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Get 'em, Kobe.
Howard's missed free throws are driving Kobe batty; he can barely hide his disdain on the court anymore. Same for Howard's trying-too-hard-to-be-jovial routine and a general impression that Howard doesn't live and die with the result of every basketball game. From what I heard, Kobe already played the "You don't know anything about winning championships!" card with Howard — during a scrimmage last week, when the second team beat the first team partly because Howard checked out (he wasn't getting the ball enough), followed by Kobe blistering him. That same week, Kobe needled Gasol publicly for not sucking it up with knee tendinitis, saying he needed to "put your big boy pants." The whole thing is strange.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...-kobe-question
And so it begins.
Called this weeks ago. I knew Kobe didn't respect Dwight's game. For all his hype and overblown status, what Kobe does not lack is work ethic and a never ending desire to improve his game, and I just knew Dwight's monkeyball style would offend Kirb's sensibilities.
Dwight's not resigning with LA.
"But... but... just wait for the Lakers to get chemistry! Then you'll all see!"
to be the devils advocate I don't blame Kobe, Dwight and Pau are playing like absolute crumbs
If I didn't strongly dislike the rapist, I'd actually feel kind of bad that the Lakers are completely wasting his current unsustainable level of basketball, tbh..
Dwight didn't want to go to LAinthr first place for exactly what's happening....win Kobe gets all the credit...lose get all the blame and Kobe skates. The media would not let the Dwight to LA story die until it happened. LA was never on Dwight's list of teams to play for.
When Nash come back he will fix it.
I'm hearing that they are only scratching the surface of turning the Lakers into LA Drama. Shaq/Kobeesque type feud, tbh. Unless they start winning soon, this situation will boil over. Kobe needs to watch it though. If it comes down to choosing between Howard (27-years old) and Kobe (34-years old), if I'm Dr. Buss, I'm choosing Howard. When choosing between Shaq/Kobe, they chose the younger Kobe.
What goes around comes around
tbh, Dwight is the one that gets to choose this summer...
so what?
His last purchase in Orlando was a $7.8 million house...
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...-dwight-howard
He might still own it. It means nothing. He's gonna get a max deal anywhere he decides to go.
True, my bad. It will be a S&T if he doesn't re-sign with us. They'll blow it up by trading Pau as well.
S&T don't exist anymore, IIRC. This was the last season you could do them per the new CBA.
^ Actually, I have to double-check on that... might be after the 3rd year, which means next season is the last season
did you even read that .. and i quote "If Howard decides to sell, he might get $6.5 million for the house and furnishings, Arbutine said. That would be a $1.3 million loss from what he paid. Buyers, she added, would pay extra for the bragging rights associated with purchasing the basketball star's house"so what?
His last purchase in Orlando was a $7.8 million house...
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...-dwight-howard
He might still own it. It means nothing. He's gonna get a max deal anywhere he decides to go.
he would be losing 1.3 million thats why hes not selling...
he would be losing 1.3 million thats why hes not selling...
Dwight is in the driver's seat here... and he knows it.
and u guys in the back tbh..
Dwight is in the driver's seat here... and he knows it.
we just need to foul him
No need to sign&trade, Spurs will have the cap room
kobe also has a no trade clause
won't happen the Dynamics are different...Shaq was a proven commodity an NBA rarity...Dwight is far from Shaq's level...D12 has good athleticism , nice frame but poor overall game. Choosing Dwight over Kobe if that ever was such a real thing would rip the floor from underneath Staples center...The Laker organization would fall to pieces given what Kobe means to the city...in fact Kobe retired still brings in more money to the franchise than an active Dwight...Dwight will hardly have the global appeal that even a retired Kobe would have...
actually Dwight is not in the Drivers seat...perhaps if he wants to take a $30 mill paycut...which with all of his baby mama drama won't happen...just playing in LA on endosements alone will net him a payback the likes of which he's never seen...so in all we could be talking about him ultimately walking away from 50+ million and if they win a le we're talking 75+ million...So no he's not in the drivers seat...He will sit his ass down and take instruction like everyone else...He's not that good to call his shots...everything he's done to date has been a colossal up...no one can be that stupid more than twice...
Dwight is in the driver's seat here... and he knows it.
If we can't get Josh Smith and Kyle Korver then we need to focus on pillaging the Raptors roster...
Trade with Toronto that works equally as well... and increases our win output by 5 games..we're basically swapping for each position and it's mutually benefical for both teams
Lakers out: Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, C. Duhon
Lakers in: J. Calderon, A. Bargnani, L. Kleiza
Lakers would then also sign Kenyon Martin as a MWP insurance policy for cracking heads when we need it...in all honesty this trade / signings would totally fix our problems...
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