Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 at 11:41 am  |  82 responses

Video: Amar’e Stoudemire says Pau Gasol is ‘Still Soft’

Peter Rosenberg caught up with STAT at the Foot Locker House of Hoops yesterday, and asked him about the general perception of the Lakers’ big man. For what it’s worth, Stoudemire did go on to clarify that Gasol has the frontcourt help of Andre Bynum and Lamar Odom, so it isn’t much of a problem. Check it out:

UPDATE: Andrew Bynum responds?

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  • rich

    ya he wishes he had andrew bynum and lamar odom though.

  • kuya

    okay! laugh all you can stat, pau is a winner not a whiner like you!

  • Fat Lever

    Amar’e has no business calling anyone soft. Dude rebounds with the tenacity of that new Bruno Mars song, I’m Lazy or whatever. I’m not a Knick or Laker fan, but Gasol held his own last year in the Finals, and was the real Finals MVP.

  • idrees

    although andrew bynum may be stronger in the post, at least pau gasol can shoot a 3.

  • Thor

    @kuya I’m not saying Amaré isn’t a whiner or what ever, but maaaaan Pau is the biggest crybaby of them all with that scream he has going on everytime someone touches him. Can’t stand it!!

  • rich

    who cares if a seven footer can shoot a 3? and how many has gasol even made. amare averages 26 a game. last year he rebounded well for the suns when gentry demanded it of him, but now dumbtoni is coaching him again and he is back to playing one end of the court. he is also playing a lot of center, making things a lot tougher on him even to get rebounds

  • cobra

    he has the back up of andrew? he won a ring playing the 5 most of the time vs the best center in the game..Amare thinks hes hard cuz he screams after a dunk?? come on dude..he needs to worry about losing those 5 games straight rather than worrying about whats going on in lakers land. ol busta

  • JTaylor21

    Both players aren’t the toughest chaps but if I had to choose one, it’s without a doubt Gasol.

  • T-Money

    yeat, stat need to fall back. with the way he’s rebounding the ball and defending, he’s not allowed to call anyone soft.

  • Reflex

    Yo Stat, you had a 1 rb game w couple nights ago, 1REBOUND! C’mon son! You’re straight telly cloth, smdh at this hypocrite

  • 2KInsider

    Thanks to Gasol’s soft touch on that falling double pump baseline fadeway in game 7, the Lakers were able to win the championship.

  • Yesse

    I don’t think Amare can really speak too much on Gasol, because he is not the toughest guy in the league either. Pau Gasol’s softness was a part of the both Lakers championship team, so i guess it’s a good thing then.

  • neaorin

    Reflex beat me to it. Big men who get one rebound in 30 minutes of action against the Nets have no business calling other people soft.

  • Heals

    And the sky is blue; gotta love the Bynum tweet though…

  • http://www.pablasso.com pablasso

    @rich: rebounded well == 8.x rebounds? LMAO

  • MUBWAR

    woow where does STAT get the nerve to call out Gasol a 2 time champs. Earlier in the season he was calling out Bosh. They both have a sweeter J than you and can rebound the ball. And they at least both try on D unlike you.

  • Visitor

    Also, for all the talk about “athleticism” and aggressiveness, Pau has a better career blocks-per-game than STAT.

  • http://www.facebook.com/joe.l.brewer3 BlackPhantom

    …..this coming from a guy that can’t rebound nor play defense

  • IAMORANGE4EVER

    Bynum is funny talkin bout championships when he himself is a coattail rider. He means as much to the Lakers past two championships as John Salley (no disrespect) meant to the Lakers 3-Peat with Kobe and Shaq. Right now this Lakers Championship Era is known as the Kobe and Gasol years. With that said, is Pau Gasol soft? It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve heard Paul called Gasoft, and by so called Lakers fans too.

  • Riggs

    so can kevin love call pau gasol soft then?

  • Riggs

    also to everyone defending gasol now you all called him soft during that laker skid.

  • bnets

    hahah but amare u cant defend very well hahah

  • “torn”

    2 rings vs “no show”

  • MookieBlaylock

    you’re still amare stoudemire, and he will always have AT LEAST 2 rings.

  • bashmo

    Such a stupid thing for STAT to say. Amare has NOTHING on Pau. STAT has NO lowpost game, cannot rebound or defend, and he calls Gasol soft…come on! Bynum tweet is the truth!

  • Kid Dynamite

    Mr I-was-never-taught-defense needs to stop talking now…..

  • blakos

    Co-sign Andrew Bynum

  • Oh Nose

    Gasol > Stoudemire

  • Dagger

    Wow, a guy who doesn’t defend or rebound calling a proven champion soft? Pathetic.

  • http://slamonline.com datkid

    yeah who told amare he was hard again? oh….

  • http://Philosophervision@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    I think he meant that Gasol still… has a “soft” touch. lol

  • RunNGun

    For a guy who complains about too much playing time, STAT needs to STFU and play.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/officerbarbrady what

    Andrew Bynum Sons Amare Stoudemire

  • RedRum

    The most unbelievable thing in this story is ABs pwnage with his tweet! Gasol is perfect for the triangle and Jax loves him. I guarantee you that if Jax was offered a straight up trade between Gasol and STAT, he would keep Gasol

  • Raseven

    Lol Amare was high right?

  • robb

    Another fake tough guy taking.

  • robb

    *talking

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Just because it’s true doesn’t mean you should be the one saying it.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    And Bynum’s tweet was awesome.

  • ogog

    what about 0 DEFENCE ?

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    What is this “#” and “@” sh!t on Twitter?

  • Tyrant56

    Co-sign that bynum guy

  • JTJ

    can’t stand the lakers but man show some respect. getting sick of melo and stat already.

  • matt

    LOL, why do ppl call him soft? idiots. Soft is being able to play the 4 and 5 quite well. Having to play loads of mins w/out good backups with Bynum out. A great 2 way player, great passer, works in the triangle, WORLD CHAMPION OF BASKETBALL IN 06 FOR SPAIN, When did AMARE play for USA, oh wait, he wasn’t on the redeem team, he played for the 04 team getting the bronze and the 07 fiba americas team. pretty impressive. Also, soft is a 7 foot big man who is sound defensively, is active on the glass, etc. Do u know how many games this man has played in the past couple of years? 354 games since 07-08, not including preseason and olympics and eurocup and world championships. Also, Perkins-do u know how much depth your team had in 08? Lakers had Kobe,Pau and Lamar. Fish just shoots 3, radmanovic just shot 3s. Ariza wasn’t yet ariza, walton was actually playing, vujacic was shooting for a contract, turiaf was ok. Garnett has had so much more better backups to help him rest. Also, Bynum gets injured, lal goes to finals. KG gets injured, boston loses in conference finals. JUST SAYIN… Stat u wish you could actually play D. CBA is gonna mess NYK up, u and Melo will be only good players on that team. So many Eurohaters. Boston – 08 team, no international players or white guys. Scalabrine (a mascot for celtics)

  • http://firespo.com KING

    There’s too much “he got 2 rings ” comments. Pau is soft point blank. If your argument is that pau got 2 rings so he ain’t soft that means dj mbenga was the best center in the league cause he too has 2 rings

  • mugiwara

    he earned the rings.

  • Towelie

    The title is misleading…Even though Gasol has played ~130 games more that Stoudemire, Stoudemire has the advantage in the stats. Stoudemire averages about a minute and a half less and averages more points, steals and also has the advantage in FT% and FG% (surprisingly). Gasol has the slight advantage in assists and blocks (not by much). As far as championships are defined, it’s more if a team theme. But then again, Gasol has played about 1 and a half seasons worth more games that Stoudemire. Don’t get me wrong because both are great players.

  • Towelie

    I also forgot to add Gasol also averages .2 rebounds per game more than Stoudemire.

    Anyway stats don’t lie:
    http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/996/pau-gasol
    http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1727/amare-stoudemire

  • KSupreme

    2× NBA Champion (2009, 2010)
    NBA Rookie of the Year (2002)
    4× NBA All-Star (2005, 2009–2011)
    2× All-NBA Third Team (2009–2010)
    NBA All-Rookie First Team (2002)
    FIBA World Championship MVP (2006)
    EuroBasket MVP (2009)
    Spanish King’s Cup MVP (2001)
    Spanish League Finals MVP (2001)
    All-Euroleague Second Team (2001)
    2× FIBA Europe Player of the Year (2008–2009)
    2× Mister Europa Player of the Year (2004, 2009)
    3× Euroscar Player of the Year (2008–2010)

    This is a STRONG players resume. A leader for Spain and a key player for the 09′ and 10′ chips. What i listed doesnt imply the man is soft. It says he’s a HOF and good at what he does. Any hater who supports this article and responds…is useless and comments are invalid.

  • KSupreme

    Dont forget Olympic silver medalist. It’s still a loss, but it’s 1 more over STAT. I respected STAT until this. STAT obviously can’t see that he’s below pau for all the things that make u a winner. Congratulations on looking like a dumb@ss

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