Dwight Discussion: Dwightmare on Figueroa St. Part Boo

Lakerjones wrote:

Weezy wrote:Kevin Ding tweet just now

@KevinDing: Lakers are wearing red NBA-issued warmup shirts tonight in honor of Chinese New Year. Dwight (and Antawn) have matching red Adidas sneaks.

@KevinDing: Alas, no matching red headband available for Dwight. Doesn't seem to be bothering him based on how much he's farting in the locker room.

No idea why I thought to post it, probably because I have no idea why Ding felt the need to say it, so odd.

Well, maybe some fart humor will lighten all the gloom and doom mood around here and in the locker room. Lowest common denominator humor? Sure, why not?

tigerjeterkobe wrote:It is obvious that he just wants to ride out this year risk free, to get his big contract. Then he will start beasting again, trying for loose balls, boxing out, skying for boards, and playing through dings, etc. This is a contract year for him, so his agent and camp are preaching one thing and one thing only -- don't get hurt! That is the basis for all of his comments about "protecting himself and his future." If he suffered a knee or serious back injury, he would stand to lose 100 million dollars.

He doesn't care didly about the playoffs or a ring, not this year. This year for him is just about staying healthy and getting that pay day. Period. He will continue to half-arss it and side on sitting out. Making the playoffs is last on his priorities list. We just have to accept it and look to next season, I guess.

"Hopefully they'll start supporting me the way they need to," Howard said. "Until then, I'm going to continue to do whatever I can to help our team win."

tigerjeterkobe wrote:It is obvious that he just wants to ride out this year risk free, to get his big contract. Then he will start beasting again, trying for loose balls, boxing out, skying for boards, and playing through dings, etc. This is a contract year for him, so his agent and camp are preaching one thing and one thing only -- don't get hurt! That is the basis for all of his comments about "protecting himself and his future." If he suffered a knee or serious back injury, he would stand to lose 100 million dollars.

He doesn't care didly about the playoffs or a ring, not this year. This year for him is just about staying healthy and getting that pay day. Period. He will continue to half-arss it and side on sitting out. Making the playoffs is last on his priorities list. We just have to accept it and look to next season, I guess.

Lakerman JSJ wrote:

tigerjeterkobe wrote:It is obvious that he just wants to ride out this year risk free, to get his big contract. Then he will start beasting again, trying for loose balls, boxing out, skying for boards, and playing through dings, etc. This is a contract year for him, so his agent and camp are preaching one thing and one thing only -- don't get hurt! That is the basis for all of his comments about "protecting himself and his future." If he suffered a knee or serious back injury, he would stand to lose 100 million dollars.

He doesn't care didly about the playoffs or a ring, not this year. This year for him is just about staying healthy and getting that pay day. Period. He will continue to half-arss it and side on sitting out. Making the playoffs is last on his priorities list. We just have to accept it and look to next season, I guess.

Good post.

You make some interesting points that make a lot of sense. I hadn't really looked at it in that way (always assuming he'd get max dollars no matter what), but I suppose if his injury has that kind of catastrophic potential, then this line of thinking would be quite feasible. Kinda sickening, but feasible.

venky wrote:Can we please trade him already.