Originally Posted by
James17930
Yeah ... I agree with this too.
I think teams are going to start to try fouling Gio more now, so he's going to have to be ready for that and adjust to it and not let it get to his head. If he keeps getting fouled hard, then starts either carping to the refs about it or going down on any contact just trying to draw the foul, it's going to have a negative impact on him and on the team.
Maybe we need to have Bradley or Altidore become a 'Mark Messier' to Gio's 'Gretzky'. Everyone around the league should know that if they go after Gio they're gonna get it back in spades (but in a smart way that doesn't get them sent off).