Dwight Howard's loyalty a good thing?

[illestmcsgt]

I know we all would love to see him play in green, but as a basketball fan I respect him for deciding to stay with the Magic(yes he requested to be traded for a year but he came around and decided to stay).

Too many players are full of themselves and rather team up with other star players to win. Which is fine if you don't leave your old team like LeBron, Bosh, and Carmelo did. A part of me wishes Cleveland, Raptors, and Nuggets get better because it's awful what those players did to their teams.

Here's a article I found which made me really hate Dwyane Wade even more. What a jerk I really hope he never wins another championship and Howard signs with the C's in 2013 to win a few rings to have the final laugh.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dwyane-wade-thoughts-dwight-howard-loyalty-214017147.html

[rondohondo]

nothing has changed yet, he still hasn't signed a long term deal and it will be a big circus again at next years trade deadline .

[hpantazo]

I think his decision to stay in orlando is a great thing. It's of course wonderful for the city of orlando, but it's good for the league and it's a breath of fresh air to see a superstar in his prime wanting to stay put instead of going for the drama and greed and big city lights. I know he had some issues deciding, but I really believe that a lot of it was due to his agent pushing him to sign a max deal somewhere else. Dwight, imo, was happy to stay in orlando where he's the top dog on a contender in a warm, wonderful city. Good job Dwight! Now his decision to get Glen Davis on the team, well, that's a whole other issue!

[LB3533]

I don't think it is true loyalty for Dwight.

I think Dwight stayed because he wanted to protect his own image and reputation.

Basically, Dwight is a coward, not Superman.

[csfansince60s]

I know we all would love to see him play in green, but as a basketball fan I respect him for deciding to stay with the Magic(yes he requested to be traded for a year but he came around and decided to stay).

Too many players are full of themselves and rather team up with other star players to win. Which is fine if you don't leave your old team like LeBron, Bosh, and Carmelo did. A part of me wishes Cleveland, Raptors, and Nuggets get better because it's awful what those players did to their teams.

Here's a article I found which made me really hate Dwyane Wade even more. What a jerk I really hope he never wins another championship and Howard signs with the C's in 2013 to win a few rings to have the final laugh.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dwyane-wade-thoughts-dwight-howard-loyalty-214017147.html

Agree with the Wade thing. He is someone for whom I've lost a lot of respect. The tweet shows his true colors, or does it?

(I could take the tweet as being cynical that pure loyalty drove Dwight's decision. Not a diss to loyalty per se.)

When James and Bosh joined the Heat, Wade was the one I respected the most. No longer. The intentional ripping of Rondo's shoulder and then the Kobe cheapshot (in the frickin allstar game?). He's a piece of garbage.

[Boris Badenov]

Howard has fallen quite a bit in my eyes. He should have made up his mind before the season started, and stuck with it. What did he learn between now and then? And he ultimately hurt his team, because Orlando could have been exploring trades to complement him, rather than replace him.

I don't see how anyone that indecisive can be considered a franchise player. It's a sign of mental weakness.

[dtrader]

Dwight staying for another year is NOT about loyalty.  Its business and a lack of mental toughness. 

Business because (from what was published/rumored) the Magic had finally made the decision to trade him.  That means he had lost the upper hand, and was no longer going to choose his destination.

Lack of mental toughness, because he made his decision to sign back right when the media turned against him.  Before his "roll the dice" comments, he was never really cast as the bad guy. Once that happened and he started to be vilified in the media, he got scared and flipped his position.  He was scared of becoming post decision Lebron, and seeing his jerseys burned when he left.

Loyalty would be to put everything aside, and sign an extension.  If you REALLY want to show loyalty, and your only concern is having a better team around you, you sign an extension for a slightly lower amount than you could potentially get (like westbrook), and let the team spend the rest surrounding you with talent.

IMO, Dwight Howard has shown himself to be a coward for the way this had unfolded

[OmarSekou]

I think it's a good thing. Not on the level of Dirk's loyalty, Nash's loyalty or Pierce's loyalty, but it's something.

Dwight got gun shy because he realized ending up in the right situation wasn't a sure thing and he likes his team enough and cared about his fans enough not to want to take the risk.

[mqtcelticsfan]

I don't think it is true loyalty for Dwight.

I think Dwight stayed because he wanted to protect his own image and reputation.

Basically, Dwight is a coward, not Superman.

The question I'd have for you is how you feel about LeBron going to Miami. A lot of people seem to have contradictory opinions on Dwight and LeBron.

[Marcus13]

This has nothing to do with loyalty.

Orlando shoved him in a corner and said sign this or you're getting traded tomorrow, so he signed.

Brilliantly played by the Magic organization

[theswitch]

This has nothing to do with loyalty.

Orlando shoved him in a corner and said sign this or you're getting traded tomorrow, so he signed.

Brilliantly played by the Magic organization

I'd imagine they'll do the same thing next year with an extension. Either sign this right now or ****.

[kgiessler]

This has nothing to do with loyalty.

Orlando shoved him in a corner and said sign this or you're getting traded tomorrow, so he signed.

Brilliantly played by the Magic organization

I'm confused, why exactly would that motivate DH to sign?  Wouldn't it be, at most, 3 months in the organization he was traded to?  Then he would enter free agency and be able to sign elsewhere.

I guess I don't see the difference in him entering free agency by leaving Orlando any different then entering free agency by leaving elsewhere.  What is the difference?

[mqtcelticsfan]

This has nothing to do with loyalty.

Orlando shoved him in a corner and said sign this or you're getting traded tomorrow, so he signed.

Brilliantly played by the Magic organization

What? No, it'd be more along the lines of we're not trading you, so re-sign with us or have fun making millions less somewhere else.

[Shoot the J]

I don't think it is true loyalty for Dwight.

I think Dwight stayed because he wanted to protect his own image and reputation.

Basically, Dwight is a coward, not Superman.

I agree
For months he has dominated sports news. Every time the Magic played in a different city, it wasn't about the game they were in town to play, it was about the chances that DH lands in that city next year or sooner. And after all that he stays? Get over yourself buddy

[redbov]

Howard has fallen quite a bit in my eyes. He should have made up his mind before the season started, and stuck with it. What did he learn between now and then? And he ultimately hurt his team, because Orlando could have been exploring trades to complement him, rather than replace him.

I don't see how anyone that indecisive can be considered a franchise player. It's a sign of mental weakness.

Tim Duncan had already won titles with San Antonio and actually traveled to another city to sign a contract with another franchise (curiously, Orlando). Lots of phone calls from Bufford, Popovich and David Robinson later, he abandons a meeting with Orlando officials and flies back to Texas.

Imagine a player doing something like that these days?

He'd be hated till the end of times.