thejohnnygold

I am surprised that no one has pointed out Okc and presti's luck in acquiring durant. Portland should have taken him, but went for "old man creaky knees" greg oden instead. Pure luck or destiny? Either way, it was out of his control.

As for morey, i think he is doing his job just fine. He has shown a deftness for adjusting on the fly as injuries kept derailing good plans. Sit back and enjoy the ride knowing that it is all out of our control. Ask anyone whose bball prime came while jordan was destroying. Sucks to be karl malone, gary payton, charles barkley, an indiana pacer, new york knick, and on and on. Point is, even making all the right moves guarantees nothing. Deal with it.

OK, my two cents. This goes back to the summer debates over dwight howard. I do not think the center position is as important to winning chamionships today as it once was. It is an important position defensively. I do not believe that Cousins matches our personnel or philosophy as a team. I like to see talent succeed because it is fun to watch....just want to watch it on some other team. I am with some of the others in believing our PF position is solid and still improving. My concern with Cousins is not his talents/abilities/potential. My concern is his desire to harness it and reach that potential. I don't see it.

Regarding other teams that might trade for him...I had a vision of Cousins going to Minnesota. It gets better. They send Tyreke Evans and chuck hayes with him. Minny gives up Pekovic, Derrick Williams, and maybe alexey shved, or ridnour, etc. and draft picks. Now, sacramento gets back short contracts and draft picks while getting rid of two head cases....besides, what are the odds 'Reke re-signs with them after this year???? Might as well get something for him. It all came in a vision....

Well, I would argue that the stats say otherwise. As for unicorns, I rode two in the mid-90's with the rockets....and it was awesome. Want that feeling again, but not with someone (ie Dwight) I don't care about. Plus, I agree with a lot of what other posters are saying about his game relying on athleticism and not much else....his time as a dominant force in this league will end sooner than later.

As far as the "hot chick" metaphor goes....I'm looking for a long-term relationship...like what San Antonio has done the last 12-13 years.

So, I thought I'd throw this out as a both subjective, and objective, view of the "need" for a center to win an NBA championship. We all want a great center so badly. However, does it need to be Dwight or Andrew at all?

This is a list of the past NBA champions: http://en.wikipedia....f_NBA_champions

Going back to 1989 I count 3 Star Centers that won a championship: Olajuwon, Shaq, and David Robinson. Tim Duncan? Eh, yeah he's a center, but I am not counting him...he always plays the 4 alongside another big man. Now, Bynum has two rings, but I am not sure how much credit to give him for those. His stats aren't mind-blowing for those playoff runs. (I am taking into account playing alongisde Kobe)....After all that, I see a trend of strong, defensive-oriented centers. The score, by my count is 9-15 (stars (including Bynum)vs. other centers). That is 38%.

My point is not to say that those star types of centers are not worth it. Except for David Robinson, they all have multiple rings. Enough said.

But the evidence also suggests that a solid, defensive center alongside a strong, complete team is equally effective.

I have high hopes for obtaining Omer Asik and in drafting a strong center in 2013. I like the looks of the rest of our very young team (pending whatever we get for K-mart) and it would pain me to trade that possible future for Dwight.

Bottom line, even if DH puts on our uniform I don't think my heart will ever truly root for him. And, as a life-long rockets fan, that means a lot. Any championships we got would probably feel hollow. As for Bynum, I am still not sure.....

Do I want a center? YES! What kind and at what cost are what's running through my mind right now.