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6/12/09

Mickael Pietrus Hard Foul On Pau Gasol During Game 4 Of NBA Finals Between Lakers And Magic

Reason #2,817 Why Pau Gasol Is Still Soft: He Let Mickael Pietrus Get Away With This

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Some people might praise Pau Gasol for his poise and presence of mind late in Game 4 against the Magic, when he was mauled by Mickael Pietrus on a fast break dunk, and did nothing more than get in Pietrus' face a little bit. But if you're really interested in shedding the "soft" label, Pau, you need to do better than that.

I'm usually not one to condone violence in an NBA game, but let's be serious... Pietrus could have broken Pau's back on this play. If I were Pau, there would have been more than words exchanged. If Pau is truly not a soft player, Pietrus needs to be unconscious on the ground after a play like that.

Would Pau have been suspended? Yeah, probably. But Pietrus is likely to get a game on the bench as well. And the series is 3-1. The chances of the Magic coming back are slim to none, with or without Gasol or Pietrus on the floor.

If Pau wants to be respected as a big man in the NBA, there are a few things that need to happen:
1) Stop whining about an opposing player's physicality. Just beat him at his own game.
2) Don't let things like this happen again. Period.

Until then, he's just another soft European big man who would rather shoot a 20-footer than bang for a rebound.

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6/12/09

dwd40

9	I have to somewhat agree and disagree with the above article, except that these are the finals and you have too do whatever you can to win. If that means "Not Reacting" then that's what you have to do. There isn't this "Wait Till Next Year" stuff. Now it's "Meet You In The Parking Lot" but these guys are playing for a lot of $$$ and status, so I'm the bigger man by not reacting.

6/12/09

dwd40

9	I have to somewhat agree and disagree with the above article, except that these are the finals and you have too do whatever you can to win. If that means "Not Reacting" then that's what you have to do. There isn't this "Wait Till Next Year" stuff. Now it's "Meet You In The Parking Lot" but these guys are playing for a lot of $$$ and status, so I'm the bigger man by not reacting.

6/12/09

jasonsmall1977

4	Who wants to see those two fight anyway? It would end up like a tween girl fight...a bunch of slapping and hair pulling.

6/12/09

dahizzle

5	Well when it's all said and done, Pau Gasol will have his ring and Mickael Pietrus can go back to wearing Kobe Bryant sneakers.

6/12/09

idkenglish22

0	Well all I have to say is I thought Mickael Pietrus was going to end up with a bloody face and Pau Gasol With a Broken Nose and arm.....But I dont know how these 2 fight so jason you might be right they might end up like like to girls going at it!!!

6/12/09

am_molina18

0	hate pietrus..

6/12/09

Seachickenhawk

Pau did the right thing here. Who really cares if he's hard or soft (bad pun, I know) if he gets the job done. If you really want to know if he's a tough guy, wait until Sunday. If Gasol gives Pietrus "the business," during the course of the game, you will then know how tough he is.

There are ways to go about payback. Dennis Rodman was never considered "soft," yet he never threw a punch at another player (photographers don't count).

6/12/09

Heyhey1970

1	That was a dirty play, and Gasol did the right thing, but he has been exposed as really soft. By knocking him around last night, the Magic took him out of the game.

6/12/09

mutantman

2	That was a flagrant foul and Pietrus should be fined.

6/12/09

dwyermaker

2	Totally disagree. This play makes Pau soft? He only dunked the ball while getting hammered to put a Finals game away, hung on the rim while staring down Pietrus, came down from the rim and started going at Pietrus when players jumped between them. I'm not saying Pau isn't typically soft but he was a man on that play without question.

6/12/09

cinnalocks

Heyhey1970 wrote:

That was a dirty play, and Gasol did the right thing, but he has been exposed as really soft. By knocking him around last night, the Magic took him out of the game.

I do not think they took him totally out of the game. He was 7 for 14....50% He had 16 points and 10 rebounds. He was not what he has been in the past but he did not have to be..... Trevor Ariza was more than he had been and that was because so much attention was on Kobe and Gasol.

6/12/09

Raider_Dave

8	So a Frenchman and a Spaniard walk into a bar...a slap fight inevitably ensues.

6/12/09

jasonsmall1977

5	Raider_Dave wrote: So a Frenchman and a Spaniard walk into a bar...a slap fight inevitably ensues. Im kinda surprised the Frenchman didnt retreat.

6/12/09

claudiomota3

1	come on this article is complete B.S.. these is the Finals why would you do something stupid. by the way Pietrus the Gorilla is on the Bench no need to do something stupid

6/12/09

Heyhey1970

cinnalocks wrote:

Maybe he wasn't totally out of the game, Cinnalocks, but with Kobe shooting 11-31, did you have any sense that Gasol was capable of taking over in the 4th quarter? Fisher saved them.

6/12/09

ipunki

0	am_molina18 wrote: hate pietrus.. hate kobe... and pau...

6/12/09

djclemson

0	Pau is not interested in shedding the soft label, he is interested in the ring.

6/12/09

djclemson

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6/13/09

ibyangkuting

Seachickenhawk wrote:

well said..

6/13/09

texmex882000

Pau Gasol did the right, and smart thing by not responding to the Pietrus foul, nothing good would have come from him flooring Pietrus with a punch to the face except getting suspended and fined for the next game, as for those fans calling Pau "soft", I say this, I hope Gasol continues being "soft" all the way through the championship victory parade!!! sheesh sometimes I really wonder if fans like those calling Pau soft actually know anything about the sport of basketball or anything about sports period!! because with thoughts like the ones they post on here, well lets just say that i thank god they do not play for any of my favorite teams!!.

6/13/09

GUNNEY_S

Pau did the right thing. If he wants payback he can get it by winning the ring.
Besides who really wants to see to basketball players fight? Whenever anything comes near their upper torso or face they end up on the ground for about 5 minutes holding their face like if their eye got poked out. When they get up nothing.
I see it as two sissy slaps and then the two of them rolling around on the ground holding their faces. Either that or they throw some wild punches kind of like baseball players until somebody gets in the middle so they can start talking smack. Typical

6/13/09

Cherrie

0	I'm proud of Gasol for keeping his composure, but come on....

6/13/09

jsvillamil_89

0	pau gasol is silently hardcourt killer

6/13/09

k8vikter

1	He might be soft but they are winning GO LAKERS

6/13/09

i_love_wii

0	I agree

6/13/09

arveygrant211

0	definitly right

6/14/09

djclemson

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6/14/09

djclemson

0	(Edited by djclemson) Go Lakers!!.

6/20/09

k8vikter

0	That picture of the NBA trophy you posted is what its all about and now Pau's got one and Pietrus is home just like everyone else watching the lakers and their fans celebrate.