When talking about the NBA's best players, one thinks of Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and many others before thinking about the Houston Rockets's newest acquisition, Dwight Howard.
Based on what happened with Howard and the Magic and then Howard and the Lakers, it appears that no good can come from signing him. In fact, one has to really think about if he is really worth all the drama that seems to find him.
For starters, Howard was the main reason Stan Van Gundy was let go. Although Howard made it seem like things were cool with him and Van Gundy in front of the media, that simply was not the case behind closed doors so the Magic thought they did what they had to do to keep Howard happy.
Unfortunately for the Magic, they never got to witness Howard's happiness and he left and went to the Los Angeles Lakers. At the time of the move, it seemed like the Lakers were doing everything they can to win another championship but as it turned out, things never ended up going their way.
Howard dealt with injuries, clashed with teammates and once again came up short in a quest for a ring. While he was not terrible on the floor, he was not at his all-time best.
Even with that, the Lakers were determined to do everything they can to try and make him stay. They hung big jersey's of his as advertisements and even the great Magic Johnson, along with teammate Steve Nash, tweeted Howard asking him to stay.
Unfortunately for the Lakers, their courting efforts fell short and Howard ended up deciding to go join the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are one of the younger teams in the league and with a player like James Harden and a terrific head coach in Kevin McHale, the Rockets are a franchise that is definitely on the rise.
With all of that said, one has to wonder if Howard is going to pull the same kind of stunts that he did with both the Magic and Lakers? Will he try and get a coach fired? Will he have trouble with a teammate or will he end up leaving the Rockets if things don't go well for him after his first year?
If these are the kind of questions that you have to ask yourself before trying to bring this player to your franchise, can he really be worth it?
Hey Pat, if you were the Knick GM, would you trade Chandler for Howard?
ReplyDeleteDavid P
Thanks for commenting, Dave. I definitely do not follow basketball but if that were a straight up trade, I would probably do it.
ReplyDeleteAll I was pointing out with Howard is that he acts like a diva. Once he sticks with a team and wins a ring with that particular team, he'll lose that label.