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So - is Dwight Howard to the Lakers a good thing or a bad thing?

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nate

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Aug 11, 2012, 1:37:02 AM8/11/12
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He is stupid, so the Lakers may have shot their feet here. But he
does take up space and use his size pretty well.


- nate

Dano

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Aug 11, 2012, 2:55:31 AM8/11/12
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He is stupid, so the Lakers may have shot their feet here. But he
does take up space and use his size pretty well.
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Worry more about Bynum in Philly.


Robb Scott

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Aug 12, 2012, 12:27:25 AM8/12/12
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nate <grey...@net1plus.com> wrote:

> He is stupid, so the Lakers may have shot their feet here. But he
> does take up space and use his size pretty well.

Wondering how long it's gonna take before Howard starts whining in LA...

Neil Cerutti

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Aug 13, 2012, 7:49:54 AM8/13/12
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On 2012-08-11, nate <grey...@net1plus.com> wrote:
> He is stupid, so the Lakers may have shot their feet here. But
> he does take up space and use his size pretty well.

It's a good thing. A guy with his talent belongs in a quality
organization. Orlando had plenty of time, and just screwed up
over and over, a la Cleveland with Lebron (though with less
success).

The amazing part is how long it took for it to transpire, and how
terrible Orlando did in the ultimate deal. They must have passed
up much better offers, and somehow swallowed this one.

Peer pressure?

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Neil Cerutti

mr. gone

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Aug 13, 2012, 9:23:47 AM8/13/12
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In article <071c7a63-e481-4718-ad44-d7aa028bcd73
@n13g2000vby.googlegroups.com>, grey...@net1plus.com says...
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> He is stupid, so the Lakers may have shot their feet here. But he
> does take up space and use his size pretty well.
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>
> - nate

talent-wise, i see him as a marginal improvement over bynum. he's a
better team defender (which will be necessary with a sieve like steve
nash at point guard), but i don't see him as a better on-the-ball
defender (might not even be as good), and of course his offense is
considerably worse. now, as to attitude - i dunno. on the court, bynum
has shown a high knucklehead quotient; howard seems to show that quality
more *off* the court. kobe'll make him toe the line in short order
either way.

it'll be an interesting experiment, to say the least. i'm not sure the
lakers improved as much as people seem to be saying they did. and you've
still got a major hole at sf there (yes, they got jamison, but if you
think he can play the '3' for anything other than short bursts with his
defensive deficiencies you've got another thing coming). metta is
offensively shot.
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