Who's Who? Comparing "The Office" Characters to NBA Players
The NBA is not only a league filled with great basketball players; it's also a league filled with many, many personalities. Personalities that now define how people view them: LeBron James isn't hated because of his basketball skills, obviously, but rather for his somewhat arrogant personality.
If fans based their liking of players on skills rather than personality, then Bryant wouldn't have been hated at the peak of his game and loved now.
"The Office" is a comedic American TV show, where each actor plays a character with unique traits in the office. It too has many, many different personalities.
The question is, what NBA player would be what "Office" actor.
If any of you have any other comparisons, please let me know as I would love to hear your comments.
Michael Scott Is Shaquille O'Neal
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Both are very lovable, Michael Scott as the clueless office manager, and Shaquille O'Neal as the big funny guy of the league.
Yet, both are also disliked for their respective arrogance. People in the office get mad at Scott for his attitude, and NBA fans all around have to be annoyed with Shaq's "I'm the best" mentality, the one that prompts him to say he's the last true center.
Finally, both dominated their respective shows or league for a good amount of years, and were constantly, and literally for Shaq, the center of attention.
Steve Carrell, the actor of Scott, realized it was time to leave, and bid adieu to the show. Now it's O'Neal's turn to realize the same thing, and retire.
Dwight Shrute Is LeBron James
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Another interesting match.
LeBron was constantly the No. 2 in the league, always placed behind Kobe. Though he may have been a better player, the titles that Kobe garnered had to place him at the top. Bryant's been on the downfall though, and many think that if LeBron had stuck around in Cleveland he could have won.
He went to Miami though, and his image may never recover.
Similarly, Dwight was always the No. 2 in his office. He was the best salesman but ironically, the actual title of Regional Manager made my Michael Scott No. 1. When Scott finally left, Dwight had the chance to take over, but instead stupidly shot a fire arm in the office and was removed from the position.
Though he will perhaps be the best salesman in the Office, he will not never achieve the promise of No. 1 he could've received.
Notice any similarities?
Jim Halpert Is Baron Davis
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This is perhaps the weirdest comparison yet.
But, bear with me, because it makes sense.
Both seem to be happy when they're doing anything but their job: Davis at All-Star weekend or in various little movies and commercials. Jim Halpert is thrilled marrying Pam and pulling random, but many, pranks on Dwight.
Both can be extremely talented when they want to be; Halpert can sometimes nail a big sailing deal when there is a big prize, and Davis plays well whenever he feels like he should. But, most of the time, they get bored with their job and don't really try.
Apart from this, every one around the Office thinks of Jim as the cool guy, and it would be crazy to think NBA players didn't think the same way about Davis.
Pam Halpert Is Shane Battier
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Pam Halpert is the lovable secretary in the Office, never quite credited for how she manages to keep everyone happy in times of dispute, and always makes Michael Scott look good for things she actually did. Furthermore, she's always asked to do odd, and quite annoying, tasks around the office that Scott makes her do.
Weirdly, Battier faces the same situation. Everyone around the NBA respects Battier, yet no one realizes quite how much he does on the defensive end of the court. Like Pam, he makes his teammates look good, letting them getting the steal even though it was through his defensive effort that it was made possible.
Lastly, no one would like to have Battier's job, running around pick after pick chasing down the opposing team's best player, and then not getting the ball a lot on offense.
Stanley Hudson Is Carmelo Anthony
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Carmelo Anthony is undisputedly one of the most talented players on the offensive end of the court in the league. When he wants to get the job done, very little can stop him. He just loves scoring. Yet, passing and defense, the two areas where teams are truly meant to come together and mesh, Carmelo is at best sub-par.
Stanley Hudson is one of the best salesmen in his office, and loves making money on that end. Yet, he'd rather spend his time doing crossword puzzles than contributing in the office meetings, or in office get togethers, an area where the Office is meant to come together and mesh.
Furthermore, both seem like very calm guys, but when Stanley's mad, Ryan Howard claims it was the scariest moment of his life. And when Anthony's mad, well, he punches people in the face.
Ryan Howard Is Gilbert Arenas
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Perfect match, in my opinion.
Teams didn't expect much of Gilbert when he entered the draft. That's what led him to become a second-round pick, and play minutes sparingly in his first NBA season.
Arenas always had one clear weakness, which was his resistance to being a pass-first point guard. Yet, the Washington Wizards took a gamble on him, and were recompensed beautifully. People forgot about his weakness, as the nicknamed Agent 0 could take over games with his three point shooting and drives, and led his team to the second round.
This all ended when Arenas was found with unlicensed fire arms and was taken to a half way house. He has never recovered, and finds himself back to where he started, a talented player begging for minutes.
Ryan Howard started off as the temp for the Office, and, because of this, nothing was expected of him and his biggest jobs were fetching Scott coffee or cleaning his car. Like Arenas, he had one evident weakness, which was sales.
Yet, he too got his big break, and was offered a job at corporate, and his weakness was forgotten. He made the company tons of money and was living the life. But he was accused of fraud, arrested, and has never returned to a high-paying job,
He finds himself again stuck as temp, a position which he hates.
Both of them wish they can one day climb back up that ladder.
Andrew Bernard Is Greg Oden
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Greg Oden lives and dies with the legacy with the legacy he left in college, and that's because his game, or body, hasn't even began to transform into NBA material. Honestly, as a player who only plays 30 games a season, and by no means with exceptional stats, you don't think the Blazers would have given up on him by now if not for his college resume?
The same goes for Andrew Bernard of "The Office" who, though just a regular paper salesman, went to Cornell and will never stop reminding people of it. That's his legacy; what he did after Cornell, not so impressive...
Finally, both had one issue: Bernard punched a hole in a wall which brought him to anger management class while Oden literally posted a picture of his big issue (his penis was posted on the Internet for all of you who don't quite know what I mean)
Angela Martin Is Kevin Garnett
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I saved the weirdest for last. Kevin Garnett is a basketball player, 6'10" and 240 lbs., who has been criticized for not knowing where to draw the line in the art of trash talking.
On the other side, Angela is an uptight accountant, who looks to be around 5' and 90 lbs, who draws the line at any slight flirtatious or inappropriate action by one of her co-workers.
Yet, believe me, there are similarities.
Garnett is hated across the league for his behavior, and probably considered an asshole by 90 percent of it. But, his coach and teammates swear by him, and Tyson Chandler just recently called him his "role model."
Angela is hated all across the office for her, well, attitude and, once again, is probably considered herself an asshole by most of her coworkers. Yet, Andrew Bernard loved her, and even proposed, and Dwight Shrute loved her as well and begged her to come back with him.
Hmm...I don't see how it's possible, but the fiery Garnett and the uptight Angela actually have very similar situations.
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