I'm just tired of the type of fandom that consists of constant nitpicking of the best players, and the idea that any hole in their game comes from some lack of dedication or other personality flaw. I'm exposed to it all the time, and it's so tiresome. Who would want to choose to see the game through the eyes of a bitter, vaguely racist middle-aged white guy? That Skip Bayless shit is neither fun nor informed.
Tyson Chandler still can't create a shot. Jason Kidd never learned how to shoot off the dribble. Ben Wallace was forever an offensive black hole. There are really good players, who have to be considered "athletic" by any reasonable definition of the word, who everyone praises as hard workers and good teammates, who just never turn their weaknesses into strengths.
With Howard, you can either believe that his defense is purely a result of his "athleticism," which would be wrong, or imagine that he dedicates a lot of time and effort honing his defense, but doesn't really care about scoring more, which seems terribly far-fetched. But you know, LeBron's a choker, Dirk is soft, Westbrook's a ballhog, ad nauseum. God I wish I could put together a team of all these chumps.
