rabman_gold
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With some players, it's just better to say no...
No matter how talented a guy can be, if their personalities are poison, what good will it do when the going gets rough?
And it's been the case many times.
Howard had (and still does to some extent) the talent to change a team's short term fortune. But only ~10% of the league's teams has the arsenal and management for keeping him in line.
The situation is hard to fix because he needs to be convinced to adapt. And he needs the right leadership and direction if he wants to become a real champ.
The Cavs really don't need him that badly. And as the Lakers have proven (time and time again), more abundance of talent doesn't mean it's a surefire solution (for winning)...
Whoever wants to take a flyer, good luck...
No matter how talented a guy can be, if their personalities are poison, what good will it do when the going gets rough?
And it's been the case many times.
- Andrew Bynum started growing a horrible ego that reached its pinnacle when he left L.A. He was signed by us for one year and didn't even take a month of the regular season to be exiled from the team.
- Larry Sanders managed to get a big contract signed, but fell off the wagon after making bad choices.
- Metta World Peace speaks for himself, but in the opposite fashion; he couldn't get most of his shit together until he teamed with Kobe and Phil.
- Dennis Rodman also started derailing before reaching Chicago and only lasted 3 years before losing whatever he had left personality-wise.
- Chris Anderson couldn't make it far until bringing his tattooed @$$ to South Beach.
- Rajon Rondo was kept in line with Boston's 3-headed goblin in the late 2000s, but hasn't been able to stick anywhere for a while.
Howard had (and still does to some extent) the talent to change a team's short term fortune. But only ~10% of the league's teams has the arsenal and management for keeping him in line.
The situation is hard to fix because he needs to be convinced to adapt. And he needs the right leadership and direction if he wants to become a real champ.
The Cavs really don't need him that badly. And as the Lakers have proven (time and time again), more abundance of talent doesn't mean it's a surefire solution (for winning)...
Whoever wants to take a flyer, good luck...