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no one is going to trade for Howard
Both the Rockets/Hawks have regressed something terrible & need to shake up the roster if they have any hope of resembling a contender.
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The Hawks need an inside presence to free up the shooters & Millsap/Horford are too redundant thus one of them needs to go. Dwight has worn out his welcome in Houston & Capella is outplaying him defensively thus the Rockets won't lose much if he's gone. Horford will open up the lanes for Harden & he can launch as many 3s as he wishes w/ the Rockets. Dwight is also from ATL so that's probably one of his favored destinations.
Ezeli/Whiteside makes more sense for ATL in the offseason but if they aren't planning on re-signing Horford & want to challenge the Cavs season then taking a chance on Dwight makes sense. Otherwise, it's a lost season for the Hawks.
Bible Kemp wanted no part of going to Atlanta a couple of years ago.
Trading for dwert makes them worse both in the short term and long term, especially if they give up their best/second best player in Horford.
It's a lost season with or without Dwight. If I were a Hawks fan I would not want my team to acquire Dwight.
That was when he was still a superstar & wanted to play for a big-market team so he could be a household name. Things have now changed & he probably wouldn't mind being the best player on a small-market team like he was in Orlando.
How about Ariza for Kawhi?
Sometime you have to gamble to make something out of nothing. Tyson Chandler essentially went from being washed up b/c of injures to anchoring a championship defense within a matter of a season.
Howard is not the defensive force he was. He's not worth "the gamble" at this point. Either way, Hawks won't be getting to The Finals.
Hardly analogous situations. Paul Millsap isn't Dirk, Teague isn't Kidd, and Thabo isn't Marion.
Swapping Horford for Dwight doesn't make it any more likely that Atlanta beats Cleveland.
Hawks fans ing hate Horford at this point, doubt Morey gives them Dwight for that scrub.... But if Bud pulls this off
ATL needs rebounding help ever since losing Carroll, Horford is a bottom tier rebounder like Amare. Dwight would give them a legit Center who won't get bullied by stan Thompson
Doesn't improve either team. Horford and Carmelo might end up in LA though, maybe James as well. We'll see.
Except for the fact that Dwight at 90% is a better scorer, rebounder, shot blocker & post defender than Chandler.
Okay.
Trading Harford for Dwight doesn't get Atlanta past Cleveland.
Unless Kyrie is a 100%, a rejuvenated Dwight/Millsap/Teague/Korver can give LeBron/Love/Kyrie/Tristan a run for their money. Dwight's presence is going to neutralize Tristan & will make LeBron think twice before he drives into the paint. Korver/Millsap/Teague would eat just like Rashard Lewis/Hedo/Jameer did when he was in Orlando.
Horford/Carmelo/Randle frontline ain't going to be any better than Millsap/Horford.
We disagree.
Horford is the type of player that could play w/ Harden since he's a pick-n-pop player who will open up lanes for him. Capela would do the dirty work & Horford would be playing his natural position at the 4 thus rebounding won't be a big issue. He's also an expiring contract thus they can unload him & rebuild if thing don't work out.Hawks fans ing hate Horford at this point, doubt Morey gives them Dwight for that scrub.... But if Bud pulls this off
ATL needs rebounding help ever since losing Carroll, Horford is a bottom tier rebounder like Amare. Dwight would give them a legit Center who won't get bullied by stan Thompson
Dwight kicks it out to Korver.... Has a nice twist to it tbh.
I'm already a fan of Dwight for ruining the Lakers for decades to come, but if he can ruin Harden's chances at success
He can still bring it, he just doesn't give a shyt anymore after the McHale firing. He destroyed 3 of the tops centers in the league (Brook Lopez, Cousins, Vucevic) earlier this season. He also dominated DeAndre & locked up Blake in the 4th quarter of Gm 6 this past postseason despite playing w/ a torn meniscus. Last time he was relatively healthy, he ate Robin Lopez's lunch in the playoffs.
Better than this crap: https://vine.co/v/e3KQItWKA6x
If that Dwight still existed, Houston wouldn't be 12-14.
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