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Yeah. Dwight was gone by the all star break.
From Ric Bucher on Sulia:
Talks with various people close to the situation make it clear there were two prerequisites for Dwight Howard to remain a Laker: fire Mike D'Antoni and amnesty, or at the very least muzzle, Kobe Bryant. As audacious as that might sound, it doesn't come without precedent in Lakers' history. When Kobe re-upped in 2004, it coincided with Shaq being shipped to Miami and Phil Jackson being let go. Of course, Kobe didn't have to pressure the team braintrust -- Mitch Kupchak and Jerry and Jim Buss -- to make those moves, since Dr. Buss, in particular, was done with both Shaq and Phil at the time. The Lakers apparently asked Dwight to be patient on both fronts for at least another season, telling him "hey, you're going to have to gut this out another year," a source said, although it sounds as if VP of basketball ops Jim Buss isn't ready to abandon Kobe anytime soon. "Dwight didn't want to play with Kobe for 2-3 more years," Buss said. "I'm going to stand behind Kobe because of his history with the franchise." It would seem, then, with all that happened, the Lakers had the wherewithal to keep Howard if they had desired; they simply found the price too high.Fredo
Yeah. Dwight was gone by the all star break.
d12 is one delusional clown, how is he going to win without the greatest 2nd banana?
no one giving a
Giving enough of a to postno one giving a
Everybody knows what happened... but Howard is as much of a factor in all that. Dude is a mental midget.
Lakers wouldn't have made the playoffs if they didn't beg Howard to play hurt.
I'm glad they begged, it led to the sweep.
Then they begged again for him to stay after carrying two deadweights to the playoffs. Two beggings in one year.
Dwight had his playoff shot with the Lakers and without Kobe and we all know how that ended, so why would he ask for Kobe to be amnestied?
Giving enough of a to post
This thread is rich coming from flop city fan, you have no room son. CPFlop coach killed Del Negro:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-...-his-departure
And threatened to sign with Houston if flop city didn't hire Doc Rivers:
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...talks-stalled/
CP3 stayed, Bible Kemp was begged and still rejected the Lakers
Dwight begged the Lakers to coach kill Pringles and amnesty a 35 year old player coming off an achilles surgery and failed, he should ask CPFlop for tips tbhCP3 stayed, Bible Kemp was begged and still rejected the Lakers
So? Kobe stayed too, 17 seasons wearing purple and gold and will retire as a Laker but that doesn't stop you from using that exact same argument against him... hypocritical flop city got
Wanted out TWICE. Begging to be tradedSo? Kobe stayed too, 17 seasons wearing purple and gold and will retire as a Laker but that doesn't stop you from using that exact same argument against him... hypocritical flop city got
^ I'd want out if I was a star playing with Kwame, Sasha, and Walton.
StayedPERIOD, meanwhile you will continue to ride Lebeta while he jumps from team to team because you're a bandwagoning got.Wanted out TWICE. Begging to be traded
"Yes, I would like to be traded"
Kobe stayedPERIOD
Meanwhile Lebeta:
Do you have any doubts about your decision?
No. I don't have any doubts at all.
Would you like to sleep on it a little longer, or are you ready to make this decision?
I've slept enough. Or the lack of sleep.
Are you still a nail biter?
I have a little bit. Not of late.
You've had everybody else biting their nails. So I guess it's time for them to stop chewing. The answer to the question everybody wants to know: LeBron, what's your decision?
In this fall, this is very tough, in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.
The Miami Heat? That was the conclusion you woke up with this morning?
That was the conclusion I woke up with this morning.
Nope.... Kirby already quit on two teams (Nets and Hornets) before playing a nanosecond of NBA basketball, whereas CP3 spent most of his career on the Hornets and only left when they were bankrupt and league-ownedSo? Kobe stayed too, 17 seasons wearing purple and gold and will retire as a Laker but that doesn't stop you from using that exact same argument against him... hypocritical flop city got
Getting back to the topic of Bible Kemp, what happened to det consistency and effort? Thought they were gonna be key in the playoffs....
^Chris Paul actually quit when he got ejected...
that playa
Do we need to run through the list of Kirby's Quits again?
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