Thought On Dwight Howard

     Dwight Howard's move to the Houston Rockets is simply yet another exclamation point on the NBA's changed culture. Stars simply do not have the desire to win a title by themselves;they join up with their other star buddies. The Olympics have perhaps created the largest shift. The 2008 team went on to change the sports world when Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh discussed playing on their own team. In the NBA enemies and rivalries have really ceased to exist. Celtics-Lakers, Knicks-Pacers, and Knicks-Heat aren't the same any longer. The animosity isn't there; the two teams don't go for the others' guts because after the game the stars are going out to drink. Dwight Howard is the culmination of all budding culture. Howard jumps from team to team, bandwagon to bandwagon, until he finds one that works. If Nash and Kobe didn't work, is James Harden really going to work?
     Already turmoil is rising among the Rockets. Although Howard and Harden took an Instagram pic together, the other members of the team are less than thrilled. Omer Asik immediately wanted out when he found out the news. He doesn't want to play with Howard who is going to want the ball then mope and sulk when he doesn't receive it. Dwight better play close attention to the lessons Hakeem Olajuwon  will give him. There is no other center in the league who comes close to rivaling Howard. The man should have at the very least a ring and an MVP at this point in the career. A physical specimen, no one besides Lebron posses the athleticism that Howard fails to utilize. Throughout his eight years in the league Howard has failed to develop any great post moves. For a player of his stature, greatness is what must be accomplished.
     Calling Howard a man as I have is far too much of a compliment for him. To come out of high school was a far bigger mistake than most realize. Dwight never really grew up; he has been known to whip towels in the locker room and crack jokes during games. When a player comes to the NBA it is time for him to grow up and to mature. The NBA is serious and now more than ever it is about winning titles to cement your legacy. Right now Howard's legacy is one of disappointment and now it has become high time that he realizes the fact of the matter. I remember watching the 2011 Finals and even though I was ardently rooting for the Mavericks, I still felt let down by Lebron's performance. But now two seasons later Lebron hold my respect. I hate and rage against him as much as ever, but I respect him. I want to respect a player as good as Howard can be, but he needs to earn that.
     Dwight needs to shut his mouth and win something in his league this season, or he's done as a star player. He can't take criticism and won't be able to handle the hate like James.