Would you want Dwight Howard on your team?

[therealbig3]

I think you should take a closer look at them winning more games with Dwight than the year before...

Pretty sure the Lakers sucked because Nash, Gasol, and Kobe were injured, not just because Dwight left.

what about the year dwight got there? Gasol missed more games the year dwight was there then he did the following year and nash missed 32 games the year with dwight as well. yet they still won more games then the prior season and made the playoffs. i see no evidence to suggest they were better off without dwight or that he was some kind of cancer there.

Let's face it: the Rockets have been a relative disappointment with Howard. They didn't improve nearly as much as you would expect when adding a player of Howard's caliber.

Disappointment? making it to the western conference finals and losing to the eventual champs is a disappointment? didnt improve that much?!? they when from 45 wins to back to back 50+ win seasons 54/56 wins and a trip to the conference finals.

I look at it another way: Howard has caused problems everywhere he's gone and has left that team a train wreck once he leaves.

this is just seems like a bias' based narrative. if he was the problem causing cancer you mentioned, those teams would all have sucked the last few seasons with dwight on the team. which wasnt the case. orlando was a good playoff team every season under dwight with the exception of the year he missed 30 games to injury. the lakers were a playoff team the year with dwight and improved from the prior season without dwight. rockets have been a 50 win playoff team every year with dwight and even this season will be a 42-46 win playoff team

A 10 game improvement when adding a supposed superstar is nothing to really write home about, and making the conference finals sounds nice, but they got insanely lucky that the Clippers choked, and they got destroyed by the Warriors, they didn't really belong on the same court.

And you keep saying that Howard made the Lakers better from the year before, which isn't true, which is why I asked you to look closer at that season. The year before Dwight was the lockout shortened season, and the Lakers went 41-25. The year with Dwight was a full season and the Lakers went 45-37. Yes, technically they won more games, but do you really want to argue against simple math? Injuries don't explain away such a big difference in winning percentage when adding a player of Dwight's caliber.

The Lakers got worse when they added Dwight compared to the year before.

[Prokorov]

A 10 game improvement when adding a supposed superstar is nothing to really write home about, and making the conference finals sounds nice, but they got insanely lucky that the Clippers choked, and they got destroyed by the Warriors, they didn't really belong on the same court.

"lucky they choked" stop it... i can see you diminishing that comeback if the clippers had some major injury after game 4. but "lucky"? lucky is hitting a 40 foot buzzer beater or being bailed out by a call at the end of the game. Luck isnt winning 3 straight games. getting destroyed by the warriors isnt really any shame, i mean they won the title and are now on pace to break the wins record.

And you keep saying that Howard made the Lakers better from the year before, which isn't true, which is why I asked you to look closer at that season. The year before Dwight was the lockout shortened season, and the Lakers went 41-25. The year with Dwight was a full season and the Lakers went 45-37. Yes, technically they won more games, but do you really want to argue against simple math? Injuries don't explain away such a big difference in winning percentage when adding a player of Dwight's caliber.

The Lakers got worse when they added Dwight compared to the year before.

no, you are right on that one. i didnt look close enough that it was strike shortened. so they did get worse. but is that all on dwight? Pau and Nash did still both miss 30+ games, and they did go from 45 wins/playoffs to a lotto team when dwight left. the rockets defintely were better with dwight. and so were the magic. i still dont see a case for him being a cancer, other then his stint with the lakers, where he was at worst just a part of the problem not the problem it self(losing 2 starters for half the season simply cant be ignored).

[linkz1993]

character and personality wont fit on the spurs...

still thinks his the man, when his not
yet still no low post game, no need for his services on the spurs....

spurs are serious business, clown is mr smiley, clash of personalities

Spurs would actually be the best fit for him what are you talking about? Pop would straighten this guy out and Howard would be the next defensive anchor in one of the greatest defensive teams this past almost 20 years, the Spurs with a front court of Aldridge/ Howard/Kawhi is scary ..

[Lakers_Forever]

character and personality wont fit on the spurs...

still thinks his the man, when his not
yet still no low post game, no need for his services on the spurs....

spurs are serious business, clown is mr smiley, clash of personalities

Spurs would actually be the best fit for him what are you talking about? Pop would straighten this guy out and Howard would be the next defensive anchor in one of the greatest defensive teams this past almost 20 years, the Spurs with a front court of Aldridge/ Howard/Kawhi is scary ..

I don't agree because the Spurs play defense and execute defense on a regular basis and Howard needs Stickum just to handle the ball

[Lakers_Forever]

character and personality wont fit on the spurs...

still thinks his the man, when his not
yet still no low post game, no need for his services on the spurs....

spurs are serious business, clown is mr smiley, clash of personalities

Spurs would actually be the best fit for him what are you talking about? Pop would straighten this guy out and Howard would be the next defensive anchor in one of the greatest defensive teams this past almost 20 years, the Spurs with a front court of Aldridge/ Howard/Kawhi is scary ..

Could be that Kobe knew that Howard was a cheater using the sticky spray and stopped passing to Howard for that reason. Howard is not really a good player. We will need to see how he plays when he isn't allowed to cheat

[KingFox]

God no

to do what? he's finished. I'll take Cousins pouting and annoying the crap outta me with that slow jog up n down the court every now n then, before i take on Dwight freakin Howard and that piece of **** GRIN on his face throughout a loss and adversity. he sickens me

[LofJ]

We contacted Houston at the deadline to discuss trading for him so I imagine we at least have some interest in him. The question is how much we'd be willing to pay him. If he wants more than 3 years 48 million I'd probably stay away.

[ChokeFasncists]

The Dwight that thinks he is Shaq or Hakeem? Hell no.

The PnR Dwight that rebounds, blocks shot and dunks? Hell yes.

Unfortunately, he just came out and criticized the Rockets for not letting him be Shaq or Hakeem.......

[countryboy667]

No. He has a BBIQ lower than whale crap at the bottom of the Marianas Trench and his game has shown almost no development since he's come into the league. On top of that, he's a prima donna.

[GopherIt!]

I would say no. His max contract demands would be a sticking point.

[Blame Rasho]

He was never worth moving heaven and earth to get cap space to sign him.

[New_Hawks_Era]

As a Hawks fan I used to really hope he would come play for the home town team. But that was when we had Josh Smith, Joe Johnson etc........

Our new regime under Coach Bud and his high IQ basketball philosophy he brought from the Spurs just doesn't fit with Dwight imo. So No.

[GYK]

Nope. My team sucks. He needs a strong/cohesive team and FO. Of course everyone plays better on a winning team but Kobe/Harden are too strong personalities. Morey philosophy is cool if it's winning, if not he's a crazed hack. If Brad Stevens had better players Howard would work there.

[KingFox]

The Dwight that thinks he is Shaq or Hakeem? Hell no.

The PnR Dwight that rebounds, blocks shot and dunks? Hell yes.

Unfortunately, he just came out and criticized the Rockets for not letting him be Shaq or Hakeem.......

[og15]

Well obviously on the Clippers there's DeAndre Jordan who is healthier and does a lot of similar things and is much more willing to play a limited offensive role, so it's an easy no.

Even if DJ wasn't there, no to Dwight if it is a max contract which is likely what he would want. If it was something like Tyson Chandler's contract, that's a different story, but he'd still have to accept that he's the 3rd, 4th option on offense after Griffin, Paul, and probably Redick. Also if the Clippers have the option, that is had cap space, it would make more sense to get a guy like Horford and then a backup like a Biyombo type who is a poor man's version of those previously mentioned guys.

[KingFox]

Nope. My team sucks. He needs a strong/cohesive team and FO. Of course everyone plays better on a winning team but Kobe/Harden are too strong personalities. Morey philosophy is cool if it's winning, if not he's a crazed hack. If Brad Stevens had better players Howard would work there.

Yeah If he aint on the Spurs or warriors, i just dont see anyone thoroughly enjoying his presence tbh

not for any more than a year, kinda like Artest was. After a while, you're just over them and everything starts falling apart