I looked at Pau's stats and compared them to 2007/8 the year he was traded to Lakers.
Offensive Rebounds are up
Defensive Rebounds are up
Assists, Steals, Blocks, Turnovers are within .1 - .3 of each other in either direction
Offensive Rebound Rate is up
Defensive Rebound Rate is up
Total Rebound Rate is up
Usage Rate is down about 1.5%
Where he has seen trouble..
Is he's currently shooting 16% worse from the field
He's shooting .6 3pointers a game as compared to a total of 1 in those 27 games in LA. In 08/9 he took 2 all season.
He's taking 1 more shot a game, but 2 less free throws..
If he just shot an average of 53%. He'd have 1.6 more FGM per game, or 3.2 more ppg.
So he'd be just as good defensively, and 17 ppg, he averaged 18.9 ppg in 2007/8 with the Lakers & Grizz
Something has to be done with the rotation. Finding the right place for Pau where he is not losing his position at the hoop, and he's the second, rather than the third option would give us a reasonable Pau of the old.
17, 9 & 3, is great from the third option.
Also from 2010-11, which was probably the same as his prior years his shots in the paint are down 15.3% (Restricted are down 10% of shot distribution... The rest of the paint down 6% of shot distribution).
Need to find him a new rotation where he can be that guy for 15 or so minutes... If that means playing him strictly with the second unit for the 2nd and 3rd quarter exclusively.. Then so be it.
He's obviously slowed down a bit.. But from looking at it, I don't think it is as much him being bad, as it is him being not used properly to adapt to his age.