Dwight Discussion: Dwightmare on Figueroa St. Part Boo

last stand wrote:lol they are playing this up. hilarious

Arash Markazi ‏@ArashMarkazi

Unless he suffers a setback between now and 6:30pm, all signs point towards Dwight Howard making his debut tonight.

Dwight Asking Lakers Not To Gamble On Defense
Oct 21, 2012 12:01 PM EDT


Dwight Howard is the NBA's single most influential defensive player and he is already asking his new teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers to play a certain way on that end of the floor.

“The biggest thing is we don’t have to gamble,” said Howard. “That’s the one thing I told those guys — don’t gamble. We’re solid on defense, we work hard for 24 seconds on defense and then we’re out.

“That’s when you put everybody else in bad predicaments, when you do gamble. But when we’re solid, we have some great defenders on the wing. We have some great defenders on the post. So there’s no need to gamble. We all just have to trust our instincts and play the right way.”

Dwight Asking Lakers Not To Gamble On Defense
Oct 21, 2012 12:01 PM EDT


Dwight Howard is the NBA's single most influential defensive player and he is already asking his new teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers to play a certain way on that end of the floor.

“The biggest thing is we don’t have to gamble,” said Howard. “That’s the one thing I told those guys — don’t gamble. We’re solid on defense, we work hard for 24 seconds on defense and then we’re out.

“That’s when you put everybody else in bad predicaments, when you do gamble. But when we’re solid, we have some great defenders on the wing. We have some great defenders on the post. So there’s no need to gamble. We all just have to trust our instincts and play the right way.”

revgen wrote:I agree with Howard on gambling when it comes to regular season games. However, there are times where you need to make a play to change the momentum of the game and possibly the series. Oftentimes it's one play that makes a difference in changing momentum from one side to the other.

GoldHammish wrote:

revgen wrote:I agree with Howard on gambling when it comes to regular season games. However, there are times where you need to make a play to change the momentum of the game and possibly the series. Oftentimes it's one play that makes a difference in changing momentum from one side to the other.

The Ariza steal against the Nuggets in game 1 in 09 comes to mind, if memory serves correctly.

kray28 wrote:This might be the biggest Laker exhibition game of all time.

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RT @LakersReporter: Official: @DwightHoward WILL start tonight, making his Lakers debut at Staples vs. SAC.

Balance&Options24 wrote:it's showtime!!!!!

Weezy wrote:I don't think I've ever been so excited for a preseason game.

last stand wrote:

KB24stk wrote:

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Head coach Mike Brown on playing @DwightHoward: “I have no minute restrictions.” Starters minutes will be stretched out tonight.