Dwight Howard up for "Most Enthusiastic Athlete" Award

Yeah thanks for sharing...idk why somebody would make that up & you provide some good points from whoever you talked to, but maybe should of kept this on the DL.

 

Well, that's disappointing. The person whining seems to have it out for D12 though, given the bit about the seriousness of his injury. Even Dwight himself said it wasn't serious. I doubt he'd be resting if this were the post-season, but who cares if he misses a few games against bottom-feeders to get a little rest / heal completely? He deserves it.

 

Dwight has had back soreness on top of all this.

This is good on McHale's part to keep his big guy healthy for the playoff run. Dwight has been dominant in the playoffs. He was pretty good for the Lakers as well.

 

Interesting. I been back and forth on Howard all year and was giving him props until the latest OKC game and that debacle in Chicago. In both of those games Howard was a big p***y. His clown act has always been a turnoff to me and if I was a teammate of Howard's, his clown act would be quit irritating. I'm glad Howard is here with the Rox and the Rox are better partly because of him but he can't be taken seriously as a real leader because of his clowning personality. And if he actually admitted to not even trying in a game, that extremely disappointing especially against a player like Noah who a lot are calling the best center in the league right now.

 

Yeah, sorry guys...wasnt sure if I should totally remain silent about it or not...my first thought when I was being told last night was that I needed to get on clutchfans, but then I tried to somewhat hide it by putting it in another thread. It was just disappointing to hear. As far as Howard not playing, I dont mind him getting rest against the weaker teams. I also wouldnt mind Harden and Parsons resting up at some point as well before the playoffs. Those guys have all logged a lot of minutes, so Im sure some rest would be welcomed.

In any case, I apologize for the derail.

 

Sooooooo I wanna know, did u vote for dwight yet?

 

When we were trying to get Howard, my biggest concerns were (1) his health, and (2) his attitude. And the combination of both would be devastating -- think McGrady.

I just hope whatever rezdawg heard was just one person's opinion, which might have made the situation sound worse than what it really was.

 

Yes, I did.

 

I wouldnt say the situation is horrible...just more along the lines of some of the coaches wishing he would play harder and more fierce with something to prove...instead of constantly goofing around and trying to have fun at all times.

 

That makes sense. You can't have it both ways. You can't have a top player that all of the teammates love and joke around with and them expect him to be a real aggressive leader. MJ, Kobe are probably all jerks to their teammates, but they have that ice-cold give it their all attitude. Dwight's more of the friendly type, which is fine if he's got other guys there to lead the locker room.

I think the only guy I know of that was fun to play with AND ice-cold is Lebron, but even still- people were saying he was soft like Dwight until like two years ago.

 

Yeah, Its becoming more evident that Dwight doesn't have the personality to be an effective leader. For all the greats to ever played this game, it would be hard to believe they were clowns all the time like Dwight. Its good that Dwight isn't a locker room cancer, but a clown can't be the "leader" of a championship team either. Dwight keeps saying that he came here to win a championship but he still appears more concerned about everyone liking him. I'm hoping Harden can continue to develop into the leader the Rox truly need.

 

What does Dwight do to make y'all think he's a "clown" when it's time to handle business?

 

He didn't "handle business" against the Thunder or Bulls recently, and if I'm not mistaken, I believe during the Bulls ass kicking, Dwight could be seen on the bench laughing and joking around while the team was getting their asses handed to them. Like I said earlier, his presence has improved the team, but because of his clown mentality, its hard to take him seriously.

 

Stuff like looking up at the big screen during time outs and laughing at the Kiss Cam rather than focusing on what's being said inside the huddle. I think the coaches want him to really, really want to win...and they feel like theyre not getting that from him...a lack of intensity, a lack of true desire, a lack of competitive fire.

I dont have a problem with how Howard handles things as long as Harden can take on that ice-cold personality. You cant win a championship without someone like that.

 

He definitely wasn't the only one who didn't handle business during those games, but I never noticed him acting like a "clown" during those games either. Maybe I missed it.

I have season tix and can say this is another thing a LOT of guys on the roster are guilty of. There was a point during the Miami game @ TC where they were showing some skit on the 360 screen... I think some faux fight between Dwight and Lebron. Our guys were watching/chuckling, while Miami was focused/completely ignoring.

I don't know... as a woman, I could never imagine dating someone like Dwight. I know I would find the constant clowning around incredibly annoying. But I don't recall seeing anything from him in game-time situations that make me think he's a clown when it matters.

 

Jameis Winston can do both.

 

Here's what happened when Hitler found out Dwight was leaving LA: (VERY FUNNY!)


http://captiongenerator.com/7177/Hitler-reacts-to-Dwight-Howard-leaving-LA

 

I wonder what he was really saying.... :grin: Funny stuff though.

 

All this derogatory talk of Howard is seriously borderline BS as far as the Rox are concerned. The consecutive losses that we had are being seriously blown out of proportion and myopic. If anyone seriously thinks that that is the sole premise evaluating him, you may as well say that Lebron's a bust based on their recent games. One shouldn't pick and choose a few arbitrary games to prove your point that's just ridiculous and indefensible.

Consider that:

1. He's hasn't even completed a season for the team, but our record is on pace to break 50+ games for the season, in large part, due to his presence.
2. For all that criticism that person supposedly said, any team that could have made a serious play for Howard during his FA, would have gladly paid max.
3. Given a choice between the "sources" words and the reaction of the league when a talent like him become available, I'd take the obvious reaction to his value. There's a reason why acquiring him was a coup for the Rox.
4. Shaq is and was always jovial. Being jovial doesn't necessarily translate to failure. In Howard's case, he apparently plays better when his social surrounding is on the lighter side.
5. Worst case scenario with Dwight is, given his health, a cornerstone to a championship caliber team. A plus player to any alternative at his position.

I'm pretty sure that everyone wants to know how we'll fare with him come playoff time. The short answer is, we don't know. Do we want him as our center come playoff time? Heck yes and with Asik to boot!

More importantly to this thread, I voted for him multiple times. Get to it CFers. We could use more votes!

 

I think you're the one blowing stuff out of proportion. Nobody has diminished the impact Howard has had on the team. I think you've missed the point of the discussion.