tbh that was a good interview, he was professional and answered everything the right way, not sure how you could hate on a guy for that. Yeah he's stupid as a ing rock and he's kind of a pussy but he turned down 30 million to give himself the best shot at a le (lol lakerfan thinking that is in LA) and this is what everyone is always crying for stars to do...sacrifice the money to win. And that's what he did, which I respect, even though he's a got
we talkin about dwight before winning a championship. jordan said that after he had won championships.
dwight is already setting himself up for failure with that state of mind
Jordan said that before he won anythingwe talkin about dwight before winning a championship. jordan said that after he had won championships.
dwight is already setting himself up for failure with that state of mind
http://www.thesportsfanjournal.com/s...-conversation/During the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, soon-to-be New York Knicks head coach Pat Riley sat down with Michael Jordan for what resulted in one of the most revealing interviews of His Airness’ career.
i aint gonna read all that, even if mj said that, you cant be serious and compare jordan's mentality to dwight howard
jordan was a killer dwight is a quitter
done deal
That laker fan deserves his jersey hung from the rafters#Legend
lol pussy Lakers fans
Saying Dwight is a pussy
Lakers franchise and their fans are bigger vaginas
A picture really DOES say it allThey say a picture is worth a thousand words...
ELH EL!
The Rape
The Snitching
The Original Begging
That's the same look Kobe when has when busting someones ass.A picture really DOES say it all
The Rape
The Snitching
The Original Begging
You were wrong, and now you're deflecting.... I understand though, the thirst was real, The Rejection was the cherry on topi aint gonna read all that, even if mj said that, you cant be serious and compare jordan's mentality to dwight howard
jordan was a killer dwight is a quitter
done deal
I don't appreciate what Howard is doing though. He knew how it feels to have a jersey threw at him and how bad it hurts, so why is he throwing his jersey at the lakers like that? It's not cool.
Dwight's message to Laker nation at 1:04
youuuuuuuuuuuuu
i aint gonna read all that, even if mj said that, you cant be serious and compare jordan's mentality to dwight howard
jordan was a killer dwight is a quitter
done deal
Rocket fans will throw their chopsticks at him when the season ends and the Rockets fail to clinch the #2 seed. Rin is untouchable on this team so it has to be either DH or Harden to take the blame and be made the scapegoat.
The greatest thing you have ever accomplished does not add up to one of Dwight Howard's bowel movements, Mr. Winner. Get off your roommate's computer and get back to bussing tables.his interview with stephen a says it all...
"i am a winner, i have a gold medal, if i dont win a le, thats ok, i have a great life, im blessed, that makes me a winner"
loser mentality tbh
Bill Simmons:
Reality No. 5: The odds are extremely favorable that Dwight will keep declining
In just two seasons, Dwight's per-game averages dropped from 22.9 points and 14.1 rebounds (2011) to 17.1 and 12.4 (2013), and his PER free-fell from 26.1 (2011) to 19.2 (2013). I looked up the year-by-year PER of every memorable "big" from Kareem on to see if any of them suffered a 25 percent PER drop-off within a two-year span during the first 12 years of their career.
Our results: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (not even close), Shaquille O'Neal (no), David Robinson (yes), Hakeem Olajuwon (no), Tim Duncan (no), Moses Malone (close in Year 10, but no), Kevin Garnett (no), Yao Ming (no), Artis Gilmore (no), Patrick Ewing (no), Bob Lanier (no), Kevin McHale (no), Alonzo Mourning (yes), Chris Webber (yes), Jermaine O'Neal (yes), Charles Barkley (no) and Karl Malone (no).
So only four of those 18 guys suffered a comparable drop-off, all because of injuries: Robinson (back), Webber (knee), Mourning (kidney) and Jermaine O'Neal (everything).7 None of them ever regained their kick-ass form — Robinson came the closest, making two more All-Star teams before his body finally broke down (although his days as a 26-12 guy were long gone). Are you willing to wager $118 million that Dwight Howard will become the first marquee big guy in four-plus decades to buck that 25 Percent Drop-off trend? History says Old Dwight is never coming back.
Reality No. 3: Dwight Howard peaked already
We already covered this problem in Howard's Trade Value section: From 2008 through 2011, Howard dragged a half-decent Magic team to a 219-102 record and one Finals appearance. These last two seasons, Howard's Magic/Lakers teams finished 75-55. Huge, huge difference. His offensive numbers dipped dramatically …
2011: 22.9 PPG, 14.1 RPG, 59% FG, 60% FT, 227 dunks, 26.1 PER (2nd in NBA)
2013: 17.1 PPG, 12.4 RPG, 58% FG, 49% FT, 187 dunks, 19.4 PER (36th)
… and defensively, he wasn't the league's dominant shot-blocker/rebounder anymore. You could argue that Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol AND Roy Hibbert are better at anchoring a defense than he is. (In fact, I think I just did.) Remember when Orlando sneaked into the 2009 Finals thanks to timely 3-point shooting and a monster two-way performance by Dwight? In the past 40 years, only Kareem, Dave Cowens, Moses Malone, Duncan, Shaq and Howard averaged a 20-15 in the postseason for a Finals team. That's five Hall of Famers plus Dwight, including four of the best players ever.
You could interpret that 2009 run two ways: either as "that was only four years ago," or as "that was FOUR FULL YEARS AGO."
My take: He's not the same guy. Back surgery didn't help, obviously. Nine years of lesser players body-blocking him, yanking his arms and hammering him from behind — that didn't help, either. New Dwight looks like a slightly hampered, less athletic, more headcase-y version of Old Dwight. That's not a smart $118 million investment whether you're ridiculously wealthy or not — especially when prohibitive luxury tax rules restrict your ability to use free-agent exceptions for veteran role players. And if you're s ing out that much money for him, you're really praying that another summer of rest will "heal" Dwight's back, that 758 games of wear and tear haven't fundamentally altered him. You're paying New Dwight without knowing if Old Dwight is ever coming back.
RReality No. 4: Dwight's offensive game hasn't improved
Did he fail out of Hakeem's summer camp and we never got the memo? Every Dwight jump hook looks like he's hurling a rock through a window. His footwork gives you that same "I'm just trying to get through this sequence alive" feeling you get when you're watching D-list celebs on Dancing With the Stars. He can't make even a 10-foot jumper, and his free throw shooting is more ghastly than ever (49 percent). He's a lousy passer from the low post who has never averaged even TWO assists per game. And he rarely out-hustles other bigs down the floor for layups or dunks anymore, something Tim Duncan gleefully exposed during the humiliating Spurs beatdown. Should Duncan (37, nearly 1,382 career games) repeatedly beat Howard (27, 758 career games) down the floor in a playoff game? You tell me.
By Year 10, you are who you are as a big guy. Hakeem peaked the latest of anyone — Year 9 — and trust me, Dwight Howard ain't Hakeem. Kareem peaked in Year 2 and kept peaking all the way through Year 8. Shaq, Mourning and Moses peaked in Year 8. McHale peaked in Year 7. Ewing peaked in Year 6. Duncan, Robinson, Gilmore and Walton peaked in Year 5. Dwight Howard peaked from Year 5 through Year 7, and now he's here. Along those same lines …
Last troof bomb:
Reality No. 6: Dwight Howard can't handle it
What's "it?" Um … the media … expectations … pressure … the responsibility of being a leader … the expectations of being a franchise guy … should I keep going? NBA people started questioning him during the 2008 Olympics, when he annoyed teammates and coaches for being so happy-go-lucky. He nearly fouled out of the gold-medal game against Spain, playing just 17 minutes and getting outplayed by the Gasol hermanos. (That's the biggest reason Kobe Bryant initially resisted a Dwight trade last summer; their Olympic experience soured him, leading to their famously awkward phone call that nearly derailed a possible Lakers deal.) When back surgery knocked him out of the 2012 Olympics, the USA Basketball community wasn't exactly crestfallen. As one insider told me at the time, "Now we don't have to babysit him."
Oh wait, I never mentioned how Howard sold out Stan Van Gundy last year, or how he completely caved during the 2012 trade deadline with one of the strangest flip-flops in NBA history, or any of the woe-is-me crap he pulled this season, or his bizarre decision to get booted from that final Lakers playoff game. Who does that???? Another mega-contract only creates bigger expectations: The Lakers would be effectively saying, "We're passing the torch from Mikan to Elgin to West to Kareem to Magic to Shaq to Kobe to Dwight." This guy needs MORE pressure? He couldn't even handle a trade deadline! Throw in his increasingly desperate quest to remain goofy and irreverent — which nearly drove Kobe to commit a homicide last season — and I don't know what to tell you. When your best player isn't a leader, but he isn't a follower, either … where are you really going?
Dwight's a solid rebounder. He's a very good 14 mil a year center. Any team that pays him more than that is overpaying.
It's funny watching Lakers fans as they cope with their best player leaving their team. Enjoy paying post achilles Bryant $30m+ for the next few years and taking Houston's spot as the perennial 9th seed.
depends if he can get back to scoring like he scores fertilizing woman
overrated piece of tbh, but who wouldnt want a dominant big man on their team?
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