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07:22 PM ET 12.19 | Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol returned Tuesday after missing eight games with tendonitis, and he didn't quite look like himself in a one-point win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Gasol also sat in the game's final seconds because coach Mike D'Antoni wanted to play small around Dwight Howard. It was that issue that convinced Gasol to speak out in an interview with USA Today. "I don't find (playing with Howard) tough," Gasol said. "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."

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December 19, 2012 08:04 PM ET

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D"antoni is a fool Pau!!! No rebounds when Howard is the only interior rebounder, what happens when the shooter misses?

CREEPY FACE !!

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December 19, 2012 09:38 PM ET

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dumbasss coach D'Antoni... You are supposed to use you're players accordingly to optimize their strengths...

Dogue-dude

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December 19, 2012 10:42 PM ET

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Originally posted 08:04 PM ET 12.19 by CREEPY FACE !!

D"antoni is a fool Pau!!! No rebounds when Howard is the only interior rebounder, what happens when the shooter misses?

Kobe never misses.... errrrrrrrrrr... I mean never passes

Dogue-dude

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December 20, 2012 01:58 AM ET

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It's a work in progress. Gotta give it until the end of January at least. Patience.

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December 20, 2012 11:19 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:04 PM ET 12.19 by CREEPY FACE !!

D"antoni is a fool Pau!!! No rebounds when Howard is the only interior rebounder, what happens when the shooter misses?

The Lakers were stupid in trading for Howard...dumber for getting rid of Mike Brown and even more idiotic when they passed on Phil Jackson for Mike D'Antoni.

This team is not built to suit his style...which is ball handling guards, pick and roll offense with no defense.

LA will not make the playoffs this year, especially if Pau keeps being used at the top of the key.

If I am Gasol, I am begging these guys to trade me to another team because this situation in LA is a complete mess.

$100 million dollar payroll, $4 million to an ex coach, $4 million to a coach who sucks currently and a $30 million tax hit coming.

Fun days for Lakers fans.