분노의 하워드 ㄷㄷㄷ

[2run2run]

BOSTON – Dwight Howard waited for nearly an hour in the stunned silence of the losing locker room, thinking long and hard about the timing of calling out Stan Van Gundy’s failed policies. He has never been a young man of impulse, of speaking without the most careful of consideration. So yes, this made the measured and unemotional tone of his displeasure with Van Gundy devastating.

The Orlando Magic collapsed in the final minutes of Game 5, and maybe cost themselves a chance to reach the Eastern Conference finals. Howard is watching the ball go everywhere but where it ought to: Into the hands of the Magic’s franchise center, its superstar.

Enough, Howard said.

Give me the ball.

“You’ve got a dominant player,” Howard pleaded late Tuesday night. “Let him be dominant.”

He’s right. He needed to say it, and he needed to say it now. What’s the use this summer? What’s the use when this series is over? The final, frantic minutes were an indictment of these Magic, a stunning spiral of lobbed air balls and sprayed turnovers that let the flatlined Boston Celtics rise out of the rubble to steal a 92-88 Game 5 victory, and 3-2 control of this Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Magic appear fragile, scattered and unnerved. They lost on Big Baby Davis’ stunning jumper in Game 4, and blew a 14 point fourth-quarter lead in Game 5, and now the Magic stagger home for an elimination game Thursday night.

Privately, the Celtics believe that Orlando’s vulnerability late in games comes from a singular question that they’ve been unable to answer: Who is the go-to guy? Orlando missed eight straight shots to end the game, and that’s what angers Howard the most: Why isn’t that me?

“I have to get the ball,” Howard said. “I don’t think you are going to win a lot of games when your post player only gets 10 shots. It’s tough to get yourself going and get a lot of shots without a lot of touches. We have to get better with that.”

What Howard was trying to say was simple: Van Gundy has to get better with that. Howard had 12 points and 17 rebounds, just 10 shots on the night. In the fourth quarter, when it all slipped away, Howard had just two shots. He made them both, but it was far too little, and that’s become far too much of a pattern here.

The Magic led 77-63 with eight and a half minutes left and 88-75 with 5:39, and still they squandered another lead in these playoffs. They’ve made it a habit. This is a character flaw of these Magic, and that loss of composure and direction returns to the coach. Shaquille O’Neal declared Van Gundy the “Master of Panic,” for failures in past playoffs. Howard wouldn’t go that far, but he appears done biting his lip when it comes to his diminished role in the offense.

He will go along with his coach’s desire for him to be the immovable force on defense and on the boards, but no longer does it appear Howard will accept becoming an accidental tourist along the way to one more Magic meltdown. This was a disgraceful loss for Orlando, and it will linger as an indictment of the franchise.

Howard is so frustrated with the Magic’s reliance on 3-pointers, the indifference on getting him the ball on the block, that two league sources familiar with his thinking say that it could soon cause Howard to question his future with the franchise.

After listening to him unload Tuesday night – his voice even, words measured – that shouldn’t be a surprise. He has always been the polite, obliging aw-shucks kid, but this colossal collapse brought out a side never seen with Howard.

Even before he unloaded on too few plays called for him, too few touches, he delivered an unprovoked assault on Van Gundy’s decision to pull the players responsible for constructing that double-digit lead late in the game. He wanted to see his coach stay longer with the bench of Tony Battie and Mickael Pietrus.

As Howard said, “The coaches have to recognize what’s working on the floor and stick with it,” he said. “When you’re in a situation where guys got it going, you know everybody’s moving the ball and the energy is up, you have to stick with … what works.”

Howard even alluded to the fact that Doc Rivers turned to Stephon Marbury and Eddie House for fourth-quarter scoring that saved the Celtics in Games 2 and 5, respectively. “Their coach left the guys on the floor that got the job done. That’s what championship teams do.”

The Celtics have a magnificent defender on Howard, Kendrick Perkins one of the best in basketball. He insisted that, “They tried to get it to him. … They tried. I think the biggest thing with Dwight is he thrives off getting dunks. When he gets dunks early, he gets going.”

Well, Howard never did get going in Game 5, and it left him seething after this night, and maybe this series, slipped away. Now, Howard has set the stage for a showdown with his coach. This is uncharted territory for this relationship, and now, something that Howard had kept to himself tumbled into the open.

Dwight Howard wants the ball, and he wants it with the season on the line in Game 6. He’s the biggest, most devastating low-post force in the league, and enough is enough. If the Magic are going down in this series, he sure as hell doesn’t want it going down with Rafer Alston throwing balls away, and Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis missing eight of nine 3-pointers in a Game 5.

“I just think that I have to be more aggressive, run … demand the ball,” Howard said. And after all these lost possessions, lost trips down the floor, the biggest, baddest center in the sport finally did.

Howard called out his coach, and called for the ball. The season is on the line, and there’s no more time to waste. Enough is enough, Howard barked. His voice never rose, but his message was unmistakable: He’s the franchise star here, and he had better start getting the respect that comes with that from these Magic.

Dwight Howard thought long and hard and finally let the unspoken truth out of his mouth: Get me the ball, coach, and get the hell out of my way.(-야후 펌)

요약하자면 하워드는 경기끝난후에 한시간동안이나 라커룸에 있었고..

자신이 가장 도미네이트한 옵션인데

5차전에서 10번밖에 슛을 못쏜건 이해하기 힘들다는 거군요...

밴건디와의 사이도 틀어진것같고요..

앨스턴은 턴오버하고..터콜루와 루이스는 안되는 3점슛 자꾸던지고..;;;

반면 2,5차전에 마버리와 하우스를 계속 기용한 리버스감독을 높이 평가하는 발언도 하고요..

마지막 구절이 와닿네요~"Get me the ball, coach, and get the hell out of my way"

코치..나한테 공을 줘..그리고 꺼지삼..ㅋㅋ
6차전에 분노의 하워드가 40-20을 목표로 뛰런지..ㄷㄷㄷ

[For the Future]

자.. 이제 이걸로 7차전 확정이군..ㅋㅋ

[passionaterun]

ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ 닥감독 맘에 들면 보스턴오삼

[신농구대통령]

가넷과 하워드의 트윈타워라... ㅋㅋ

[Carmelo Anthony]

하워드 분노모드가자!!

[Kirk Hinrich]

이제 초토화임

[OverTheHill]

퍽이 잘 막아줄거에요.ㅎㅎㅎ

[Agent Zero]

스탠 밴 건디는 히트 시절에 샥에게도 저런 소릴 들은바 있죠. 샥이 피스턴스와의 동부컨파서 탈락하자, 자신을 공격서 활용하지 않은 스탠에게 그 책임을 물으라고~ 지금 샥과 스탠의 사이는 얼마전 험담을 주고받았던것처럼 엄청 틀어졌고 말입니다. 자신의 헤드코치 커리어에 리그 최고 센터 두명째를 보유하고도 그걸 제대로 활용을 못하니, 팀이 전력상의 우위를 가지고도 힘들어지는거죠.

[Ewing #33]

아, 정말 뭔가를 보여줘야하는 시기임. 무리한 석점은 그만...

[지네뒨졸단~ㅫ]

전 벤건디하면 제프 벤건디만 잇는줄알앗는데 그 마피아 두목같이생긴분 이름도 벤건디엿구나..

[#5. J-Kidd]

그 밴 건디 두명이 형제죠.. 스탠과 제프..ㅠ

[지네뒨졸단~ㅫ]

진짜 형제요??? 진짜?? 우연아니에요??

[지네뒨졸단~ㅫ]

헉.. 진짜네.. 진짜 한~~~~개도 안닮앗는데.. 확실히 제프도 먼가 퓅귄맨스러운 악당같이 생기긴햇지만.. 헐 둘이 형제군하..

[OverTheHill]

제프가 형, 올랜도의 스탠이 동생입니다.

[‮넷가빈케]

제프가 동생이고 스탠이 형인데;; 형이 감독데뷔를 늦게해서 잘못아신거 아닌가요

[헤이세이..]

스탠이 형인거 같던데.. 가물가물..

[Third Eye]

스탠이 형입니다~

[Deftones]

머리숱이 제프밴건디가 더 없어서 헷갈리신듯

[OverTheHill]

솔직히 하워드도 참을만큼 참았죠. 팬도 아닌 저 역시 답답할 정도니까요.

[The Sniper]

와 하워드가 이러니까 정말 무섭군요. 이 분노의 피해자는 보스턴 골밑 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ;;;;

[싱글턴과 스위프트]

야오, 샤크, 하워드를 보유하고도 활용 못한 감독으로 남을 것인가

[꽃게찜]

하워드가 이런식의 발언을 한거 첨보는군요..기대되네요..덩크 20개쯤 찍으려나 ㅡㅡ;

[일도양단]

하워드 데뷔할때는 순박한 성가대소년이었는데 NBA연차가 지나갈수록 사람이 조금씩 거칠어져 가는듯; 예전 팔꿈치 사건도 그렇고...물론 이런 발언 자체가 나쁘다는게 아니라. 거친 프로세계에서 팀의 더맨으로 뛰면서 순박하던 성격이 조금씩 바뀌어가는것 같네요 ㅎㅎ.

[싱글턴과 스위프트]

플옵에서 순박하면 갈굼 당하죠. 야오처럼~ 야오밍. 넘어진 상대편 배려하다가 티맥한테 갈렸다는 ㅎㅎ

[[LAL]yj.com]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ진짜요?? 역시 순박한 청년 야오.....

[love maker]

파울 때문에 벤치로 일찍 들어앉지 않을까 하는 생각도 =,.=

[Black Cat #23]

저럴만 하죠..지난 게임 팀을 위해 희생하만큼 값진 승리었다면 할 말이 없는데....희생은 희생대로하고 결과는 참담하니 저런소릴 하죠...

[KOBEsLAKERS]

센터의 계보를 이어갈 느바의 미래..하워드 더 강해지길!

[Shaquille O’Neal]

슛을 10개밖에 못 쐈다는건 정말 심했네요..;;

[[CLE]L-train]

하워드 클블로와라~

[Rondo.]

르브론과 바꾸시겠다는 얘기시죠?....설마 빅벤+@로 바꾸시겠다는 nba 망하는 발언을 하고 계신건 아니시겠죠? -_-?

[HaveAgoodTime]

하워드 ㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ 괴수 ㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ

[Point넘버원]

하워드 괴수모드 발동인가요

[지네뒨졸단~ㅫ]

하워드가 맨날 웃구 그랫지만 그넘 몸보면 절대 독한놈 아닐거라곤 생각치 않앗습죠.. 암요..ㄷㄷ

[싱글턴과 스위프트]

드래프트때 85키로 벤치프레스를 겨우 7개 하던녀석이, 지금은 180키로를 들었다 놨다할 정도로 근력을 키웠으니 독한놈이죠.

[조던RULE]

그랬군요 ㅎ 첨부터 어깨뽕이 아니었군요 ~ 헬스중독이구만 ㅎㅎ

[No.34]

하워드가 저런말을 미디어앞에서 했다는점은 상당히 실망적입니다. 물론 하워드가 저런말을 할 위치는되지만, 지금 플옵이 끝난것도아니고, 팀의중심적인선수가 저런말을 하면안된다고봅니다. 따로 뒤에가서 코치랑 이야기하거나 포인트가드랑 이야기를해야죠. 불만을 가질수있는점은 당연히 이해가되지만 글쎄요...그리고 4쿼터마지막 6분동안 공을 못받았다고 불만을하는데, 1쿼터부터 공을 주라고했어야죠. 시리즈가 끝난것도아니고...흠.그리고 하워드는 이번시리즈 퍼킨스상대로 공격에서 재미못봤습니다. 수비는잘하지만요

[자미어 넬슨]

이렇게 벼랑끝까지 몰린 이상 하워드가 저런말을 함으로써 얻는 시너지 효과가 더욱 기대되네요..^^아님 말구~

[*가을새*]

이걸 꼭 언론에 이야기 할 필요가 있을까요? 락커룸 뒤에서 비공개로 했어야 하는 발언같네요.

[Miss__U]

전 오히려 하워드가 저런말을 당당히 할만큼 골밑에서 존재감을 보여줬는지 의문입니다.(이번플옵 공격적인 면에서)..

[(LAL)김씨파]

이런 것도 좀 필요하다고 봅니다..저도 솔직히 알렌한테 역전3점 맞는 상황까지의 올랜도의 플레이는 전혀 이해가 가지 안았습니다..전혀 리듬이 안 잡힌 3점만 주구장창 쏴대니..근데 좀 감독과 사이가 틀어지는 건 아닐지 걱정은 됩니다..정규리그 때는 거의 아버지 같이 따르던데..