Dwight Howard’s Feelings Hurt By Shaq
It’s been quite the week for Shaquille O’Neal and his mouth, and the result has been wounded pride and hurt feelings across the NBA landscape. OK, so it’s only two guys who’ve truly felt the Diesel’s wrath, but still.
Yesterday, we talked about Chris Bosh’s new — and unfortunate — nickname; today, we explore the mind of Dwight Howard, who can’t believe some of the things Shaq has said about him. From the Orlando Sentinel:
“I can’t stop Shaq from saying anything. I just wouldn’t expect that coming from him,” Howard said. “But the only thing I would expect from him is that he would try to help me improve my game and that’s it.” Has he? “No,” Howard said.
“Like all the other big guys [do], you know, like Hakeem [Olajuwon], Pat Ewing, Dikembe [Mutombo], Bill Russell, David Robinson … tried to help me improve. … Taking shots at somebody else, I wouldn’t do that.” Howard said he expected some helpful “comments to come from Shaq,” but added that the only advice he received has been basically useless.
If Howard had studied Shaq’s history a little closer, he wouldn’t be surprised by any of this. O’Neal has always been fiercely protective of his legacy and iconography, and would never (ever) admit that a fellow big man had approached his own greatness, let alone dethroned him.
O’Neal and Howard square off in Orlando tonight. It would be a good time for the student to give his reluctant teacher a lesson or two of his own.
Shaq said something greasy, but true, about Dwight Howard a while back. Something about Dwight not being close to a young Shaq as far as total dominance. That’s true. But, Shaq omitted the fact that Dwight is a superior rebounder and defender.
Shaq’s ego is as large as his @ss and just as foul.
Dwight doesn’t have any back to basket moves, but he does have a nice jump hook of a face-up and he can got either right or left with that.
I can’t understand why Dwight can’t develop a simple, consistent back to the basket jump hook. That’s all Shaq has had his entire career! If Dwight had that move he would put up 26 easily.
Although I do agree with the comment about Shaq’s opponents; Gasol, Bosh? I bench press more than the both of them.
Bye-bye Diesel!
The lakes have enough to win without him.
But if they don’t win this year and he does in fact go there next year, won’t it be because of his presence?
But as far as Shaq goes, he’s still dominant when he gets enough touches, and he can still torment the best big men in the L at 37. If Bosh, Howard and any other big men have an issue they should be doing their best to humiliate him on the court with speed and more importantly WINS, and if they feel the need, bash him up in the media a bit too.
dwight - 25+ points, 15+ boards, 5+ blocks 4+ fouls. shaq - 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block 5 fouls
Young Chris thinks Shaq is number two to MJ. Sure…
Alot better competition my a**.
BUT what Shaq had that Dwight doesn’t, is a HEALTHY PENNY HARDAWAY.
Not yet….
Jordan and Pippens Bulls (the 96-98 variety) are the only Champs i can think of in history that didn’t contain a legit low post threat. It’s silly to compare different era’s but that is the best way to place Jordan and Pippen as all timers…Rule changes aside
Witness, if you’d grown up watchin ball in the 80’s and 90’s you’d probably realise that without Mag and Mike there’d be no LBJ..LBJ is phenomonal but “No one even close” Thats criminal to say!
@ witness..Large margin ay..If he gets 8 rings and does it all with only Mo Williams, maybe!
Lads no one plays as good D these days, with zone you can afford to be a little lax, thats the diff between defenders like Pip and Bowen.
Good on ya’, Shaq!
Bosh was only called RuPaul while Dwight behaves like RuPaul …
There was this cat named D-Wade on that team.
wow. i do need to go to school in the morning. and tomorrow we have a test. but i love SLAM and one day you guys will be posting comments from the entires that i write.
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Cant wait to reed your entires…
Otherwise, do you people REALLY think he has the finesse, muscle, and skills need to actually MANEUVER/POSITION himself around other big men?
Shaq has probably been on the recieving end of more sh(t offensive foul calls than anyone, strictly because of his size, not his inability.He’s dealt with haters, like yourself, and others in the media bagging him for his oversized slackness by answering with rings..
He has more than held his own against 4 of the greatest centres to play the game, and has always performed in Finals games. It’s just plain stoopid to rag on someone with the record and legend Shaq has.
Hey Dwight here is a song 4 you. Sometimes I dream that he is me——-U know the rest. Make a name for yourself and stop swinging.
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