get this guy for nothing. Gordan, Noah & draft pick for Pau should get this deal done.
    The Bulls need a low post threat or a guy that can create (Kobe) to get to the next level,because Detroit still rules the division.
  6. Ramblin25
    6. Posted by Ramblin25 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    memphis do not trade pau!!!!!!!!!!
  7. jimn
    7. Posted by jimn Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

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    ryan you are an arse big ben is too old and that good anymore get rid of streaky no defense ben gordon too
  8. juan
    8. Posted by juan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:36 pm EDT

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    This is where the Lakers can get in on this one. They could package Mihm, Kwame Brown (expiring contract as the attraction), and Sasha V for Pau Gasol. Memphis gets a young guard and two servicable centers for their unhappy superstar. This way, you can have Gasol starting and Bynum leading the second team for the Lakers.
  9. lerette99@...
    9. Posted by lerette99@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:49 pm EDT

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    if the price has fallen for gasol since last season ( which it should have), he would not be a bad pickup for the bulls. at this point, gordon and a draft pick sounds fair. there has to be change for the bulls very quickly. gasol now, maybe kobe later. lets get the talks rollin.13th!!!!!!!
  10. the shark
    10. Posted by the shark Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    i wonder if theyd be interested in the guys the sixers drafted this past year....and a veteran to solve payroll.id like to have pau here.i think now-a-days teams need at least one european player,they are fundamentally sound.id take him in a heartbeat.
  11. the shark
    11. Posted by the shark Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    i wonder if theyd be interested in the guys the sixers drafted this past year....and a veteran to solve payroll.id like to have pau here.i think now-a-days teams need at least one european player,they are fundamentally sound.id take him in a heartbeat.
  12. jamel_watson
    12. Posted by jamel_watson Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    I agree with 7. The Pistons own the Central divison and will hold onto untill they want to. The Cavs got lucky, The Bulls need help and the Bucks and Pacers aint s***!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. T-PAIN
    13. Posted by T-PAIN Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:25 pm EDT

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    The way bulls have been playing.s***,bring gasol, kobe anybody who will score points and put the ball in the basketball. The bulls are terrible and so is the Head Coach.
  14. Cotton Piquer
    14. Posted by Cotton Piquer Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    daisy
    West let Lorenzen Wright go (he was their only true center). West traded Swift, then traded Battier to get Swift back. WTF? West made bad draft picks ( example Hakeem Warwick, Kyle Lowry). Then fired Fratello, then West left.
    Every GM in the NBA wishes you were a GM, so they could play bus driver, and take you to school.
  15. Erik N
    15. Posted by Erik N Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    Mihm and Kwayme for a guy who usually averages 20 and 10 is absolute nonsense!! The Griz would never do that and Sasha is unproven. The Bulls are one of the few teams with attractive trade pieces and thats why they are always in rumors. The Lakers have no pieces for the trade market and thats why Kobe wants out because there is no other way to solve that problem other then trading him or Odom but no one wants Odom which is a shame cause is a very solid player
  16. Ramblin25
    16. Posted by Ramblin25 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    bulls we want hinrich in a deal for gasol.trade lowry,conley and a 1st round pick for j-will.the grizz need j-will back.the heat are still the favorite to win the east.i will say the suns and spurs are the favorites from the west.dallas should have traded for j-will to get them over the hump.dirk needs another superstar [j-will] to help him out.
  17. Ramblin25
    17. Posted by Ramblin25 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    what has happened to terrence kinsey ? he was a very good player for the grizzlies last year.
  18. Ramblin25
    18. Posted by Ramblin25 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    what has happened to terrence kinsey ? he was a very good player for the grizzlies last year.
  19. leslie d
    19. Posted by leslie d Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    Gasol is definitely a good player with 20-10 capability but he's way too inconsistent, doing it 3 or 4 times a season isnt gonna get it done not to mention the fact that he doesnt make his teamates better nor has he made Memphis any better.......the Bulls would be a perfect fit for him but they would lose out on the defensive/intensity end but if he's not happy, then they should make a deal somewhere because obviously he's done all that he could in Memphis & what you see is what you get, no MORE no less
  20. Cotton Piquer
    20. Posted by Cotton Piquer Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    leslie d
    please check your facts, and re-post the truth instead of your absurd lies. Gasol has had as many as 38 double doubles in a season.'
    Remember the Vancouver Grizzlies? Didn't Memphis make the playoffs for 3 straight years with Gasol as the go to guy? Didn't Gasol miss the 1st 23 games last year? What kind of start did the Griz have without him?
    p.s. The Lakers didn't make the playoffs in 2005 with Kobe-Me. But the Grizzlies did with Gasol.
  21. BadgerFan
    21. Posted by BadgerFan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    3-way Lakers, Bulls, & Grizzlies.....Kobe to Bulls, Gasol & Deng to the Lakers, Thomas, Noah, Kwame,
    & Bulls & Lakers #1's in 2008 to Grizzlies.
  22. af
    22. Posted by af Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    THIS IS NOT A FRICKIN' RUMOR! It's the opinion of the night janitor that empties the trash at Yahoo!Sports headquarters.
  23. leslie d
    23. Posted by leslie d Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    Memphis has been to the playoffs how many times with Gasol?........they've won how many Championships with Gasol?........they've been eliminated in the 1st round how many times with Gasol?
    the Lakers have been to the playoffs how many times with Kobe?........they've won how many championships with Kobe?.......& what does Kobe have to do with Gasol wanting to be traded?.....why is Kobe talked about in EVERY blog?.................LMAO
  24. leslie d
    24. Posted by leslie d Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    Even the blogs that have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with Kobe, people continue to bring him up

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