Better to come in overweight due to an ankle injury at the beginning of the season, than being fat in the playoffs like Klye Lowry who stinked in the last year's PO soley because of that reason, and people here love to paise Lowry as a great leader.
On one hand, I feel for Dwight because for the most part, he played the good soldier and was wrongfully maligned by national media. Yes, he is ineffective at the post and does dumb stuff. But he did a fair amount of good here and while he checked out sometimes, he didn't hold the team hostage, quit, go get himself microfracture (never mind, this is going to derail into a Tmac discussion) On the other hand, I wonder how much NBA players respect or disrespect Dwight. If disrespect, they will chalk all this up as Dwight being Dwight and the Rockets organization won't suffer in the eyes of potential FA's.
He loves to leave out the part where Harden was injured. People who do that know they have a weak argument.
You have to hope Harden learned his lesson. By the time he played himself into shape, everything around him had gone to crap. But overall, I agree that this reflects worse on Dwight than it does on the organization. A lot of us here tuned into every single awful game, no matter how bad things got. Ray Charles could see Dwight was mailing it in for a significant chunk of the season, but to hear him admit it is pretty annoying.
Agreed. And that is why it will be "addition by subtraction" with him leaving. As a leader, his emotions and actions are not very inspiring. Really a shame
Yes times a million, especially since he is paid millions of dollars to play basketball and doesn't try because he doesn't get his way. Pathetic. He needs to go ASAP
There it is...Mr. Passive Aggressive. Howard really is a cancer...There is NEVER any self realization of how bad his play has been during the times he actually was on the court. Let's blame Morey for why he cant rebound in traffic, set NON moving screens, and have ONE post move that he can consistently finish...OH and the very fact he cant shoot a FT.
remember when Dwight agreed to taking a backseat offensively for the benefit of the team ? he did this last season when he came back from injury, before playoffs....this season all that went to **** (maybe because it was his contract year?)
Howard just confirmed he operates just the way people have claimed and reported he does. Going behind the back of the coach to try to get what he wants. Now jumping on the bandwagon to kick the Rockets to improve his own image.
I used to feel for Dwight. I think he's a good dude. I think he gets unfairly maligned at times. I think his character is unfairly attacked. Basketball-wise, though? Hell no. The man is completely and totally oblivious. He doesn't want to do the things that he does well on a basketball court. He cannot fathom the idea that "being involved" doesn't mean post ups. It's complete insanity. It's like if JJ Redick just suddenly stopped wanting to shoot 3 pointers. Do what you do well and things will go well. I'm tired of holding out hope he'll come to his senses, so farewell, Dwight. I hope you do well at your next stop.
It's possible Morey did promise him a large role in the offense and we didn't follow through, but it's not like we never game him the ball in the post. We gave it to him often in that first year and the results we're still bad. The offense was better when he was a finisher, like off alley-oops from Josh Smith, rather than as a creator. We can't cater the offense to one guy's insecurities no matter how much he's being paid. Even this year we would throw Dwight a bone with a post up now and again. He would turn that bone over half the time, either through sloppy handles or a charge. How can someone be so in denial about how they are most effective? It's like Deandre Jordan insisting on being a shooter rather than a dunker. Anyway, this interview flies in the face of every interview in which he said he knows his role now, is putting team first, and has matured. Considering this is not the only team he's had this problem with I have no sympathy for this situation. Four coaches across two teams aren't giving you the ball? Maybe that's just not your game.
Any chance we can change the thread title to "Dwight a delusional, entitled b**** based on this article"?
Dwight always talks about how he wants to win so bad and that everyone is wrong about him... well, him admitting that he has mailed it in when he doesn't get the ball tells me right there that he doesn't care about the team. He cares about himself. He won't do what he's asked for the benefit of the team, and he'll sabotage the team when he's unhappy with his role. That's not a team player. That's not someone who wants to win more than anything. Dwight is always talking about "putting egos aside"... he should look in the mirror.
100% agree. He isn't looking for involvement. He wants very particular involvement in a very particular way. A way that he isn't most effective at. And he isn't direct with the primary people he should communicate with about his desires. Just a passive aggressive, undermining diva.
It should surprise exactly zero people that the team played much better last year when Dwight missed half the season at this point. I'm excited for Capela. At least he won't actively delude himself like Dwight seems intent on doing.
This is all down to coaching a good strong coach would have been firmer with Howard, and when he pouted, you sit him down. Instead - we enabled him, and he continued to drag this team down with him. Terrible fit - good riddance. And, many of us saw it coming....not surprised now. DD
