Dwight Howard

[Kakarot]

No way I'd sign to a Mark Cuban owned team if I was him. He's made some sketch comments these past few years.

I think it's between ATL and Charlotte. Either go home, or close to home. 

[HeatCheck]

I think I've changed my tune and I'm leaning towards Whiteside. Him and Dwight are very similar players when it comes to style. Whitehead is younger and has a slight edge over Dwight in many categories.

[cbarrier90]

On 5/13/2016 at 1:37 PM, Wundrbread33 said:

If we can get Howard, we must pull the trigger. Go HAM or accept mediocrity. I know he is a risk, but sometimes a risk you must take.

"If we can get Lance, we have to do it!"

- Me in 2014

[Wundrbread33]

11 hours ago, cbarrier90 said:

"If we can get Lance, we have to do it!"

- Me in 2014

Me too CB! Haha

[bLACKpANTHER]

14 hours ago, cbarrier90 said:

"If we can get Lance, we have to do it!"

- Me in 2014

we all were in that boat together.. im back in the same one with Howard.. I know all the parallels but am still right in the captains chair with pipe in hand.. im prolly an idiot but thats me right now

[Kevin Greene]

Dwight Howard is a wrecker of Franchises. He has shown it again and again.

[Zaximus]

11 hours ago, Kevin Greene said:

Dwight Howard is a wrecker of Franchises. He has shown it again and again.

Maybe, but so is our drafting.  So what do we have to lose?

[Kevin Greene]

Probably about $100 million dollars.

[Zaximus]

16 minutes ago, Kevin Greene said:

Probably about $100 million dollars.

Not your money.  Not mine.  Who cares?  It's the ONLY shot we have.   This team will put us in the middle rounds of drafting every year, and if we're terrible drafting with a top 5 pick, we're even worse down there.  

[Kevin Greene]

Have at it. Good luck.

[bLACKpANTHER]

I'm not even sure we have a shot, but if we do - we take it.

As far as a 'wrecker of franchises' - i think thats not fair. He didn't wreck Orlando. Back then he was universally like and was a 'nice guy'. he didnt want to change that and kept trying to have it work out and not leave them hanging dry - in the end he had to leave to try and get to a winner.

La was a train wreck of a squad when they hired Dantoni and brought in a 80 yr old Nash. They wrecked themselves and Dwight jumped ship - I would have too.

Houston is poo, but that isn't Dwight's fault - I put that on Darrel Morey and Harden. Morey built that team with a sh!tastic plan. When you trade for Josh Smith and Beasley in the same season to "try and fix things" - you know you dun fugged up. 

I'm not saying Dwight is completely innocent in any of these situations - he should have just come clean in Orlando and let them know he was going - and he should have been a bit more professional in LA with the Kobe situation, but he aint the sole reason for all those teams turning into soggy bread..

[nctarheel0619]

3 hours ago, Zaximus said:

Maybe, but so is our drafting.  So what do we have to lose?

That's because our GM and Owner do the opposite of what is common sense. 

9th pick in the Draft?  Draft Frank over Winslow.  2nd pick in the Draft?  Draft MKG over Beal, Barnes, and others.  

DeAndre Jordan available?  Draft Alexis Ajinca.  

[Guest Guest]

Drafting Winslow would have been dumb. The team extended MKG, Traded for Batum where does a guy who isn't a great shooter fit on a healthy Hornets lineup. If Winslow played at Ohio State rather than Duke, Hornets fans would quit bringing him up in every conversation about last year's draft.

[TheRed]

We need an up, and coming player who can takeover a game. Not a guy who will disappear when it matters most.

Howard at this point in his career is just a name that will get attention, and add to ticket sales.

If you as a fan want to actually win games when it matters, then Howard is just about the exact opposite of a player you would want to bring in, especially considering the price it would cost us.