WireTap- Dwight Howard to Houston

princeofpalace · Post #1 » by **princeofpalace** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:06 pm

Well the Dwight Domino has fallen. He has choosen the Houston rockets. Im curious to see if Josh Smith signs with Houston now.

Houston is my hometown team so it will be good to see if they are contenders this season; Lin/Harden/Parsons/?/Dwight.

DetroitPistons · Post #2 » by **DetroitPistons** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:08 pm

If they get Smith they will be contenders.

haulerch · Post #3 » by **haulerch** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:08 pm

I think it will be us or Houston for Smith and I honestly believe we have a better chance now that D12 signed than had he not. I know a lot would disagree but it is what it is.

Q00 · Post #4 » by **Q00** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:09 pm

Finally. Now we can make our move on Smith.

retrolenny · Post #5 » by **retrolenny** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:10 pm

DetroitPistons wrote:If they get Smith they will be contenders.

Doubt it.. He's injury prone and will be mad that Harden is the man and not him. He'll probably demand another trade by the trading deadline!!!

Kilo · Post #6 » by **Kilo** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:10 pm

Will the Lakers have any FA money to spend now?

bennett13 · Post #7 » by **bennett13** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:10 pm

One of the teams that lost out on D12 will get Smith. I'm going to say like the Lakers.

princeofpalace · Post #8 » by **princeofpalace** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:11 pm

Kilo wrote:Will the Lakers have any FA money to spend now?

Lakers are already way over the cap so they wont be FA players. They can't get Smith.

Id love to see Houston try and flip Omer Asik + T. Jones + R. White to Portland for Lamarcus Aldridge

DetroitPistons · Post #9 » by **DetroitPistons** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:11 pm

retrolenny wrote:
DetroitPistons wrote:If they get Smith they will be contenders.

Doubt it.. He's injury prone and will be mad that Harden is the man and not him. He'll probably demand another trade by the trading deadline!!!

I doubt that. If they are winning games all 3 will be fine. Smith and Howard would make it impossible to score in the paint...

engelbert321 · Post #10 » by **engelbert321** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:12 pm

Now they're saying Dwight hasn't made a decision between Houston and LA yet. Dear lord just make it stop....

haulerch · Post #11 » by **haulerch** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:14 pm

Dwight Howard is the biggest douchebag ever! FACT.

bennett13 · Post #12 » by **bennett13** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:14 pm

princeofpalace wrote:
Kilo wrote:Will the Lakers have any FA money to spend now?

Lakers are already way over the cap so they wont be FA players. They can't get Smith.

Id love to see Houston try and flip Omer Asik + T. Jones + R. White to Portland for Lamarcus Aldridge

I think LA would be a good choice for them and I could see Portland taking Asik. Good move for both parties IF LA wants to be moved that bad.

engelbert321 · Post #13 » by **engelbert321** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:15 pm

haulerch wrote:Dwight Howard is the biggest douchebag ever! FACT.

I hope that idiot suffers a career ending injury. There, I said it.

need4detroit · Post #14 » by **need4detroit** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:15 pm

Fickle ****.

coordinator0 · Post #15 » by **coordinator0** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:15 pm

princeofpalace wrote:
Kilo wrote:Will the Lakers have any FA money to spend now?

Lakers are already way over the cap so they wont be FA players. They can't get Smith.

Id love to see Houston try and flip Omer Asik + T. Jones + R. White to Portland for Lamarcus Aldridge

Portland probably isn't looking for a center anymore after they traded for Lopez.

princeofpalace · Post #16 » by **princeofpalace** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:16 pm

coordinator0 wrote:
princeofpalace wrote:
Kilo wrote:Will the Lakers have any FA money to spend now?

Lakers are already way over the cap so they wont be FA players. They can't get Smith.

Id love to see Houston try and flip Omer Asik + T. Jones + R. White to Portland for Lamarcus Aldridge

Portland probably isn't looking for a center anymore after they traded for Lopez.

Crap. I totally forgot about that. Well then I guess I see an impending Smith for Asik S&T.

DocRI · Post #17 » by **DocRI** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:17 pm

So does the rumored sign & trade of Calderon for Lin now happen (based on reports that Howard wants to play with Calderon)? Lin certainly has his warts, but he's young, can score, and has upside. A three-guard rotation of Knight / Pope / Lin wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, and besides, are there really any definitively better options for us at PG in free agency? At least he's the right age to join our core. Or, if the Rockets are now angling for room to sign Josh Smith too, we could go bigger and deal Calderon for Lin and Asik; lands us both a third guard and a third big man, and we could still address SF by trade (seeing as the market is drying up fast).

Mr. Krabs · Post #18 » by **Mr. Krabs** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:18 pm

Give them Calderon S&T for something if they get rid of Lin.

bennett13 · Post #19 » by **bennett13** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:21 pm

I'm so sick of D12 and I hate Hardens stupid beard my new most hated team if they get Howard. Houston Rockets. I will take their GM how ever.

ComboGuardCity · Post #20 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:24 pm

Rockets aren't contenders. OKC will walk all over them. They have nobody to guard Westbrook. They have nobody to check Durant. Perkins can lock down Dwight. They're a regular season team in the West.