Dwight Discussion: Dwightmare on Figueroa St. Part Boo

Arash Markazi:Dwight Howard checked out the Lakers' locker room at Staples Center before last night's VMAs.about 10 minutes ago

Arash Markazi:I'm guessing Dwight will take the corner locker formerlly occupied by Shaq and then Bynum.about 10 minutes ago

In four games against Miami last season, Howard averaged nearly 20 points and a whopping 19 rebounds per game, twice recording 24 rebounds or more.

Battle Tested20 wrote:See, Dwight is already having a good time in LA....... and laughing

http://www.mobypicture.com/user/dwighthoward/view/13735748

MadMax wrote:

Battle Tested20 wrote:See, Dwight is already having a good time in LA....... and laughing

http://www.mobypicture.com/user/dwighthoward/view/13735748

SI.com: I'm sure you heard he's been posting on Twitter some pretty positive comments about being with the Lakers. It's the kind of stuff that has your fans feeling like this may be a long-term relationship. Have you gotten any more of a sense from him about whether he's liking the thought of being a Laker past this season, the last season of his contract?

Kupchak: Other than our initial press conference -- that was very hurried -- I have not spent much time with him. I really only know what I hear, and a lot gets back to me from people who bump into him or people that he knows, and certainly reading newspapers or if there's a report from Twitter I hear about it. And it's all been very positive. Our feeling all along has been to just get him here and we're comfortable that after being in Los Angeles for a year, hopefully winning a lot of games, contending for a championship, being exposed to our fan base -- which, quite frankly, goes way beyond Southern California. We go into New York or Charlotte or Utah or Phoenix, and there are always two or three thousand fans there wearing Lakers gear. I just think that he'll feel that this is a special place, that the lifestyle will suit him. It's a big enough town where you can't be the sole celebrity, but there are so many Lakers fans here that you don't lose your celebrity. You can still feel special in a city this big. That's our approach, and a year from now we'll see where we stand.

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Battle Tested20 wrote:See, Dwight is already having a good time in LA....... and laughing

http://www.mobypicture.com/user/dwighthoward/view/13735748

MadMax wrote:

Battle Tested20 wrote:See, Dwight is already having a good time in LA....... and laughing

http://www.mobypicture.com/user/dwighthoward/view/13735748

therealdeal wrote:That was actually a great video. I heard the music and I was a little nervous, but it was a really really great video and the music fit nicely.

As great as Shaq was offensively, I mean literally unstoppable. His shot blocking and help defense wasn't the same as Howard's. At least not here in LA. There came a point when he was too fat and although that made him an offensive juggernaut, he wasn't as quick defensively as the lighter Howard.

I think Howard is also the more natural rebounder. Shaq was able to rebound because he was so large around the rim that he just occupied most of the available space that rebounds could go to, but Howard is a hungrier rebounder.

That being said, Shaq is obviously superior. Shaq in his prime couldn't be stopped by anyone in this league. Ever. The stretch from about 1998-2005ish he was the greatest force in basketball maybe ever. Howard's claim to fame in LA will be built off of what he can do here with this team and what kind of team we build around him in the future. I think he has a chance to be a better Laker than Shaq in the end, but he'll have to do some incredible things to get there and it remains to be seen if he can. If he can win a 3 peat here, then come back in a year or two and win a couple more... He's a better Laker than Shaq. But that's a hefty mountain to be sure.

therealdeal wrote:That was actually a great video. I heard the music and I was a little nervous, but it was a really really great video and the music fit nicely.

As great as Shaq was offensively, I mean literally unstoppable. His shot blocking and help defense wasn't the same as Howard's. At least not here in LA. There came a point when he was too fat and although that made him an offensive juggernaut, he wasn't as quick defensively as the lighter Howard.

I think Howard is also the more natural rebounder. Shaq was able to rebound because he was so large around the rim that he just occupied most of the available space that rebounds could go to, but Howard is a hungrier rebounder.

That being said, Shaq is obviously superior. Shaq in his prime couldn't be stopped by anyone in this league. Ever. The stretch from about 1998-2005ish he was the greatest force in basketball maybe ever. Howard's claim to fame in LA will be built off of what he can do here with this team and what kind of team we build around him in the future. I think he has a chance to be a better Laker than Shaq in the end, but he'll have to do some incredible things to get there and it remains to be seen if he can. If he can win a 3 peat here, then come back in a year or two and win a couple more... He's a better Laker than Shaq. But that's a hefty mountain to be sure.

Battle Tested20 wrote:

therealdeal wrote:That was actually a great video. I heard the music and I was a little nervous, but it was a really really great video and the music fit nicely.

As great as Shaq was offensively, I mean literally unstoppable. His shot blocking and help defense wasn't the same as Howard's. At least not here in LA. There came a point when he was too fat and although that made him an offensive juggernaut, he wasn't as quick defensively as the lighter Howard.

I think Howard is also the more natural rebounder. Shaq was able to rebound because he was so large around the rim that he just occupied most of the available space that rebounds could go to, but Howard is a hungrier rebounder.

That being said, Shaq is obviously superior. Shaq in his prime couldn't be stopped by anyone in this league. Ever. The stretch from about 1998-2005ish he was the greatest force in basketball maybe ever. Howard's claim to fame in LA will be built off of what he can do here with this team and what kind of team we build around him in the future. I think he has a chance to be a better Laker than Shaq in the end, but he'll have to do some incredible things to get there and it remains to be seen if he can. If he can win a 3 peat here, then come back in a year or two and win a couple more... He's a better Laker than Shaq. But that's a hefty mountain to be sure.

Yeah ever time I see a video that brings up the Howard and Shaq comparisons I always forget that Shaq never won defensive player of the year and Howard already has 3

Battle Tested20 wrote:See, Dwight is already having a good time in LA....... and laughing

http://www.mobypicture.com/user/dwighthoward/view/13735748

Battle Tested20 wrote:

therealdeal wrote:It's definitely possible. At his size and how mobile he was? Just shocking. If he were just a little more dedicated to his fitness, he'd probably go down as the best Center of all time.

That's why I always compare him and LeBron as physical specimens that have come into the league. Just really shocking.