After returning to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup Tuesday night, Pau Gasol helped the team to a close 101-100 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats with 10 points.
This win was the Lakers third in a row, but according to Sam Amick of USA Today, Gasol feels there are still problems in the system that must be corrected before saying that the Lakers troubles have been answered.
"I don't find (playing with Howard) tough," Gasol said as he stood at the loading dock. "It's more the system right now that makes it tough at times, because (D'Antoni) wants four guys to be spread and one interior guy and it's a guard-oriented system, so that makes it tough.
"I think there's enough looks for both of us. But again, it's not a system that you post up a lot, so we'll see. We've just got to figure it out, but if you've got two great post-up players, you've got to utilize it."
Kobe Bryant agrees with his teammate Gasol and wants to see him on the block more often.
"I don't think he's going to have a new role (than previous seasons); he's not," said Bryant, who had 30 points, seven assists and six rebounds. "No. We're going to post him. We're going to put him at the elbow. He can obviously make plays on the perimeter, and he will because he's skillful enough to do it, but we're going to play to his strengths - for sure.
"Like I said, we're going to post him. Mike knows that. We'll move him around a lot, because Pau can do a lot...We're going to post him because that's what he does best."
Coach Mike D'Antoni would disagree saying that he believes that Pau "has to expand his game", but ultimately said it's about winning and what's best for the team.
"It's not difficult (to compromise) because the ultimate thing is to win," he said. "I'm not going to compromise and then lose. That's what kind of happened a little bit before (earlier this season), and I'm not going to do that. But every coach is going to try to find what's best for each player individually, and try to incorporate. You still do the same things, and just tweak it. It doesn't have to change the whole thing - I would hope."
Can't forget that Steve Nash has yet to return to the floor. The Lakers don't play until Saturday against the Golden State Warriors and Nash may be available to lace-up for the game.
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