Lakers: Stan Van Gundy, Dwight Howard to reunite?

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Lakers' Dwight Howard, former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy friendship passes the text

Both say that past remains behind them. But they've avoided making their time together a distant memory because of their frequent text messages. So much that Howard even offered this surprising revelation about Van Gundy.

"I've always told him if we had a second run together, that would be great," Howard said. "Stan was always a good coach."

For now, the two will remain a text message away.

Source: http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_2...coach-stan-van

[Chris]

[Double-Up]

This guy just keeps hanging himself...he needs to shut the up already.

[whitemamba]

This guy just keeps hanging himself...he needs to shut the up already.

i dont always agree with double up, but hes spot on here, really needs to stfu.

[Latarian Milton]

mexican american won't want to reunite with DH unless he wants to get coach killed again tbh

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol coach killer

[Findog]

[Findog]

18. Dwight Howard
Remember when Mike Tyson came out of prison and wasn't the same boxer anymore, even though he looked like the same guy? That's Dwight Howard since 2011's NBA lockout. He's not a force of nature anymore. The Eye Test backs it up, and so do the results: Howard dragged a 219-102 record from four half-decent Magic teams from 2008 to 2011, then went just 75-55 in these past two seasons once his body started breaking down. There's been a not-so-subtle dip in his offensive numbers …

2011: 22.9 PPG, 14.1 RPG, 59% FG, 60% FT, 227 dunks, 26.0 PER (second in NBA)
2013: 17.1 PPG, 12.4 RPG, 58% FG, 49% FT, 187 dunks, 19.4 PER (38th)

… and defensively, Dwight isn't the NBA's most impactful player anymore. You would rather have Marc Gasol or Joakim Noah, both of whom are just better at anchoring a defense. Throw in the undeniable injury risks, the maturity issues, and the words "not even a hint of any leadership whatsoever" and, um, why would I want to give him $118 million again? We'll tackle this in detail before free agency kicks off.