Hassan Whiteside spera di decidere il suo futuro già il primo luglio

E di o ti facevo vedere le buone statistiche di una PG titolare in NBA, Ish smith

buone statistiche ma è un cesso comunque

Io sto parlando del centro di Miami mi sono spiegato male?

Gran centro, migliorato moltissimo anche tecnicamente. Se i Knicks dovessero fallire l'obiattivo KD punterei tutto su Whiteside

Belle le statistiche, le adoro

PG titolare
Quasi 15 PPG, 7 assist e 4.3 RPG . In 50 partite mica 1 o 2
Percentuali non eccellenti ma nemmeno malvage
40% FG, 33 6 dall'arco


Otimo giocatore vero?
Beh, scopri tu chi sia
IMHO è un cesso

Con rispetto a me piace molto.


Basta quadrare le statistiche.


Poi magari sbaglio.


Un saluto

Gran giocatore.. WHITESIDE????? :O

Oh, come avran fatto a lasciar 2 anni fuori dalla NBA un "gran giocatore" resta un mistero
O forse un gran giocatore è qualcosa di diverso

Concordo!

Speriamo!

Magari...

Gran giocatore ! Con aldridge e Leonard front Line da sogno.

Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm... NO!

Non ne vale la pena fidati xD

* Poi ovviamente possiamo tenere in considerazione anche l'aspetto tasse, vogliamo fare un discorso da "business man" allora facciamolo fino in fondo.

Questi sono ragionamenti che secondo me non interessano tutti i giocatori in modo indiscriminato, può essere benissimo che ad Hassan 98mln per i prossimi quattro anni siano sufficienti e voglia trovare una sistemazione, in ogni caso vedremo, anche se per una squadra non sarebbe il massimo questa forma di contratto.

Gente secondo me non avete capito una fava. Avete presente cosa vuol dire entrare in un'area dove sai esserci un gran stoppatore/saltatore? Non giriamoci su. Uno ha SEMPRE paura di prendere una gogna. Non sarà un ottimo difensore nelle letture o nei cambi (qua però deve essere bravo walton che, ricordo, nel periodo in cui è stato head coach, ezeli ha giocato estremamente bene ed era un fattore) ma quando un giocatore arriva li sa che dovrà o alzare tremendamente la parabola o tirare prima, il che spesso vuol dire non avere una posizione ottimale. Poche balle. Col cap che sale a più non posso, whiteside a 23 mln è buona roba. Ripeto, dovrà lo staff coinvolgerlo bene e capire che come rim protector tanta roba, per il resto ce da lavorare. Ma a noi un giocatore del genere serve come l'oro. Eravamo i peggior per punti concessi al ferro. Non scherZiamo. Hassan ai Lakers subito.

l'unica evenienza che gli farebbe prendere meno soldi sarebbe un infortunio molto molto grave.Forse nemmeno in quel caso,visto che avrebbe solo bogut come concorrente.Poi non sto dicendo che dovrebbe firmare a due lire,ma se firmasse un 1+1 con il primo anno attorno ai 15 milioni,perderebbe nell'immediato 7-8 milioni,ma l'anno dopo avrebbe accesso a oltre 50 milioni l'anno in più.

Dopo non aver guadagnato nulla negli ultimi anni non credo che voglia mettersi in discussione ancora...in una stagione può succedere di tutto e lui ha 98mln di motivi per firmare subito.

io non ho fatto nessun paragone, ho solo presente quel che howard non ha dato ai lakers, e molto presente quel che ha tolto tra ingaggio e trade (le scelte verso i sixers).
poi ognuno ha i suoi gusti e le sue opinioni, ho espresso un mio parere

una fantastica risposta nel merito.Grande.

Tutti idio*i quelli che riceveranno il max quest'anno...

il max quest'anno è di 98 milioni in 4 anni,il prossimo 150 milioni in 5 anni.Il prossimo anno di UFA centri c'è solo Bogut,quindi se è furbo aspetta un anno.

Ovviamente ho letto tutto

Questa dovresti. Ovviamente mentre leggi conta/nota che è tutto fatto apposta per "ripulirsi" e scaricare le colpe varie su altri, ed è ormai abitudine per lui, leggi sui Magic, sui Lakers..."ma io qua...non sono io la"



ESPN: Most people believe you will opt out of your contract with Houston on July 1. Are you leaning that way?

Howard: "To be honest, I have had some conversations with close friends on what would happen if I do opt out. But I haven't really come out and said, 'I'm going to opt out and do this and that.' I just can't focus on that right now. We didn't have the kind of season we wanted, and I didn't have the kind of season I wanted and it was really upsetting to me. So my thinking is, 'I'm going to get in the gym, get my body right and when the playoffs are over take a look at everything.' As much as it may seem crazy or unbelievable that I'm not thinking about it, every time I do think about it, my mind starts racing back and forth. I don't need that kind of pressure right now. My agent (Perry Rogers) is smart. He's done this for years. Let him worry about the teams and the [contract] numbers.''

ESPN: You mentioned your season in Houston didn't end the way you wanted. You have also admitted you were "disinterested" during parts of the year. Why was that?

Howard: "There were times I was disinterested because of situations that happened behind the scenes that really hurt me. It left me thinking, 'This is not what I signed up for.'''

ESPN: What specifically are you referring to?

Howard: "I felt like my role was being reduced. I went to [Rockets general manager] Daryl [Morey] and said, 'I want to be more involved.' Daryl said, 'No, we don't want you to be.' My response was, 'Why not? Why am I here?' It was shocking to me that it came from him instead of our coach. So I said to him, 'No disrespect to what you do, but you've never played the game. I've been in this game a long time. I know what it takes to be effective.'''

Morey declined comment.

ESPN: Some of your teammates in Houston didn't appreciate your "disinterest.'' Any regrets on how you handled it?

Howard: "My friends kept telling me, 'Even if you aren't getting shots, there are so many other things you can control while you are on the floor.' And they were right. I allowed not getting the ball to affect me. That's on me. As a big, someone who has been the focal point of the team, who is still young, who still has some great years in front of me, you run the floor, you sprint as hard as you can, you duck in, and still, you don't get the ball. It brings you down. It sucks the energy out of you. I had long conversations with people close to me who said, 'Dwight, this is going to make you look bad. Don't keep doing this.' So I listened to them.''

ESPN: So what changes did you make?

Howard: "For the final few weeks of the season, I brought [former NBA big man] Clifford Ray in. He told me, 'Dwight, you never know what is going to happen, so you need to keep working, keep growing, be ready.' Cliff wanted me to get in better shape. He said, 'If you aren't getting touches, then get every offensive rebound and keep running the floor.' He was a positive light for me -- a great inspiration. Clifford got me on the phone with [former Celtics center] Robert Parish. Robert told me, 'Don't allow what other people do affect your performance. You have to be stronger mentally to overcome those situations.' Those two guys made me realize I need to get locked in with the mental part of the game.''

ESPN: What is your relationship with James Harden like?

Howard: "Before I got to Houston, I didn't know him as a person. What made me really interested in James Harden was the way he attacked the basket when he was at OKC. He was the glue of the team, attacking, making plays, dunking. I was thinking, 'Man, this guy could be special.' When I hit free agency, I watched YouTube tapes of James for hours. I looked at us as a mini Shaq and Kobe. I was thinking, 'Man, this could be a new life for both of us.' And we had some good stretches together. Made it to the Conference finals last season.''

ESPN: Your relationship with Harden seems to have deteriorated along with the team's performance this season. What happened?

Howard: "I don't know. ... I want to figure that out, too. I've been trying to wrap my mind around this season, what went wrong, and sometimes you can allow outside things to interrupt the circle. That probably happened with us.''

ESPN: You obviously were unhappy in Houston this season. How can you go back?

Howard: "That's a fair question. You never know what will happen. I'm not ready to rule anything out. But, no matter what the situation (is), I have to be true to myself, both on and off the floor. I can't alienate myself by letting my frustration get the best of me. A lot of the situations I've dealt with the past couple of seasons have made me realize some things about myself. These situations I've dealt with have made me stronger. You could say I've hit the 'reset' button.''
ESPN: What have you learned?

Howard: "I can make sure going forward that each and every decision I make is not based on emotion. I let my emotions get the best of me.''

ESPN: You have a reputation of being a little thin-skinned. How hard is it for you not to be affected by what people say about you?

Howard: "It bothers me when I hear certain things. Like when people call me a 'cancer.' I know I'm not that person. I want my team to be close. I'm pushing for my team to be together. When I was in Orlando and we went to the Finals (in 2009), we had so much chemistry. We were always together. When I got to L.A. (with the Lakers in 2012), they told me, 'You don't need team chemistry. You just need to be able to play basketball together.' So which is it? It's confusing.''

ESPN: Kobe said he wasn't sure winning was your top priority. Why would he say that?

Howard: "I wanted Kobe and me to work. I just think we were at two different points of our careers. When I went there, people warned me, 'Dwight, you gotta realize Kobe still wants to be the star.' My response was, 'Fine.' I said the same thing to Steve [Nash]. I wanted to learn from those guys. I wasn't trying to outshine them.''

ESPN: Kobe also questioned your toughness when he urged you to come back and play through your shoulder injury.

Howard: "Kobe put some pressure on me. He said something like, 'We don't have time for Dwight to be hurt.' The media is asking me, 'Did you talk to Kobe about your injuries?' I said, 'I didn't realize I was supposed to check with another player about my health.' When I first got there, I said to Kobe in front of the whole team, 'The only way we win is if we put our egos aside and play together.' I wanted to play with him. I don't know if he didn't want to play with me -- if he felt I wasn't a killer like him.''

ESPN: You could have signed a new deal to stay with the Lakers. Why didn't you?

Howard: "I just felt like it wasn't a team. I wanted a team. There were things that went on during the season that made me feel like I wasn't a part of it, like the thing with Kobe and my shoulder. People were saying, 'Dwight's so strong, he's Superman, he should play through it.' It was a torn labrum. I should have had surgery, but I didn't. I came back instead. I'll never forget the game we played against the Celtics in Boston (on Feb. 7, 2013). I hadn't practiced for a while -- I had just been working on the treadmill. But I played in Boston. We got blown out. Coach (Mike D'Antoni) still had me in when we were down 30. After the game, I'm walking off the court and a Lakers fan throws his jersey and hits me in the face. It was my name on that jersey. I will never forget that the rest of my life."

ESPN: The Lakers were a major disappointment that season, but the front office still wanted you back?

Howard: "Yes, they did. I had a decent year. I put up good numbers. Mitch [Kupchak] wanted me to stay. Jeanie [Buss] wanted me to stay. But I didn't think it was a good fit. When they fired Mike Brown (after five games), they asked me what coach I wanted. I said, 'Phil [Jackson].' They said, 'Well, we don't know about Phil.' So they went out and got D'Antoni, and I'm thinking, 'Well I guess what I say doesn't matter.' That was one thing. The other was when I got ejected from our last game. Kobe was out (with a torn Achilles) by then. As I walked out to the back to the locker room, Kobe was walking in. People turned that into some kind of statement from Kobe, like he was saying, 'He may be gone, but I'm coming back.' Kobe and I never fought. But I didn't like hearing that I was running away from the 'bright lights.' I knew what it meant to play for the Lakers and I wasn't afraid of it. But I was a free agent and I was looking at Houston, who had James, and, at that time Chandler [Parsons] and Jeremy [Lin] and I thought, 'This might be better for me.''

ESPN: Your tenure in Orlando ended badly. The video (from April 5, 2012) of Stan Van Gundy at a shootaround telling reporters you wanted him fired, and then you showing up and putting your arm around him, and then Stan walking off might be the most awkward NBA moment ever. What was going on there?

Howard: "So much of what happened in Orlando was brought out the wrong way. When I walked over to Stan that day, people say that I knew what Stan was saying. I had no clue. I remember it like it happened yesterday. I felt my life changed that day.''

ESPN: How so?

Howard: "People decided that day I was some kind of bad guy. I don't think people realized what happened.''

ESPN: Did you ask management to fire Stan Van Gundy?

Howard: "The back story is that months before that, before the [2011] lockout, I had a conversation with Magic owner Rich DeVos. They flew me out on a private plane to Michigan. I was talking to him about how we could grow the team. When I first got to Orlando, he called us the Orlando "Tragic" and I hated it. I wanted to talk to him about how we could grow our team. I was saying, 'Let's have Magic cereal, Magic vitamins with our players' faces on it so they can get to know our team.' In the course of our conversation, we started talking about what's going on with our team.''

ESPN: What did you say about Stan in that meeting?

Howard: "I told Rich the truth. I told him, 'I love Stan. I think he's done a great job, but I think he's lost his voice in the locker room.' It wasn't, 'Hey, I want Stan fired or else.' I was never upset with Stan at any point. It wasn't anything personal against Stan. He knows that. It's just over the past couple of years I could see a lot of the guys had lost their faith in him.''



ESPN: How long before the public comments from Stan saying you wanted him gone was your meeting with DeVos?

Howard: "Oh, it was months before. In late June, just before the lockout.''

ESPN: Looking back, what could you have done differently to handle that situation?

Howard: "I shouldn't have gone over to Stan (at the shootaround). I just wanted to show people that I respected my coach, that we had been through battles together. Stan and I got the best out of each other. If I wasn't doing something right, he'd come to me and say, 'Dwight, I know you can block shots better than this. I know you can rebound better.' He helped me become a better player.''


ESPN: So why did you decide you wanted to be traded?

Howard: "Right after the lockout ended, in December, I went to GM Otis Smith. But before that, I called Jameer Nelson and told him I was going to ask for a trade. I told him, 'This has nothing to do with you, Stan or anyone else. I just want a different atmosphere. I'm too comfortable here. I need to grow.'''

ESPN: How did Otis Smith and the team react?

Howard: "They were good. I told them I had three teams that I would go to -- Brooklyn, Dallas and the Lakers. So the first day of training camp, they called me into the office and said, 'We're trading you to Brooklyn. Go down and let your teammates know this is your last day.' Then they shook my hand and wished me luck. So I go down and tell all the guys that I'm about to be traded and how much I care about them. The next day (Smith) comes back to me and says, 'We're not going to trade you. We're going to wait until later in the year. I said, 'You said yesterday I was gone. Why are you going back on me?' So, it went on like that for four or five months. People said I was staying, then they said I was going. Then all hell broke loose that day with Stan.''

ESPN: If you could do it over, would you stay in Orlando?

Howard: "I loved Orlando. I loved the city, but at that time, I didn't feel winning was a priority. I really wanted to win. People will come back and say, 'Well, you were all over the place making movies.' Like I don't love the game or something. I love basketball. It is my passion. But, I've always thought if you just sit back and stay in one lane your whole life, I'll get old and be done with basketball, and I won't be able to do anything else because I wouldn't have planted any of those seeds in other places.''

ESPN: You are right. People think you don't care about basketball enough.

Io Whiteside a LA ed Howard (o Biyombo) a Dallas ci firmo subito

Certo che no... ma io le interviste tendo a non considerarle...

L'hai letta o no? Se l'hai letta vuole dire che o fai finta di niente o non hai capito quello che ha fatto e detto.


Ha ammesso di aver volontariamente mollato e rifiutato di difendere ad un certo punto della stagione. Ha raccontato balle su altre persone nella società (come aveva fatto ad Orlando) per cercare di ripulirsi l'immagine e pomparsi il valore in vista della free agency...


Ma dimmi la verità, sai a che mi riferisco o no?

Ma se avessimo avuto l'Howard che ha portato in finale Orlando avremmo un anello in più... ma ora sembra sia l'ultimo cogIione che passa per la NBA.

Si l'anno scorso mi ha anche sorpreso a dirla tutta, ma non era comunque l'Howard dominante di un tempo, secondo me eh

Davvero vuoi che giudichi le interviste? (ma vale per tutti)

Mi sa che ti sei perso qualcosa per strada xD


Hai letto l'intervista che ha fatto su ESPN a stagione finita in cui dice di essere andato da Morey a chiedere più post up? Dicendo poi che Morey gli ha detto "no, non vogliamo che tocchi la palla" o una cosa simile, salvo poi essere smentito da Terry che in un'intervista ha detto che non è certo un mistero che la squadra si dovesse basare su altro e che comunque non era vero che Morey gli ha risposto così ecc?

Se dovessimo guardare quello che è successo quest'anno, sarebbero da inculare TUTTI, Morey e Alexander compresi!

Penso sia no impossibile, di più dopo quello che è successo quest'anno...

Li hai visti i PO di Houston dell'anno scorso e di 2 anni fa? No perché è stato il migliore per distacco.

AMEN!!!


Ma qui oramai lo schifano quasi avesse la peste e non ho ben ancora capito il perché... Morey RIFIRMA (magari non a 30 a salire... facciamo 90X4 a scendere e tutti contenti)!!!

Paragonare Latobianco a DH vuol dire non aver minimamente presente cosa sia e cosa faccia l'uno e cosa sia e cosa faccia l'altro...

Romanticone

Ahahahahahah

Parsons credo Magic...comunque dipende molto da cosa succederà con KD...Sas, Heat forse pure Lakers avranno un incontro con Durant e questo potrebbe lasciarci il tempo di portarci in vantaggio e beneficiare di questa situazione...un po' come quando noi abbiamo perso Ellis e Tyson perché abbiamo messo DAJ e LMA come priorità...poi il tutto verrà da sè, se firmi Hassan potresti firmare anche Conley e trovarti con Mike-Matt-Justin(Baze...)-Dirk-Whiteside nelle mani di Rick...*_*

Io dico che noi portiamo a casa uno tra Whiteside Howard e Biyombo.
Ezeli per me o rifirma o Lakers.
Noah, Knicks Wolves o Celtics.
Horford un rebus. Forse Celtics.
Gasol, Spurs o Knicks.
Conley, Dallas, SAS o Memphis.
Durant, Okc.
Howard, secondo me dipende anche da Parsons.

* possano

Ok che ci sono le trade ma chi saresti pronto a mettere sul piatto per arrivare a cousins?..perché se gli offrì randle e clarkson non credo ti stiano neanche a sentire..sacrifichiamo russell?io nonostante tutti i giudizi dei guru del forum me lo tengo stretto. Scelte non ne abbiamo..poi se si riesce a fare un numero alla pau gasol é un altro discorso ma di trade così se ne fanno una su un milione.

La foto profilo perché porta bene ;) in prima fila perché oggettivamente, dai rumors, sembra che le cose possa andare così...e poi porta bene...

Non perché tifo Mavs eh, ma con Cuban, la tassazione del texas, Rick, la possibilità di giocare al fianco di Dirk e di poter aggiungere pure Conley (che in caso di firma di White sarebbe più probabile) avrei già scelto dove andare a giocare...ma credo che Hassan possa preferire LA...vedremo, ormai manca poco.

Da voi ovviamente si incastrerebbe a meraviglia e arriverebbe in un meccanismo già collaudato..da noi é più un salto nel buio perché siamo in fase di costruzione, con un coach nuovo e con tanti giovani che sono tutti, per vari motivi, nell'anno zero. Ripeto che il mio centro ideale sarebbe gobert ma non abbiamo asset per arrivarci via trade e il prossimo anno Utah pareggerà qualsiasi cifra..motivo per cui ci tocchera andare di max su whiteside sperando che non si riveli un boomerang pazzesco

Hassan sa già a cosa andrà incontro...il max è scontato, sta a lui decidere dove preferisce passare i prossimi anni...probabilmente ha già un'idea chiara vista la volontà di non tirare per le lunghe la FA.

Ma quello è più che sicuro...da una parte o dall'altra il max lo prenderà senza discussioni.

Vista l'età e quanto guadagnato finora, MuroBianco comprensibilmente andrà dove lo pagheranno di più.

Molto rischioso dargli un massimo per 4 anni ma nella situazione in cui siamo dobbiamo giocoforza prenderci dei rischi. Considerando che horford non ci cagherá neanche di striscio rimangono poche possibilità di portare a casa un centro di livello...l'anno prossimo la FA non offrirà nulla a livello di centri, quindi credo che si dovrà andare pesantemente su di lui. A dire il vero l'anno prossimo ci sarebbe il mio centro preferito per i lakers, ma Utah se lo tiene stretto

Hassan vuole i MLN, ha preso 900k quest'anno, non credo accetterà nulla che non sia un max...e fa bene.

Non so, in effetti la situazione è abbastanza grigia, vista la situazione Bosh e i costanti timori su Wade (Dio faccia che resti sano il più a lungo possibile...), che comunque è da rifirmare e, nel frattempo, ha un cap hold di 30 mln... Alla fine riguardo a Whiteside il max possono anche offrirlo, ma decide lui... Puoi offrigli un annuale che lo renderebbe RFA, con la promessa di un contrattone su un cap più elevato l'anno prossimo, ma non sò se a quel punto sia conveniente. Chi prenderebbero non lo so, al momento la situazione è parecchio ingarbugliata.