Dwight Howard Aware That Houston Has Become More Attractive

....so Dwight pulls down a few more rebounds than his average and we are supposed to make sure and address it? Like getting 18 rebounds as a center over 41 minutes in a game against a team that jacks it up doesn't happen but once a year? Please.

Jermaine O'Neal....the backup ****** center extraordinaire for the Suns managed 13 in 27 minutes. LMAO

 

It's Dwight freaking Howard. He's 27.

Think about 5 prime years of Howard and Harden. Inside and out.

Come on guys, I have a man-crush on Asik, but I'm not crazy. You do whatever you have to to make this a reality. Why so much hesitation?

 

beacuse howard is INJURY PRONE. He's missed 25 games in 9 seasons so he's OBVIOUSLY another yao and tmac waiting to happen

 

Thanks, I'm kind of upset I forgot about Lamb.

 

It just boils down to the back injury. I'm not gonna make crazy claims that Howard is injury-prone or anything like that. But coming back from back surgery to 100% (2009 Dwight) seems like a long shot. Moreover, his shoulder will require surgery and rehab during the summer - other players with that injury have taken about 4+ months to recover fully.

That means another slow start early next season for Dwight and the ensuing troubles that might bring. Seems like a gamble to me.

The risk isn't about losing Asik or even Parsons (though ). The risk is messing up the next 3-4 years of Harden's career.

 

Your numbers were still wrong. The 105% rule applies to any team Howard signs with, not just the team that holds his Bird Rights.

 

IMO if you have the chance to get dwight, even a dwight that'll take 4+ months to recover, you do it. I'll let him sit for 4 months if it means him remaining here with harden for the next 5 years of his prime.

 

I think it's pretty amazing Dwight is even on the court right now. I'm not a doctor, but i would think that someone needs more time than an offseason to recover from major back surgery. 8 months from now he could be a completely changed man.

I'm also not worried about wasting 3-4 years of Harden's career because he's only 24. In all likelihood, Harden will never play with anyone as good as Dwight Howard (now that he's left Durant), so I say it's well worth the risk. Durant-Westbrooks or Lebron-Wades don't happen very often. Howard-Harden would be a rare and special combo.

 

Not really, but I want to worry about signing a player who can't play to the max for 4 years even less, you know.

 

Call me gun shy but remember Yao was 25 when he started having issues...29 when he was done. Dwight was 26 when he started having issues and there is no indications that those issues are all in the past. In fact, from recent indications, I think Dwight's prime is in the past. You can get some good games from him when he's healthy but it is critical to have a healthy superstar. Even when Dwight is on the floor, I think most Lakers fans are holding there breath like the Rockets fans were with Yao. That shouldn't be for a 27 year old.

Yes we need another superstar but I don't think Howard is going to make it much further...4 years tops IMO...and those are going to be some spotty years. Add the drama that he brings...meh...I'd rather go with Asik for now and just keep shopping.

 

Lol @ Morey's email

 

There are about 8 superstars in this league. LeBron, Wade, Kobe, Durant, Howard, Chris Paul, Melo, and probably, or rather hopefully Harden.

You can argue with players like: Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Cousins etc. but there is doubt.

If you have a chance to bring in one of these players in, you do it. The price of a Superstar is high, because in a league with over 450 players, only about 2% are superstars.

Let me tell you how much I think a Superstar is worth. I would trade every single one of our players on our roster, except Harden, for LeBron James.

 

I think for those of us who have reservation about throwing the farm for Howard is not just about he being "injury prone" which remains to be seen. It's actually more about his attitude towards his injuries. That's why I said that he's more like TMac than Yao. He is likely to use his injuries as excuses, or even leverage when he's not happy.

Superstars with injuries + bad attitude = disaster. We've suffered that before. Howard has shown that he would do that in Orlando. And he has shown the same thing in LA.

 

Some people consider him a Superstar....


I do not....

 

I never said the 105% only applies to his bird rights. Try reading it over again.

 

Doesn't it look odd that all those people on the 1st list don't have a history of reoccurring issues...except Howard. A couple of years ago, you might have had Stat on that list.

And by the way...There isn't anyone on the roster I wouldn't trade for Lebron.

 

I don't think any of us are in the best position to make medical assessments. The team doctors and physicians probably have a closer pulse on the situation. And medical records and details may be kept confidential and available to the select few, those paid experts whose job it is to make those assessments for the team. But then again, the assessment on the extent of White's condition was off by a bit.

 

Well - CP3 w/ his knees? Not overly problematic but still a concern.

 

Sometimes you have to deal with a superstar's primadona attitude. Lebron has attitude (the Decision). Kobe has serious attitude (controls the Lakers top to bottom - I bet he decides on what brand of toilet paper is used in the locker room). Now Howard has a completely different attitude but a primadona attitude none the less. I see what you mean about late Tracy attitude and there are some striking similarities but I still think the foundation is a primadona attitude. There are a few humble superstars like Durant and Wade but overall if you bring top shelf performance, I can live with a primadona attitude. I just don't want primadona + injury because that is Tracy + Yao because I don't think that results in a ring.