<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Dwight Howard Won&#8217;t Sign an Extension Anywhere, His Agent Says. So Nobody Will Trade For Him, Right?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:21:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718351</link> <dc:creator>Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:37:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718351</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is not news at all. There was no way he was signing the extension no matter where he got traded to. He&#039;d be giving up way too much money.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is not news at all. There was no way he was signing the extension no matter where he got traded to. He&#8217;d be giving up way too much money.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: karma</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718342</link> <dc:creator>karma</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:35:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718342</guid> <description><![CDATA[OThttp://jessicaredfield.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/late-night-thoughts-on-the-eaton-center-shooting/The sports reporter who got killed last night could have also almost been killed in a shooting that happened in a Toronto mall last summer. Crazy how she wrote about it here, and then ended up dying in another random unpredictable act of murder./ OT // possibly duckworth&#039;d]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OT</p><p><a href="http://jessicaredfield.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/late-night-thoughts-on-the-eaton-center-shooting/" rel="nofollow">http://jessicaredfield.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/late-night-thoughts-on-the-eaton-center-shooting/</a></p><p>The sports reporter who got killed last night could have also almost been killed in a shooting that happened in a Toronto mall last summer. Crazy how she wrote about it here, and then ended up dying in another random unpredictable act of murder.</p><p>/ OT<br /> // possibly duckworth&#8217;d</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: YYSA</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718311</link> <dc:creator>YYSA</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:21:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718311</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;ORL made the error of trying to get too much and not they aint got shit.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I could see why they would want a super haul considering the Suns were able to flip their 38 year old PG that they didn&#039;t want back for two firsts and two seconds. If I was Orlando I would wait until you get closer to the deadline now. Some team will think they have a chance at a title with the addition of Dwight and pony up.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>ORL made the error of trying to get too much and not they aint got shit.</p></blockquote><p>I could see why they would want a super haul considering the Suns were able to flip their 38 year old PG that they didn&#8217;t want back for two firsts and two seconds. If I was Orlando I would wait until you get closer to the deadline now. Some team will think they have a chance at a title with the addition of Dwight and pony up.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718309</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:19:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718309</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Lebron was at least swift and merciless with it. He did what he had to do and left the fans scrambling to piece it together. This idiot has made it a fucking saga.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I think Howard has added &quot;coach killer&quot; to his resume, whereas I don&#039;t think Lebron has fielded that particular criticism.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Lebron was at least swift and merciless with it. He did what he had to do and left the fans scrambling to piece it together. This idiot has made it a fucking saga.</p></blockquote><p>I think Howard has added &#8220;coach killer&#8221; to his resume, whereas I don&#8217;t think Lebron has fielded that particular criticism.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718303</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:18:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718303</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;And this is way worse than LeBron. For all the hype, LeBron really didn’t drive most of it. Dwight is doing everything he can to get people to pay attention.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Probably true.Also, I&#039;m not sure not signing an extension should preclude a team for dealing for him.  Trading for him now gives the team that is getting him a full year to sell Howard (through his reps) on their merits of their particular franchise.  The notion that he won&#039;t sign an extension also gives the team trying to acquire him added leverage during negotiation.I admit this is not likely, but it&#039;s certainly possible under the right circumstances.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>And this is way worse than LeBron. For all the hype, LeBron really didn’t drive most of it. Dwight is doing everything he can to get people to pay attention.</p></blockquote><p>Probably true.</p><p>Also, I&#8217;m not sure not signing an extension should preclude a team for dealing for him.  Trading for him now gives the team that is getting him a full year to sell Howard (through his reps) on their merits of their particular franchise.  The notion that he won&#8217;t sign an extension also gives the team trying to acquire him added leverage during negotiation.</p><p>I admit this is not likely, but it&#8217;s certainly possible under the right circumstances.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ohheelyeah</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718301</link> <dc:creator>ohheelyeah</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:17:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718301</guid> <description><![CDATA[OTMy dog loves going to the day-play place to see his buddies, but seems content just to lay around and sleep today.  that dude owes me 15 bucks!/OT]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OT</p><p>My dog loves going to the day-play place to see his buddies, but seems content just to lay around and sleep today.  that dude owes me 15 bucks!</p><p>/OT</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: scripty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718292</link> <dc:creator>scripty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:14:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718292</guid> <description><![CDATA[Actually I dont think that many offers are coming in.  Now, Dwight is an extreme bitch.  Undeniable.  I think a lot of the traction has been ORL putting shit out there to improve the market.ORL made the error of trying to get too much and not they aint got shit.  To think they weren&#039;t in for a total rebuild was asinine.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually I dont think that many offers are coming in.  Now, Dwight is an extreme bitch.  Undeniable.  I think a lot of the traction has been ORL putting shit out there to improve the market.</p><p>ORL made the error of trying to get too much and not they aint got shit.  To think they weren&#8217;t in for a total rebuild was asinine.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: karma</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718284</link> <dc:creator>karma</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:09:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718284</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t think an interview would really help here. Everybody that actually follows basketball is sick of this clown. Casual fans don&#039;t really care about him either way, he&#039;s not as important as Lebron.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think an interview would really help here. Everybody that actually follows basketball is sick of this clown. Casual fans don&#8217;t really care about him either way, he&#8217;s not as important as Lebron.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Der Kaiser</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718274</link> <dc:creator>Der Kaiser</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:05:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718274</guid> <description><![CDATA[You guys are forgetting one very significant thing. All it takes is one barbara walteresque soft light interview with ESPN to change the public perception. Once this whole debacle is done, he will sit down with Stephen A. Smiff where softballs will be tossed to him. He can talk in a hushed tone about how he &quot;regrets&quot; how things went down in Orlando. Considering we have a large section of the population always looking to provide backlash to the backlash, he&#039;ll hook line and sinker a large group of people to his side.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You guys are forgetting one very significant thing. All it takes is one barbara walteresque soft light interview with ESPN to change the public perception. Once this whole debacle is done, he will sit down with Stephen A. Smiff where softballs will be tossed to him. He can talk in a hushed tone about how he &#8220;regrets&#8221; how things went down in Orlando. Considering we have a large section of the population always looking to provide backlash to the backlash, he&#8217;ll hook line and sinker a large group of people to his side.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: karma</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718272</link> <dc:creator>karma</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:05:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lebron was at least swift and merciless with it. He did what he had to do and left the fans scrambling to piece it together. This idiot has made it a fucking saga.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lebron was at least swift and merciless with it. He did what he had to do and left the fans scrambling to piece it together. This idiot has made it a fucking saga.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: BFFredo</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718268</link> <dc:creator>BFFredo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718268</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Bears repeating.Wait, they’ve learned to talk now?&lt;/em&gt;They&#039;ve armed themselves, they know how to ride and now they can talk.  Colbert was right: bears are the #1 threat America faces.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Bears repeating.</p><p>Wait, they’ve learned to talk now?</em></p><p>They&#8217;ve armed themselves, they know how to ride and now they can talk.  Colbert was right: bears are the #1 threat America faces.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: heldover</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718260</link> <dc:creator>heldover</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:02:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718260</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Bears repeating.&lt;/em&gt;Wait, they&#039;ve learned to talk now?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Bears repeating.</em></p><p>Wait, they&#8217;ve learned to talk now?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: heldover</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718258</link> <dc:creator>heldover</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:01:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718258</guid> <description><![CDATA[The way Dwight&#039;s acting, I&#039;d call somebody a fucking idiot for bringing him to a midnight screening of a movie./roundup&#039;d //the non-tragic parts]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The way Dwight&#8217;s acting, I&#8217;d call somebody a fucking idiot for bringing him to a midnight screening of a movie.</p><p>/roundup&#8217;d<br /> //the non-tragic parts</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Liquor</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718256</link> <dc:creator>Liquor</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718256</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Also Lebron is one of the best to play the game, Dwight is a bitch.&lt;/blockquote&gt; Bears repeating.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Also Lebron is one of the best to play the game, Dwight is a bitch.</p></blockquote><p>Bears repeating.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: molemaninthemorning</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718250</link> <dc:creator>molemaninthemorning</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:58:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718250</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also Lebron is one of the best to play the game, Dwight is a bitch.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also Lebron is one of the best to play the game, Dwight is a bitch.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SouthernAggression</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718246</link> <dc:creator>SouthernAggression</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:57:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718246</guid> <description><![CDATA[Much worse than Lebron. Lebron made one big stupid Decision. Dwight has been a petulant child for, like, two years now.That aside, isn&#039;t Dallas positioning itself to again be a contender for a major FA next offseason?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Much worse than Lebron. Lebron made one big stupid Decision. Dwight has been a petulant child for, like, two years now.</p><p>That aside, isn&#8217;t Dallas positioning itself to again be a contender for a major FA next offseason?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718245</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:56:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718245</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Orlando is fucking themselves over by not trading for him ASAP.&lt;/blockquote&gt;i mean, obviously they&#039;re trying...dwight&#039;s making it difficult as fuck for em tho.  tho i heard the lakers would still pull the trigger even if dwight didn&#039;t extend.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Orlando is fucking themselves over by not trading for him ASAP.</p></blockquote><p>i mean, obviously they&#8217;re trying&#8230;dwight&#8217;s making it difficult as fuck for em tho.  tho i heard the lakers would still pull the trigger even if dwight didn&#8217;t extend.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Liquor</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718242</link> <dc:creator>Liquor</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:54:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718242</guid> <description><![CDATA[So you remove any dwindling trade options you had left, meaning you&#039;re going to spend the year on a .500 team getting booed at home.  Excellent work.And this is way worse than LeBron.  For all the hype, LeBron really didn&#039;t drive most of it.  Dwight is doing everything he can to get people to pay attention.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you remove any dwindling trade options you had left, meaning you&#8217;re going to spend the year on a .500 team getting booed at home.  Excellent work.</p><p>And this is way worse than LeBron.  For all the hype, LeBron really didn&#8217;t drive most of it.  Dwight is doing everything he can to get people to pay attention.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: karma</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718241</link> <dc:creator>karma</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:54:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718241</guid> <description><![CDATA[I just this to be over. People need to mercilessly boo this buffoon at every arena next season, including his home arena. He&#039;s a fucking clown.None of this would be happening if he had just opted to be a FA like a sane fucking person would in that situation. What a piece of shit. Orlando is fucking themselves over by not trading for him ASAP. The longer he festers, the bigger the damper this all puts on their season.The Lakers aren&#039;t going to wait forever - they have Bynum and though he&#039;s not Dwight, he&#039;s still pretty fucking good. Fuck this clown and his goofy ass smile. He&#039;s a people pleaser, not a competitor.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just this to be over. People need to mercilessly boo this buffoon at every arena next season, including his home arena. He&#8217;s a fucking clown.</p><p>None of this would be happening if he had just opted to be a FA like a sane fucking person would in that situation. What a piece of shit. Orlando is fucking themselves over by not trading for him ASAP. The longer he festers, the bigger the damper this all puts on their season.</p><p>The Lakers aren&#8217;t going to wait forever &#8211; they have Bynum and though he&#8217;s not Dwight, he&#8217;s still pretty fucking good. Fuck this clown and his goofy ass smile. He&#8217;s a people pleaser, not a competitor.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: molemaninthemorning</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/20/dwight-howard-wont-sign-an-extension-anywhere-his-agent-says-so-nobody-will-trade-for-him-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1718238</link> <dc:creator>molemaninthemorning</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:54:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=196826#comment-1718238</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;is this shit worse than lebron’s…yes or no? &lt;/blockquote&gt;Without a fucking doubt.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>is this shit worse than lebron’s…yes or no?</p></blockquote><p>Without a fucking doubt.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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