Lakers fear Dwight Howard will do the Unthinkable

OX1947 · by **OX1947** on Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:36 pm

I doubt Howard leaves. He would leave too much money on the table and he loves LA. However, if he did, the lakers would have 9 mil on the books in 18 months. Pretty good position if you want to sign the top free agents, especially if one of them could be Lebron James exercising an out in his contract in 2014.

Lakers_323 · by **Lakers_323** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:42 am

I rather have no C than Pau as our C. Another year older, another year slower. Even if Dwight's walks, we can still sign some good YOUNG role players with that money and trade pau's expiring contract if he is still around. Which he won't be.

scissors · by **scissors** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:23 am

I say Howard stays. It makes the most sense for him to stay. He has the most chance of winning the title here because he knows the Lakers are willing to spend $$$$ to get good players. I just don't see this guy leaving.

Congo Cash · by **Congo Cash** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:24 am

Dwight will only leave if he hates money or something...

snackdaddy · by **snackdaddy** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:27 am

As much as I want to trade to trade Pau and try to get some fresh, young talent to jumpstart this team, he'll have more value this time next year as an expiring contract.

In the meantime, concerning Howard the one thing they have going for them is the money. If Howard wants the money, but doesn't want to stay, a sign and trade would accomplish the same thing as trading him now. Brook Lopez would be a nice consolation if Howard wants Brooklyn that bad. Might even be a good fit in Dantoni's system.

Forklift · by **Forklift** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:45 am

Congo Cash wrote:Dwight will only leave if he hates money or something...

if he will only stay for money why didn't he stay with Orlando? I'm pretty sure Orlando had more than enough money to keep him. The fact is Dwight wants a ring and it will be up to him to decide if Lakers can get him a ring i'm pretty sure if he sees an oppurtunity for a ring he will want to bolt and sign with that team.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:02 am

Forklift wrote:
Congo Cash wrote:Dwight will only leave if he hates money or something...

if he will only stay for money why didn't he stay with Orlando? I'm pretty sure Orlando had more than enough money to keep him. The fact is Dwight wants a ring and it will be up to him to decide if Lakers can get him a ring i'm pretty sure if he sees an oppurtunity for a ring he will want to bolt and sign with that team.

He stands to lose more money from leaving LA than he ever did at any point in Orlando.

magicman32 · by **magicman32** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:10 pm

I hope Dwight leaves, he is far worse than I thought when I watched him in Orlando. No offensive skills, gets stripped ever freakin time, the FTs, he has the same ugly face up and drive move, no back to the basket post skills.

dude is way overhyped and he's not worth the max

I'd rather have an average center and build with a great PG and wing player like OKC has done.

Center Court · by **Center Court** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:12 pm

magicman32 wrote:I hope Dwight leaves, he is far worse than I thought when I watched him in Orlando. No offensive skills, gets stripped ever freakin time, the FTs, he has the same ugly face up and drive move, no back to the basket post skills.

dude is way overhyped and he's not worth the max

I'd rather have an average center and build with a great PG and wing player like OKC has done.

lay off what ever you are on...

bumrusherer · by **bumrusherer** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:20 pm

magicman32 wrote:I'd rather have an average center and build with a great PG and wing player like OKC has done.

Just one problem..where are you getting Kevin Durant and Russ Westbrook from?

One of them is a generational player and you have to be extremely lucky to get one of those.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:31 pm

bumrusherer wrote:
magicman32 wrote:I'd rather have an average center and build with a great PG and wing player like OKC has done.

Just one problem..where are you getting Kevin Durant and Russ Westbrook from?

One of them is a generational player and you have to be extremely lucky to get one of those.

That's the only problem?

Doc Brown · by **Doc Brown** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:38 pm

Lakers fear Dwight Howard will do the unthinkable and get ejected from more games than that immature Bynum character.

karacha · by **karacha** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:40 pm

Yeah...one only needs to find the best combo guard in the game, follow that with a 6-10 monster who is a top 2 player and one of the best shooters in the league, and complement them with some amazing defenders who are all young with crazy athleticism. Add killer scorer off the bench, who was one of the best SGs in the NBA feasting on the bench scrubs while playing good D -- but then replace him with another 15PPG shooting guard, who can hit 43% of his threes and over 90% of his free throws.

It kind of helps that the team as a whole is shooting the 3 at a 39% clip and FTs at around 84%.

Here are our numbers: 35% for 3. 69% FT. They average two more blocks per game too, play much better D in general and are significantly faster.

Then factor in their great resistance to injury. We just need to do the same. :man13:

Doc Brown · by **Doc Brown** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:43 pm

^^^MDA's fault.

karacha · by **karacha** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:45 pm

He would have a lot of fun coaching in OKC, that's for sure.

borri · by **borri** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:03 pm

I dunno guys, i never really believed D12 will leave all this money on the table.

But the last 2 games, looks to me like he's mailed it in. He doesn't care anymore. Gives half the effort on D like he normally does.

I say he bolts. Play it safe and trade him. Blow it all up.

lakersyunowin · by **lakersyunowin** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:08 pm

bye dwight

karacha · by **karacha** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:08 pm

He just needs to be patient and survive this year. It will all get better from there.

Mr_Hollywood_Line · by **Mr_Hollywood_Line** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:11 pm

Is Howard ever going to return to his pre-back surgery form?

That's my concern.

TaniBoyz · by **TaniBoyz** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:13 pm

I wouldn't want to play for this coach too

borri · by **borri** on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:15 pm

Mr_Hollywood_Line wrote:Is Howard ever going to return to his pre-back surgery form?

That's my concern.

I frankly don't think he's that injured. What i see is a lack of effort. His body language and play says to me...."I don't want to be here." I am sure that the system is to blame. He can't adjust to being second and third on the pecking order.

MIA game, he was dominating then we stopped giving him the ball. I think D12 did some thinking after that game and pretty much said to himself...F' it. We are seeing the aftermath of that decision the last 2 games.

lakersStan24 · by **lakersStan24** on Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:58 am

We Musn't Lose Dwight at all costs

phoenixrisingla · by **phoenixrisingla** on Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:10 am

I'm ok with losing Dwight: Goods not as advertised.

I'm also OK with keeping him as next year will likely be kobe's last, it seems like he doesnt like it here.

I hope management get to the truth of the matter and makes a good decision.

Savory Griddles · by **Savory Griddles** on Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:29 am

I realize Dwight stands to lose a grip of money if he leaves here as a free agent, but he just seems so unhappy. I don’t think he ever wanted to be traded here, but he smiled and sucked it up when he arrived in Lakerland. Everyone was treating him like a king and who wouldn’t have a giant smile on their face with that kind of treatment. But the honeymoon period with everyone washing his balls has dissipated.

Make no mistake, the Nets are A LOT closer to competing than the Lakers. Dwight knows he is stuck with D’Antoni for the prime years of his career if he were to stay in LA because the Lakers can’t afford to pay both Mikes to sip margaritas on the beach while raking in 5 million a year.

Since the Lakers are stuck with D’Antoni, we should look to get players that fit that system, even though it likely means we will never win a title with it. If Love is available in a 3-way for Dwight, go for it. Trade Pau and Nash as well. A playoff berth is unattainable at this point, so start the fire sale.

Rooscooter · by **Rooscooter** on Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:11 pm

Savory Griddles wrote:I realize Dwight stands to lose a grip of money if he leaves here as a free agent, but he just seems so unhappy. I don’t think he ever wanted to be traded here, but he smiled and sucked it up when he arrived in Lakerland. Everyone was treating him like a king and who wouldn’t have a giant smile on their face with that kind of treatment. But the honeymoon period with everyone washing his balls has dissipated.

Make no mistake, the Nets are A LOT closer to competing than the Lakers. Dwight knows he is stuck with D’Antoni for the prime years of his career if he were to stay in LA because the Lakers can’t afford to pay both Mikes to sip margaritas on the beach while raking in 5 million a year.

Since the Lakers are stuck with D’Antoni, we should look to get players that fit that system, even though it likely means we will never win a title with it. If Love is available in a 3-way for Dwight, go for it. Trade Pau and Nash as well. A playoff berth is unattainable at this point, so start the fire sale.

I don't think he'll lose a lot of money if he forces his way to the Nets.... I think he'll make even more. NYC is a bigger potential market, Russia is a much larger market and the Owner there will broker endorsement deals for him..... and Adidas will finally offer him the "lifetime" endorsement deal like they did Rose in Chicago.

LA is a market with some competition.... CP3, Blake, Kobe..... NYC is fairly open other than Melo and he's not nearly as marketable as Howard.

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