I FELT rather poor lately, so this morning at nine I WENT to the doctor. I FOUND him alone in his waiting-room, where he WAS STANDING by the window.
“Where ARE your patients? HAVE you CURED them all?” I ASKED.
“The reason why people AREN'T CROWDING into this room now is that on Wednesday I DON'T BEGIN consultations here until half past ten. Such HAS BEEN my habit for the last twenty-five years.’
I’m sorry I CAME too early I SAID, 'I WILL GO and COME BACK later“.
“Oh, no. I PREFER early patients to late ones. In the course of my practice I HAVE NOTICED the late-comers VISIT the doctor because they NEED some sympathy. They are like a dog that once CAME here with a sore paw; I BANDAGED it for him and while I WAS DOING this he WAS LOOKING at me with great lonely eyes. He CAME BACK the next day and every day until his paw BECAME well. I FOUND OUT that his master HAS GONE AWAY. The dog is old now but he IS still COMING.
Remember the old days, when LeBron James had championship aspirations with the Cleveland Cavaliers? Before The Decision and before Dan Gilbert's angry letter written in Comic Sans?
LeBron's dominance was at a level where he actually had people believing that Antawn Jamison could be the missing piece to a championship team. The Akron Hammer got Mo Williams into an All-Star Game. Oh yeah, and by playing with James, Anderson Varejao is now considered "untouchable." No wonder LeBron took his talents to South Beach.
Anyone who watches the NBA, or even listens to what some of the announcers have to say, can tell you the impact that an elite player can have on his team.
Prime example—LeBron turned a team full of average role players into a No. 1 seed and title contenders. As soon as he leaves town, they're a team struggling to even compete on a nightly basis, landing the top pick in the NBA draft. And as soon as people saw this, we all understood why LeBron left.
These special players are at a premium, even in today's superstar league. And with the recent alignment of star players, very few are left on their own the way LeBron was in Cleveland. One of these players is due for free agency in one year. You may have heard of him: Dwight Howard.
Howard is an absolute monster on both ends of the floor who is as capable of taking over a game as anyone in the league. Opposing teams guard him with at least two players at all times, usually with very little success. Teams have resorted to recycling defenders who simply foul D12 in hopes that he won't make his free throws. Given the shortage of quality big men in the league, Howard's ability is even more valuable considering he gets to exhibit it against many low-quality big men.