The Dilemma of Dwight Howard

by elmaverick

I feel that as long as we live, Lebron James will always be directly associated with “The Decision.”  While it was unnecessary and completely absurd, it was an hour; an hour that he undoubtedly wants back, now that he’s been scrutinized almost daily for it.  Dwight Howard has taken over a year to figure out what in the fuck he wants to do, and Lebron – although he finally won – is still the NBA’s villain.  I am now dubbing this period of uncertainty surrounding Dwight Howard “The Dilemma,” because there’s really no solid outcome for Orlando.

Why aren’t we on Dwight like we were on Lebron?  If your answer is because “Cleveland doesn’t deserve it – he should have stuck it out and won it with the team who drafted him,” keep in mind that this is the second FRANCHISE center – a once-in-a-lifetime center – to leave Orlando behind in two decades.

News broke about two days ago that Dwight requested to be traded to the Nets.  News just broke about two minutes ago that Deron Williams, who is the NBA’s most well-rounded point guard if not the best overall, will remain with Brooklyn for the next five seasons.  It now looks that the Joe Johnson trade wasn’t a consolation for losing out on Deron and Dwight, but instead a piece to add to them coming to join the team.  Things look as though they’re finally going the Nets’ way for the first time since Vince Carter could reverse dunk.

I don’t get how a package of Brook Lopez, Marshon Brooks, Kris Humphries and picks compares to the packages that the Lakers, Clippers, and Rockets can put together to offer Orlando, but it seems like they’re somehow the frontrunner.  The only problem is, if Dwight does get his way, which is probably going to happen, who do  you root for in the East when it’s him vs. Lebron?  Dilemma vs. Decision? Villain vs. villain?

Pretty soon, there’s going to be no one left who is easy to root for.

–Zack Hammill