_posts/2019-01-09-jimmy-butler-at-it-again-in-philly.md
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title: Jimmy Butler at It Again
date: 2019-01-09 17:16:00 -06:00
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- NBA
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excerpt: 'I hate to say it, but Jimmy Butler may be the next Dwight Howard: a talented
player whose very presence causes the implosion of otherwise good teams.'
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[Romana Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski reporting for ESPN:](http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25684980/jimmy-butler-challenging-philadelphia-76ers-coach-brett-brown-offensive-role)
> Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Jimmy Butler has aggressively challenged coach Brett Brown on his role in the offense, complicating an already tenuous chemistry among the team's Big Three hierarchy, league sources told ESPN.
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> Butler has been vocal in his contesting of Brown and his system, including a recent film session in Portland that some witnesses considered "disrespectful" and beyond normal player-coach discourse.
I hate to say it, but Jimmy Butler may be the next Dwight Howard: a talented player whose very presence causes the implosion of otherwise good teams. Yes, Butler has a lot more skill than Dwight ever had, but it's a very similar attitude. A "my way or the highway" type of personality that doesn't work well with others.
In the NBA, that's all good and fine when you're winning or when you've established a winning reputation, but Jimmy has neither. Right now, he's nothing more than a child with just a smidge better than average talent who starts drama everywhere he goes.
Somehow I still like him, even with all the problems he caused in Minnesota. Jimmy strikes me as one of those guys that would be a lot more fun to be around if their definition of masculinity were adjusted. I hope someone who truly cares about him can help with that.