Dwight: “I just don’t know what else I can do” in Orlando

[jonathanlambert33]

Magic star Dwight Howard, in an interview with Esquire’s Scott Raab, said, “I just don’t know what else I can do” in Orlando when asked about his free-agent future.

Asked by Raab if he sees himself in a much larger market, Howard said, “There’s more you can do in a bigger place. I’m stuck in a tough position because I feel like right now, where I’m at, I’ve done so much.

“And I just don’t know what else I can do. I can’t live for everybody else. I don’t know what decision I’m gonna make as of right now. It’s been crazy. Everybody wants me to come here, come play here, come to our team, do this. It’s a great feeling, though, to be wanted.”

Raab, who apparently just met Howard, says, “You’re gone. I can feel it.”

Howard responds, “The toughest part for me is the city — the people. They’ve got burgers named after me in Orlando, they’ve got a Web site saying, “Please stay.” I love the people in the city. I’ve literally sat on the bench with a towel on my head crying, because I feel the passion in the stands. I just think about what’s going to be best for what I want to accomplish in my life. And I don’t want that door to close on me, wherever that door is. I don’t want it to close.”

 

[.infamous]

Im 99 percent sure he's gone once he hit free agency. Wonder where he would go. Maybe him and Chris Paul join up some where lol.

 

[VC15]

Im 99 percent sure he's gone once he hit free agency. Wonder where he would go. Maybe him and Chris Paul join up some where lol.

Where would they do that?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Win a championship, lol. We'll see what happens.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

He's right though. Only so much he can do for them. If they want him to stay they gotta put the right pieces around him, and they have to do it quick.

 

[cruzg24]

Ive said this a bunch of times, I really think Dwight is gone after this season. The only chance the Magic have is if they make a deep run in the playoffs. Most of the key pieces on that team are relatively old in comparison to Dwight. The Magic need to give Dwight a good #2 to go along with him, maybe try to make a trade for Iggy or Gay? Idk if they have the pieces for that though.

 

[Shady_McCoy25]

He is definitely leaving after the season to.......... Charlotte. You heard it hear first. :thumbsup:

 

[jonathanlambert33]

He is definitely leaving after the season to.......... Charlotte. You heard it hear first. :thumbsup:

Why? He wants a better chance at winning a title, not a worse one.

 

[Shady_McCoy25]

Why? He wants a better chance at winning a title, not a worse one.

Yeah I know I was just messing around but I do think he will leave though

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Yeah I know I was just messing around but I do think he will leave though

Things are certainly looking that way. It's just sad the only way any of these "stars" will stay in there city is if they have one or two extra "stars" playing with them.

Hopefully the new CBA fixes this.

 

[Elite]

Things are certainly looking that way. It's just sad the only way any of these "stars" will stay in there city is if they have one or two extra "stars" playing with them.

Hopefully the new CBA fixes this.

God forbid these guys want to win.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

God forbid these guys want to win.

I would expect a Miami fan to say that.

Now if you were a say, Hornets or Magic fan you'd be the first person up to the plate bitching that there is noway to win anything significant because all these players want their cake given to them and they want someone to feed it to them too.

Say what you want, but these "super teams" cancel out 3/4ths of the NBA. I've said it before, but the NBA should just take away half the league and keep like eight franchises.

People wonder why the NBA is hurting so bad right now. You can't even fill 3/4ths of the leagues arenas because fans don't want to put money into a bad product. And there is noway to fix that bad product because all of the players want to be all buddy buddy with each other and play in the big or nice markets. And then all the second line players want to play with them too, meaning you can't form a real competitive team. How long until guys like Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, John Wall, etc want to leave town because they can't win anything where they currently are?

That's why the owners need to stand firm and fix the current joke that is the NBA.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Yeah legit, I dont know why everyone is knocking on the Heat.

You win titles with a group of really good players. This has been true all throughout time. Russell had Cousy, Wilt had West. Magic had Kareem and Worthy, Bird with McHale and Parish. MJ with Pippen and Rodman, Malone and Stockton. Shaq and Kobe, Pau and Kobe. Duncan-Parker-Manu, Pierce-Allen-KG.

All the teams that win have multiple superstars on it. When Bosh and Wade signed with Miami, it was all fine with everyone. Yet, when LBJ signed there, they became the team to despise. Why? The three of them wanted to win titles, and figured their best chance was to join together. They went to the Finals this last year even, so close of achieving their goal in Year One.

Yeah, some teams aren't flourishing economically. Most people dont want to see teams lose. That doesnt mean the league should make regulations in cap sizing, so the talent level evens out. That would be really stupid.

 

[Elite]

I would expect a Miami fan to say that.

Now if you were a say, Hornets or Magic fan you'd be the first person up to the plate bitching that there is noway to win anything significant because all these players want their cake given to them and they want someone to feed it to them too.

Say what you want, but these "super teams" cancel out 3/4ths of the NBA. I've said it before, but the NBA should just take away half the league and keep like eight franchises.

Until this past season, this "super team" notion never even existed and the Magic and the Hornets still couldn't provide enough talent around their stars to win. If you stopped CP3, you beat the Hornets. If you stopped Dwight, you beat the Magic. If you stopped LeBron, you beat the Cavs.

What super teams? The super team that just lost in the NBA Finals? Other than that, I don't see any super teams and I don't see any teams with the ability to put together a super team.

Other than Miami, the league is the same as it's always been. Two stars and a bunch of role players has been the recipe for a title forever, minus a few exceptions of course.

The NBA has never had parity and the same teams have won it every year, dating back to long before this "super teams" bullshit.

If you have a problem with the NBA and the parity of it, don't blame it on this stupid "super teams" garbage, blame it on the way the NBA has been set up forever. The NBA isn't going to get fixed if the rules put in place are to stop super teams because the NBA was dominated by very few teams long before anyone even thought of super teams.

That was probably repetitive and a bunch of dumb shit in an incoherent ramble but IDGAF.

 

[Elite]

Yeah legit, I dont know why everyone is knocking on the Heat.

You win titles with a group of really good players. This has been true all throughout time. Russell had Cousy, Wilt had West. Magic had Kareem and Worthy, Bird with McHale and Parish. MJ with Pippen and Rodman, Malone and Stockton. Shaq and Kobe, Pau and Kobe. Duncan-Parker-Manu, Pierce-Allen-KG.

All the teams that win have multiple superstars on it. When Bosh and Wade signed with Miami, it was all fine with everyone. Yet, when LBJ signed there, they became the team to despise. Why? The three of them wanted to win titles, and figured their best chance was to join together. They went to the Finals this last year even, so close of achieving their goal in Year One.

Yeah, some teams aren't flourishing economically. Most people dont want to see teams lose. That doesnt mean the league should make regulations in cap sizing, so the talent level evens out. That would be really stupid.

Stockton and Malone never won a ring, but no 90's team can be faulted for not winning a ring because Jordan dominated 6 of them.

 

[elcheato]

Yeah legit, I dont know why everyone is knocking on the Heat.

You win titles with a group of really good players. This has been true all throughout time. Russell had Cousy, Wilt had West. Magic had Kareem and Worthy, Bird with McHale and Parish. MJ with Pippen and Rodman, Malone and Stockton. Shaq and Kobe, Pau and Kobe. Duncan-Parker-Manu, Pierce-Allen-KG.

Which is exactly why the current NBA system needs to be changed and they're in a lockout.. There is no parity because there are only a handful of superstars and they all want to play together now..

All the teams that win have multiple superstars on it. When Bosh and Wade signed with Miami, it was all fine with everyone. Yet, when LBJ signed there, they became the team to despise. Why? The three of them wanted to win titles, and figured their best chance was to join together. They went to the Finals this last year even, so close of achieving their goal in Year One.

It was fine because Bosh isn't a superstar but LeBron and Wade are both top 3 players in the NBA, maybe top 2, so it makes a pretty big difference.

Yeah, some teams aren't flourishing economically. Most people dont want to see teams lose. That doesnt mean the league should make regulations in cap sizing, so the talent level evens out. That would be really stupid.

The NBA shouldn't try to fix their broken system so more teams can compete instead of watching the same teams win the championship over and over again, brilliant thinking on your part.

Even though BC and I are on different sides of the argument, because he clearly wants superstars to stay on teams together because he's a Heat fan and I don't because a superstar left my favorite team, he's right that the winning formula has always been two superstars and role players, but it usually is only achieved by a select few teams, which is a problem.. No parity. The Heat aren't the first to have a team like it, they're just the main showcase of the problem now. They just didn't win the title because LeBron shrunk at the end of games like no one expected and Wade was dealing with various injuries.

The NBA will stay the way it is though, until they get a hard cap, which looks very unlikely now. Which sucks.. It's amazing to me how every professional sport doesn't have a hard cap implemented. It's literally common sense.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Which is exactly why the current NBA system needs to be changed and they're in a lockout.. There is no parity because there are only a handful of superstars and they all want to play together now..

It was fine because Bosh isn't a superstar but LeBron and Wade are both top 3 players in the NBA, maybe top 2, so it makes a pretty big difference.

The NBA shouldn't try to fix their broken system so more teams can compete instead of watching the same teams win the championship over and over again, brilliant thinking on your part.

Even though BC and I are on different sides of the argument, because he clearly wants superstars to stay on teams together because he's a Heat fan and I don't because a superstar left my favorite team, he's right that the winning formula has always been two superstars and role players, but it usually is only achieved by a select few teams, which is a problem.. No parity. The Heat aren't the first to have a team like it, they're just the main showcase of the problem now. They just didn't win the title because LeBron shrunk at the end of games like no one expected and Wade was dealing with various injuries.

The NBA will stay the way it is though, until they get a hard cap, which looks very unlikely now. Which sucks.. It's amazing to me how every professional sport doesn't have a hard cap implemented. It's literally common sense.

This is a good post, but I will say the whole "superteam" thing has really just gone to a different level now. Before you'd see teams like LA with Kobe and Gasol. Then Boston with Pierce, Garnett, and Allen. Now the worse one of all, James, Wade, and Bosh. It just keeps growing. I don't think Bosh is a superstar, but I'd say he's pretty damn close.

The next step is to have a "dreamteam" with three real superstars like Amare, Melo, and CP or Howard.

The NBA has to put a stop to it and regain some parody in the NBA. Anyone who thinks these "superteams" are actually good for the NBA are idiots.

 

[Elite]

This is a good post, but I will say the whole "superteam" thing has really just gone to a different level now. Before you'd see teams like LA with Kobe and Gasol. Then Boston with Pierce, Garnett, and Allen. Now the worse one of all, James, Wade, and Bosh. It just keeps growing. I don't think Bosh is a superstar, but I'd say he's pretty damn close.

The next step is to have a "dreamteam" with three real superstars like Amare, Melo, and CP or Howard.

The NBA has to put a stop to it and regain some parody in the NBA. Anyone who thinks these "superteams" are actually good for the NBA are idiots.

There has never been parity in the NBA, stopping "super teams" will do nothing.