Oh, yeah, satisfied with Howard. I'd be more satisfied if I wasn't watching Jones so much. I'm ecstatic about him!
The team has not improved at all offensively and defensively but the cap and future is flooded away with $88M.
As a 23 year old he took a team by himself to the NBA final and people seem to conveniently forget that. He has given up stats and trust me he could average more in points, rebounds, and blocks but instead has decided to be a team player. Yes, he is earning his money for NBA standards. Any issues the Rockets have aren't because of Dwight. The team defense has improved but it is still not championship defense, not even close. Offense is as good as any in the league. There is almost no doubt the team will be better the second half. Again, Yes, Dwight is earning his 88 million as much as anybody in the NBA. Also, he is not showing up on twitter naked or in the court room for his 8th baby moma award.
I only wish he could pass out more when he gets double teamed down low. It's called inside-out for a reason. Right now once he gets the ball, he seldom kicks it out even though multiple defenders are on him and there're wide open shooters on the perimeter. I give him a pass for now because he still needs to master his post moves. Hopefully he'll improve in those areas. And then of course the FTs. Overall he's met my expectation.
He has surpassed my expectations not only from a stats standpoint but also the ease with which he has fit right in with the rest of the bunch seeing how well they get along together. If he could cut out 1-2 turnovers a game, he would be even better.
So the team has five more wins at this point than they did last year, but haven't improved in any facet of the game. Seems like sound logic to me!
At first I thought it was ridiculous that people would criticize him for joking around too much and being serious enough. But what worries me is that his attitude may effect other people on the team. This team should be competitive every game and has dropped so many games they shouldn't have. They are not contenders and frankly, when you have James harden and Dwight, there really is no reason you shouldn't be contenders. It might even effect Harden. I assure you Durant and Westbrook's intensity got Harden riled up for games.
Dwight Howard might be a bit limited with his offensive moves, but compared to Omer Asik's offensive game, it's night and day.
