Pau Gasol or Blake Griffin?

• september63

  

  Who is having the better season? Who would you want on your team right now? Comments pls and I am not interested in making this a poll.
• thedynasty1998

  

  If you are asking who you would pick to start a team with right now, it's easy.
  
  However, I think Gasol, today gets the nod for this season. However, the Clippers are starting to win some games, and if they continue, by the end of the season Griffin would have to be considered to have had a better season.
  
  Here are the stats:
  Gasol - 18.5 ppg, 51% FG, 10.7 rpg, 2 blocks in 37.5 minutes
  Griffin - 22.5 ppg, 52% FG, 12.8 rpg, .7 blocks in 37.3 minutes
  
  And just to put Bosh in perspective, a guy people thought was playing awful:
  Bosh - 18.6 ppg, 50%, 8.2 rpg, .7 blocks in 35.5 minutes
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Who thought Bosh was having an awful season? I haven't seen/read that anywhere.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  thedynasty1998;642423 wrote:If you are asking who you would pick to start a team with right now, it's easy.
  
  However, I think Gasol, today gets the nod for this season. However, the Clippers are starting to win some games, and if they continue, by the end of the season Griffin would have to be considered to have had a better season.
  
  Here are the stats:
  Gasol - 18.5 ppg, 51% FG, 10.7 rpg, 2 blocks in 37.5 minutes
  Griffin - 22.5 ppg, 52% FG, 12.8 rpg, .7 blocks in 37.3 minutes
  
  And just to put Bosh in perspective, a guy people thought was playing awful:
  Bosh - 18.6 ppg, 50%, 8.2 rpg, .7 blocks in 35.5 minutes

  Griffins numbers are clearly better, so your reasoning for picking Gasol is that he's on a winning team? Wow talk about idiotic.
• GOONx19

  

  Better season: Griffin. Player I'd rather have: Pau, for experience.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  GOONx19;642451 wrote:Better season: Griffin. Player I'd rather have: Pau, for experience.

  So you're saying you think griffin would choke in the playoffs?
• september63

  

  I asked for opinions and ppl are giving theirs. No one is right or wrong here as I doubt any of us are NBA GM's.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  september63;642463 wrote:I asked for opinions and ppl are giving theirs. No one is right or wrong here as I doubt any of us are NBA GM's.

  1,000 apologies god of the Pau Gasol or Blake Griffin thread!
• september63

  

  No problem. Its just an opinion thread and I was trying to keep you from turning this into a personal pissing match like nearly every other thread turns into.
• GOONx19

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;642454 wrote:So you're saying you think griffin would choke in the playoffs?

  
  I'm saying I'd be more confident in Pau showing up, yes. Just like I'd take Pierce over Rudy Gay or Rondo/Rose over Chris Paul.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  GOONx19;642521 wrote:I'm saying I'd be more confident in Pau showing up, yes. Just like I'd take Pierce over Rudy Gay or Rondo/Rose over Chris Paul.

  
  Fair enough. I agree with Rondo over Paul
• Laley23

  

  Blake. He is more explosive, and more athletic. But again, if we are going just for this year Id take Pau.
  
  Blake I dont think would "choke" in the playoffs, but I think they are more physical, and I think PF need to be able to knock down jumpshots in the playoffs. Pau has proven that he can knock them down consistently, while Blake hasnt. Griffin is improving that aspect every week though, so next year, I doubt I even give this a second thought.
  
  Both players have done a great job this season deferring to Kobe/Gordon in the end of game situations as well. Im impressed Blake has been such a great teammate from that aspect.
• Nate

  If I'm building a team, Griffin.
  If I'm wanting to win right now, Gasol.
  If I just wanted a PF and had the option of the two, Griffin.
• gut

  As an owner, hands down Black Ginger will put more asses in seats.
• killdeer

  

  griffin ...way more upside.
  
  pau only if I am in a must-win situation this year.....
• Sage

  

  Christ, if I wanted youtube high-lights, I'd take Blake Griffin.
  
  If I want championship basketball from my PF spot, I'll take Gasol, and it's not even close.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Sage;643447 wrote:Christ, if I wanted youtube high-lights, I'd take Blake Griffin.
  
  If I want championship basketball from my PF spot, I'll take Gasol, and it's not even close.

  
  Watch a game and not just Sportscenter.
• Skyhook79

  

  Put Griffin on the Lakers right now and take off Pau and the Lakers do not make it to the Finals.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Skyhook79;643644 wrote:Put Griffin on the Lakers right now and take off Pau and the Lakers do not make it to the Finals.

  
  I would agree that Gasol is a better fit for the Lakers, but I don't know if this statement would hold true.