Comments on: The Greatest Stranger In A Strange Land http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/01/05/the-greatest-stranger-in-a-strange-land/ Unbiased opinions from extremely biased people Thu, 24 May 2012 01:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: warsaw http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/01/05/the-greatest-stranger-in-a-strange-land/comment-page-1/#comment-36104 warsaw Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:42:49 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=5138#comment-36104 I agree Nowitzki's better than Gasol but you can't compare Gasol's teammates in Memphis with Nash, Devin Harris, Michael Finley, Josh Howard and Jason Terry. That's already five players better than anyone who played for Memphis at that time. And don't give me Shane Battier, he's not supposed to be the second best player on a contender. I agree Nowitzki’s better than Gasol but you can’t compare Gasol’s teammates in Memphis with Nash, Devin Harris, Michael Finley, Josh Howard and Jason Terry. That’s already five players better than anyone who played for Memphis at that time. And don’t give me Shane Battier, he’s not supposed to be the second best player on a contender.

]]> By: Mico http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/01/05/the-greatest-stranger-in-a-strange-land/comment-page-1/#comment-36087 Mico Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:48:31 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=5138#comment-36087 "When Gasol was put as the primary scorer, the elite guy, the go-to man, his team floundered in first round exithood at their peak and then fell apart completely. Dallas has made the playoffs a bajillion times in the row and gotten to the semifinals at the very least more often than not." who were the people that were surrounding both when they were the primary option? I'm thinking Dirk always had pretty good pieces to work with. He had all stars, budding stars, and an owner willing to pay good money for everything (from stat guys to the players themselves) While Pau Gasol got Shane Battier, Mike Miller, and the unsweetened Jason Williams “When Gasol was put as the primary scorer, the elite guy, the go-to man, his team floundered in first round exithood at their peak and then fell apart completely. Dallas has made the playoffs a bajillion times in the row and gotten to the semifinals at the very least more often than not.”

who were the people that were surrounding both when they were the primary option?

I’m thinking Dirk always had pretty good pieces to work with. He had all stars, budding stars, and an owner willing to pay good money for everything (from stat guys to the players themselves)

While Pau Gasol got Shane Battier, Mike Miller, and the unsweetened Jason Williams

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