Dwight Discussion: Griffin for Dwight?... Naaaa (1011)

revgen wrote:If Dwight can "coast" to get 18 rebounds, then why did he have 6 rebound, 7 rebound and 8 rebound games this season?

Hmm, coming off 8 months of sitting around doing nothing and major back surgery may have played a factor

therealdeal wrote:I'm not doing this again...

Pictures/gifs AND words are even funnier

last stand wrote:

revgen wrote:If Dwight can "coast" to get 18 rebounds, then why did he have 6 rebound, 7 rebound and 8 rebound games this season?

Hmm, coming off 8 months of sitting around doing nothing and major back surgery may have played a factor

If that's the case, then how did he grab 18 rebounds while "coasting"?

lakersin4 wrote:

revgen wrote:If Dwight can "coast" to get 18 rebounds, then why did he have 6 rebound, 7 rebound and 8 rebound games this season?

He can, doesn't mean he always does.. You telling me you haven't seen Dwight put up numbers while seemingly not playing hard? I know I have.

1) So you're saying that Dwight doesn't give 100% effort every night?

2) I thought he played hard and gave effort. He didn't appear to "coast" to me. And if he could grab 18 boards while coasting, it doesn't explain how he couldn't grab 18 boards in the other games. If he coasted in this game, did he just play lazy in the other games in which he grabbed single-digit rebounds? Doesn't make much sense to me.

Would we ever consider trading Dwight?
Consider the following:
1) We're not 100% sure he will re-sign. Only like 95% Sure...
2) Gasol and Dwight both cant post up in this offense,
3) its highly unlikely we would fire Dantoni for a new offense to keep both Dwight and Gasol
4) Gasol's return on a trade is not looking good.

Trade Dwight for Kevin Love, Derrick Williams and possibly squeeze a 1st rounder out of em.
Love would be the perfect stretch 4 in this offense.
Let Kobe and Gasol have that 2 year window to win a ship.

Nash, Kobe, Artest, Love, Gasol

In 2 years, all we have left is Nash, re-sign Love, and sign someone like Kryie Irving
IN 3 years, when Nash hangs em up, sign another max like Lebron

Irving, SG, Lebron, Love, Any Center

Right now, I'd only trade Dwight if it's 100% certain that he's not going to resign next season. All indications are that he will be here next season.

jjin28 wrote:Would we ever consider trading Dwight?
Consider the following:
1) We're not 100% sure he will re-sign. Only like 95% Sure...
2) Gasol and Dwight both cant post up in this offense,
3) its highly unlikely we would fire Dantoni for a new offense to keep both Dwight and Gasol
4) Gasol's return on a trade is not looking good.

Trade Dwight for Kevin Love, Derrick Williams and possibly squeeze a 1st rounder out of em.
Love would be the perfect stretch 4 in this offense.
Let Kobe and Gasol have that 2 year window to win a ship.

Nash, Kobe, Artest, Love, Gasol

In 2 years, all we have left is Nash, re-sign Love, and sign someone like Kryie Irving
IN 3 years, when Nash hangs em up, sign another max like Lebron

Irving, SG, Lebron, Love, Any Center

why would Minn do that? If Dwight wouldn't stay here he sure as hell aint staying in Minn

khmrP wrote:

jjin28 wrote:Would we ever consider trading Dwight?
Consider the following:
1) We're not 100% sure he will re-sign. Only like 95% Sure...
2) Gasol and Dwight both cant post up in this offense,
3) its highly unlikely we would fire Dantoni for a new offense to keep both Dwight and Gasol
4) Gasol's return on a trade is not looking good.

Trade Dwight for Kevin Love, Derrick Williams and possibly squeeze a 1st rounder out of em.
Love would be the perfect stretch 4 in this offense.
Let Kobe and Gasol have that 2 year window to win a ship.

Nash, Kobe, Artest, Love, Gasol

In 2 years, all we have left is Nash, re-sign Love, and sign someone like Kryie Irving
IN 3 years, when Nash hangs em up, sign another max like Lebron

Irving, SG, Lebron, Love, Any Center

why would Minn do that? If Dwight wouldn't stay here he sure as hell aint staying in Minn

Love most likely aint staying either.

So trade him away for no reason?

We're not trading Dwight unless he asks for a trade before the deadline... simple as that. And why the f*** do so many people want to trade him anyway?... He's the best Center in the league and he landed in LA. He's indicated he's staying for the long haul and that's everything we wanted...

Ridiculous you guys....

therealdeal wrote:So trade him away for no reason?

We're not trading Dwight unless he asks for a trade before the deadline... simple as that. And why the f*** do so many people want to trade him anyway?... He's the best Center in the league and he landed in LA. He's indicated he's staying for the long haul and that's everything we wanted...

Ridiculous you guys....

i want MDA gone before we ship any of our players, because if a coach cant utilize the talent on this roster than he shouldn't be a coach in the NBA.


with that said, as a god given gift if MDA is fired, and who can we get? i mean can we even afford to get a new coach? build up the chemistry AGAIN with the coach, his system, and the players?

D'Antoni isn't going anywhere.

I find it ridiculous that people are entertaining that thought. The team had little chemistry with Brown. Whatever they had they lost when he was fired. Now they're they're finally building some back again and we want that guy fired? He has his faults, but they aren't the same as the ones Brown had. Not to mention, Brown got the opportunity to play with the full cast and had a full training camp and had a playoff run. D'Antoni will get the same treatment and deservedly so.

I can't wait to watch Nash back in this offense and once it's clicking people will quickly forget this nonsense.

therealdeal wrote:D'Antoni isn't going anywhere.

I find it ridiculous that people are entertaining that thought. The team had little chemistry with Brown. Whatever they had they lost when he was fired. Now they're they're finally building some back again and we want that guy fired? He has his faults, but they aren't the same as the ones Brown had. Not to mention, Brown got the opportunity to play with the full cast and had a full training camp and had a playoff run. D'Antoni will get the same treatment and deservedly so.

I can't wait to watch Nash back in this offense and once it's clicking people will quickly forget this nonsense.

They don't have to fire him. They can make him quit like he did in Phoenix in New York

I can't wait for Nash either but I'm worried about Pringles' obsession with the high screen roll with 3 guys camped by the 3 point line. Will they find a way to effectively and consistently counter when teams start trapping Nash?

He's not going anywhere. Why would he quit when he's got the perfect pg for the system he designed? Nash is the muse for this offense. When he's back, healthy, and orchestrating this offense we're going to look ridiculous on that end.

therealdeal wrote:He's not going anywhere. Why would he quit when he's got the perfect pg for the system he designed? Nash is the muse for this offense. When he's back, healthy, and orchestrating this offense we're going to look ridiculous on that end.

What do you think about his obsession with the high screen roll with 3 guys camped by the 3 point line? I think they'll look great in the regular season if Nash stays healthy but what about in the play-offs? Will an aging point guard recovering from a broken leg be able to adjust and counter to the inevitable trap against a team like the Heat?

Posters have to be aware Lakers aren't going to fire coaches with 2 seasons left on their contract every single season ... the cost would be insane

http://www.nba.com/lakers/video/2012/12 ... ov-2332866. This is a link for Dwight's interview after practice yesterday. He has some interesting comments about Nash for those interested...

wcsoldier81 wrote:Posters have to be aware Lakers aren't going to fire coaches with 2 seasons left on their contract every single season ... the cost would be insane

yes i assumed that, but i am a fan of pau, actually it hurts to see any significant laker go.

i like the rotations last game, why not just keep it similar like that and limit dwight and gasols time together so gasol has more opportunities to post up, and when our twin towers DO have an advantage over said team than give them significant minutes together.

cant we just adjust the rotations on situation/teams? or do we consistently need a strict rotation format, as long as the players get enough minutes and work out the conceivable line ups at practice, wouldn't this work?

i mean i know thats what they're probably doing, but MDA's quote about leaving gasol on the 3pt line just makes me want to throw up.

Greatest of All Time wrote:

therealdeal wrote:He's not going anywhere. Why would he quit when he's got the perfect pg for the system he designed? Nash is the muse for this offense. When he's back, healthy, and orchestrating this offense we're going to look ridiculous on that end.

What do you think about his obsession with the high screen roll with 3 guys camped by the 3 point line? I think they'll look great in the regular season if Nash stays healthy but what about in the play-offs? Will an aging point guard recovering from a broken leg be able to adjust and counter to the inevitable trap against a team like the Heat?

I think the offense will continue to evolve as this team plays together longer and longer under a coach that will allow more freedom. We have a team full of smart players and guys that want to win. When the time comes, we're not just going to be running a high screen and roll with Howard/Nash. We'll run a high screen with Howard and _____ and dump the ball to him inside off of a perfect seal for either a dunk or a foul. We'll run a screen and roll with Kobe and Nash and have Kobe pop outside for an open shot. We'll have Gasol screen for Nash as Howard rolls weakside for the lob.

This offense is going to look so much different if and when everyone is healthy. People will eventually forget why they hated D'Antoni.

jjin28 wrote:

khmrP wrote:

jjin28 wrote:Would we ever consider trading Dwight?
Consider the following:
1) We're not 100% sure he will re-sign. Only like 95% Sure...
2) Gasol and Dwight both cant post up in this offense,
3) its highly unlikely we would fire Dantoni for a new offense to keep both Dwight and Gasol
4) Gasol's return on a trade is not looking good.

Trade Dwight for Kevin Love, Derrick Williams and possibly squeeze a 1st rounder out of em.
Love would be the perfect stretch 4 in this offense.
Let Kobe and Gasol have that 2 year window to win a ship.

Nash, Kobe, Artest, Love, Gasol

In 2 years, all we have left is Nash, re-sign Love, and sign someone like Kryie Irving
IN 3 years, when Nash hangs em up, sign another max like Lebron

Irving, SG, Lebron, Love, Any Center

why would Minn do that? If Dwight wouldn't stay here he sure as hell aint staying in Minn

Love most likely aint staying either.

ok so because Love isn't staying they rather get rid of him now instead of 2yrs from now when he can leave but rather that they get Howard and he leaves right after this season?

ya hes not 100% yet...still got a ways to go until we see this on the daily

revgen wrote:

last stand wrote:

revgen wrote:If Dwight can "coast" to get 18 rebounds, then why did he have 6 rebound, 7 rebound and 8 rebound games this season?

Hmm, coming off 8 months of sitting around doing nothing and major back surgery may have played a factor

If that's the case, then how did he grab 18 rebounds while "coasting"?

Because like anyone returning from major back surgery there will be nights where the back feels great, energy is high, and you feel like yourself

Other nights where you don't

Simple. Until he is himself he's not going to be Dwight Howard every night

last stand wrote:

revgen wrote:

last stand wrote:

revgen wrote:If Dwight can "coast" to get 18 rebounds, then why did he have 6 rebound, 7 rebound and 8 rebound games this season?

Hmm, coming off 8 months of sitting around doing nothing and major back surgery may have played a factor

If that's the case, then how did he grab 18 rebounds while "coasting"?

Because like anyone returning from major back surgery there will be nights where the back feels great, energy is high, and you feel like yourself

Other nights where you don't

Simple. Until he is himself he's not going to be Dwight Howard every night

Sorry, but I'm not buying it. Nice try though.

D12 needs to play smarter and be aware he's too important for the team to be on the bench cause of stupid fouls ...

Clutch FTs and good passes on the move down the stretch though

5 out of his 6 fouls were probably really dumb fouls