The post trade Dwight Howard thread

[Dre]

Newest Laker Dwight Howard is expected to miss the first few months of the regular season. With that in mind, a team source has Jordan Hill as the starting power forward for the Lakers once the season begins. That would give the Lakers a presumed starting lineup of Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Jordan Hill and Pau Gasol.

"If I'm ready for opening night, then I'll be there, but I'm not going to rush it. A back is very serious, so I want to take my time and make sure I get back 100 percent, because I want to give everybody 100 percent. Not 80, 90 percent. I want to give you guys everything I have."

The Lakers have options in the interim, and a team source said a strong possibility would be a starting frontcourt of Pau Gasol and recently re-signed Jordan Hill with newly added forward Antawn Jamison coming off the bench. Hill's rim-protecting presence may be necessary with the defensively challenged Jamison and Steve Nash in the lineup.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ies/index.html

[Eternal]

Looks like that was changed quickly. The first paragraph was removed in that link.

[kbdullah]

I think Pau is going to have a great start to the season. He now knows he isn't going to be traded from Los Angeles, plus he's got a chance to play at the center position while Howard is out, for however long. He's better when he's closer to the basket. I think people have mistaken his move from center to power forward as Bynum became more prominent as softness, a point he can correct early on.

[Game3525]

If Dwight is out the first couple of months, I see these three things happening.

-Pau should have a great start
-Kobe will once again challenge for the scoring title
-The defense will be bad.......

[Jamel Irief]

Hey dre can you unsticky your "new mandate" thread?