Comments on: Why didn’t Dwight Howard and Chris Paul end up playing together?

By: dal24la

dal24la — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:51:12 +0000

“With all due respect, those decisions were boring. Seeing the Lakers reload yet again, or a star choose L.A.’s JV team because of the large market opportunities beyond basketball that it may provide just simply isn’t that exciting.

If the two stars had been able to come to an understanding to form a super-team of their own in a place like Dallas, now that would have been something really worth talking about.”

Really? I’m sure you guys and every other basketball website have written endless stories about the Lakers reloading again. Must not be too dull (i.e. the Spurs, who yall rarely talk about)

By: paulhargis53

paulhargis53 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:36:10 +0000

bougin: He’s not dealing in reality. He’s an over the top homeristic know nothing.

Do you believe this guy(LL) is about 39?

That’s the sad and pitiful part about all of this.

By: bougin89

bougin89 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:21:14 +0000

Except for the whole rookie contract and restricted free agency that pretty much guarantees Irving will be in Cleveland for the first 7(ish) years of his career. That probably doesn’t matter though right?

By: crtzinc

crtzinc — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:17:11 +0000

Where is the article about Deron and Dwight wanting to play together or about how BFF’s LeBron and CP3 wanted to play together badly? Come on Man!

By: crtzinc

crtzinc — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:15:16 +0000

After the Lakers and Clippers rivalry this year that will not happen.

By: hoodheisman

hoodheisman — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:07:42 +0000

“With all due respect, those decisions were boring.”

OReally? Based on this profound logic, if a 1-and-done Dallas organization is “more exciting” than joining one of the longest running dynasties in sports in of the NBAs 2 biggest markets, then it would follow that going to a third tier toilet organization like New Orleans would have been the “most exciting”…. Clearly it must be an accident that organizations like the Lakers and Celtics or cities like Miami, LA, and NY tend to attract superstars…

With all “due respect,” reality disagrees with you. D. Howard, C. Paul, D. Williams, and J. Kidd have all turned down Dallas. For some reason what’s exciting to Brett Pollakoff isn’t exactly exciting to anybody else.

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:37:36 +0000

They ain’t going to Dallas!! However, IF the LAKERS can move Pau, and Nash retires………??? Even if they don’t get CP3, by the time Kobe/Pau/Nash contracts come off the books, Kyrie Irvin will be ready to leave the Cavs and join D12 in beautiful, sunny Los Angeles.

By: pukpokito

pukpokito — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:24:25 +0000

They could still come together in Dallas if they like.No more contractual obligations or any opt in whatever.They are free to make it happen after this season if they like.double dare.Maybe Howard will regain some respect from basketball(none Laker)fans by not taking the easy way out this time.

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:13:26 +0000

It woulda happend if it wern’t for Stern and his power drunk veto of Paul to LAL for Gasol, Odom. All we traded for to get Howard was Bynum so there were no parts in that 1st trade that would have affected that outcome.

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:55:49 +0000

Oh, it’s still possible! Probably not very likely, but not totally out of the question.