Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXXII Off-Season Edition)

[Def Swami]

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
Kobe on Howard: "I want what's best for him. Whatever makes him happy."

[eyriq]

-Keep Dwight
-Match Anderson
-MLE on Fran or Bayless
-Trade JJ|BBD for Iggy
-Hire Shaw
-Beat Brooklyn over and over again all year long
-Beat them again in the second round
-??????
-Profit

Edited in eight man rotation: Howard|Anderson|Iggy|JRich|Nelson / Bayless|Hedo|O'Quinn

[ThatFloridaDude]

we should keep dwight and "roll the dice"

I'm supportive of this idea. Is Hennigan?

roll a dice, again?

lets move on!!
he doesn't like Disney World, next year he'll leave and then we will be Cleveland.

HENNY, ARE YOU LISTENING?!?!?!

get (swallows) BYNUM and IGGY if you could..players that'll like to be here!!

Screw Dwight, I never liked him!

the new age stars are weak.

I've never liked dwight either. Thats why I could care elss if he leaves. never was a real leader or anything special like Tracy Was.

[rcklsscognition]

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
Kobe on Howard: "I want what's best for him. Whatever makes him happy."

Is Kobe telling us he wants Dwight to go to Brooklyn? What a d-bag.

[OrlandO]

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
Kobe on Howard: "I want what's best for him. Whatever makes him happy."

Is Kobe telling us he wants Dwight to go to Brooklyn? What a d-bag.

ha, he doesn't need dwight anymore... he can still be the man and contend again thanks to nash.

[chrpri84]

I've never liked dwight either. Thats why I could care elss if he leaves. never was a real leader or anything special like Tracy Was.[/quote]
I remember before he got drafted, he was on 60 minutes taking about The Lord and his religion and that he wanted the NBA logo to be in the shape of a cross and then he gets drafted and have babies out of wedlock, showing his penis online, disrespecting the organization and etc....get him out!

[dariusl7]

we should keep dwight and "roll the dice"

By roll the dice, do you mean make one more run at the playoffs and then let him walk?

I think he means to dare D12 to walk away from a significant ammount of change. Also, 2013 is the year we could improve our team and contend again. He might have a different perspective of things at that time. So there is something to think about for D12 come summer 2013.
Kobe wanted out too. Things change. Sometimes for the best, sometimes not so much. Will see.

[chrpri84]

i dont think he cares about contention in Orlando..he wants Big Adidas money and etc in NY..we could trade for Kobe, it wont matter. Its more monetary than championships.

[woosah]

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
Kobe on Howard: "I want what's best for him. Whatever makes him happy."

LOL Kobe's ego will not allow him to kiss up to Dwight. He doesn't want to alienate Drew either I guess, but I still find that quote funny.

[Def Swami]

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
Kobe on Howard: "I want what's best for him. Whatever makes him happy."

Is Kobe telling us he wants Dwight to go to Brooklyn? What a d-bag.

Well, a couple of things may be in play. One is he doesn't want to throw his current teammates under the bus like D12 has done and turn his current relationships sour. If Kobe says, "Yeah, I want D12 in LA" and then doesn't get it, he has to play a full year with Bynum with Bynum knowing he was tossed under that bus by Mamba. D12 did it to Jameer with his demands for CP3 and D-Will.

Another possible thing is Kobe probably has a little animus toward D12 for snubbing the Lakers early last year. Rumor was D12 didn't like the way Kobe portrayed his role with the Lakers as a "Tyson Chandler", and so D12 moved LA to the back burner. Kobe could be thinking screw this guy, I'm rolling with Bynum.

[mhi]

By rolling the dice, you guys mean retain Howard against his will ???

I am sorry but no organization is run in such a manner.

[Def Swami]

i dont think he cares about contention in Orlando..he wants Big Adidas money and etc in NY..we could trade for Kobe, it wont matter. Its more monetary than championships.

I don't think you can say that D-Will/Joe/Crash/Humph/D12 isn't a championship-caliber squad. I could definitely see that team taking it to the Heat. Much more well-balanced, great defense, and players that complement each other well and have more defined roles.

I actually think the Nets, if they sign Ilyasova and Lopez, will be a top 3 team in the East next year.

[chrpri84]

i dont think he cares about contention in Orlando..he wants Big Adidas money and etc in NY..we could trade for Kobe, it wont matter. Its more monetary than championships.

I don't think you can say that D-Will/Joe/Crash/Humph/D12 isn't a championship-caliber squad. I could definitely see that team taking it to the Heat. Much more well-balanced, great defense, and players that complement each other well and have more defined roles.

I actually think the Nets, if they sign Ilyasova and Lopez, will be a top 3 team in the East next year.

agreed but why ONLY Brooklyn? why not OKC or Dallas or Chicago? Why the hard-on on Brooklyn?

[dariusl7]

By rolling the dice, you guys mean retain Howard against his will ???

I am sorry but no organization is run in such a manner.

Lakers kept Kobe against his will. He wanted out. Last time I checked Lakers doing just fine.

[SolidSnake008]

I've never liked dwight either. Thats why I could care elss if he leaves. never was a real leader or anything special like Tracy Was.

I remember before he got drafted, he was on 60 minutes taking about The Lord and his religion and that he wanted the NBA logo to be in the shape of a cross and then he gets drafted and have babies out of wedlock,showing his penis online, disrespecting the organization and etc....get him out!

you can't be serious

[chrpri84]

I remember before he got drafted, he was on 60 minutes taking about The Lord and his religion and that he wanted the NBA logo to be in the shape of a cross and then he gets drafted and have babies out of wedlock,showing his penis online, disrespecting the organization and etc....get him out!

you can't be serious[/quote]
you remember that

[CPBalla2003 n da 863]

smh...

[Def Swami]

i dont think he cares about contention in Orlando..he wants Big Adidas money and etc in NY..we could trade for Kobe, it wont matter. Its more monetary than championships.

I don't think you can say that D-Will/Joe/Crash/Humph/D12 isn't a championship-caliber squad. I could definitely see that team taking it to the Heat. Much more well-balanced, great defense, and players that complement each other well and have more defined roles.

I actually think the Nets, if they sign Ilyasova and Lopez, will be a top 3 team in the East next year.

agreed but why ONLY Brooklyn? why not OKC or Dallas or Chicago? Why the hard-on on Brooklyn?

No doubt that the big $ is in BRK. I think he can get that in CHI and DAL. Not OKC.

But, I really do believe that D12 is an attention whore. He wants the spotlight. He wants his own team. He doesn't want to play second fiddle to D.Rose or Durant. It's why I think he doesn't want LA either. He wants to be on a team where he is the "star." He's a pretty Hollywood guy. And he probably has this impression that he'll be the alpha dog in BRK. Personally, I think he'd be second fiddle to D-Will.

[Def Swami]

By rolling the dice, you guys mean retain Howard against his will ???

I am sorry but no organization is run in such a manner.

Lakers kept Kobe against his will. He wanted out. Last time I checked Lakers doing just fine.

Lakers also got Gasol to appease Kobe. I don't see the Magic making a move like that, hence why D12 is booking it. If we got him some help, he'd extend. No doubt in my mind.

[OrlandO]

Is Kobe telling us he wants Dwight to go to Brooklyn? What a d-bag.

Well, a couple of things may be in play. One is he doesn't want to throw his current teammates under the bus like D12 has done and turn his current relationships sour. If Kobe says, "Yeah, I want D12 in LA" and then doesn't get it, he has to play a full year with Bynum with Bynum knowing he was tossed under that bus by Mamba. D12 did it to Jameer with his demands for CP3 and D-Will.

Another possible thing is Kobe probably has a little animus toward D12 for snubbing the Lakers early last year. Rumor was D12 didn't like the way Kobe portrayed his role with the Lakers as a "Tyson Chandler", and so D12 moved LA to the back burner. Kobe could be thinking screw this guy, I'm rolling with Bynum.

Too late for that
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