He is a valuable part of our team but he isn't as valuable as Kobe. Take Kobe from LA and all you have is the 7th or 8th best team in the West...not a contender for the championship. Take Gasol away, we still have a chance of winning the whole thing.
SN: I think Pau Gasol is the best big man in the game.
Every team that makes the playoffs has a
chance.
Even if it's 1 in a 100.

Kobe will pull out all the stops and be much better in the postseason, but let's face facts: he's not well physically and hasn't been since the 08-09 season.
Of course Kobe will go down in history as a far better player than Pau Gasol. But RIGHT NOW Gasol is more valuable than a broken-down Kobe.
Pau: 24 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 5 apg.
Kobe: 22.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.6 apg.