Slumperman cheers for Pau

I felt good for Pau Gasol.

That was Game 1 vs the Denver Nuggets. The trio played well, but they are on form!

Kobe anyhow play play also can scored 20 - 30 plus points liao. He's crazy!

I was wondering why Phil put Gasol played through-out the whole of second half even though Camby was on the bench. Here's my guess,

1) Ronnie didnt play particularly well. Well, true. He got kenna stripped infront of the Nuggets player, didnt really protect his balls. Even though this is the case, it happened in the first half. Usually Phil will still give the player a chance to redeem himself. Phil is a patient man.

2)Pau is on form. His inside play with Lamar Fisher Bryant and Walton are too much for the Nuggets to cover. The passing, inside scoring, easy baskets, what can I say? It reminded me of my inside play with YK at hc. Those kind of ball sense ... you dont gotta feel it all the time.

3) Phil wants Game 1. He dislike losing I guess. He was kicked out by the Suns in the previous first round of playoffs. He wants Game 1 badly.

4) Phil respects the Nuggets players. He knows anytime they could fought back and got back in the game. Phil wants his best player to be on the floor. But I thought it was Kobe .... He struggled with his shooting, I guess he's still not the best everytime.

5) Phil wants Pau to feel good about winning in the Playoff games. He wants him to be ready in the Playoffs. Mentally plus physically. He wants him know that he cant win a championship without his hardwork on both ends of the floor. He needs him to understand that the team cannot just rely on Kobe. You need to earn for it and win the game.

6) Pau never won a Playoff game in NBA before. In his previous three Postseason experience, he lost all the games and was 0-12 in the books. I can recall, 8 of those games were against the Spurs ...

Well, Pau - go for it! I'm on you!