Llevron Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, RonArtest15 said: We're Dwights 6th team in 7 years and somehow people think he wants to prove people wrong? LOL. Dude is what he is at this point. Upgrade over Mahinmi but about the same as Gortat. This might be his last NBA stop before China. Hes better than Gortat when he wants to be. Problem is he doesnt really want to be. I bet he will finish better at the cup tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/wizards-tipoff-podcast-instant-reaction-dwight-howard-agreeing-deal-wizards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Llevron said: Hes better than Gortat when he wants to be. Problem is he doesnt really want to be. I bet he will finish better at the cup tho Dude has no drive/heart. I'll be shocked if he finishes the year on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Going Commando Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 51 minutes ago, MondayNightCowboyKilla89 said: If Bryant gets some decent minutes, I think he will be a pleasant surprise. He's a tough player with a bit of finish He's probably not going to play at all this year. But I hope he sticks around for next season. Hopefully Mahinmi and Dwight will be gone by then and we'll be playing Bryant and another young guy at the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StillUnknown Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, Chachie said: StillUnknown! I miss the Thumbwrestling thread. Good fights this weekend. Totally justifiable reaction from the Warriors. The 3-time, defending NBA champions. Also totally justifiable for them to say this while taking a (admittedly smaller) gamble on Cousins. BUT- They are the NBA champs with no let-down in sight. The Wizards are in a completely different situation. I'm not predicting anything grand but I think for this team at this time, they had to gamble and it's not costing them big money or long commitment. my combat brother. i've just about checked out on MMA, the talent pool is diluted beyond my ability to care. still try to catch the bigger fights though. may look out for saturdays card 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgundyMalaise Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Max Kellerman is probably the biggest clown in sports TV. He needs to stick to baseball and boxing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I mean, Howard is an upgrade over Gortat. But his teammates the last few years hated him. I could see him and Wall going at it. Its nice to sign Green if only because he'll no longer torch us on other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 28 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: Its nice to sign Green if only because he'll no longer torch us on other teams. It's reasonable to expect that he'll shoot 60% for 41 games this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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No Excuses Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Dwight Howard is the best big man John Wall has played with. I actually like the signing. Winning cures all and our starting lineup with Howard is pretty good. Wall Beal Porter Morris Howard In the post-LeBron EC, that team can hang with anyone. Weakest link imo is Scott Brooks. Bad coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Ernie, I cant believe you've done this to me. Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Wall and Howard will have a fight by November 1. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Dwight Howard is an annoying turd. But a turd who loafs his way to a double double six win share season. We'll take it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) To me the question is how will Howard adjust. He's never been on a team before where to be good, the team didn't need him to score (many) points. If he comes in with the attitude of, I'm going to play defense, rebound, and set picks, but otherwise stay out of the way on offense, this is a good move. If he comes in with an attitude of, I'm still a star and deserve 10+ touches on post ups a game on offense, there's going to be issues. Edited July 4, 2018 by PeterMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 He's a loafer. He's going to set sissy ass screens and drag ass up the court and refuse to switch on pick and roll ball handlers. But he's also going to block shots and pull down 10+ rebounds a game. For 5.3 million this season, I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Skin'emAlive said: Ernie, I cant believe you've done this to me. Again! Get back on the bandwagon. Ernie's playing 4D checkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 43 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Get back on the bandwagon. Ernie's playing 4D checkers. Not gonna lie, these moves may set up pretty nicely for the Summer 19 FA season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I think we're good enough to get the 3 seed in the East. Still don't see us overtaking Boston or Philly though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I advocated for trading Marcin for D12 three years ago. Its a little late, but he can still jump, rebound, and defend the paint. Thats 3 things that we havent had pretty much ever. Sure he doesnt really set screens well. But Wall is the best point guard he's ever played with. Remember he went to LA with damaged goods- Steve Nash. Then went to Houston with the pre-facilitator shooting guard version of James Harden. Atlanta was tanking. And everyone on Charlotte was injured last year, and now they are tanking again. The weight taken off of Otto's shoulders to fight for rebounds and put on Howards canonballs cant be understated. For 5 mil, this is an absolute steal. Actually, to get rid of Marcin for someone useful and/or traid-bait in Rivers, pick up a combo forward wizard killer, and a starting top tier 5 man that fills all of our deficiencies for like a bag of marbles and some collectable wheat pennies is mind-blowing. If only he could have put this effort into his game when he actually had money and cap space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Dwight Howard is going to give us nightly double doubles with multiple blocks at 5 mil a year. Ian Mahinmi riding the bench at his 16 million a year salary. Up there as one of the worst NBA contracts of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Howard is an INSTANT upgrade over bum ass Gortat. I would take this swap 10 out of 10 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said: He's a loafer. He's going to set sissy ass screens and drag ass up the court and refuse to switch on pick and roll ball handlers. But he's also going to block shots and pull down 10+ rebounds a game. For 5.3 million this season, I'll take it. You can live with him not switching on pick and roll ball handlers. It probably makes the most sense from a basketball stand point. He's not really a guy you want defending good perimeter players at this point in time of his career. Against an elite team like Houston or GS, it'll hurt you (but so would him switching (him trying to guard Curry 30 feet from the rim would be a disaster)), but against most other teams, it'll be fine. But if he's going to act like he should be getting 10+ touches a game on post ups, he's going to clog the paint and negatively impact the offense to the point that he might over all be a negative. The likes of Wall and Beal are going to get tired of driving into a paint where their own 5 and the defensive 5 are already stationed in the paint and that's where you'll have issues. It isn't hard to see where a Howard that doesn't set good picks, clogs the post, and has the defensive limitations that he has might be a net negative. Edited July 4, 2018 by PeterMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I will say, this team today is more talented than the one we ended last season with. Whether it coalesces into anything not totally frustrating next season remains to be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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