I see three possibilities for this roster failing to win a championship: Injury, Dwight pouting and causing internal strife due to his inglorious role as defensive cleanup guy, and most of all Kobe/Nash struggling to be effective without the ball. One of them has to give it up and find a way to be effective.

This boards boring without thee.

Throw in a broke back about Lakerluver taking it where? Haha.

The mans entitled to his opinion as u all are…… You all have not a leg to stand upon until you see the goods so put it to rest.

think about how many years dwight has been in the NBA
his free agency circus lasted for how long? was it even up to 2 full years? i don’t think so.

so, are you really going to say i’m wrong about how i described dwight because of how he handled his impending free agency? those months in his life represent who he truly is? that’s not fair to say.

every city outside of LA, still knows Howard for the scumbag he is. Most of these guys are scumbags, but only very special ones show it to the world. Saying he’s threatened because this is the new “likable center” is ludacris.

you can see Howard on his jersey, but I think he’s Deke’s kid. I want a DNA test, where’s Maury?

using the lopez brothers, where one has been rotating from bench player to starter and traded for a non all star, and another as you point out who struggles to get 7 rebounds a game, is a way to just support his points. but if you are a smart basketball fan it’s hard not to see that shaq just sounds upset, threatened or jealous that another center was getting so much love. think about it, shaq was the playful, somewhat loveable people-person center who was great… and dwight was approaching that plateau…infectious smile (pause), was a multiple all star, he had the look of a center that a franchise could build a foundation with. dwight was the funny guy, we just heard stories of him farting up storms in the locker room. it’s hard for shaq to see that and not feel that dwight was stealing his thunder.

sorry to bring this up, but it sorta feels like the whole lil kim-nicki minaj beef, where shaq is the guy fading to black (lil kim) and dwight is the guy coming up (nicki), getting all the new love and is somewhat of the same character (aside from basketball talent). then the superman nickname came and shaq had it. he started saying dwight is copying him, saying he wants to be in his shoes and go to LA. in my opinion shaq was doing all that that to make dwight not want to go to LA because shaq knows what a personality like dwight’s can become in that city and he wanted to nip that in the butt quickly.

AH. i commented too much about this beef today. good comment by dwight btw.. very professional response he provided.

also, this is just a hunch, but im not sure nash is even thinking about scoring. he is a deadly shooter from anywhere, free throw line, the field and from 3, so he will take advantage when guys collapse. and don’t forget, kobe has played with pau for some years now, and i think he has a good handle on knowing when pau is playing disinterested or when he doesn’t want the ball. you can bet kobe will be feeding dwight on those nights too.

this whole feuding thing is petty but more so on shaq’s part. i can’t believe this is still ongoing.

Also, in a Slam Magazine article, Shaq said that Kobe had to take the back-seat because he was the Don Dada.

David Robinson might not have won any rings until Duncan arrived, but Duncan credits David for helping him become a great player. Robinson is another all time great in the conversation before Howard.

Shaq took the Magic to the finals vs the Dream. Shaq was the center piece of those Lakers teams. Kobe was a major component but without Shaq, zero rings for Kobe at that time. Shaq added another great young 2 to win the ring without Kobe. You need superstars to win rings, you need a team, no one guy wins rings unless your name is Jordan.

Dwight Howard has an opportunity to be in the conversation, but he has alot to prove.

D12 has already lead a team to the finals with no other dominant player. He’s right there at the big boys table and now that he’s playing with other all nba players he should be ok.

if you were to put the offensive numbers of brook lopez, bynum and dwight side by side, you can’t tell me just from looking at the offensive stats alone, that you can point out who the offensively deficient player is. the fact of the matter is, dwight gets it done. in fact, the premise of dwight having limited skills in the post, and STILL being able to get 20 points a night and earning the title ‘best cnter in the game’ speaks volumes to his will to get it done. he came into this game as a high schooler and quickly ascended and even carried the magic to the finals with no other all stars to take his shine away. he was an anchor. please, i would only have a problem with dwight if he couldn’t find ways to dunk the ball. he finds ways to score and i’m fine with that.