Kareem On Dwight: "Potential Has A Shelf Life"

[Koolaid_Man]

:lmao
Kareem: Dwight Howard is a perfect example of the fact that "potential has a shelf life." Laker fans should be patient and allow Mitch & company to prepare themselves to do some serious work in the free agent market.

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[King Nupe]

ether...

[Thebesteva]

Listen man...I was dreaming of Dwight coming to LA since 2009....unless that nigga has some sort of break through year in 2013-14 I just dont see his game developing much. Since 2009-2010 Lebron, Durant have gone to the NEXT level. Dwight has actually taken 2 steps backwards. I know Houston fans have a 12 o clock boner just like we did, but they'll see he can't win games for you in that 4th quarter.

It's extremely frustrating to watch a big man like him with stone hands, on an average 1 out of 2 times when he touches the ball he turns it over. Don't get me wrong, I'd love him on my team, but NOT for a max contract. Either way, Id be very happy if I was a Rocket fan...no hate here.

[Koolaid_Man]

Listen man...I was dreaming of Dwight coming to LA since 2009....unless that nigga has some sort of break through year in 2013-14 I just dont see his game developing much. Since 2009-2010 Lebron, Durant have gone to the NEXT level. Dwight has actually taken 2 steps backwards. I know Houston fans have a 12 o clock boner just like we did, but they'll see he can't win games for you in that 4th quarter.

It's extremely frustrating to watch a big man like him with stone hands, on an average 1 out of 2 times when he touches the ball he turns it over. Don't get me wrong, I'd love him on my team, but NOT for a max contract. Either way, Id be very happy if I was a Rocket fan...no hate here.

I think when CAP washes his hands of you..you're done

[Thebesteva]

I think when CAP washes his hands of you..you're done

Now you're talking that Thread language...whats CAP exactly?

[Koolaid_Man]

Now you're talking that Thread language...whats CAP exactly?

I will give you a pass this time...however you do have a homework assignment...:toast

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar

[ElNono]

Kareem salty too... somebody tell the guy there's a $30m contract putting all this "free agent" magic on hold...

[Spur-Addict]

Damn, Lew dropped the hammer. That's some real shit though.

[Thebesteva]

I will give you a pass this time...however you do have a homework assignment...:toast

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar

Kareems nickname is the Captain...never heard of him being called CAP....maybe CAPT would have given it away. I thought you were referencing to the cap space situation :-D

[Koolaid_Man]

Kareems nickname is the Captain...never heard of him being called CAP....maybe CAPT would have given it away. I thought you were referencing to the cap space situation :-D

He's known as CAP and has been for decades

[Thebesteva]

He's known as CAP and has been for decades

On Laker boards we called him Cap'n or Captain or Captain skyhook. Dis be your language niggah

[Bulaien999]

Will we hear about every ex laker take on Dwight??? I wanna hear that nigga rick foxs take!! No no how about Vlades take.


Salty mfers tbh

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Kool Aid Man

[Clipper Nation]

Will we hear about every ex laker take on Dwight??? I wanna hear that nigga rick foxs take!!

:lol He's the saltiest of them all, tbh...

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[Katherine Robinson]

When a center is under 7 feet and relies on only physical prowess, there is no potential left after their physical prime. Nobody realistically believed Dwight will be the 25/15/3 player he looked like he would become at one point in his career after he entered the later half of his 20s and did not develop any technical skill.

He will have a better season because he will be healthier, but it will be an underwhelming season for him when compared to his Orlando days. His physical peak is past him, with no fundamentals, his prime will be as well in short time.

[Darius McCrary]

:lmao
Kareem: Dwight Howard is a perfect example of the fact that "potential has a shelf life." Laker fans should be patient and allow Mitch & company to prepare themselves to do some serious work in the free agent market.

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Textbook example of why every Laker great should be taken with a grain of salt. You guys are whiny buster ass BITCHES!!!! (imo, tbh, fwiw, icymi, etc)

[Thread]

Textbook example of why every Laker great should be taken with a grain of salt. You guys are whiny buster ass BITCHES!!!! (imo, tbh, fwiw, icymi, etc)

And you fucked up. You had 5 in your possession, and you fucked up.

Come here, motherfucker, I'm gonna wear your ass out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Clipper Nation]

And you fucked up. You had 5 in your possession, and you fucked up.

Come here, motherfucker, I'm gonna wear your ass out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reminiscent of how Kirby was thisclose to eventually coattail-riding his way to #6, tying Jordan with Horry in his crosshairs, but 39 stopped that before it really got started....

[djohn2oo8]

:lol He's the saltiest of them all, tbh...

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:lol

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Reminiscent of how Kirby was thisclose to eventually coattail-riding his way to #6, tying Jordan with Horry in his crosshairs, but 39 stopped that before it really got started....

Sure...6

[Clipper Nation]

Sure...6

Yes, 6 is indeed when 39 happened, tbh :downspin:

[Thread]

Yes, 6 is indeed when 39 happened, tbh :downspin:

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[Darius McCrary]

0-4

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[Clipper Nation]

39

[Katherine Robinson]

Arguing with a parrot is as asinine as being one.

[weebo]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6sylzwM5r1qd0lxe.gif

[IronMaxipad]

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http://i.minus.com/iOeBEe1Lw20EL.gif

[TDMVPDPOY]

isnt this the guy who wanted nothing to do with his son?

lol pot calling the kettle

[whitemamba]

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http://i.minus.com/iOeBEe1Lw20EL.gif

:lol

fuckin perfect tbh

[Buddy Mignon]

Now you're talking that Thread language...whats CAP exactly?

Boy... you need ya ass whooped for this one. When you hear these terms...

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Stilt
Cap
Coop
Silk
Big Game
Mamba
Diesel
Luva
King Kool
Cully

You better fucking know who they apply to.

[Thebesteva]

Boy... you need ya ass whooped for this one. When you hear these terms...

Logo
Stilt
Cap
Coop
Silk
Big Game
Mamba
Diesel
Luva
King Kool
Cully

You better fucking know who they apply to.

http://www.acronymfinder.com/CAP.html

[Killakobe81]

On Laker boards we called him Cap'n or Captain or Captain skyhook. Dis be your language niggah

Chick and some of the players called him Cap especially Magic. It was Cap, Buck, Coop, AC, and BScott

[Thebesteva]

Chick and some of the players called him Cap especially Magic. It was Cap, Buck, Coop, AC, and BScott

Nigga u know u were like me and only 3-4 years old during that era

[The Third Man]

Wait, has anyone tracked down Kurt Rambis, or Elden Campbell for their thoughts on Howard? I have never seen a fanbase piss their pants and whine more over a player they all seem to hate. Fucking bitches.

[callo1]

Words of wisdom there by Kareem.

One of my favorites is "potential means you haven't done it yet".

[Banzai]

Wait, has anyone tracked down Kurt Rambis, or Elden Campbell for their thoughts on Howard? I have never seen a fanbase piss their pants and whine more over a player they all seem to hate. Fucking bitches.
Calm down

[Sportcamper]

Boy... you need ya ass whooped for this one. When you hear these terms...

Logo
Stilt
Cap
Coop
Silk
Big Game
Mamba
Diesel


No Stumpy?

[Sportcamper]

"Potential Has A Shelf Life"
CAP with the goods...:lmao

[jimbo]

Listen man...I was dreaming of Dwight coming to LA since 2009....unless that nigga has some sort of break through year in 2013-14 I just dont see his game developing much. Since 2009-2010 Lebron, Durant have gone to the NEXT level. Dwight has actually taken 2 steps backwards. I know Houston fans have a 12 o clock boner just like we did, but they'll see he can't win games for you in that 4th quarter.

It's extremely frustrating to watch a big man like him with stone hands, on an average 1 out of 2 times when he touches the ball he turns it over. Don't get me wrong, I'd love him on my team, but NOT for a max contract. Either way, Id be very happy if I was a Rocket fan...no hate here.

Dude was 2nd in MVP voting in 2010-2011

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight alreay found two more baby mammas
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvukxaCIAAB2-w.jpg:large

[LkrFan]

Damn, Lew dropped the hammer. That's some real shit though.
Here's m:lolre


Legendary big man and Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ripped into Dwight Howard after he made his decision to join the Houston Rockets official. Abdul-Jabbar took to his Facebook page and wrote "potential has a shelf life," regarding Howard.

One of Howard's motivations to leave the Lakers and join the Rockets was to work with Kevin McHale and Hakeem Olajuwon directly to improve his low-post game. In L.A., he had Kareem, who had plenty to say about Howard's lack of post-moves and growth as a player in an interview with Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle in May -- well before Howard left the team.

"[Howard] hasn't made any progress. We (the Lakers when Kareem was an assistant coach) played them in ‘09, and when I saw him this past season, he was the same player," Abdul-Jabbar referred to the Lakers NBA Finals series against the Olrando Magic in 2009.

"He gets the ball on offense, oh, my god, he doesn't know what to do. It's usually a turnover, people come and take the ball from him or tie his arms up. Offensively, he doesn't get it." Abdul-Jabbar told Ostler.

LMAO (http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2013/7/9/4507436/los-angeles-lakers-news-dwight-howard-kareem)

Truth bombs. R:lolcket Fans

[whitemamba]

Damn, the CAP dick slapping dwight...

[AchillesHeel]

Lol and now everyone's questioning what Kareem had to say. ESPN totally dissed the legend like he has no right to talk about Dwight and his limited offensive game. Lol at SAS calling out Laker legends on First Take like they have no right to talk about a Center that talked about winning championships for the Lakers and who bolted a couple of months later. Kareem is the greatest Laker of all time, he's forgotten more than Howard will ever know about the C position. And Kareem's a great teacher, he molded Bynum into the greatest big man today (a healthy Bynum is, we saw that last year and even then he had injuries) despite Bynum being a spolied brat who only cares about $$$ and not winning.

[Clipper Nation]

Kareem's right about B-Kemp's shitful offensive game, but still, "salty" is a generous word to describe how the Lakers are acting right now.... they're throwing a tantrum like a 3-year-old in a store who didn't get the toy they wanted :lol

[GuerillaBlack]

Lol Kareem wouldn't be saying this shit if Howard was on the Rockets. cant believe someone would leave the "mighty" Lakers. The saltiness has been entertaining. Laker tears everywhere. No nothing is wrong with the Lakers and the Rockets don't have a better constructed team than the Lakers for dwight....(not srs)

[AchillesHeel]

Kareem's right about B-Kemp's shitful offensive game, but still, "salty" is a generous word to describe how the Lakers are acting right now.... they're throwing a tantrum like a 3-year-old in a store who didn't get the toy they wanted :lol

Agreed, but you'd be mad too if CP3 had left, tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

Agreed, but you'd be mad too if CP3 had left, tbh.
Never mind that, I was livid when Elton Brand stabbed the Clippers in the back, but even then, nobody was carrying on and melting down like the Lakers are doing :lol

[gnsf0946]

Never mind that, I was livid when Elton Brand stabbed the Clippers in the back, but even then, nobody was carrying on and melting down like the Lakers are doing :lol

well that's because Clippers were irrelevant tbh

[Spur-Addict]

Kareem's right about B-Kemp's shitful offensive game, but still, "salty" is a generous word to describe how the Lakers are acting right now.... they're throwing a tantrum like a 3-year-old in a store who didn't get the toy they wanted :lol

This is the truth here. It's a multi dimensional answer to what's going on. They knew without him they won't do shit this upcoming year, or nothing in the next 2-3 years possibly. But, his low post game is extremely mechanical.

[Killakobe81]

Nigga u know u were like me and only 3-4 years old during that era

Nah brah I think I got you by a few years. I aunt old liek Cully and was pretty young. But old enough to follow th team pretty close. Especially the 1985 run. The first 2 80's titles I was too young to grasp or non-comittal to the sport. I still rather play Atari, Coleco Vision or with GI Joes ... LOL