Did I say Asik sucks at D? Please dont put words in my mouth. I said he isnt a defensive force. He's a very good rebounder, but other teams dont shy away from the paint because of Asik. There are a number of reasons why our defense was the worst in the NBA last season...and one of those reasons is because Asik isnt an elite defender. And since you are so keen on getting a stud PF...please tell me who we could get at a cheap price that is a "stud". Or better yet, a "stud" 6th man...lol.
The Rockets had the #1 half-court defense when Asik was on the floor. Our high pace and turnovers pus leaky transition defense contributed to our bottom of the league defense. It got better as the season went on overall as well. Not saying Asik is better than Howard, but to seriously think defense from a big man is purely a function of blocks and vertical leap is asinine.
Dwight will be a top 5 player again next year. Asik is our second best player though, so it sucks if we have to let him go.
Asik has been here 1 year, his next contract is going to be at least 50% larger, tbh he's worth in the range of a 4yr 48m deal, as long as he goes somewhere where he gets to play starter minutes, he'll be happy.
Asik being on the court moved our half court defense from bottom 10 to top 3, yes he really is that good at defense. Our transition defense though was a whole lot of suck, but a lot of that is because we created transition defense through bad turnovers.
If the Drama King brings the Championship Bling, which he has a much larger chance to do than Omer Asik, then I am all for it.
Why should Asik be worried. If anything, he should WELCOME Howard to Houston. Last year Asik was taking plays off and coasting. I don't mean that in a bad way. I mean he had to watch for his fouls and stamina because, let's face it, all our other bigs sucked ass on D. And Asik needed to stay on the court. With Dwight Howard, Asik would play much more aggressive like he did at Chicago, when he was shot-blocking and rebounding at a rate that warranted Morey to give him $25mil. Howard and Asik would complement each other so well that the Rockets instantly becomes a top-5 defense. A top-5 defense plus likely top-5 offense(we were #7 with Asik insted of Howard) is instant championship contender.
Really only reason I want him on the team is he's a knowledgeable poster and Rockets fan. I really respect his opinions so I want him to play for us.
I love these stats. They enforce what I already believe. And what's even better is so those Morey. He has thousands of stats like this at the touch of his Ipad and knows that. I still beleive Howard is better overall. But when you add it all together it's a lot closer than many imagine.
Dwight missed 7 games after a herniated disc and with a torn muscle And people say he doesn't give his all *smh*
Since Daryl Morey clearly seems to be going after Dwight Howard, knowing it will cost over twice as much, what do you think his stats are saying pray tell?
Well advance stats from 2012/13 season tell us... Dwight Howard PER=19.4 ORtg=105 DRtg=100 Ows=2.8 Dws=4.8 WS=7.6 Omer Asik PER=14.9 ORtg=105 DRtg=103 Ows=2 Dws=3.5 WS=5.5 Morey is reading from advanced stats that Howard is the winner!
This is advanced stats to the layman. Morey has real advanced stats that we don't know of. And does the stats suggest Howard is worth $12M/yr more than Asik? Not saying I don't want Howard, but it really is a lot closer than you think.
for this year sure, but Dwight was coming off of offseason surgery, wasn't 100%, was playing in D'Antoni's ****ty system with Kobe. So I expect his stats for this past season to be a little down, but when you look at his body of work I'm of the opinion that he is worth $12m more per year than Asik based on expected future production which will be closer to his previous years
you will never know until he come and play here... same like when lakers take him in, everybody said lakers become contender with D12, kobe, nash and gasol... but the fact.... no one knows until now.... so you know what i mean
You can'tgo from saying Morey have advance stats that we don't know about to then telling us its closer then we think like youhave access to those stats. Number one logic though
