Dwight has always had this issue going back to his Orlando days. Cracking jokes while his team is losing. I predicted when Howard was traded here that it probably wouldn't go over too well with Kobe. It didn't. Apparently, Harden isn't too fond of it either. And he's a happy puppy compared to Kobe.
Yeah that's where my respect for Harden increased a little bit. You can sense that tension on the floor. Howard thinks everything is funny, even when they lose, and nobody who is a competitor wants to play with a guy like that. It'd drive me crazy.
That's what Dwight doesn't get. Shaq is probably the biggest goofball this league has ever seen, but before he ate everything he saw and stopped doing conditioning, he knew how and when to turn that silliness off. He might be laughing on the bench, have some silly pre-game bit with teammates, and give the media some jokey soundbites before, during, and after the game. But on the court, he wanted the ball, wanted to dunk it down your throat, and dominate the opposition into submission. Dwight doesn't get that. Even though he thinks he's a champion, he'll never be one until he respects himself, earns the respect, and keeps the respect of his teammates. Because he can say how much he wants to win, but at the end of the day he only cares about having a good time regardless of what's transpiring on the court. Pathetic that if he had any sense of fire and competitiveness instead of being a f***ing child, he could be a top 2 player in the NBA today.
His last line is all I need to know to know that he'll never be a champion. He doesn't have it in him. If he thinks he's already a champion it's because he thinks he's accomplished enough. Anyone who thinks like that isn't about to win a ring. Too many guys want it too badly. He doesn't even want to work on his game.
more and more each day, i thank the lord that Howard decided to bring his antics away from LA imagine? being stuck with that guy for 7 years or whatever we were offering? we would be held back for a decade....hating life because our cornerstone is a beta
Oh that's GOOD!! Can't be you, clown Dwight. Has to be those meanies like Kobe and ....uhh... umm.....cough ....hack...... and Harden, that think their poo doesn't stink and want too much out of you for the cause of "WINNING". They have a different definition. Dwight has to be thinking back on his ECF championship. What else has he ever won? College? High school? Junior high? Honest question.
