Chances of winning Personally, this writer would advise you to never bet on a team featuring Dwight Howard going on a deep playoff run, but it’s certainly possible. As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier wrote later that year, Rooney was taken with Obama’s ability to connect with people. He had a patience few other owners have had, and created one of the most successful and stable organizations in sports, with only three coaches in the last five decades. 7%, the highest in the history of the NBA (Westbrook’s 2014-15 season is third on the all-time list).