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Byron Scott not sure if Dwight Howard is that serious about winning championships

Kobe Bryant Dwight HowardKobe Bryant and Dwight Howard clashed during Dwight’s only season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Most of the clash had to do with the difference in personality between the two; Kobe is very serious, while Dwight is more playful.

Ahead of Tuesday’s season-opening game between Kobe’s Lakers and Howard’s Rockets, new Lakers head coach Byron Scott was asked about why he thought the two stars clashed.

“My outside perspective – Kobe is a real serious guy,” Scott said via the Houston Chronicle. “He wants to win championships. I don’t know if Dwight’s that serious about it. I know No. 24 is. I think that probably was the clash.”

I think there is a difference between not being serious and not being serious about winning championships. For instance, Gilbert Arenas was a big goof-off during his playing career, but he was also one of the hardest-working players in the league. Howard, despite liking to goof around and joke, also works very hard. I bet he is very serious about wanting to win championships.

There isn’t just one way to lead and one mentality to have to win a championship. Not everyone has Kobe’s personality. But that doesn’t mean those people aren’t serious about winning. Scott should know that, and Kobe should recognize it, too. The Lakers also made a mistake keeping Kobe over Dwight; they should have made Howard their franchise guy.

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