Hakeem, Harden To Join Rockets' Recruiting Pitch For Dwight Howard

[RealGM Wiretap]

Hakeem Olajuwon and James Harden will join members of the Houston Rockets' front office and Kevin McHale in their recruiting pitch to Dwight Howard.

The Rockets are reportedly one of the frontrunners to sign Howard this offseason.

Howard is considering leaving the Los Angeles Lakers where he did not enjoy playing in Mike D'Antoni's offense.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN

[CJH248]

10 years from now he's going to reflect on how many teams he's left and bridges he's burned..

[A BETTER DJ]

The Rockets are the perfect place for Dwight... no state income Tax, nice weather, Hakeem, great team to grow with. Nobody can offer what they can.

[10acious]

Houston foremost is a football town -- the Texans, high school and college. After that, because of the ethnic makeup of the city, it is a soccer town. No one cares about the Rockets or the minor league baseball team. The Rockets don't even sell out most games and the fans that do show up are just Texans fans waiting for the next game.

[Smash3]

10 years from now he's going to reflect on how many teams he's left and bridges he's burned..

The only way he can potentially make up for all of this is winning a championship in his prime, winning cures everything.

[NamelessHero]

10 years from now he's going to reflect on how many teams he's left and bridges he's burned..

you are a very positive person? Arent you?

[inquisitive]

i don't like the idea of the rockets meeting him first...i think they should've scheduled it sometime next week...you want to leave the last impression being the last one or next to the last one since the lakers will have the final talk with him.

[inquisitive]

10 years from now he's going to reflect on how many teams he's left and bridges he's burned..

nah...all is forgiven in this society in due time..we see it all the time.

[jrap90]

From a psychological perspective, when it comes to a list, you always remember best what was first and last. This theory seems inline with who we thought the frontrunners would be (Rockets & Lakers)

[Reverse_Angle]

Houston foremost is a football town -- the Texans, high school and college. After that, because of the ethnic makeup of the city, it is a soccer town. No one cares about the Rockets or the minor league baseball team. The Rockets don't even sell out most games and the fans that do show up are just Texans fans waiting for the next game.

Don't be ridiculous. Soccer town? ethnic makeup of the city? No one cares about the Rockets? Not my experience at all. Houston is in general can be a bit soulless and dull, maybe this is what you are unknowingly referring to?

[Nanogeek]

Houston foremost is a football town -- the Texans, high school and college. After that, because of the ethnic makeup of the city, it is a soccer town. No one cares about the Rockets or the minor league baseball team. The Rockets don't even sell out most games and the fans that do show up are just Texans fans waiting for the next game.

LA doesn't have a football team? Doesn't have a college team? Doesn't have ethnic fans who like soccer? What the Rockets do have is a coach that can actually coach rather than a clown that has been living off his luck in being the coach of Steve Nash for a few years. Howard is signing with the Rockets. Deal with it.

[mj_shoefanatic]

Htown better give him an offer he cant refuse.