Being able to accept him walking is different from saying you dont want him there like some of my friends are saying. You can tell they are lying through their teeth.
If there is an understanding that Kobe takes a back seat (and not on the drivers side) I think it would be in his best interest due to the amount of cap space the Lakers will have in 2014-2015.
So the owners lose money attempting to teach him a lesson? That will never happen. People that own businesses don't believe in teaching lessons. They believe in making money and will exploit any asset they can trying to do it. Howard is not their child. He is a hired gun paid to do a job.
Thats actually what I am hoping for. I want Howard to stay with the Lakers so he and Kobe can get to the Finals and get smoked by the Heat. That would be a great Finals to have a 3 peat.
Kobe is said to be part of the contingent that is going to be meeting with Dwight tomorrow. I would bet that at least some of his decision will be based on what Kobe says re: taking more of a backseat. The one thing that makes me think that Kobe may finally be willing to take that back seat are his age combined with the severity of the injury that he just had. It may be that Kobe has been faced with his mortality as a basketball player and may finally be willing to start stepping back and letting the Laker transition from "Kobe's team" to "Dwight's team"!!
As for the cap space, even if Dwight re-signs, the Lakers will still have plenty of money to put some real nice pieces around him next summer!!
So he should be thankful that he has a skill that is in high demand and not make any demands? Lets give that piece of advice to your employer and tell him that you only want minimum wage. Do you see how that is basically the same thing?
Thats actually what I am hoping for. I want Howard to stay with the Lakers so he and Kobe can get to the Finals and get smoked by the Heat. That would be a great Finals to have a 3 peat.
