Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace
This is an interesting take on it.... but at the end of the day you have to step back, realize what you have in Dwight CANNOT be found anywhere else in the league, you have the NBAs youngest Rebound King, and the sort of athletic freak that absolutely does not come around more than once a decade.... I can imagine you're mad, but step back, and imagine 2K8's trade machine.... it would say no go, Jefferson for Howard just..... it just isn't right, even if AJ is a very young, super skilled low post scorer
What you need it to continue to develop Dwight, because you CAN teach him EVERYTHING Big Al can do, but you CAN'T teach Al to sticker 12'6" on the backboard or lead the league in rebounds. Dude is 23, give him time, keep letting Pat work on him, and for gods sake get someone DECENT in the post with him so he isn't down there getting raped by 4 defenders at a time.
Keep Dwight, he is too rare and too valuable to give up on after a SECOND round exit (Better than T-Mac has ever given his team), and if you think Hedo and Shard would have had the series they did without Detroit focusing in on Dwight you're nuts, Pistons decided to stop Dwight and let the other people win this series for the Magic.
Like people said, this teams needs a PF, and a SG (we traded Mo Evans for Cheick Samb and a 2nd round pick..... he should not be your starting sg) keep working with Dwight, and wait for the Magic to happen
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You don't know what it's like to be down 1pt. in the 4th and see Jameer bring the ball up and not even look in Dwight's direction
I cannot begin to imagine your pain......Seriouslythough, that sucks to have your "franchise" player be unable to be a go-to guy as well.
So I'm proposing to trade someone with POTENTIAL to be great (which means he may or MAY NOT develop offensively) for someone who already has that skills set.
Eastern Conference Finals > Slam Dunk Contest, IMO
I agree with all this, I just think its too early to give up Dwight. What if, theoretically, in 5 years he develops Al's skill set, or atleast something close (because I agree with you. As a post player, watching al Jefferson is like poetry in motion to me, his skills are in the top-5 in the Lwhen it comes to back to the basket/post. I try to learn from him and C. Booz for any new post moves I work on.... for my Rec league) but anyway, what if Dwight DOES develop, and you have a super skilled superathletic damn near 7-footer who isn't even 30! That alone could be 3 rings before he retires if they handle it right, and as a Magic fan, I can'timagine you want to see "Shaq 2.0" dominate in another uniform pulling down rings after you already had to watch "Shaq 1.0" do the exactsame thing.... I just think its still too soon. But, you make many good points (in an argument that when I read the title I said "dude must be %#!$**brain dead") so touche.
and so are the SonicsOriginally Posted by acidicality
If the Magic are willing to move Howard, the Warriors are listening very attentively
