Dwight Discussion: Dwightmare on Figueroa St. Part Boo

Rooscooter wrote:MDA just said that 9-21 wasn't the problem tonight.... that Howard's free throw shooting hasn't been an issue.... Orly.....

Finwë wrote:

Rooscooter wrote:MDA just said that 9-21 wasn't the problem tonight.... that Howard's free throw shooting hasn't been an issue.... Orly.....

Was he speaking with a sarcastic tone?

Lakerjones wrote:

Finwë wrote:

Rooscooter wrote:MDA just said that 9-21 wasn't the problem tonight.... that Howard's free throw shooting hasn't been an issue.... Orly.....

Was he speaking with a sarcastic tone?

No. And also completely in contrast to what we've all been proposing, he said there was no way he was going to take him out if Hack a Dwight is in effect. He said he will start making those free throws and he just has to work through it. Ok. I guess we'll see.

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:I think the rationale is that you keep Dwight out there and force him to endure the embarrassment of being intentionally fouled so that he breaks through it and also because of his defense, but I don't think it's worth it.

His defense suffers when things don't go well on offense and when he starts missing his FTs it's just rolling the dice on whether he will start making them eventually. He needs to go out as soon as Hack-a-Dwight starts.

lakersin4 wrote:I'm telling you.. Benching Dwight when they start hacking him & bringing in Pau is the answer. He's been steadily declining but he's not as much of a disadvantage as Dwight is when he's missing FT's.. Teams can completely take us out of games with Dwight out there. Once Nash is back, Nash, Kobe, Gasol with Jamison, Metta, Meeks, Hill depending on who else earns the closing role. There's no reason we can't have Dwight dominate for 3 quarters & then have those guys close the game. It worked with Shaq with far weaker role players. If Dwight wants to close games he can earn it by hitting his FT's. No more games.

wcsoldier81 wrote:

lakersin4 wrote:I'm telling you.. Benching Dwight when they start hacking him & bringing in Pau is the answer. He's been steadily declining but he's not as much of a disadvantage as Dwight is when he's missing FT's.. Teams can completely take us out of games with Dwight out there. Once Nash is back, Nash, Kobe, Gasol with Jamison, Metta, Meeks, Hill depending on who else earns the closing role. There's no reason we can't have Dwight dominate for 3 quarters & then have those guys close the game. It worked with Shaq with far weaker role players. If Dwight wants to close games he can earn it by hitting his FT's. No more games.

Sure we can do this ( and I agree we should) ... then watch Dwight takes the 1st plane to Dallas as soon as this season is over ...

Why do you think MDA is not taking him out and not calling him out ( as well as Kobe) on his FT bricking ?

Lakers want to sign him next summer so everything is done (or not done) to not hurt his feelings

Dwight Howard says desire for championship could lead him away from Lakers
By Steven Muma on Dec 3, 8:46a 5


Dwight Howard wants an NBA championship above all else, and that means he could be willing to leave Los Angeles if a better opportunity presents itself.


Dwight Howard came to the Los Angeles Lakers because he felt he had a better chance to win an NBA title with that team. But the Lakers stumbled out of the gate and sit at 8-9 overall, in third place in the Pacific Division behind Golden State and the Clippers. That start had Howard suggesting recently the he might be willing to leave Los Angeles if he thinks he's more likely to win a title somewhere else.

"So I want to do it the best that I can and I’m going to take everything in I can to get what I can out of the NBA. Which, for me, is winning a championship," Howard said. "So if I have to play on another team or do whatever I have to do to get one, that’s my goal. This is my passion, so I’ll continue to fight."

Howard is averaging 18.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game this season. The Lakers return to action against Houston on Tuesday.

Weezy wrote:Honestly, if Dwight walks and we get the cap room, we didn't really lose much if you ask me. We only gave up Bynum for him, Bynum isn't even playing, who knows if he will this season even. I like Howard, but the guy is way more inconsistent than I thought, and his free throw shooting is so freaking bad you can't have him on the court when the game is close in the crucial moments because he could literally cost you the game. Not sure how a franchise player for a championship team can be someone that can't even be depended on to close games because he can't make a free throw to save his life. Not really a big fan of his personality either, despite what he says I see very little fire to win in him. So if he walks, being the Lakers, we look elsewhere, I wouldn't be that upset.

denimPortugal wrote:

Dwight Howard says desire for championship could lead him away from Lakers
By Steven Muma on Dec 3, 8:46a 5


Dwight Howard wants an NBA championship above all else, and that means he could be willing to leave Los Angeles if a better opportunity presents itself.


Dwight Howard came to the Los Angeles Lakers because he felt he had a better chance to win an NBA title with that team. But the Lakers stumbled out of the gate and sit at 8-9 overall, in third place in the Pacific Division behind Golden State and the Clippers. That start had Howard suggesting recently the he might be willing to leave Los Angeles if he thinks he's more likely to win a title somewhere else.

"So I want to do it the best that I can and I’m going to take everything in I can to get what I can out of the NBA. Which, for me, is winning a championship," Howard said. "So if I have to play on another team or do whatever I have to do to get one, that’s my goal. This is my passion, so I’ll continue to fight."

Howard is averaging 18.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game this season. The Lakers return to action against Houston on Tuesday.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/12/3/3 ... ship-magic
Oopsss...

Weezy wrote:Honestly, if Dwight walks and we get the cap room, we didn't really lose much if you ask me. We only gave up Bynum for him, Bynum isn't even playing, who knows if he will this season even. I like Howard, but the guy is way more inconsistent than I thought, and his free throw shooting is so freaking bad you can't have him on the court when the game is close in the crucial moments because he could literally cost you the game. Not sure how a franchise player for a championship team can be someone that can't even be depended on to close games because he can't make a free throw to save his life. Not really a big fan of his personality either, despite what he says I see very little fire to win in him. So if he walks, being the Lakers, we look elsewhere, I wouldn't be that upset.

The Rock wrote:He'll make the most money here. His best chance to compete for a championship is here. Teams that are in championship contention already dont have $ to offer and Dallas is barely an 8th seed

Weezy wrote:Honestly, if Dwight walks and we get the cap room, we didn't really lose much if you ask me. We only gave up Bynum for him, Bynum isn't even playing, who knows if he will this season even. I like Howard, but the guy is way more inconsistent than I thought, and his free throw shooting is so freaking bad you can't have him on the court when the game is close in the crucial moments because he could literally cost you the game. Not sure how a franchise player for a championship team can be someone that can't even be depended on to close games because he can't make a free throw to save his life. Not really a big fan of his personality either, despite what he says I see very little fire to win in him. So if he walks, being the Lakers, we look elsewhere, I wouldn't be that upset.

gill wrote:That article is just pure trollin' for hits. This comes out after the article where Dwight says he'd rate his stay in L.A. a "12 out of 10"?

last stand wrote:

Weezy wrote:Honestly, if Dwight walks and we get the cap room, we didn't really lose much if you ask me. We only gave up Bynum for him, Bynum isn't even playing, who knows if he will this season even. I like Howard, but the guy is way more inconsistent than I thought, and his free throw shooting is so freaking bad you can't have him on the court when the game is close in the crucial moments because he could literally cost you the game. Not sure how a franchise player for a championship team can be someone that can't even be depended on to close games because he can't make a free throw to save his life. Not really a big fan of his personality either, despite what he says I see very little fire to win in him. So if he walks, being the Lakers, we look elsewhere, I wouldn't be that upset.

lol your tune is going to be so different when he doesn't get exhausted so easily.