Tag: Dwight Howard

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Can’t Change

    Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Can’t Change

    It’s too strong. The will to win takes over any rational thought of trying to work through the process of making the new Princeton offense work, even at the cost of an 0-3 start. Kobe Bryant had one of his “F^%& everyone, I’m doing this on my own” moments, leading to another Los Angeles Lakers loss and more calls to push the imaginary panic button.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing New in Kobe Bryant World

    Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing New in Kobe Bryant World

    Despite playing with 8 new guys and without Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks looked like a well tuned, very coordinated team. The Los Angeles Lakers, with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol welcoming Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, looked anything but smart and together.

  • 10 Highest Paid Players in the NBA

    People always care most about how much others make, especially when it involves athletes, like these NBA stars. LeBron James might be the best player in the league, but he isn’t even the highest paid player on the Miami Heat. The Knicks, with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, have two among the 10 highest paid […]

  • NBA Season Preview: Best Centers

    NBA Season Preview: Best Centers

    It’s been quite a few years now that Dwight Howard is unanimously chosen as the best Center and defensive player in the NBA, even if the awards don’t always show it. There isn’t going to be anything new under the sun, despite a few other centers, like Andrew Bynum and Al Jefferson, being a bit more competent when it comes to low post play and versatility of scoring.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Debut Everyone Was Waiting For

    Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Debut Everyone Was Waiting For

    Preseason games don’t really matter to anyone, unless they mean that Dwight Howard made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers, and then what is pretty much an NBA exhibition game becomes something worth mentioning.

  • NBA Season Preview: All-Pacific Division Team

    NBA Season Preview: All-Pacific Division Team

    The Pacific division has always been about the Los Angeles Lakers and then the other teams, with a few outstanding occasions throughout the years. This season? Nothing much changed, with the arrivals of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, joining forces with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace in the most star-powered starting five in the NBA.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Passing the Torch

    Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Passing the Torch

    Kobe Bryant is still an All-NBA type player, but the whispers of him calling it quits when his contract runs out in two seasons are already in the air. That’s what you get when he keeps referring to the Los Angeles Lakers as his team, but also keeps mentioning Dwight Howard as the next one to take over.

  • Dwight Howard vs Shaq – Useless Rivalry

    Dwight Howard vs Shaq – Useless Rivalry

    One of the problems with Shaquille O’Neal being retired is that he spends his pensioner days as an NBA analyst and avid twitter user is that he seems to be trying to deliver some kind of agenda; in the center of it? He is the best center, and no one, especially Dwight Howard, is barely close to him.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Still the Kobe Bryant Team

    The player getting the most attention on the Los Angeles Lakes media day? Dwight Howard, being the new big name in town, although no one’s quite sure when he’s really going to play. Kobe Bryant, who doesn’t like getting all of the attention suddenly shifting away from him, made sure everyone knew who was the real alpha male on this team.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – The Kobe Bryant Ego Factor

    Say what you will about Kobe Bryant, but there are few players with his kind of drive for success and title rings in the NBA, even after 15 season in the league and five championships. Problem is, his ego and desire for individual greatness can get in the way.