Dwight Howard Aware That Houston Has Become More Attractive

Fair enough, I wouldn't because I saw what happened the last time the Rockets ran that risk.

 

Tmac played in 78 games twice in his entire career, Dwights already done it 7 times.

 

I trust Morey's judgment. If he pursued Dwight this previous offseason while knowing about his injury, that's good enough for me.

 

Awesome, that would matter if we were picking him up as a rookie.

 

Dwight needs to be coddled. The Parsons/Lin/Harden nonthreatening BFF environment is perfect for him. Rather than psycho slavedriver Kobe.

 

You can get Cousins and not give up Asik. You can get Howard and still not give up Asik. It just takes patience.

The non-patient thing to do is to just go after whoever is out there like say a Josh Smith or Al Jefferson...and then tie your team down into a perennial 4-5 seed 2nd round exit for years to come.

Howard is a risk...Smith is a sure thing but that sure thing is likely years of being a good team but not a great team.

Morey is not going to give any player a max contract, that you can be sure of. He's going to remain flexible until the next opportunity to get a star player presents himself. He's not going to give Max to Josh Smith, I'm like 95% sure of this. It's not a Moreyball move.

 

Could you do those things? Sure, but it would be stupid. Why ignore the hole at PF to get a marginally better center and cancer in the locker room and put your very good young center on the bench making 8 mil a year? It would be about the worst move possible.

 

It matters because he has a history of being healthy, and shows he's worth the ""risk".

 

He used to be healthy, that says nothing about him now.

 

Cousins is 22 years old, has extreme potential through the roof.

Asik is 26, This really is not young in NBA years. This means he may get slightly better but to see a drastic improvement for him to become a star player? A perennial all-star? I doubt that.

At this point you ask yourself who has more of a shot to become a perennial all-star player (which is what you really are looking for) and to me the answer is clear that it is Cousins or Dwight.

It's not about just filling a roster hole. If this was any other sport it would be...but this is basketball and more times than not the teams with star players are the teams that will go to the finals...not just once or twice...but over and over again and dominate for decades.

I'll wait 1-2 seasons for Cousins or Love for 10 years of domination rather than blow it all on Josh Smith.

I'd wait out the rest of this season and risk it with Dwight as well rather than take Josh Smith now because I'm pretty confident that team will be a good team but never good enough to beat the Thunder or Clippers.

 

Or you could ask yourself who would be better for team chemistry and wouldn't be a cancer in the locker room (which is what you are also looking for) and to me the answer is clear that is is Asik over young childish prima donna and older injury prone pima donna.

 

This.

 

Why not go for Howard in FA and then use Asik as tradebait to get a PF upgrade? How about this...Howard agrees to sign here as a FA for max money. Then let's say Atlanta (who didn't trade him at the deadline) is open to a sign and trade for J. Smith. Well rumor has it they want a young center in any deal for Smith. So we deal Asik, J. Lin, DMo and picks to Atlanta for Smith this summer. Not bad and it works cap wise (I think).

 

So you're assuming Dwight will never be healthy again, good job.

LOL @ Dwight being marginally better than Omer. Dwight is having the worst season of his career and he's still an All Star putting up better numbers than Omer could ever hope for.

You could apply that to anyone if you wanted to. Kevin Durant could roll his ankle tonight, and I could say "he used to be healthy, that says nothing about him now." Once again, you're assuming Dwight will never be healthy again.

Just because you have a good center doesn't mean you settle for it. You make upgrades any chance you get.

That team would contend for a spot in the conference finals, nothing more. LOL @ contending for a decade.

How is Josh Smith a star when he has never been an all star? Doesn't a star usually become an all star? He's in his late 20's now, he is what he is. And for the millionth time, he is NOT a good defender. He's a good help defender though.

Love and Cousins can do something that Josh Smith can not. They can spread the floor. Josh Smith would kill the spacing near the paint for Harden and Lin to drive. His only value is help defense.

Since when is Dwight injury prone? Asik has had multiple knee surgeries, he must be injury prone too.

Wow, you clearly have a bias against Dwight and Demarcus.

In other news, I love the new multiquote feature

 

exactly

 

People said the same thing about Randolph, Webber, Artest too.

Either way, I'd rather take the risk of Cousins over Josh Smith.

If Cousins gets his head together, he will be a perennial all-star. That really is all there is too it.

Smith is going on 27, he is what he is at this point.

 

He's been playing injured all year. No one thought he'd be back until all star break before the season. HE IS 27. You sign him all day every day. Trade Asik if you have to (He has a lot of value).

 

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I've gone back and forth regarding the Dwight Howard situation for a while now but after making an effort to watch a couple Lakers games I don't think the main reason for his struggles are his injuries or loss of athleticism. He really appears uncomfortable on the court. It's like he's always looking over his shoulder to see if Kobe/Nash approve of him and he's thinking way too much. That said, I'd be ecstatic if he decided to test free agency and the Rockets ended up acquiring him. I think the culture we're beginning to create would be an ideal enviornment for Dwight to succeed.

 

This is laughable... injury prone big man?


(Mind you, many of the games he missed were due to being suspended for getting too many technical fouls throughout a season, not injury)

You stick with Asik, who I love, and you aren't progressing. Even if he gets better, it will likely only be marginally.

People keep bring up Dwight's shoulder, as if this is a reoccurring issue throughout his career... it's the same injury. He's playing through it, and occasionally aggravating it.