<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hakeem Olajuwon back at Rockets practice, working with Dwight, McHale.</p>— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/517410791289798659">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rockets’ Kostas Papanikolaou was a little starstruck when Hakeem Olajuwon walked into camp today… cont.</p>— Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/517429618299514880">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Papanikolaou: "When I saw him walk in, I was really like wow. You can’t see these things in Europe."</p>— Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/517429688134676480">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hakeem Olajuwon said being back at practice and working w/ Dwight Howard is "always a joy for me." On Dwight, "More mature, more confident."</p>— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/517434228040945664">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/DR34M">@DR34M</a> working with <a href="https://twitter.com/DwightHoward">@DwightHoward</a> at today's practice. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pursuit?src=hash">#Pursuit</a> <a href="http://t.co/2Y7CxEZtaM">pic.twitter.com/2Y7CxEZtaM</a></p>— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/517434469423120384">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pat Beverley and Kostas Papanikolaou played together in Greece - Pat said it was great to have him back on the same team.</p>— Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/517431706811265026">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Beverley: "Me and Kostas were in Greece riding the bench together and now we are in the NBA battling together."</p>— Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/517431756199190528">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <iframe src="//instagram.com/p/tn-eaHhdEt/embed/" width="612" height="710" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe>
I keep seeing the 4 spot is up for grabs. I think it's more TJ's spot to lose. Maybe I'm in NBA2K mode, but I'm envisioning spurts of Dwight-DMo-TJ-Ariza-Harden. Defensively, that's a lot of long arms and offensively, a steady diet of Harden/Dwight pick and roll with a crash the boards with everyone but Ariza mentality.
If we play Ariza at the 2, I would much rather see Papa at the 3. I trust his defensive ability more than TJ's. Physical gifts mean little when used inefficiently