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Holy ing , Dwight knows who his father is!?!?!?!?!
Dwight Howard's father is more of an alpha than his own son
At least he still wants to be a Laker
Dwight Howard's father comes to his defense (but would he still be worth risk for Hawks?)
There’s a subject being debated in the front offices of several NBA teams these days, including the Hawks, and it’s not one that’s generally associated with one of the greatest players in the world.
Is Dwight Howard really worth it?
Or should that be: Does Dwight Howard still have it? Or: Does Howard still care? Or: Has Dwight Howard become such a diva that he’s no longer considered the building block for a potential championship?
Howard’s image began to erode in his last seasons in Orlando. His Hamlet act – opting in contractually, but then again vowing to leave in free agency, asking for a trade to Brooklyn, but then ending up being dealt to Los Angeles – was particularly damaging. That marriage has gone so well that the Lakers were blown out by 21 points at Boston the other night, they may miss the playoffs and Kobe Bryant has publicly criticized Howard for complaining too much about shoulder pain and not playing with enough urgency.
Howard fired back: “That’s his opinion” and “He's not a doctor.”
It’s just like the Kardashians, only without the Botox between episodes.
Howard is an Atlanta native. The Hawks will have significant salary-cap space after this season (particularly if Josh Smith is gone). His signing certainly would sell tickets. General manager Danny Ferry approached Orlando about a trade for Howard in June, but the Magic shot it down. (Howard never has publicly expressed interest in playing here, although his father foresees that as a possibility. More on that shortly.)
The bottom line is that Howard’s credibility has taken a major hit, but at least one person believes that’s unfair. Granted, Dwight Howard Sr., his father, can’t be completely objective about his son, but he makes some fair points when he criticizes Bryant for publicly questioning a teammate's toughness and desire. He also said of his son, “In his heart of hearts, I’m still not sure he was really sold on leaving Orlando.”
When asked about the unfolding soap opera in Los Angeles, Dwight Sr. defended his son and criticized both Bryant and Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni.
“I told him before he said it publicly, ‘It’s your career. No person can say what you need to do or not do. You can’t worry about what Kobe or anybody else says,’” the elder Howard said. “Nobody can say what Kobe said -- that’s stepping into another man’s shoes. I understand what Kobe was trying to do, but he went about it the wrong way. He’s trying to win a championship. But Dwight has to tell Kobe, ‘I appreciate your opinion, but that doesn’t matter. We’re two men on this team. We need to be reasonable about this.’”
Dwight Sr. said he believed Bryant was trying to motivate his son, but that the advice was misplaced, adding: “The problem is the coach. (D’Antoni) needs to step in and say, ‘You guys have got to be quiet. We’re trying to secure something here. Dwight is probably looking at the coach, thinking, ‘What are you going to do?’ I promise, if that had been Stan Van Gundy, that wouldn’t have happened. (Howard) wouldn’t have been admonished publicly. I think the coach has a lot to do with who controls Kobe’s mouth right now.”
OK, timeout: Van Gundy actually outed Howard late last season for wanting the coach fired. (Howard succeeded.) But the father is correct about this: A teammate never should openly question another, particularly when it comes to questioning his toughness. Bryant has his own diva tendencies. But he has credibility. He has won five championships and two finals MVP awards, so his words carry some weight.
Howard and his parents speak frequently. “When he spoke up, he asked me what I thought, and I told him I applaud him for standing up for himself,” Dwight Sr. said. “But I still think he needs to have a sit down with the coach and Kobe.”
He believes Howard received some bad advice from representatives last year: “I don’t think he realized some of the things he was being blessed with in Orlando.”
The Lakers’ situation, he said, has worn on Howard.
“L.A. has been like humble pie for him," he said. "When you go from being the man in one city (Orlando) to second or third tier, it takes a toll on you mentally.”
What happens after the season? Howard’s father still thinks the center will re-sign with the Lakers. When asked about Brooklyn, he said, “Oh, I doubt it. That would surprise me.”
What about the Hawks?
“Dwight hasn’t said anything about Atlanta, either. But he likes home. I think he would love to end his career here, even though he hasn’t said that publicly.”
The question: Do the Hawks still want him?
Holy ing , Dwight knows who his father is!?!?!?!?!
nice pick-up line from LG
KEVIN DING @KevinDing Dwight on his dad telling Atlanta Journal-Cons ution he thinks Dwight will re-sign with Lakers: "I'm not getting into it."
Mark Medina @MedinaLakersNBA Dwight's dad told AJC that Kobe, Dwight Howard & D'Antoni should talk together. Mike & Kobe shot idea down. Dwight declined to talk about it
MIAMI — The Lakers have talked plenty about what ails them this season. Rarely, have they actually corrected them.
But with Dwight Howard facing endless scrutiny regarding his injured right shoulder and how he fits in with the Lakers, his father, Dwight Howard Sr., told the Atlanta Journal Cons ution he needs to have a sitdown with Kobe Bryant and coach Mike D’Antoni to hash things over. After all, Bryant has received plenty of attention for comments attributed to him in an ESPN.com report this week suggesting Howard needed to return quickly even if his shoulder isn’t fully healed. Although he denies it, D’Antoni also indirectly has suggested the same thing.
But the involved parties don’t have any interest on the idea. Instead, the Lakers (24-27) say they’re strictly focused on Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat (33-14) at American Airlines Arena.
“Honestly, I’m done talking about it,” Bryant said. “There’s nothing to talk about it. There’s nothing to discuss. It’s silly.”
D’Antoni wasn’t necessarily opposed to it. He just believes the Lakers have already gone down that path, including having an air-it-out meeting two weeks ago against Memphis. Part of that meeting involved Bryant confronting Howard about his frustration surrounding his offensive role.
“That’s cool,” D’Antoni said. “He’s his father. He should defend his son. But I thought we had that in Memphis. We’re good.”
It remains to be seen what Howard thinks of the idea.
He’s publicly defended his decision to sit out two games last week because of his aggravated labrum in his right shoulder. Howard also bristled at Bryant’s comments attributed to him that suggested he needed to return even with an unhealthy shoulder, quotes Bryant maintains were blown out of proportion.
“It’s really not that big of a deal,” Bryant said. “In Boston, they made something out of nothing. There wasn’t anything I said that was out of the ordinary or nothing I said before talking to him. They made a really big deal out of something that is really nothing.”
Howard also had little interest in adding to the storyline.
“I don’t want to get into it,” Howard said. “My dad is a grown man. That’s how he feels. We’ll leave it at that.”
Howard offered a similar comment on his dad’s assertion that he will re-sign this summer with the Lakers.
Whether Howard Sr’s comments reflects his son’s level of thinking remains to be seen. The ACJ article quotes his father as saying his son has talked to him frequently about this season and his frustrations. Howard conceded they talk everyday but nothing about basketball.
“That’s what’s he’s supposed to do, support his kid,” Howard said of his father’s comments. “He’s going to do the best at that.”
The Lakers will soon find out if they make the best of their situation too.
“It’s people who try to harbor and hang onto stuff all the time,” Bryant said of the dynamic between him and Howard. “He just has to do his job, go out and defend. We do our jobs and do what we need to do to help us win. It’s not rocket science.”
gotized version of Kobe-Shaq
I think Dwight will re-sign and force his way out by the deadline next year.
I think Dwight wants to get coaches fired more than he wants to win rings. He'll resign in LA just to make sure he gets Antoni fired. Then he'll demand a trade to Dallas to get Carlisle fired and will eventually settle in Atlanta and get whoever their coach is at that time fired before he hangs em up as the most dominant coach killer of his era
had joined brooklyn he would've made the playoffs at least
Mavfans, this got's going to be ruining your locker room next season... enjoy
Dallas is a 1 and done franchise, wanna be San AntonioMavfans, this got's going to be ruining your locker room next season... enjoy
Dat Jalen with the inside info???
JALEN ROSE ✔ @JalenRose Been saying for months that the Lakers should trade Howard. Best for BOTH sides. No playoffs this season. Don't shoot messenger. #NBA
LOL Jalen Rose...this guy is sour pussing over everything
Says in the video him and Magic knew of the Harden trade 2 weeks prior
He says alot of apparently...ie the thread about how he said Jordan's flu game was just a hangover
Which was the gotized version of Kobe Shaq.
Why's Jalen talking about pops going #1 in the draft when he nigged on raising him?
http://sulia.com/channel/la-sports/f...source=twitterFor those that might not know: the relationship between Lakers center Dwight Howard and his dad is strained to the
point of being estranged. That's why I'm not the least bit surprised that DH would react to his father's comments as he did. I'm also told the father has been used as "a source familiar with Howard's thinking" in stories over the last year or so, stories that proved to be off-base or erroneous. about 6 hours ago
Dwight the Coward
&
Kobe the Adulterous Rapist
wgaf
Whose relationship with this got isn't "strained" in some way? Dude is a complete bag, tbh...
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