Howard still appears to be on Bulls' radar (Article)

[Utahbullsfan]

Howard still appears to be on Bulls' radar - Chicago Bulls Blog - ESPN Chicago


Wow you can tell that he is talking about Howard... I honestly did not see this coming

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

ADIDAS is probably going to keep them off of the same team.

They do NOT want their two main athletes in the same market.

Corporate fuckwads.

 

[Diddy1122]

ADIDAS is probably going to keep them off of the same team.

They do NOT want their two main athletes in the same market.

Corporate fuckwads.

Yea beacuse shoe companies actually run these guys careers. :rofl: Howard will go where he wants to go, thanks to his agent. And sorry to break it to everyone still holding out a glimmer of hope on this, Dwight Howard will not be a Bull.

 

[inactiveuser1]

Yeah I doubt he comes here, that's Paxson wanting Howard not Howard wanting to be a Bull

 

[Glide2keva]

Great, now I have to endure even MORE Howard talk.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

lol@shoe companies or anything like that having to do with this

this isnt high school recruiting

yah the bulls have good trade bait..but the reason it wont happen is because dwight doesnt want to go to the bulls...

howard is on the bull's radar but are the bulls on howard's radar?

 

[Lex L.]

It's good that Forman is saying this. People may want to move on since they feel he doesn't want to play for the Bulls. But things might change. You never know. And if they do, it's good that Forman isn't giving up on this.

 

[Crystallas]

Yea beacuse shoe companies actually run these guys careers. :rofl:

The Adidas conspiracy might be legit, or just that, a conspiracy. While it's not the main reason, it's a factor that is on the plate for these guys and their agent.

 

[Diddy1122]

The Adidas conspiracy might be legit, or just that, a conspiracy. While it's not the main reason, it's a factor that is on the plate for these guys and their agent.

That is the only party that makes it a factor, & not even a big one at that. Lebron & Wade are both with Nike. Did Nike stop them from joining up? No star cares about that shit. If they are a big enough star, their merchandise will sell no matter where they are. The Adidas conspiracy IS just that, a conspiracy.

 

[B18]

This will never happen. We get to deal with Boozers 8ppg average for now.

 

[Crystallas]

That is the only party that makes it a factor, & not even a big one at that. Lebron & Wade are both with Nike. Did Nike stop them from joining up? No star cares about that shit. If they are a big enough star, their merchandise will sell no matter where they are. The Adidas conspiracy IS just that, a conspiracy.

Adidas is not Nike though. Most players would take a shoe deal with Nike, but Adidas's staple is its shoe designs for people that have a more narrow proximal. So widening that market for Adidas is tough if two rare players that fit into their footwear demographic are on one team. Like I said, it's not the main factor, but it is a factor.

Plus, Howard doesn't want to be a second fiddle, nor do many think Rose wants Dwight. Thus, it's a useless argument. These sportsbeat writers will do anything for attention sometimes. Let's not fall for it, because we both know Dwight is not coming to Chicago. Pipe-dreamers and playstation GMs will eat this shit up all day long.

 

[houheffna]

The shoe company has nothing to do with it. And LOL at Addidas wanting Howard to forgo a chance in a top media market to go play in Dallas, which isn't even the largest television market in its state.

I also don't understand why people think the Bulls should just give up trying to pursue Dwight Howard. Is it because some of the arguments against it made no sense then, and, watching the Bulls, make even less sense now? 4 Noahs don't add up to a Howard. Neither does Noah and Deng. Howard is better and has more impact on a team than both of those players combined.

Remember why Kobe brought up Chicago when he was discontent with LA. Its because a few summers prior, Reinsdorf and Paxson made the decision to hold a private meeting with Kobe. It was supposed to be just the Lakers and Clippers. But the Bulls made an aggressive push, and Kobe was flattered and appreciative and spoke of it at the press conference when he signed the new deal.

You can't accuse Pax of doing nothing or not doing enough, than criticize his trying to beat Miami by making a huge move. I have no problem with what Pax is doing.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

The shoe company has nothing to do with it. And LOL at Addidas wanting Howard to forgo a chance in a top media market to go play in Dallas, which isn't even the largest television market in its state.

Who's to say that money/corporate powers don't have a voice in the matter? Adidas already has the Chicago base covered with Rose. They key to marketing is to diversify your scope of potential clients. Dwight and Rose playing in one market would not only limit their scope but alienate small-market fan bases, and the other bitter/rival large market bases.

And Texas is a pretty populous state by the way. It has 3 of the top 7 most populated cities in the country (and I'm fairly certain Dallas is #5 or #6). Don't underestimate what the introduction of Howard to that market could do for their company.

 

[Lex L.]

That is the only party that makes it a factor, & not even a big one at that. Lebron & Wade are both with Nike. Did Nike stop them from joining up? No star cares about that shit. If they are a big enough star, their merchandise will sell no matter where they are. The Adidas conspiracy IS just that, a conspiracy.

Yeah, all these guys have different voices in their ears. Just because LeBron and Wade followed the path they did, that doesn't mean Howard isn't influeced by other things.

 

[Lex L.]

The shoe company has nothing to do with it. And LOL at Addidas wanting Howard to forgo a chance in a top media market to go play in Dallas, which isn't even the largest television market in its state.

I also don't understand why people think the Bulls should just give up trying to pursue Dwight Howard. Is it because some of the arguments against it made no sense then, and, watching the Bulls, make even less sense now? 4 Noahs don't add up to a Howard. Neither does Noah and Deng. Howard is better and has more impact on a team than both of those players combined.

Remember why Kobe brought up Chicago when he was discontent with LA. Its because a few summers prior, Reinsdorf and Paxson made the decision to hold a private meeting with Kobe. It was supposed to be just the Lakers and Clippers. But the Bulls made an aggressive push, and Kobe was flattered and appreciative and spoke of it at the press conference when he signed the new deal.

You can't accuse Pax of doing nothing or not doing enough, than criticize his trying to beat Miami by making a huge move. I have no problem with what Pax is doing.

I actually agree with much of your sentiment but it's possible that Adidas feels this way considering that Derrick Rose is already here and they have Chicago in their hip pocket (as much as possible considering Jordan played here).

The one unmentioned consideration in this is China. Last year when they were speculating about James going to NYK, people were dismissive because China's an even bigger market and the best/only way to get traction in China is by winning and NYK was perceived to be the furthest from winning. If that's the case, then Howard to Chicago starts to make sense. But that doesn't necessarily mean Adidas sees it this way.

 

[Chi-Town Brahma]

Dwight Howard had a 0.2% chance of being in Chicago. Let's move on. He isn't coming to Chicago anytime soon.

The only way would be to gut the chemistry that this team has. The players we have work & have meshed very well together. Taking that rhythm away plus adding even higher expectations for the media/fans would only send this team down hill. The pedestal would be high...high enough that if the fell, they'd never hit the ground.

Don't get me wrong. It would be cool to have Howard....but not at the cost & he doesn't wanna be in Chicago.

 

[FirstTimer]

ADIDAS is probably going to keep them off of the same team.

They do NOT want their two main athletes in the same market.

Corporate fuckwads.

LOL at your conspiratorial bullshit.


Howard won't be a Bull because by all accounts that there are he does not want to come to Chicago.

Addidas would blow a load if they were able to team up two of their top guys.

You're just looking for idiotic reasons to be pissy at this point.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

LOL at your conspiratorial bullshit.


Howard won't be a Bull because by all accounts that there are he does not want to come to Chicago.

Addidas would blow a load if they were able to team up two of their top guys.

You're just looking for idiotic reasons to be pissy at this point.

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[Lex L.]

Dwight Howard had a 0.2% chance of being in Chicago. Let's move on. He isn't coming to Chicago anytime soon.
The only way would be to gut the chemistry that this team has. The players we have work & have meshed very well together. Taking that rhythm away plus adding even higher expectations for the media/fans would only send this team down hill. The pedestal would be high...high enough that if the fell, they'd never hit the ground.

Don't get me wrong. It would be cool to have Howard....but not at the cost & he doesn't wanna be in Chicago.

It's perfectly OK for people to talk about the possibility of Howard coming to Chicago. It's not like there are many people who really think it's likely to happen. If that were the case, your admonishment would have traction. The best thing for you to do is simply to not click a thread that references Howard if it bothers you that much.

And regarding what you said about destroying chemistry, it's not really known what would be given up in this hypothetical scenario, so it's hard to speculate on the issue of chemistry.

 

[FirstTimer]

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