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The foundation was formed more than a decade ago, when Gasol’s entire family — Agusti, Marisa and their three boys, Pau, Marc and Adria — relocated to a three-bedroom apartment in nearby Germantown. Pau, gainfully employed, got his own room. Marc and Adria had to share one. “It felt like home,” Marc Gasol said. At Lausanne, Gasol developed a feel for the game while dominating lesser competition. The school was not a member of a strong conference. Van Hoozer recalled games that were played in cafeterias with linoleum floors. As a senior, Gasol averaged 26 points, 13 rebounds, 6 blocked shots and 5 assists. “I was just having fun because everybody was so much shorter than me,” Gasol said. “Honestly, my stats in high school were ridiculous. They made no sense.” New York Times

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The team was a motley crew. Several players were from Europe. Others came from tough parts of Memphis. There was an unusual chemistry at work. Jerry West, a basketball legend who was then the general manager of the Grizzlies, made regular appearances at practice to watch his son Jonnie. He liked to be involved. “He was very respectful of the coaches,” Van Hoozer said. “He would say, ‘Coach Peters, would you mind if I stopped practice?’ ‘No, Mr. West. Go right ahead.’ And then he would huddle the kids up. Sometimes, he’d really get on them. The whole thing was kind of surreal.” New York Times

Memphis Grizzlies, Jerry West, Marc Gasol 

Rob Fischer: Practice- @memgrizz Marc Gasol, "There's no sense of revenge. There wasn't in Game 1, it's not in Game 6. It's a basketball game......" Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

Metta World Peace: Marc Gasol and Tim Duncan are the best big men in the game. Glad they are not on the same team Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan, Marc Gasol, Metta World Peace 

The Grizzlies, who have something not a lot of teams in the NBA have this season, two big men who can carry the team in Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, got great performances ... again, from the two and beat the Clippers 104-83, and the series is now tied at 2-2. When the fell down 0-2, the "Grizzles miss Gay" excuse was rampant. Gay was their leading scorer and traded to the Toronto Raptors in a three-player deal in January. But without him, there is better ball movement and Randolph and Gasol have more opportunities to take over like they did in Game 4. USA Today Sports

Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol 

Serge Ibaka: Watching @Marc Gasol play in the playoffs. Defensive player of the year, congrats! Twitter @sergeibaka9

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Ronald Tillery: Gasol muses about Hollins impact: “My first season playing for (Marc) Iavaroni, I was not an NBA player. Twitter @CAGrizBlog

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

Ronald Tillery: Gasol: "But I believe Coach (Hollins) brought a mentality that I was used to – hard work, no excuses and treating everybody the same." Twitter @CAGrizBlog

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol, Lionel Hollins 

A reporter just informed him that he finished 14th for the NBA’s defensive player of the year award, receiving one first-place vote and four third-place votes. Memphis forward Marc Gasol, a brother of Lakers forward Pau Gasol, won the award, the league announced Wednesday. “It’s just funny,” Howard said. “That’s okay. We got next year and I got a long time. This year’s funny.” Los Angeles Daily News

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Dwain Price: Asked today who was the best defender in the Gasol family, #Lakers F Pau Gasol said: "Apparently Marc." Marc Gasol plays for the #Grizzlies. Twitter @DwainPrice

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

Memphis' Marc Gasol, who anchored the league's stingiest defense, is the recipient of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the NBA announced today. Gasol becomes the first player in Grizzlies history to earn the honor. NBA.com

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Ronald Tillery: Gasol: "I just try to do my job. It sounds like a cliché. I just try to execute the game plan. I always thought that defense was important." Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

Justin Verrier: Gasol seemed to take loss hard. When we entered Griz locker room, he sat, still in uniform, ice on knees staring blankly for good 3, 4 mins. Twitter @JustinVerrier

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

Brett Pollakoff: No comment from Lionel Hollins on reports of Marc Gasol winning DPOY. Wants to wait until announcement is official. Twitter @BrettEP

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol, Lionel Hollins 

Chris Vernon: I was just told that Marc Gasol will be named NBA Defensive Player of Year Twitter @ChrisVernonShow

Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

Madelyn Burke: Marc Gasol: "We got beat at our own game." Twitter @MadelynBurke

Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol 

The Memphis Grizzlies (55-26) host the Utah Jazz (43-38) on Wednesday prior to the Lakers' battle against the Rockets. A Memphis win would guarantee L.A. no worse than the eighth spot in the playoffs. Has Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol called his brother, Memphis center Marc Gasol, to ask for a little help against the Jazz? "I told him to please go out there and compete and try to win the game," said Pau. Did he get a positive response? "He said, 'We'll see,' because last night they played the starters 24 minutes. They probably play the same the next game," said the Lakers' forward/center. Los Angeles Times

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It's an admittedly biased source, but I asked Pau Gasol if his brother Marc should win Defensive POY ... "I think he's definitely a candidate for it," Pau Gasol said about his brother, Marc Gasol, when asked about the Defensive Player of the Year race on Tuesday. "He might not be the most spectacular defender, but he's just so efficient and I think in the games we played against him, I know the type of work that he's done against us, defensively especially. You just look at the numbers, it is what it is, so he's just a great defender and I wish they could give him that recognition, but I know there's other candidates as always. But he gets steals, he gets blocks. He's an anchor for Memphis, which is one of the top defensive teams in the league." Sulia

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

"It's huge," Gasol said. "Being in the back of the defense is so important, because you let your teammates know what's going on behind them and when they feel safe, when they feel like they have a safety behind them, they can be just so much more locked in their guy and they know if they get beat by their guy for whatever reason, they have a guy there and I think Marc is that type of player for Memphis." Sulia

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

In time, Vucevic sees himself becoming a dominant player in the low post such as Memphis center Marc Gasol. Gasol, the younger brother of Pau Gasol, made his first NBA All-Star Game this season and he has averaged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 blocks over his five-year NBA career. Considering the numbers that Vucevic is already putting up as a second-year pro who appears to be blossoming with every game, the Gasol comparison might be a bit conservative. But it hasn’t stopped Vucevic from studying Gasol’s games on a nightly basis and expecting more out of himself every time he hits the floor. ``I think somebody who I could play like someday would be Marc Gasol. He’s a very skilled big man who can face up, shoot it and play with his back to the basket. He passes the ball well and defensively he’s a smart player,’’ Vucevic said. ``He’s somebody I feel that I can learn a lot from. When I played against him, I struggled against him. When I watch games, I watch a lot of (Memphis Grizzlies) games and I can learn a lot from (Gasol). NBA.com

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