NBA Essentials: Dwight's Pregame Dump

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-- "It's releasing all the bad stuff out of my body, so when I play only the good stuff comes out." -- Dwight Howard, MOUTHPIECE Blog

-- "Imagine trying to explain Shaquille O'Neal's Twitter behavior to a person living in the 19th century. "There is a man named Shaquille. He stands over seven feet tall. He walks about town. Invisibly and silently, he communicates with those around him. He beckons people to flock to him, and they do. He commands them to approach him and touch him, and they are rewarded." This person would think you were describing the Antichrist, or perhaps Jesus on stilts." -- Jon Bois, MOUTHPIECE Blog

-- "Yet reading Lewis' piece on the NBA, I realized with growing excitement that my game is exactly like Shane Battier's. Morey, Battier's own GM, describes Battier as "a marginal NBA athlete." Hey, I'm a marginal athlete. Morey notes that Battier can't create his own shot. I can't create my own shot! Morey says Battier "can't dribble, he's slow and hasn't got much body control." Check, check, and check!" -- Dan Kois, Slate (via TrueHoop)

-- "Stephon's only caveat for indulging in some bus stop playtime was that i give a shout-out to stabury.com... so here's our attempt to do a commercial." -- fireballmcnamara

-- "The microfracture surgery performed on Tracy McGrady's left knee Tuesday was called a success, with the arthroscope confirming the diagnosis that the ligaments and other cartilage were in good shape." -- Houston Chronicle