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Julien Deschuyteneer: Quote of the day "Mr and Mrs Gasol deserve an award, they are very important for basketball" Brett Brown Australia coach #JO2012 #basketball Twitter

Pau Gasol, Spain, Australia, Marc Gasol 

Jeff Zillgitt: Spain coach Sergio Scariolo on M. Gasol's left shoulder: "Marc Gasol is getting better even if it is clear he will be playing through pain." Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Injuries, Spain, Marc Gasol, Olympics 

Jeff Zillgitt: Spain coach Sergio Scariolo on M. Gasol's left shoulder: "Marc Gasol is getting better even if it is clear he will be playing through pain." Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Injuries, Spain, Marc Gasol, Olympics 

Which American team is better: the Barcelona '92 team or the current one? Marc Gasol: Who has created this debate? They have, right? On a bad day for the '92 team, the current team would lose by just 15 or 20 points against them. Which American player do you find the most dangerous playing FIBA basketball? Marc Gasol: I like Kevin (Durant) because he makes it easy. He doesn't need to do much. He doesn't have to dribble. He just gets the ball and shoots it. He plays well with the ball and off the ball. But with those guys, you have a No. 1 guy and then you have 1B, 1C, 1D and so on. Kobe (Bryant) is also a very dangerous player. He'd be dangerous even with cricket rules. LeBron (James) is also scary. They all have their tools. HoopsHype

Memphis Grizzlies, USA Basketball, Spain, Marc Gasol 

Which American player do you find the most dangerous playing FIBA basketball? Marc Gasol: I like Kevin (Durant) because he makes it easy. He doesn't need to do much. He doesn't have to dribble. He just gets the ball and shoots it. He plays well with the ball and off the ball. But with those guys, you have a No. 1 guy and then you have 1B, 1C, 1D and so on. Kobe (Bryant) is also a very dangerous player. He'd be dangerous even with cricket rules. LeBron (James) is also scary. They all have their tools. HoopsHype

Kevin Durant, USA Basketball, Spain, Team USA, Marc Gasol 

Which American team is better: the Barcelona '92 team or the current one? Marc Gasol: Who has created this debate? They have, right? On a bad day for the '92 team, the current team would lose by just 15 or 20 points against them. HoopsHype

USA Basketball, Spain, Team USA, Marc Gasol 

The greater certainty, of course, is that there will be plenty of jawing back and forth between Bryant and Pau Gasol, with Kobe pointing out often since Team USA landed Friday on Spanish soil that he sees Marc Gasol's big brother as his little bro in Lakerland. "They like to talk [trash]," Marc Gasol said. "Kobe loves to talk." "He went at [me] a little bit during the All-Star Game. He had all of his teammates around. I felt a little alone there by myself in the corner. But it will be a little different story now that we're here at home." ESPN.com

Kobe Bryant, USA Basketball, Spain, Team USA, Marc Gasol 

Marc Gasol: On our way to Valladolid for the first exhibition game vs Great Britain! How is my Memphis people doing?! I will miss @Rudy Gay in London! Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Rudy Gay, Spain, Great Britain, Marc Gasol 

Jon de la Presa: Spanish NT: Calderón, Sergio R, Sada, Navarro (Rafa Martínez), Llull, Rudy, San Emeterio, Claver, F. Reyes, Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Ibaka. Twitter

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Jose Manuel Calderon, Spain, Marc Gasol, Olympics, Serge Ibaka 

(FC Barcelona point guard Victor Sada's) great friend has talked about him to the Memphis Grizzlies, the franchise has reports on the guard, and the player is free to sign for whoever he wants to. Apparently, there are some other franchises interested in him, but considering the posibility to play with his friend Marc, the rest of the teams have few chances. Encestando

Memphis Grizzlies, Free Agency, FC Barcelona, Marc Gasol, Victor Sada 

The Lakers are committed to moving Pau Gasol — the fall guy for their second-round ouster against the Thunder and previous playoff failures — even if they have to take back less talent. As long as Heisley retains the Grizzlies, Memphis will always have interest. Heisley has always wanted to bring Gasol back, pairing him with his brother, Marc. New York Daily News

Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Trade, Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol 

Who will be the USA's toughest opponent? DeMarcus Cousins: Spain, because they have the brothers (Pau and Marc Gasol). Who else? DeMarcus Cousins: Who does Manu Ginobili play for? (Argentina) Yeah, Argentina. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins, USA Basketball, Spain, Argentina, Marc Gasol 

Thoughts on OJ Mayo's season? Marc Gasol: Very good season. It may have ended on a sour note in the playoffs because he wasn't able to hit shots and became frustrated about it... Maybe he got tired because we had him putting full-court pressure on Eric Bledsoe. When the time came to shoot the ball, maybe his legs were not fresh enough. But that's a player I really like. We're friends, we've been together a lot of years and I have a lot of confidence in him. HoopsHype

Memphis Grizzlies, Trade, OJ Mayo, Marc Gasol 

Do you see him leaving or staying? MG: You never know. You don't know what kind of offers he's going to get, what the owner plans on doing... You never know in the NBA. Maybe they trade me and keep OJ Mayo. I don't know. HoopsHype

Memphis Grizzlies, Trade, OJ Mayo, Marc Gasol 

With Dwight Howard sidelined, do you feel like Spain is going to have the best inside game at the Olympics? Marc Gasol: At the end of the day, it's about finding a balance and playing together. We have to play defense, which is what then makes it easier for us to run and score. Who's the third favorite after the U.S. and Spain at the Games? MG: Argentina has to be up there. They have a terrific team. Better than France? MG: Yeah, France too. But the Argentines have played together for a long time. France has a lot of talent and a good mix of veterans and young guys. But Argentina... I've always loved how they play. HoopsHype

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Conley was under a lot of pressure his first few years in the NBA. A lot of people didn't have much faith in him and the Grizzlies took a look of heat for picking him. How did he deal with that kind of pressure? Marc Gasol: It was hard, it was hard. But when Lionel (Hollins) came, he changed our mindset. He protected his players and said, "Hey, let's get to work, do things right and try to win games." And when you win games, people forget if this guy or that guy was a good pick or not. Mike Conley learned to work in that situation, to improve and use the pressure as motivation. Then, as you get older, you don't care as much about what people say. Do you think Lionel Hollins has given this team extra wins? MG: Yes, yes, yes. No doubt about it. One of the reasons why we've had success, won playoff games and came close to playing the conference finals is Lionel's mentality. He's a top-notch coach in the NBA. Obviously he's also learning on the job, but he's a very reasonable, honest and hard-working coach. HoopsHype

Memphis Grizzlies, Coaching, Marc Gasol, Lionel Hollins 

Josh Selby: Sorry I'll take Marc over Paul anyday Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Josh Selby 

This comes from Gasol, who said everything right in defeat. He didn't point fingers. He talked about how proud he is of the team. He again credited the coaching staff for changing the culture. He sounded hopeful about what is yet to come. And when asked if he wanted to say anything to the fans, he looked right into the camera and said, "We owe you one." Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

The Grizzlies were eliminated from the playoffs by the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, losing the first Game 7 ever played in Memphis, 82-72. "Right now, it really hurts," said center Marc Gasol. "It's going to hurt tomorrow a little more." Memphis Commercial Appeal

Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

Judging by his performance before Game 7 in pregame drills, Clippers forward Blake Griffin’s left knee looked pretty good. Griffin unleashed a two-footed, 360-degree, two-handed dunk to the delight of the fans at Fed Ex Forum. But in the fourth quarter, Marc Gasol darted right past Griffin for an easy dunk. After the play, Griffin looked at the Clippers’ bench and shook his head “no.” Shortly after, he was out of the game for good. “In the second half, I felt like there were movements I wanted to do that I couldn’t do,” he said. “I don’t ever want to put my team in a situation where I feel like I’m hurting them, where physically I can’t do what I need to do.” Orange County Register

Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Blake Griffin, Marc Gasol