Comments on: Dwight Howard Trade Works Against the Warriors

By: JPson

JPson — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:53:13 +0000

Rumoured that Nets are exploring a 3-way trade:
Lopez to Wolves
Love to Lakers
Howard to Nets

By: probiotic

probiotic — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:48:28 +0000

The Lakers had bunch of all stars (gp, mailman, kobe, shaq, etc) in 04 and couldn’t get it done. This time kobe and Nash are in the twilight of their careers.

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:58:21 +0000

DON’T forget to email Lacob..we want a new TV PBP. Enough of smug Bob. He could use a good humbling.

By: Young

Young — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0000

If the warriors are all healthy and Mark Jackson can coach, (Steph has to be in all star consideration this year), they will be a VERY consistent team and find the 8th seed. No point in saying who’s better, injuries and trades will happen. Chemistry matters…What we have can be very solid…

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:43:53 +0000

Did I hear right? Radnich says Fitzgerald’s contract is up with the Warriors. Just like Raddy..blab about Bobs contract..

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:59:34 +0000

Stop worrying about everyone else. Stop speculating about how good one team is going to be because of what it appears on paper. It doesn’t matter. Mark Jackson and the coaching staff are the people that have all of the pressure. As Bob Myers says, “It is not unreasonable to expect Mark Jackson to win with this group of guys”. AGREED! It doesn’t matter what the rest of the league has. The Warriors have an explosive backcourt on the court and on the bench (Curry, Thompson, Jack, & Rush). The Warriors have a big front court on and court and on the bench who can score, rebound, and defend (Lee, Bogut, Landry, Ezeli… and even Beidrins for 6 fouls). The Warriors have talented youth (Barnes, Green, Thompson, Tyler and Ezeli). The Warriors have savvy vets (Bogut, Lee, Jefferson, & Jack). The Warriors have 2 legit 6th Man of the Year candidates (Jack & Landry) and throw in a 3rd if Rush doesn’t start. The Warriors can go big or small. They can shoot, they can rebound, and they can defend. Guys know their roles and have accepted them. It is up to Jackson to put this thing together. Warriors fans & sports analysts have a “Glass Half Empty” feeling towards the Warriors because of the last 20 years. I understand that, but this is by far the best collection of talent the Warriors have had one through 10 on this team in a long long time. They should be able to compete with anyone. It doesn’t mean they will, but they should be able to win a lot of games. If they don’t, then it is because of coaching.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:40:31 +0000

This trade should HELP the Warriors because it will be harder for other teams to beat the Lakers and Nuggets now.

Less wins against Nuggests/Lakers for other teams means Warriors increase their playoff hopes.

By: OALfan2

OALfan2 — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:57:23 +0000

This is sor Stan=
The Chris Paul thing didnt have anything to do with what was best for the NBA. It had everything to do with the NBA owning the team and not wanting that deal for their team. Thats why the deal didnt go through! Simply because Stern had the power to overturn it, he cant overturn basic trades such as this if I am correct. When they say waiting approval for trades, it is to make sure the trade deal is solid and legally done right.

By: dubfan

dubfan — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:55:23 +0000

What if…Stephen Curry is healthy the whole year, shoots the lights out (like he can), sets up the plethora of 3 point shooters that the Warriors have (Thompson, Rush, Barnes, Green) and the mid-range/inside game withe Lee and Bogut? What if…Klay Thompson continues his rise into a possibly elite off guard? Remember, he could not hit the ocean the first third of the season last year, but averaged almost 20 points a game the last third after Monte left. What if…Harrison Barnes is every bit as good as he was once thought to be? What if…Bogut is healthy and controls the paint, both offensively and defensively? What if the apparent signficant depth of this team proves to be as solid as they apprear to be?

What if…Kobe and Nash play like 34 and 38 year olds…like they are? Talented, of course, but lot of miles on both of those legs. What if…Dwight Howard is not recovered from his injury and unable to impact the Lakers like everyone thinks? What if…the Lakers mediocre bench plays just like they appear to be…a mediocre bench?

Lots of what ifs…to be sure…but I do not think either the middle of the road/bottom of the playoff rung for the Warriors nor the assumed ascension to the championship series for the Lakers is as much as a given as many think at this point. We shall see…that’s why they play the games!

By: moderate voter

moderate voter — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:47:07 +0000

The Lakers are now Dwight Howard and the Geezers, the Laker’s are still way, way too old to win NBA title. Kobe, Gasol, and Nash are all on downhill side of career. Meta Peace stinks now, Lakers can’t even trade him. They have no young up and comers on this team, it’s still the over-the-hill gang. You can expect injuries with a team this old, so it’s not clear you can keep all these old geezers on floor at same time. Phil Jackson, the Laker’s old hall-of-fame coach is long gone, his replacement can’t even hold Jackson jock. Finally, it’s not clear this team will even mesh, I think this is a poor mix of players. Lakers = barf.