OT: Celtics favored to sign Dwight Howard

alienchild · Post #21 » by **alienchild** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:18 pm

ruckus wrote:
McGregFan wrote:
ruckus wrote:Will that make Sullinger expendable?

Probably but i would honestly stay away from him

Any specific reason why? I know he has weight issues but, other than that, he appears to be an under-the-radar player on the rise.

Fat. Fat. Fat.Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

Badonkadonk · Post #22 » by **Badonkadonk** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:23 pm

ruckus wrote:
McGregFan wrote:
ruckus wrote:Will that make Sullinger expendable?

Probably but i would honestly stay away from him

Any specific reason why? I know he has weight issues but, other than that, he appears to be an under-the-radar player on the rise.

Agreed, I really like Sullinger.

edit - I guess some people didn't really follow him last year, he's flying way under the radar:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/03/03/jared-sullinger-making-big-difference-for-celtics/l4nWWJ7Lkdxvv8QU7cX5oM/story.html

yellowknifer · Post #23 » by **yellowknifer** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:28 pm

Gonna be fun watching JV have his way against him.

navyblue · Post #24 » by **navyblue** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:30 pm

Ainge as failed. Fans are in revolt. And ever since his success of one offseason he has this aura of smarter than thou and I love seeing those people fail.

That plus that organization talks a lot. Owner talks GM talks Isiah Thomas talks like he is the second coming.

Brinbe · Post #25 » by **Brinbe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:34 pm

LOL Howard is his key get after all that time? GJ Ainge

Landomar · Post #26 » by **Landomar** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:38 pm

I have always liked Sullinger, and would be happy to have him on the team. If he ends up being a UFA, I'd gladly take him for the MLE. I think that he's in line for a fairly big contract though. A team like Brooklyn would likely pay him $10 million plus.

IMAN5 · Post #27 » by **IMAN5** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:43 pm

I really feel bad for any team that ends up getting Dwight.

It's crazy this guy once lead an Orlando team to an NBA Finals and competed with the eventual champion Lakers.

You would thing the next thing to do would be get better but he's gotten worse each season since. Dwightmare in LA. Dwightmare in Houston.

This guy has to sign somewhere and prove his worth to the whole league. Prove he can still play, prove he can get serious and want to win a title. If he doesn't he'll fall in that B and C list level of talent.

I compare it a lot to Vince Carter when everyone was saying him and Kobe were the best guards in the league. Then VC completely fell out of the top 5 category, couldn't even make all star teams anymore. Still serviceable, but no longer a superstar.

bboyskinnylegs · Post #28 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:31 pm

navyblue wrote:Ainge as failed. Fans are in revolt. And ever since his success of one offseason he has this aura of smarter than thou and I love seeing those people fail.

That plus that organization talks a lot. Owner talks GM talks Isiah Thomas talks like he is the second coming.

His only real successes as a GM have been bringing in Brad Stevens, and taking advantage of seriously stupid/desperate teams in the Nets/Clippers by selling off KG/PP/Doc.

I always assumed things would get harder for us in the Atlantic moving forward but with BC potentially offering big contracts to Barnes/Waiters, Ainge blowing his capspace on Dwight, and the Phil Jackson continuing to amaze the basketball world with his bold moves to turn the Knicks into championship contenders, I actually like how things are shaping up.

vaff87 · Post #29 » by **vaff87** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:36 pm

This would be great. Probably one of the worst moves they could make.

Post #30 » by **JYD** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:57 pm

I think this is the best place for Howard to go. I predict he gets rejuvenated there, it's a good system for him to feed off of and get engaged in the game without force feeding the ball to him.

kirkwood · Post #31 » by **kirkwood** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:38 pm

Don't get why anyone would want to sign this guy to significant money, he's been on the decline for a while now

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Grandia · Post #32 » by **Grandia** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:50 pm

alienchild wrote:
ruckus wrote:
McGregFan wrote:

Probably but i would honestly stay away from him

Any specific reason why? I know he has weight issues but, other than that, he appears to be an under-the-radar player on the rise.

Fat. Fat. Fat.Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

I also believe he won the James Harden Defensive Player of the Year award this season.

vaff87 · Post #33 » by **vaff87** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:51 pm

kirkwood wrote:Don't get why anyone would want to sign this guy to significant money, he's been on the decline for a while now

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Not to mention, a self-centred douche.

JShuttlesworth · Post #34 » by **JShuttlesworth** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:55 pm

ruckus wrote:Will that make Sullinger expendable?

Hope so. He's one of the free agents that I really like. I think we can get him at a good price and he can get a decent amount minutes for us. He's low key someone I think we might end up signing.

JShuttlesworth · Post #35 » by **JShuttlesworth** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:12 pm

Dwight is past his prime, but I think that overall he makes them better, money aside. When you factor in the money it's a different story. It's hard to say how much he's going to get paid at this point, but if I'm not sure he's worth $20+ million - I'm still not really sure why he turned down his player option.

He's an athlete, he doesn't have a lot of skill though. I think he can be a solid option at C in the East, he'll at the very least bring you the 15-12-1.5 that you'd expect from him. All that being said, Howard is now on the wrong side of 30. I don't necessarily think he's going to have a fast decline, but he's going to start to lose some of his jump.

Does adding Dwight get Boston 50+ wins next year? Not sure. It would be interesting to see. Both Boston and the Knicks look poised to challenge us in the Atlantic. Whether their moves (or potential moves) translate to wins remains to be seen.

CrookedJ · Post #36 » by **CrookedJ** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:13 pm

Fingers crossed he destroys team chemistry.

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Mister Ze · Post #37 » by **Mister Ze** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:52 pm

Raps fans in this thread acting like he didn't average 20/20 against them in a series.

Dwight might be a bit worse than before but the Celtics have great coaching, depth, and chemistry. Adding him is not favourable for the Raps.

MessiahUjiri · Post #38 » by **MessiahUjiri** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:00 pm

Don't pile on the Celtics like a bunch of jabronis. Remember, they have enough space for TWO max players. It doesn't matter if they blow $20M on Howard. By the time he declines in year 4, their young core will be in their prime.

Sustained excellence. Every GM needs that. In fact, Celtics are exactly the team that can afford to bring him on.

Also, with Howard, Bradley, Smart, Crowder, and 20 minutes of Amir Johnson, this team will be a terror on defense. Any offensive player would love to go there.

Sherlock · Post #39 » by **Sherlock** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:08 pm

Master Ze wrote:Raps fans in this thread acting like he didn't average 20/20 against them in a series.

Dwight might be a bit worse than before but the Celtics have great coaching, depth, and chemistry. Adding him is not favourable for the Raps.

2008 Howard and 2016 Howard are not the same player.

Inevitable · Post #40 » by **Inevitable** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:10 pm

Lol would be a joke signing for the most over hyped team in the league