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It is not news that Kobe Bryant was a major factor in Dwight's departure, it was destined to happen when pairing an overly dominant man with a class clown - they simply frustrate one another.
http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/20...rds-departure/For someone who had professed ignorance all along about the situation, Metta World Peace sounded pretty insightful on why Dwight Howard left the Lakers and bolted for the Houston Rockets.“I always knew Dwight was going to Houston. Things weren’t clicking,” World Peace said recently at Universal Studios where he filmed a segment with the Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family slated to air today at 10 a.m. “Once Kobe said he could come back for three years, I knew Dwight was going to Houston.”
Why did World Peace think that?
“It’s not clicking,” World Peace said. “Nothing’s clicking.”
But frustration floundered over various differences. Howard’s jovial personality clashed with Bryant’s demanding leadership style. Bryant believed Howard didn’t have a consistently strong mindset in playing through injuries and dominating on defense. Howard soured when Bryant’s high shot volume came at the expense of the him receiving the ball inside.
Did Bryant’s proclamation about extending his career convince Howard his hope to become the franchise’s player would become nothing more than a pipe dream?
“It’s not about being the guy,” World Peace said. “It’s about clicking. Dwight never wanted to be the guy. Dwight did have some flaws just like anybody. Everybody has flaws. But Dwight just wanted to be comfortable. He wasn’t comfortable [here]. But once that happened [with Bryant's comments], I knew Dwight wasn’t coming back. I knew he wasn’t going to come back.”
Does World Peace believe Howard made the right decision?
“He wants to win,” World Peace said. “With [James] Harden and those young boys, he has a chance to ride out the wave and wait for these old boys to get old. Right now, Houston has a good shot to win now. The Lakers are broken up and at some point in time, the young veterans will beat the old veterans. Our team needed to have chemistry right away. We should’ve because we’re all vets. It’s a shame that we didn’t.”
It is not news that Kobe Bryant was a major factor in Dwight's departure, it was destined to happen when pairing an overly dominant man with a class clown - they simply frustrate one another.
Either you've not followed how Kobe Bryant forced Dwight Howard into a Tyson Chandler role or you are once again attempting to contribute but coming short.
Exactly. Dwight wants to be the dominant force that HE SHOULD be. Kobe the clown said "I'm not hanging around to average 20 ppg. This is my team!" Dwight said "this is everyone's team." Do you admit that Kobe is a chemistry killer? Do you agree that Kobe just cares about Kobe Bryant? Will you?
If he rings before he takes up the rocking chair he'll be right and I'll capitulate, and duly so.
If he doesn't I was right all along.
I find it baffling that you are trying to defend a fecal stain by calling it a urine stain. It is clearly evident why the forum takes turns crusting your eyes shut with seminal fluid.
Kirby ran him offPERIOD
It's top 10 in his done right list. That pass to Artest is probably Number 2. Hiring that junkyard dog as his mouthpiece is charter till the day he dies. She burned Eagle to the ground.
Metta World Peace: "Water is wet."
Metta World Peace: "3 + 2 = 5"
Metta World Peace: "Dogs bark, cats meow."
He put it back here and broke these s.
He put it in there and made Pierce a sorry liar.
Ron Artest
Everybody knew Kobe's statement about coming back for a few more years was the real reason Dwight left and TBQH, Kobe never wanted Howard in L.A. Isn't that obvious when Kobe said that in the heat of Dwight's free agency period? Kobe knew it and he could've waited till Dwight signs with the Lakers first. But Kobe being Kobe had to let it out, let it be heard that the Lakers are his team and it will be that way for quite a while. Dwight, as dumb as he may be got the message.
He's the one that slapped the old man and made him get up out of his rocker.
He's the one that slapped Pau and made him act like somebody.
He's the one that signed off Artest's resurrection, then confirmed it on 17 June 2010.
He's the one who hunted Daddy and ran him to ground in Los Angeles.
He's the one.
He's also the one that ran your next franchise player. Enjoy Kevin Love and Rondo you old geezer.
You're gonna be wishing Kirby didn't run him offPERIOD when free agents refuse to sign on to be Kirby's next scapegoat, tbh....
Kobe and his failed "leadership"
Wants to act tough like MJ
He's been loitering the league for 9 years. Ain't got a pot to piss in, nor a window to throw it out of. God willing and the creek don't rise, he'll follow Barkley in--end up on a TnT set with a ring bearer to his right with that look plastered on both their mugs.
He's the one who snitched on Pau, leading to his fiancee breaking off the engagement, leading to the first SWEEP
He's the one who gave two people cancer (Rudy T, Phil)
He's the one who tried to run off Bynum before 4 and 5
He's the one whose achilles ruptured to save him the embarrassment from missing the playoffs
He brought Gasol to it. He brought Artest to it.
You act like it's easy, Lefty, and after your abject lesson barely a month ago.
That's 6 talking.
Artest went to L.A because of his music production
Gasol, well he was part of a trade
Try again
As usual, got OP is a got and CONVENIENTLY leaves out what the article is really about. led," World Peace says Kobe's desire to play longer influenced Dwight's Decision."
As Metta shared with Medina on the set of a Hallmark Channel series in Los Angeles:
“I always knew Dwight was going to Houston. Things weren’t clicking. Once Kobe said he could come back for three years, I knew Dwight was going to Houston.”
That mental midget wanted the Lakers to amnesty Kobe but Kobe put glorified Tyson Chandler in his place tbh.
What Kobe did was a great service to the purple & gold and i commend him for that.
Kobe saved the Lakers from 5 years and 100+ mil on that clown tbh.
Kobe is a selfish SOB. He tried talking to Durant & Westbrook during the Olympics.What happened to the Laker$ in 2013? The ref$ got them into the playoffs only to get smacked by the Spurs. Kobe's arrogance and selfish personality got DH12 "the supposed future franchise player" out of LA. Kobe just cares about Kobe Bryant. Please tell me I'm wrong.…source says the Black Mamba talked relentless smack during the Olympics that the Thunder stars weren’t going back to the Finals after the Lakers acquired Steve Nash and then added Dwight Howard right before the U.S. played Spain for the gold medal. Kobe also made a point of guarding Westbrook during practices and pumping him up, the theory being that he wanted to incite Russ to bump heads with KD over who the team’s best player is. (If you think that’s too conspiratorial to be real, you don’t know Kobe.) KD, in particular, got tired of hearing him. For what it’s worth: KD and Westbrook’s combined 69 points is the highest single-game total they’ve posted this season. http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/1...g-the-olympics
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