TORRANCE TRIBUNE July 11, 2013 Page 5 Dwight’s Decision Up and Adam and how to bang them By Adam Serrao is to not think that the pressure of L.A. got to by Torrance Schools Go SwimmingChef Shaferhim, but that the ownership did. With no realMaybe the one good thing about this decision is that there wasn’t a lengthy, drawn-out, one- intention of tweaking the roster and by stubbornly By Adam Serrao the 100 butterfly. Lastly, sophomore Christina hour-long television special about the whole sticking with Mike D’Antoni over other coaches With the heat wave that has been beating Ngo took sixth place in the CIF SS Division ordeal. Instead, Dwight Howard did what he like Phil Jackson, Jim Buss, Mitch Kupchak and down upon the South Bay, there probably II finals, placing a time of 1:07.03 in the 100 said he was going to do and made his decision the rest of the Lakers’ front office drove Howard isn’t one person in the city of Torrance who breaststroke. Ngo had a time of 1:08.31 in in a timely fashion. For Los Angeles Lakers’ away. The Rockets have a younger nucleus wouldn’t mind jumping in the pool to take a the Bay League finals to win it and advance fans, that meant saying goodbye to an athlete of players and a coach who is willing to play few laps through the water. Fortunately for the to the CIF Finals. that scouts, coaches and players all believe towards Howard’s strengths in the low post—and kids of North, South, West and Torrance highs, South High also had a big showing for its to be the best true center in the NBA today. clearly, Howard prefers that. “I just looked at they have had the opportunity to do that on lady swimmers this year, starting with Yining Yes, the Lakers lost in the Dwight Howard both teams and I felt like Houston was going in a daily basis all year long for their respective Chen. Chen reached the CIF Southern Section sweepstakes. The franchise that has won 16 NBA one direction--they got a lot of young players, schools. The only difference is that they do it prelims in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. championships in its storied tenure isn’t very they got a good coach in Kevin McHale, and I in competition rather than for leisure. These The junior helped her relay team capture this accustomed to losing. By becoming one of the just felt like having him as a coach, he could athletes might be relaxing and swimming in year’s Ocean League title. Tiana Pugliese also first dominant players to ever walk away from really help me in the post and help me develop the oceans and beaches of the city for different came up huge for the Spartans in her last year the Lakers’ organization, though, Howard, like I want to,” Howard continued. “That was reasons now, but some of the brightest local with the team. Pugliese took first place in the through his very public breakup with Los mainly the big reason right there, and having stars also shined with the sun this past year to Ocean League finals in the 50 freestyle and in Angeles, showed the team that it is no longer the opportunity to grow with a team--a young not only represent their schools, but also put the 100 freestyle while taking 13th in the 50 what it once was and that it may have no one team--like the Rockets. That’s the reason why.” their own names on the map as well. freestyle in the CIF SS Division II finals. Junior else to blame but itself. Clearly, Howard is choosing young potential Perhaps the school that is most adapted to the Samantha Sannes took second place in the 100 There are two ways to look at the situation over veteran experience. Harden, the only other aquatic life is West High. The Lady Warriors’ butterfly division finals and reached the CIF that has gone down with Dwight Howard and the star on the Rockets’ team, is only 23 years swimmers have had a number of athletes take Division II prelims in the 50 freestyle, doing purple and gold. The first is that Howard simply old and coming off of a season in which he home first and second team honors this year, her part to help her team to the league title. could not handle the bright lights of Hollywood. averaged nearly 26 points, five rebounds and most notably headed by Tiffany Liu. Liu is Perhaps the most dynamic swimmer of all Other NBA analysts and past NBA superstars, six assists per game. Kobe, Nash and Gasol, only a sophomore at West and has already didn’t come from West or South. North High’s like Shaquille O’Neal, seem to think that is however, are aging, injury-prone players who taken the swim team by storm. This year, Jasmine Margetts received the Swimmer of precisely the reason why Howard left the big may never again reach the skill level that she took on the 100 freestyle and finished the Year award for her work in Torrance. stage of L.A. for a “little town” like Houston. they attained in their respective primes. That, in seventh place with a time of 52.39 in the Margetts finished above every other South Bay “We’ve all been in L.A., and not a whole lot combined with a coaching style from D’Antoni CIF Southern Section Division II finals. Liu swimmer this year in the CIF Southern Section of people can handle being under the bright that nobody seems to like, may have made wasn’t only good at the 100 meters, though. Division II Finals with her marks of 2:4.47 in lights,” O’Neal said. “Everybody wants to do Howard’s decision a good one. The talented youngster also placed 13th in the 200 individual medley and 56.62 in the it, but when you get there, there are certain No matter what the reason, the damage has the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:54.47 in 100 backstroke--both of which were personal pressures. I think it was a safe move for him been done and Howard’s 17 points and 12 the same CIF Division II finals. To get to the records for the sophomore. “It’s fun to be on to go to a little town like Houston. That’s right, rebounds per game through 76 injury-plagued finals, Liu first dominated her opponents as she the team at North,” Margetts explained. “It’s little town. I said it.” O’Neal was a player who games is going to be wearing a different uniform took her team to the Bay League finals and like a family. Maybe more will join and get possessed the exact opposite characteristics next season. So what does that mean for the won the 100 freestyle outright with a time of into it here. Maybe we can qualify for CIF during his career. While he was with the Lakers? A lot more of Pau Gasol, first of all… 53.25. She also took the 200 freestyle outright as a team soon.” Margetts’ team-first attitude Orlando Magic, O’Neal found it difficult to Gasol has been like the Lakers’ ex-girlfriend with a time of 1:55.01. translated during the regular season this year rise above that “little town” and its big star, they just keep taking back because they can’t Liu’s teammates backed her up with successful as well. She won every individual event that Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon and the Rockets find anything better. Though he has won the seasons as well. Cindy Ngo made the CIF she entered, including the 200 IM at the beat Shaq and his Magic in the 1994-‘95 season Lakers multiple championships, the organization preliminaries in the 50 freestyle and took 18th division finals with a time of 2:08.67 to break for the NBA championship. But when Shaq just keeps trying to get rid of him. Now, it place in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.49 a record that has stood since 2009. She also later joined the Lakers, he flourished under the seems as if he is here to stay--at least for one in the CIF Southern Section Division II finals. set a record in the 100 backstroke with a time bright lights and the pressure, obtaining titles in more year. Even without Howard, the Lakers Ngo is only a freshman and has much time of 57.75 to dominate this year’s South Bay back-to-back-to-back seasons, from 2000-‘02. have over $70 million in salary committed to to improve upon her already stellar standings. swimming scene. Even if it was the pressure of pleasing the 2013-‘14 season. The salary cap is $58 Also a freshman, Ksenia Afonicheva set meet The boys weren’t as fast in the water as everyone in Los Angeles that drove Howard million next season, meaning that the Lakers, records in the Bay League finals by posting the girls this season in Torrance, as the latter away, he still hopes to have the same success with many roster spots still to fill, will already times of 2:06.86 in the 200 IM and 57.34 in clearly amassed many more awards. One male in his career that O’Neal has had when it be penalized for going over the cap. Those the 100 butterfly. 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