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n****e
发帖数: 4990 | 1 Dwight Howard's distaste for the offense and approach of coach Mike D'Antoni
is widely cited as the biggest trigger in his decision to leave the Los
Angeles Lakers. But another key factor that led the All-Star center to the
Houston Rockets was the Lakers' refusal to establish a clear timetable for
moving on from the Kobe Bryant era, according to sources with knowledge of
Howard's thinking.
Sources told ESPN.com that Howard and his representatives -- in a handful of
meetings with Lakers officials before he became a free agent July 1 --
strongly suggested the center would have a difficult time re-signing with
the team if Bryant stayed with the franchise beyond the 2013-14 season, the
final year of his contract.
The Lakers, almost from the moment Howard arrived in August 2012, had gone
to great lengths to assure the 27-year-old that they saw him as the future
face of the franchise and that the torch would be passed from Bryant to him
in short order.
But with Bryant saying publicly just a week before free agency that he was
thinking of playing at least two or three more seasons, it was hard for
Howard to envision when he would assume that role, sources said.
"How can it be Kobe's team and Dwight's team?" one source said. "It was
about the passing of the torch."
As an offshoot of those discussions, sources said, Howard's camp at one
point asked the Lakers whether they were at least considering releasing
Bryant through the league's amnesty provision, since Bryant's return date
from Achilles tendon surgery remained in question.
ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard reported last month that Howard and All-
Star point guard Chris Paul had discussions before free agency about trying
to land with the same team. Howard and Paul had interest in playing together
in Los Angeles, with either the Lakers or the Clippers, or with the Atlanta
Hawks, sources said.
Releasing Bryant via the amnesty provision and shopping Pau Gasol and Steve
Nash to teams with salary-cap space would have allowed the Lakers to try to
recruit Paul in free agency. But the Lakers, sources said, made it clear the
prospect of releasing Bryant or simply trying to lay out a finite timetable
on the end of his career with the franchise was not under consideration,
believing those decisions should and would be made by Bryant.
Bryant made it clear from the first day of training camp this past season
that the Lakers were his team, and he saw it as his responsibility to
prepare Howard for that responsibility one day. Howard stated that he was
anxious to learn from Bryant, Nash and Gasol. Both Howard and Bryant were
amenable to that arrangement early, but as the season wore on, it became
clear to Howard that there wouldn't be a clean transfer of power, sources
said.
"I just really think the timing in L.A., it wasn't right for me," Howard
told ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin on Friday. "Maybe two years ago, or
2-3 years from now, it would have been the right time. But I just think
right now the timing was off for me. That's not saying that L.A. is a bad
place, but I just think it's all about timing and fit when you're talking
about basketball. You can put anybody together on the court and expect them
to win, but the pieces have to really fit in order for a team to be
successful and it was very, very tough, man. It's probably one of the
toughest decisions I've ever had to make in my life."
The Lakers, as ESPN.com has reported, were similarly unwilling to make a
coaching change, even if it would have boosted their chances of retaining
Howard, who has since publicly confirmed, in an interview with Hoopsworld.
com, that he asked the Lakers to hire Phil Jackson in November. | e********3
发帖数: 18578 | 2 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾，这点我想很多人是不理解的。
I assure you I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.
Julius Caesar
Antoni
of
the
【在 n****e 的大作中提到】
: Dwight Howard's distaste for the offense and approach of coach Mike D'Antoni
: is widely cited as the biggest trigger in his decision to leave the Los
: Angeles Lakers. But another key factor that led the All-Star center to the
: Houston Rockets was the Lakers' refusal to establish a clear timetable for
: moving on from the Kobe Bryant era, according to sources with knowledge of
: Howard's thinking.
: Sources told ESPN.com that Howard and his representatives -- in a handful of
: meetings with Lakers officials before he became a free agent July 1 --
: strongly suggested the center would have a difficult time re-signing with
: the team if Bryant stayed with the franchise beyond the 2013-14 season, the
| r*******n
发帖数: 521 | 3 Kobe不是很有心机，但是Howard更无脑，人家家族斗争，请Phil Jackson是政治性错误
，那不是等于要小Buss放权？ | o**4
发帖数: 35028 | 4 湖人现在这个样子，近期看不到夺冠希望吧，
火箭阵容反而可能还真好点
Rome.
【在 e********3 的大作中提到】
: 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾，这点我想很多人是不理解的。
: I assure you I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.
: Julius Caesar
:
: Antoni
: of
: the
| n****e
发帖数: 4990 | 5 KB到底是想争老大还是想再那个冠军。霍华德还没签约就放出风合同结束后要接着打，
立马吧霍华德吓跑了。现在kobe该如愿了，不过冠军梦也就不用做了。 湖人不留霍华
德就是要想boston那样重建了。 | T***c
发帖数: 17256 | | M******k
发帖数: 27573 | 7 反骨指数＋１
【在 T***c 的大作中提到】
: 我靠看不出来啊，兽兽还真敢开口，纯爷们指数+1
| K******l
发帖数: 2501 | | N*****r
发帖数: 2108 | 9 他要使当着ｋｏｂｅ的面提这个才真是爷们。上赛季被科比骂的时候怎么缩了。
【在 T***c 的大作中提到】
: 我靠看不出来啊，兽兽还真敢开口，纯爷们指数+1
| T***c
发帖数: 17256 | 10 所以只能加一，本来已经见底了
【在 N*****r 的大作中提到】
: 他要使当着ｋｏｂｅ的面提这个才真是爷们。上赛季被科比骂的时候怎么缩了。
| | | K*4
发帖数: 1808 | 11 忠诚哥以为自己比奥胖还牛吧.
【在 K******l 的大作中提到】
: 忠诚哥以为自己是奥胖呢。。。
| e********3
发帖数: 18578 | 12 抱大腿哥不会以为自己还和04年一样牛和有潜力吧？
【在 K*4 的大作中提到】
: 忠诚哥以为自己比奥胖还牛吧.
| n****e
发帖数: 4990 | 13 kb能赶走奥胖那是因为他的年龄优势，howard以为自己也能利用年龄优势赶走kobe只不
过湖人现在队future并不那么care。能不亏钱就满足了。
【在 K*4 的大作中提到】
: 忠诚哥以为自己比奥胖还牛吧.
| g***e
发帖数: 4074 | 14 They are not going anywhere with KB, Howard and Nash anyway.
Not saying they are not good, but it just won't work.
【在 n****e 的大作中提到】
: KB到底是想争老大还是想再那个冠军。霍华德还没签约就放出风合同结束后要接着打，
: 立马吧霍华德吓跑了。现在kobe该如愿了，不过冠军梦也就不用做了。 湖人不留霍华
: 德就是要想boston那样重建了。
| K*4
发帖数: 1808 | 15 With MDA as the coach, Lakers can go nowhere. With Jim Buss as the owner,
Lakers can go nowhere. | n****e
发帖数: 4990 | 16 kobe should realize that as well. It might not be a bad idea for him to get
waived and then join a team like Spurs or new york.
【在 K*4 的大作中提到】
: With MDA as the coach, Lakers can go nowhere. With Jim Buss as the owner,
: Lakers can go nowhere.
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