Forum Blue and Gold: Gasol vs. Howard

The Forum Blue and Gold did a great job of looking back on a matchup that will go a long way in determining the NBA Finals.

I know this post made me think long and hard about my NBA Finals Prediction.

Here’s some of what they had to say.

From Forum Blue and Gold:

“For all the talk about Andrew Bynum on Dwight Howard and how important that is, there will be times in this series when Pau Gasol will have to cover him man-up. The Lakers don’t want to double in the post, and if Gasol is on Howard while Odom and Ariza are on Hedo and Lewis, the Lakers match up well (they can switch pick and rolls that way).

But could Gasol really hang with Howard one-on-one? I went back and looked at the USA/Spain Gold Medal game from the Beijing Olympics, when Gasol and Howard did square off as centers.”

Read the rest of the Gasol vs. Howard article here…

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