dailynews.com - 6/10/2009
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Pau Gasol rubbed the back of his head, showed his forearm to referee Derrick Stafford and asked for an explanation. Stafford didn't react. Gasol's meaning was clear. "(Dwight Howard) is allowed to do physically a couple more things here at home," Gasol said after the game. Asked ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/11/2009
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We asked J.A. Adande to tell us something
he's watching for in Game 4: J.A. Adande, ESPN.com:...
Time to talk touches. Again. Pau Gasol should be getting more shots. We've been through this before. It was only one series ago that Gasol lodged a rare (for ...
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Daily Dime: Can the Magic pull even? - NBA
sports.yahoo.com - 6/12/2009
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Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando 91 (Los Angeles
leads series, 3-1) Wow, that was some defense. It...
didn't seem to come up much during the game, for the usual reasons (defense isn't much of a talking point, unless teams aren't playing it), but ...
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Behind the Box Score, where the Lakers put the hammer down
emptythebench.com - 6/12/2009
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emptythebench.com —
By Darren Yuvan Despite helping to lead the
Orlando Magic to it’s first ever NBA Finals victory...
in Tuesday’s Game Three against the Lakers, and also putting in his best overall performance of the Finals in Thursday’s Game Four loss, Orlando’s ...
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Howard Hasn’t Measured Up to Greatness
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Gasol Says Howard is Getting Too Physical
SLAM Online —
... Pau would like the refs to pay a bit more attention to Dwight out there: “(Dwight Howard) is allowed to do physically a couple more things here at home,’ Gasol said after the game. Asked if those ‘things’ are too physical for his taste, or within the rules, Gasol didn’t hesitate. ‘For my taste, yes,’ Gasol said. ‘I have no control, so it’s a little bit unfortunate. There’s nothing you can do about it. You just have to play through it and continue to compete.’ Earlier, Lakers coach Phil Jackson had ...
Pau Gasol: As big a bitch as we originally thought
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Straight from the horse's -- actually, in this case, llama's -- mouth: (Dwight Howard) is allowed to do physically a couple more things here at home.
For
my taste, yes (those things are too physical). I have no control, so it's a little bit
unfortunate. There's nothing you can do about it. You just have to play
through it and continue to compete. What specifically is he doing? He's just playing
hard and using his body, that's it. You just have to play
through it. ...
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Pau Gasol admits to being a total pussy
redsarmy.com 6/10/2009 — It's no secret that Pau Gasol is soft. But this one takes the cake. He basically announced to the world that he's a total pussy by saying Dwight Howard is too physical . “(Dwight Howard) is allowed to do physically a
couple more things here at home,’ Gasol said after the ...
Gasol blasts misguided 'soft' tag - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 6/8/2009 — LOS ANGELES The stateside resistance to the European player has been vast and vicious. The American basketball culture has had a bad habit of dismissing Pau Gasol (notes) with its tired and twisted refrain: The Spaniard is soft. This foolishness has ...
Defining Pau Gasol's martyrdom
sports.yahoo.com 6/11/2009 — It might be time to re-consider how much we howl about Pau
Gasol
Coming off the heels of a Game 3 that seemed all-too-typical
amongst Laker losses, the usual bleating (with yours truly tending to yell
loudest, above all) about the lack of Pau
in ...
Gasol needs more shots
ocregister.com 6/11/2009 — The Lakers center made 9 of 11 in Game 3, but 11 aren't enough.
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Bleacher Report - NBA 6/10/2009
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NYT > Pro Basketball 6/10/2009
Hedo Turkoglu was throwing in shots from everywhere, the Orlando Magic were outrebounding the Los Angeles Lakers, and even Jack Nicholson seemed to be getting worried. It was the third quarter of Game 2 in the NBA finals, time for Phil Jackson to ...
