"Despite being named the Defensive Player of the Year, Gasol was left off the NBA All-Defensive First Team and was named to the Second Team instead. Of the players named to both teams, Gasol received the least amount of votes.[16] The Defensive Player of the Year was named by sportswriters, while the All-Defensive Team members were named by coaches"

That comes directly from Gasol's Wiki page. He barely made the All-defensive team and then it was based off of Memphis's reputation and not his..

If you look at career numbers:

Jefferson- 16.4/9.0/1.5 apg/1.4 bpg
Gasol- 13.3/8.0/2.7 apg/1.6 bpg

If you can look at those numbers and say that Gasol is way better, than you are just being unrealistic. They are the same age and Jefferson has been in the league twice as long. So not like there isn't enough history to back it up..

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Posted by RonBurgundy

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Posted on 9/28/13 at 6:10 pm to brmark70816

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He barely made the All-defensive team and then it was based off of Memphis's reputation and not his..

If you look at career numbers:

Jefferson- 16.4/9.0/1.5 apg/1.4 bpg
Gasol- 13.3/8.0/2.7 apg/1.6 bpg

If you can look at those numbers and say that Gasol is way better, than you are just being unrealistic. They are the same age and Jefferson has been in the league twice as long. So not like there isn't enough history to back it up..

Al Jefferson has never had a season where his Wins Shares are over 8. Marc Gasol topped 11 last year, in a stat where 10 Win Shares is considered a dominant season. He was second in the league in D-Win Shares too. The reason that Memphis is so good at D is because Marc is anchoring the middle.

On offense it's the very essence of who Gasol is compared to Al. Gasol plays in the high post and is a distributor-the offense runs through him. Marc is a superior passer, thus his Ast Rate last year was close to 20% and was nearly identical to his Usage Rate. Big Al is a black hole. His usage rate is exceedingly high for a player of his caliber(25%), does not pass the ball out of the block. Also taking 16 shots a game to score 17 is inefficent, especially considering how close to the basket he is(and also doesn't get to the line as a big man). Marc-taking seven less shots, doubles Als FTA, even though he is in the high post and more of a distributor. Al is notoriously terrible on defense, one of the major reasons his teams are .500 at best. A one way center with no defensive impact is pretty invaluable as a player-which is why Al has been traded twice and is now signed to the Bobcats.

Gasol, now free of Rudy Gay, is an All-NBA player, an All-Star, a starter for the second best international team, took his team to the conference finals. Memphis has spacing issues, so until that is addressed it they won't go to the finals.

Don't take my word for it, do some research, take a poll. Gasol is a top 20 player in the league. Al Jefferson is not.

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Posted by MrBlue105