Because we need a thread with Pau Gasol's name in the title

He will find minutes for Mirotic. Our front court will be dominate. We have 4 good big men. Can play a number of combinations. Rest Gasol and Noah both for the playoffs.

 

Gasol, whose Bulls deal averages $7.3 million over three years, turned down offers of $11.5 million annually from the Lakers and $11 million from the Hawks. Hinrich, whose two-year deal averages $2.8 million, could have made upwards of $4 million annually from the Jazz and Bobcats.

Read more http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...errick-rose-spt-0715-20140715,0,2395225.story

 

Another stat of Gasol's:

Pau Gasol last season (60 games) has had the same amount of blocks as Boozer did in his Chicago career (280 games).

92 from a poster at realgm

kulaz3000 http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1335445

 

Jinkies! Are you telling me Hollinger's rating metric is flawed (at best) in evaluating a player's value on the floor? I mean the 2 players have similar rank right?

 

Pau Gasol picked Bulls based on ‘instinct’

Recent free agent Pau Gasol says signing for the Bulls over NBA champion San Antonio or Oklahoma City came down to a gut decision.

Gasol says on Tuesday that after speaking with Bulls players Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, “instinct told me to pick Chicago.”

The 7-foot (2.13-meter) Spanish forward says Chicago was a logical choice since “without doubt it is one of the championship favorites in the East alongside Cleveland.”

The 34-year-old Gasol, who departs the Los Angeles Lakers after five-plus seasons, says while the Spurs and Thunder were options “nothing is guaranteed wherever you sign. I’m happy with my choice.”

See more at http://www.suntimes.com/sports/bask...ked-bulls-based-on-instinct.html#.U8XfwPldWSo

 

"Of course I can win the title in Chicago"

Q. Do you think there can be a champion?
R. Of course I can be a champion in Chicago. If not, I would not have decided on this team. For the quality of the players in the game, level coach, the structure they have, I think we can get to offer a great level. As I come to join and contribute to grow the Bulls. For me it is definitely the favorite in the East, along with Cleveland after the arrival of LeBron, although the favoritism on paper means nothing. You have to prove it.

Q. Is not depend greatly on the state of Rose?
R. Rose is well recovered. You can play the World Cup. He is a top player. He was MVP of the league and with that being said it all. I'm not worried about it.


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You can play the World Cup?

No buddy, YOU can play the World Cup. I'm not sure about this Spaniard.

 

If Love goes to Bulls, what's Gasol's role?

When former Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni decided to use Gasol in a reserve role at times during the 2012-13 season, the former All-Star expressed his displeasure.

"I'm not excited about it," Gasol told reporters after a loss to the Bulls in January of 2013. "It's not something that I've ever [done], coming off the bench. But right now I'm more worried about us as a team and us struggling, so it would be selfish of me talking about how I feel of something in particular."

The end of that quote may prove to be the most important for Gasol and the Bulls moving forward. He's also proven to be a team player in the past and would be best served leading the second unit in this scenario. Love is just 25 years old and is one of the best players in the game. Gasol could still be an important member of a championship-caliber team, he just wouldn't hear his name called at the beginning of games.

After losing out on Carmelo Anthony in free agency, the Bulls made the right move to go after Gasol as a contingency plan. Now that Love remains stuck in limbo in Minnesota, the Bulls are making the right play by continuing to go after him. If the Timberwolves accepted a deal for Love of Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic, as Sheridanhoops.com reported earlier this week, Gasol would fortify a group off the bench that would still be strong. Gasol, Tony Snell or Mike Dunleavy, Kirk Hinrich and Aaron Brooks would be at Thibodeau's disposal in what would remain a deep roster.

Gasol surely wouldn't be happy coming off the bench, but if Love were to come to Chicago then Gasol should take solace in the fact he would be on a better team than even he could have imagined when he signed his Bulls contract last week.

Read more http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bulls/post/_/id/19940/if-love-goes-to-bulls-whats-gasols-role

 

Sun-Times Basketball @suntimes_hoops

.... There have been NO guarantees made to Pau Gasol that he will start.

 

Gasol will get his minutes, that is for sure, and yes, I hope to God Noah's minutes are cut to save him for the playoffs. Gasol will play some at pf.

 

Nate Jones ‏@JonesOnTheNBA

Bulls fans: I’ve also watched Pau Gasol closely the last two years. I think y’all are putting way too much stock in that pick up.

That may be true, however, his length, and defending the rim, will help us a lot. His offense should be similar to Boozer, and effort should be more as well.