I thought he said his ankle injury wasn't serious. I was thinking maybe he was faking the injury to give Asik more time. However, I don't think anyone would jeopardize their stats or career for another player to shine. Should we be concerned?
Nice thread. What is he jeopardizing? Houston pretty much has the 4 seed locked up, so there is no need for him to be out there right now. Rest up for the playoffs.
He has been listed as a game-time decision for the past week, so one can assume he would play if the race for HCA was closer. Chris Webber said he still suffers from the back injury last night...
Yeah, I did a double take at that. Was that completely irresponsible speculation or is there some factual basis for that anyone has heard of?
I'm pretty sure the team is just playing it safe. Morey has said that Dwight would've suited up for these recent games had they been in the playoffs, but with the 4th seed looking likely(and the 3rd seed very improbable) and Asik holding down the fort in his absence, why risk reaggravating the injury?
He can play, but we're resting him, should do the same with Harden n Parsons. 4th spot is locked (we just need 2 more wins)
Agreed. Little left to play for other than keeping fresh and getting the bench playing time in case they're needed later. Get Howard some minutes in the last couple, but he won't need much to be ready for the playoffs. Just get the rust off so he can be ready to dominate Portlandia.
What? No. The rockets have a soft schedule right now, and they would have improved in wins from last season to this one just based off experience alone. The lineup that is playing right now is the same team we had last season with Tjones starting. Don't underestimate Dwight's importance to our team. Asik is integral to our playoff success but he is not Dwight Howard.
when you think about why would they need to lie and hide something? we're sorta locked into the 4th position, the schedule is weak, our backup center has been rusty all season and has been using these extended minutes to get his game right. there are too many benefits to him sitting out right now for me to think they are hiding something.
Dwight is injury prone. Nothing new about that. Good thing our real superstar Harden is balling. We are fine as long we have Asik and Harden playing.
Injury prone? Dwight has had only one significant injury in his career. He's been the healthiest Rocket this season.
That is news to me. You better check his 10 year record in the NBA. Dude has been nothing but a work horse save for his back injury year. Smh...
nothing the last 2 games of the season can't fix. if they kept him out completely until the playoffs then i'd believe they are hiding something. if it's just a precaution then we should see him in the last few games.
