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Title: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Citizen-Y on June 26, 2013, 03:52:19 PM
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Title: Re: The saddest cry
Post by: Sccit on June 26, 2013, 04:47:47 PM
thats dumbass management, a good portion of laker fans dont even want him back


but i know what u want:

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LOL
Title: Re: The saddest cry
Post by: Chamillitary Click on June 26, 2013, 04:52:10 PM
I hope he leaves. Laker fans don't deserve the best center in the NBA.

This was probably the biggest collapse in NBA history. NIK used to say shit like "Bron has Antwaan Jamieson...he's out of excuses". Nash, Dwight, Pau and Ron and barely made the playoffs.
Title: Re: The saddest cry
Post by: Citizen-Y on June 26, 2013, 04:55:36 PM
thats dumbass management, a good portion of laker fans dont even want him back


but i know what u want:

(http://basketfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/url-13.jpeg)

LOL

You're right, I would take him.  The talent is to tantalizing to pass up even if he is a goofball.  Laker fans on the board I'm on are all for shipping him out, that's a huge buyer beware sign.
Title: Re: The saddest cry
Post by: Sccit on June 26, 2013, 05:08:11 PM
I hope he leaves. Laker fans don't deserve the best center in the NBA.

This was probably the biggest collapse in NBA history. NIK used to say shit like "Bron has Antwaan Jamieson...he's out of excuses". Nash, Dwight, Pau and Ron and barely made the playoffs.


and how many games did that starting 5 get to play together? lakers were 28-11 after all-star break when everyone got healthy.....then kobe went down. rest is history.
Title: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Elano The One And Only on June 26, 2013, 11:07:17 PM
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 The Los Angeles Lakers want Dwight Howard to re-sign and don't care who knows it.

The team unveiled a massive banner on the side of Staples Center on Wednesday with a photo of Howard and one message: "Stay."

The sign is one of "six or seven" billboards the Lakers plan on putting up in "various key locations" to try to woo the free agent-to-be, according to team spokesman John Black. The Lakers also unveiled a billboard above Hollywood Boulevard with the same message. Both signs include the hashtag "STAYD12," hoping the message catches on through social media. Black said the team will also take out a full-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times.

Black described the campaign as a "company-wide initiative" agreed upon by both the basketball operations and business side of the Lakers as part of the team's plan to get the seven-time All-Star to sign a max contract extension to remain in L.A.

While it might seem out of the ordinary for a team with 16 championships to be so forthcoming about its interest in a single player, Black said the Lakers have treated previous players such as Shaquille O'Neal to grandiose displays of appreciation. They just have not embarked on this type of campaign with a free agent.

"We knew that there would be a wide range of opinions," Black said. "Our opinion, which we've made clear, is that our top priority is signing Dwight. We want to let him know how important he is to us out in the public. We're comfortable letting the public know how we feel."

When asked about Howard, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak told the team website on Tuesday, "He's our future."

The NBA free-agency period officially begins at midnight ET on July 1, marking the start of when competing teams are allowed to contact Howard and his representatives.

A max deal with the Lakers for Howard would be five years, $118 million. The most he could receive from another team -- the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will be among the other potential suitors -- would be four years, $87.6 million.

Howard plans to hear the other pitches.

"I will sit down with these teams and hear what they have to say," Howard recently told the Orange County Register. "See if their plans and my plans fit and go with the best option that will help my game expand, and get to where I want to get to."

Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant said he will make a personal plea to Howard when the time is right.

"You don't start the selling process right before he goes and does all this stuff," Bryant told ESPNLosAngeles.com earlier this month. "You want to get the last word. You want to have the final word and the closing argument."

Steve Nash smiled when a reporter mentioned the Howard billboard on Wednesday. He also addressed Howard's future.

"We love Dwight," Nash said after playing in his foundation's annual celebrity soccer game in New York. "We were just scratching the surface last year with all the injuries, (and) we think we can really form something special after having a year under our belt and going through a training camp together."

Nash is confident that Howard can thrive under coach Mike D'Antoni. Howard complained at times last season about his role in D'Antoni's offense.

"He played Mike's offense pretty much in Orlando, so if he (felt comfortable) in Orlando, I think we can make it work (in Los Angeles)," Nash said. "We need to surround him with some shooters, but I think he'll be great in it."

The earliest Howard can sign any new contract is July 12, when the NBA lifts a moratorium on new business.

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Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Russell Bell on June 26, 2013, 11:15:39 PM
dope news elano

i hadn't seen this anywhere

props
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Elano The One And Only on June 26, 2013, 11:16:35 PM
dope news elano

i hadn't seen this anywhere

props

keep trolling russell troll  ;)
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Russell Bell on June 26, 2013, 11:52:32 PM
dope news elano

i hadn't seen this anywhere

props

keep trolling russell troll  ;)

whos russell troll?

anyway, props on the story again, elano

i think howard should stay

what do you think?
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Elano The One And Only on June 27, 2013, 12:06:32 AM
whos russell troll?

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?action=profile;u=12259
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Remedy360 on June 27, 2013, 12:13:41 AM
Dude just doesn't seem like he's cut out for the bright lights/expectations of LA. Not to mention a demanding player like Kobe on his ass for his BS.
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Russell Bell on June 27, 2013, 12:23:49 AM
Dude just doesn't seem like he's cut out for the bright lights/expectations of LA. Not to mention a demanding player like Kobe on his ass for his BS.

yeah, like ive said, kobes a dick.
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Mietek23 on June 27, 2013, 07:43:52 AM
Dwight ain't got enough thick skin to handle LA pressure - it will be better for the Lakers to just let him go, bringing him back ain't going to change anything and obviously this franchise needs changes to compete for the championship again...
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on June 27, 2013, 09:56:31 AM
dwight will look nice in a rockets jersey
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 27, 2013, 12:20:38 PM
Dude just doesn't seem like he's cut out for the bright lights/expectations of LA. Not to mention a demanding player like Kobe on his ass for his BS.

yeah, like ive said, kobes a dick.


he's not a "dick", he's a competitor...he cant be around mufuckaz who dont give it their all.
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on June 27, 2013, 12:21:41 PM
this is the most PATHETIC thing ever

laker fans should be upset at management for looking like some desperate bitches
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Russell Bell on June 27, 2013, 02:27:41 PM
Dude just doesn't seem like he's cut out for the bright lights/expectations of LA. Not to mention a demanding player like Kobe on his ass for his BS.

yeah, like ive said, kobes a dick.


he's not a "dick", he's a competitor...he cant be around mufuckaz who dont give it their all.

lol yes he is

look breh, im a barry bonds fan.  guy is a prick, but he was an awesome player, great to watch.  home run hitting machine even before roids. 

some great athletes are just pricks, i think it just goes with the athlete dna with some folks.
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 27, 2013, 02:29:22 PM
Dude just doesn't seem like he's cut out for the bright lights/expectations of LA. Not to mention a demanding player like Kobe on his ass for his BS.

yeah, like ive said, kobes a dick.


he's not a "dick", he's a competitor...he cant be around mufuckaz who dont give it their all.

lol yes he is

look breh, im a barry bonds fan.  guy is a prick, but he was an awesome player, great to watch.  home run hitting machine even before roids. 

some great athletes are just pricks, i think it just goes with the athlete dna with some folks.


if ur sayin that in order to be great u must demand perfection (aka "be a prick"), then yes
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on June 27, 2013, 02:32:24 PM
magic johnson was never a dickhead


kareem?  complete piece of shit to anybody who is "lower" than him  (one day the Loose Cannons were talking about kareem demanding a statue from the Lakers and 10 calls in a row came in about people who met Kareem and all said how much of a jerk he was to them or their kids)
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 27, 2013, 02:36:57 PM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on June 27, 2013, 02:46:32 PM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about

kobe ratted out Shaq to the cops!


that's the type of dick move we're all talking about here son
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 27, 2013, 05:46:53 PM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about

kobe ratted out Shaq to the cops!


that's the type of dick move we're all talking about here son

lies
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on June 27, 2013, 05:53:04 PM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about

kobe ratted out Shaq to the cops!


that's the type of dick move we're all talking about here son

lies

Shaq told Kobe he would kill him over that shit, smh @ you for denying it
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 27, 2013, 10:11:36 PM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about

kobe ratted out Shaq to the cops!


that's the type of dick move we're all talking about here son

lies

Shaq told Kobe he would kill him over that shit, smh @ you for denying it


didnt snitch, used shaq as an example not knowing he was on record, not like he was testifying against him or some shit
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Mietek23 on June 28, 2013, 01:17:31 AM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about

kobe ratted out Shaq to the cops!


that's the type of dick move we're all talking about here son

lies

Shaq told Kobe he would kill him over that shit, smh @ you for denying it


didnt snitch, used shaq as an example not knowing he was on record, not like he was testifying against him or some shit

Still, it wasen't a polite move from him, was it?
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 28, 2013, 01:36:01 AM
magic was consistently demanding of his teammates, duno what ur talkin about

kobe ratted out Shaq to the cops!


that's the type of dick move we're all talking about here son

lies

Shaq told Kobe he would kill him over that shit, smh @ you for denying it


didnt snitch, used shaq as an example not knowing he was on record, not like he was testifying against him or some shit

Still, it wasen't a polite move from him, was it?


i still dont see what the big deal was...a officer was askin him questions outside his hotel room privately right after the accusation and he simply blurted out "i shoulda just done like shaq and pay my women off after fuckin em"...what shaq was doin wasnt illegal to begin with. the whole "snitch" thing was overblown by kobe haters.
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Mietek23 on June 28, 2013, 03:02:26 AM
i still dont see what the big deal was...a officer was askin him questions outside his hotel room privately right after the accusation and he simply blurted out "i shoulda just done like shaq and pay my women off after fuckin em"...what shaq was doin wasnt illegal to begin with. the whole "snitch" thing was overblown by kobe haters.

Coming from a dude who obviously overblows everything Kobe-related. The fact is, Kobe broke the unwritten rule that night and throwed Shaq under the bus with a statement like this. He even apologized for it, so he knew already that he went too far and what he said was wrong.

I bet if LeBron did something like that, you would call him a snitch for another 10+ years :D
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 28, 2013, 03:09:16 AM
i still dont see what the big deal was...a officer was askin him questions outside his hotel room privately right after the accusation and he simply blurted out "i shoulda just done like shaq and pay my women off after fuckin em"...what shaq was doin wasnt illegal to begin with. the whole "snitch" thing was overblown by kobe haters.

Coming from a dude who obviously overblows everything Kobe-related. The fact is, Kobe broke the unwritten rule that night and throwed Shaq under the bus with a statement like this. He even apologized for it, so he knew already that he went too far and what he said was wrong.

I bet if LeBron did something like that, you would call him a snitch for another 10+ years :D


kobe did apologize and no doubt he panicked under pressure, but it's not like people made it out to be, like he testified against shaq or even tried to get him in trouble in any way. nothin that can be considered "snitching"....he was trippin and used shaq's slick ways as an example real quick to cover for himself, thinkin the convo wasnt goin on record. now, kobe haters use it any chance they can, cuz its all they have LOL
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Mietek23 on June 28, 2013, 03:12:43 AM
i still dont see what the big deal was...a officer was askin him questions outside his hotel room privately right after the accusation and he simply blurted out "i shoulda just done like shaq and pay my women off after fuckin em"...what shaq was doin wasnt illegal to begin with. the whole "snitch" thing was overblown by kobe haters.

Coming from a dude who obviously overblows everything Kobe-related. The fact is, Kobe broke the unwritten rule that night and throwed Shaq under the bus with a statement like this. He even apologized for it, so he knew already that he went too far and what he said was wrong.

I bet if LeBron did something like that, you would call him a snitch for another 10+ years :D


kobe did apologize and no doubt he panicked under pressure, but it's not like people made it out to be, like he testified against shaq or even tried to get him in trouble in any way. nothin that can be considered "snitching"....he was trippin and used shaq's slick ways as an example real quick to cover for himself, thinkin the convo wasnt goin on record. now, kobe haters use it any chance they can, cuz its all they have LOL

Right, because everybody who thinks Kobe did wrong thing against Shaq that night is a "Kobe hater" ::)

You will never stop to impress me with your logic...
Title: Re: Signs ask Dwight Howard to 'Stay'
Post by: Sccit on June 28, 2013, 03:20:37 AM
i still dont see what the big deal was...a officer was askin him questions outside his hotel room privately right after the accusation and he simply blurted out "i shoulda just done like shaq and pay my women off after fuckin em"...what shaq was doin wasnt illegal to begin with. the whole "snitch" thing was overblown by kobe haters.

Coming from a dude who obviously overblows everything Kobe-related. The fact is, Kobe broke the unwritten rule that night and throwed Shaq under the bus with a statement like this. He even apologized for it, so he knew already that he went too far and what he said was wrong.

I bet if LeBron did something like that, you would call him a snitch for another 10+ years :D


kobe did apologize and no doubt he panicked under pressure, but it's not like people made it out to be, like he testified against shaq or even tried to get him in trouble in any way. nothin that can be considered "snitching"....he was trippin and used shaq's slick ways as an example real quick to cover for himself, thinkin the convo wasnt goin on record. now, kobe haters use it any chance they can, cuz its all they have LOL

Right, because everybody who thinks Kobe did wrong thing against Shaq that night is a "Kobe hater" ::)

You will never stop to impress me with your logic...


are u retarded or something, or u just purposely actin like it? LOL


i never said that, quit puttin words in my mouth and learn how to read...show me where i claimed anyone who thinks it was wrong is a kobe hater? i said kobe haters like to constantly draw attention to that whole ordeal when they have nothin to say in terms of basketball discussion, actin like he was on some frank lucas informant shit. calm down.