Howard dismisses Bryant’s quotes; Kobe clarifies
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The Lakers need all hands on deck for their sprint toward the playoffs but an ailing shoulder has sidelined Dwight Howard for the last week, apparently testing the patience of Kobe Bryant. The All-Star Lakers guard seemed to suggest in an ESPNBoston. com interview on Wednesday that the time is now for Howard to return to the court. âWe donât have time for [Howard’s shoulder] to heal,â Bryant said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ESPNBoston. comâs Jackie MacMullan. âWe need some urgency. â â[Howard] has never been in a position where someone is driving him as hard as I am, as hard as this organization is,â Bryant told MacMullan. âItâs win a championship or everything is a complete failure. Thatâs just how [the Lakers] do it. And thatâs foreign to him.
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Dwight Howard
Overall Sentiment: -0.100014
Relevance: 0.81622
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| 0 | âHeâs not a doctor. Iâm not a doctor. So thatâs his opinion,â Howard said. … |
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Kobe Bryant
Overall Sentiment: 0.214007
Relevance: 0.428465
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| 0.110585 | âWe donât have time for [Howard’s shoulder] to heal,â Bryant said … |
| 0.0624437 | âWe donât have time for [Howard’s shoulder] to heal,â Bryant said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ESPNBoston.comâs Jackie MacMullan. âWe need some urgency.â |
| 0 | â[Howard] has never been in a position where someone is driving him as hard as I am, as hard as this organization is,â Bryant told … |
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Jackie MacMullan
Overall Sentiment: 0.197625
Relevance: 0.264985
Pau Gasol
Overall Sentiment: -0.425662
Relevance: 0.207992
Stan Van Gundy
Overall Sentiment: -0.166401
Relevance: 0.207697
Jordan Hill
Overall Sentiment: -0.546964
Relevance: 0.190318
Otis Smith
Overall Sentiment: -0.200692
Relevance: 0.1753
Antawn Jamison
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.174785
Earl Clark
Overall Sentiment: -0.0374341
Relevance: 0.157542
Robert Sacre
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.142067
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- The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual’s average comment sentiment.
- The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual’s consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).
Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.
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