D12: "I Want To Lead Magic To Title"

After purchase of “Nets” Prokhorov has declared that marries, if won’t make a command the champion for five years. After one and a half year it is possible to tell, what the club is on the right track to a title?

- Perhaps, yes. Our general manager Billy King has created such situation that in the nearest inter-season period the club will have many possibilities for scale changes in structure. We have an option on a draft, there is an open space under a ceiling of salaries – and thus not so many long-term contracts. Thanks to this flexibility to Brooklyn there will arrive very interesting command in the autumn, and our fans already wait for it with in-animation. As well as I.

- Means, will hunt on superstars like Dwight Howard who, most likely, becomes in the summer the free agent?

- Champion ambitions of the owner of club and flexibility of structure about which we just spoke, allow us to consider set of variants for strengthening. One I can tell precisely: new stars are necessary to us. In NBA this necessary condition to apply for high places. And I am assured: in the summer King and his command will do good work that fans of “Brooklyn” were proud of the command.

http://basketball.sport-express.ru/reviews/19762/

Dwight might opt in for his last year. If so, Deron will too.

The article added the word “Magic” to this sentence. Watch the video, he doesn’t say “Magic”. Not sure if that really means anything.

``I want to lead this team and be that guy. Kobe (Bryant) is that guy for the Lakers, Carmelo (Anthony) is that guy for the Knicks and (Michael) Jordan was the guy for the Bulls,’’ Howard continued. ``I want to be great. Great players want to take that load and put a team on their backs. That’s what I want to do for this Magic team. … I want to carry this team to a championship and I want them to ride my back. I want to lead this team.’’

Does Howard have the balls to leave Orlando after saying all that? Those are going “Cray” right now

Dwight,
“You can dance-every dance with the “Magic”
Who gives you the eye,let them hold you tight
You can smile-every smile for the “Magic”
Who held your hand neath the Orlando moon light
But don’t forget who’s takin’ you home to Brooklyn
And in whose Net’s jersey you’re gonna be
So Dwight save the last dance for me…."

When their weaknesses are exposed in the playoffs, he’s gonna realize real quick it’s not happening with this group

not march? not july?
back to sleep I go.

Good for Dwight. “Lead” them this year, look like a great guy, and then sign with the Nets. I still think Dwight is making these comments to make people think he could stay long term, when his actual plans are to leave no matter what.

It is going to sound ridiculous when he leaves.

what pieces can deron give us if we had to trade him ?

im starting to turn pessimistic about this whole situation and organization … can u imagine we score no one in brooklyn.. wow just wow

Much like him, Dwight could come here and still put a team on his back and lead them to a title

It is impossible to get a true read on this guy. One night he’s barking at teammates after a win, one night he is “committed”. Whatever.

Dwight was actually complaining about wanting more touches in the 4th quarter.

“I wanna carry this team to a championship”… And when we get swept in the first round, I can say, “Hey, I tried!” and then walk as a FA, allowing the Nets to keep their assets. Let’s him save face with the fans for trying, and the only person that gets screwed is the same owner that vetoed the DH-Brook-Wallace trade in the first place.

Thanks Dwight! See you in BK!

Grab a Snickers

Hopefully the Magic buy this.

DWill/Marshon/MKG/Brook/Dwight=WINZ

Dwight is obviously agitated. The Orlando writers are moisos trying to bait him and twist his words. He just wants to be the man and they are making it hard for him. They treat him like he’s the enemy. Its rude and unprofessional. I see why he wants to leave.

This will just make magic fans hate him more.

And that’s if Brook Lopez practices today

Alot of people have a problem with Derons attitude toward the media., but he has it all figured out. Jazz fans don’t seem to hate him, he refused to talk about his contract situation and got traded unwillingly and played the “hey I didn’t want to be traded but i was and I’m going to make the best of it”. Now how much hate does he have to deal with?

Howard has said he believes the Magic won’t trade him.

Smith has said it would be difficult for Howard to leave $30 million on the table.

They won’t trade him in March. The wait will go on, because when Howard makes comments like this, it justifies the Magic strategy of trying to woo him (and win now).

Lol :-)

Everyone wants to win a Chip with their original team, just like every GM in their right mind would want Dwight Howard on their team. Moving on…

How are you getting don’t trade me, I’ll walk after this year? That’s almost as crazy as Howard is. I’m sick of this guy waffling. When he says things like this, he is giving Devros all the reason in the world to not deal him. If he is so concerned about his image with Orlando fans, he has to stay now. This whole situation is ridiculous. I’m at the point where we keep Lopez, Brooks, our draft picks and go after Smoove in the offseason. Let this friggin guy rot in Orlando.

The Orlando Magic said they will ask Dwight around March 1st, if he wants to stay or go.

First, the netsdaily headline is misleading because it implies that this quote had anything to do with Howard’s trade request. Denton’s headline that Howard wants to be the closer was much more accurate as Howard said, “that’s all I’m saying”. The whole conversation was about being taken out of context the night before by journalists who frame his words in ways that sell the most papers.

Dwight was referring to wanting to be an elite closer and have the experience, opportunity, chance to walk through the fire to become an elite offensive player and closer. And if you think about it, can you blame him? It’s preposterous to think that that team has never tried to incorporate him late into games despite his free throw woes. The guy is a superstar and should be given a shot.

To me this just follows a pattern of displayed frustration with the Magic on Dwight’s part. He said his relationship with Smith was frayed and that he wasn’t involved in personnel moves. He carries the load and then is told he wont be the go to guy down the stretch. He’s laid out a list of complaints for the Magic to address and I do believe that his true desire is for the organization to address them so he wouldn’t have to leave Orlando. I just think Dwight sees that he can emerge into an even more dominant force and has asked the Magic to cooperate with that only to see them repeatedly deny his wishes.

I have all the faith in the world that billy, prokhy etc. Will get the job done. Lebron was impressed with our presentation, and with brooklyn ready in september the vibe will be exciting for all involved.

Did you just send me a Valentine’s gift !?!?!

Didnt Lebron say he wanted to bring Cleveland a title? After recalling numerous heartbreaking playoff moments in Cleveland sports history?

Didnt he make the Cavs contenders despite playing with over the hill vets and marginal role players locked into big deals and financially strapping the franchise from making any significant improvements. and then after all that didnt he say he went to Miami because it gave him the best chance to win after all that?

We know what Orlando is doing and I dont blame them. Its not like Dwight is some rogue star that has turned off the city. I wouldnt give up on him either and hope for any type of luck in the playoffs that would hopefully make him think about reconsidering. But their plan is high risk high reward as well so hopefully they are ready to rebuild like Cleveland was if he leaves in July

D’Alessandro: Forget Jeremy Lin-sanity, NBA’s shoe-horned season is actually insane…

We’re not talking about offensive benchmarks — though the per-game numbers from 30 teams (94.7 ppg, .443 shooting) have dropped noticeably since last year (99.6 ppg, .459 shooting). We’re talking about consistent performance, consistent execution, consistent lineups, consistent health, consistent effort — yes, mindful that this has always been a league of selective energy — and that’s just not going to happen for anyone this year.

The resulting product is obvious to some of us, anyway.

So we asked Jeff Van Gundy, one day after he called Sunday’s game in Boston — where the Celtics barely held on against a Chicago team shooting .386 without Derrick Rose, subjecting us to two game-deciding flings from that immortal finisher, C.J. Watson.

“What fans are witnessing is un-NBA like,” JVG said. "What the players are asked to do is not healthy or possible. Sixty-six games in (126) days without practices makes the product unwatchable at times for the discerning fan.

http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/dalessandro_forget_jeremy_lin-.html

Dwight’s being honest. He wants to stay in Orlando and win a championship there, but management/ownership are making decisions he doesn’t approve of and as a consequence are forcing him to leave. What he said last night is not waffling, going back and forth, whatever. He’s been consistent in his desire to stay in Orlando but the circumstances are forcing him to leave.

From: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-12/sports/os-orlando-magic-news-0213-20120212_1_dwight-howard-stan-van-gundy-hedo-turkoglu

“That’s how Kobe (Bryant) and the rest of the great fourth-quarter players got that way. It’s trial and error. When Kobe first got in the league, it took him a while to become the killer he is in the fourth quarter now. That’s because he went through that phase where he had to learn what shots to take and just get confidence in taking shots in the fourth quarter.

“That’s one thing that I want for myself, so I can become the guy who finishes games for my team. I want to be that guy whose team wants him to close games out for them. Coach just needs to have confidence in me.”

Our 2 biggest problems right now are points in the paint both on offense and defense. Lopez help tremendously in both aspects.

Lopez | Sheldon | Petro
Hump | Okur | J Will
Ammo | Shawne | Emmett
Brooks | Farmar
DWill | Gaines

This Lineup can be pretty good when given a chance

Alex Kennedy AlexKennedyNBA Reply Retweet Favorite · Open J.R. Smith (therealjrsmith) lists the Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, Bulls, Magic and Pacers as potential suitors in his Twitter bio.

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Kobe (Bryant) is that guy for the Lakers, Carmelo (Anthony) is that guy for the Knicks and (Michael) Jordan was the guy for the Bulls,’’ Dwight Howard said after Monday night’s win over Minnesota. "I want to be great. Great players want to take that load and put a team on their backs. That’s what I want to do for this Magic team.

He didn’t say “That’s what I want to do for the Magic.” Even if he didn’t realize it, “this Magic team” implies the current roster, this season. Of course he wants to win a championship with this Magic team. As of now, he’s on it.

In the event that Dwight were to hit FA.. how would the Lopez thing go?

Can we go over the cap to sign him or is that a myth thrown around by Nets fans? Also can we go over the cap to sign our rookies? Cuz assuming we get the HOU pick, we dont have the CAP to sign Dwight AND Deron AND our rookie picks unless im missing something here.

Someone please fill me in

Dwiqght might be saying this so the magic wont trade him, then he could try and play for a championship this year, and just walk to a better brooklyn nets team over the summer. the dude and his agent, billy king and otis, and both owners know what they are doing, i promise you that there is a method to their madness

1) His agent/PR – Yo Dwight stop critizing your teammates this doesnt look good for you and may hurt your endorsements.

2) He realizes or he has been convinced (Agent, Dwill, or other people) that Dwill, Brooks, DRAFT SF, Lopez, and HIM with money some money not held up on Turk to do other things.

3) He has to show he wants to WIN and MONEY isnt really the issue.

After everything that has happened it is really hard for me to think the Dwight wants to stay in ORL. It is still a small market and they STILL DONT have cap space to get DWill or another piece to help him out. ORL isnt even considered in the same stratosphere as HEAT and BULLS.

He needs to stop his whining seriously… he’s starting to become annoying

If anything he is stating exactly why he would’t like playing for the Lakers and is finding reasons to leave Orlando.

Dwight
“I don’t play a big enough part for this team. I want the ball down the stretch of games. I want to be counted upon”

Magic
“Ok Dwight we will do whatever you say as long as you stay in a magic Uniform”

Dwight
“Sorry it’s too late, you just tooks to long so going to play with a pass first superstar PG and build me a Dynasty from the ground up”

off the table

D12 wins a chip this year, he stays with the Magic.

D12 doesn’t win a chip this year, he leaves the Magic.

Doing all the things Lebron didn’t do going into free agency. He’ll be traded!