man... tonight was a tale of two mentalities, wasn't it?
Boston down 3-0 in a series they can't win... Pierce and KG refusing to lose, gutting it out, giving it their all... carrying their team to a victory so they can at least go out with some dignity.
Lakers down 3-0 in a series they can't win... Dwight gets himself ejected and misses the second half. Total punk move. Lets his team get blown out. Second team he's quit on. Piece of crap.
I never liked Dwight. Total piece of crap person, imo. Dirty player. He was always too Hollywood. Concerned with fame and popularity. Polar opposite of a warrior like Kevin Garnett.
That said, you'd have to trade anyone on this team for Dwight Howard if the opportunity presented itself. Rondo + Bradley + Sully + Green + draft picks + whatever other scrubs we have on this team. Doesn't matter. Pierce and KG are likely retiring. At the end of the day, Dwight HOward is still a top 5 talent in this league, the best big man in the game and a defensive force. You can absolutely build a contender around his talents. That's more than can be said about anyone on our squad... Dwight took a terrible Orlando team to the finals. Yes, I realize I'm being dramatic and it would be hard to put talent around him if we traded away all our assets, but the point is that franchise players aren't easy to come by. It's either we tank for Andrew Wiggins or luck into a superstar. Hate Dwight, but I'd learn to love him in Green. He's a punk, but he's a dominant punk when healthy.