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Any updates on Dwight? (UPDATE: Dwight to return on Wednesday in New Orleans)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by slickricky, Feb 27, 2015.

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  1. count_dough-ku

    count_dough-ku Member

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    Obviously we want him healthy before he returns, but he's now been out over 8 weeks dating back to that Lakers game he missed on 1/25. We were told he'd be out 6-8 weeks, so we're beyond that timeframe. And if 2 months isn't enough time to heal a knee that didn't even undergo a surgical procedure, then I'm gonna start to wonder if there's something the team isn't telling us.
     
    #221 count_dough-ku, Mar 24, 2015
  2. Voice of Aus

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    go away, he's one of the only posters i trust here.
     
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  3. WinkFan

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    McHale could mean they can't wait to get a good look at him in practice, because there won't be enough practice due to the lack of players.
     
    #223 WinkFan, Mar 24, 2015
  4. mfastx

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    I have a feeling he'll come back and be similar to what he was mid-season, as opposed to early season before he went out.

    He still adds to this team however.
     
    #224 mfastx, Mar 24, 2015
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    David Andersen Only Fans?
     
    #225 HTM, Mar 24, 2015
  6. DFWRocket

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    I saw somewhere that said this year, opposing teams take 19 LESS shots in the paint when Dwight plays, and MAKE 9 Less shots. Thats 18 LESS points in the paint when Dwight plays. Thats a big difference in Defense when he's on the floor. Sure, he's not the greatest offensive threat, but his defense is needed.
     
    #226 DFWRocket, Mar 24, 2015
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    at this point of time, i just hope dh and tjones can come back healthy and ready for playoff, no rust, no discomfort, that's the only good recipe for a deep playoff run for us
     
    #227 davidxhz, Mar 24, 2015
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    Looks like these injuries have forced McHale's hand to play D12 sonner than expected.
     
    #228 Nick_713, Mar 24, 2015
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    nah it is expected, it was always going to be one of the next 2 games
     
    #229 kingkingston, Mar 24, 2015
  10. Nick_713

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    Good point, I was expecting that return against MIN, so D12 would return against a non-playoff team. To me tomorrow's game is a must-win (if they really want to keep their seeding and because we've lost to them in our worst game of the season last time we played in NO).
     
    #230 Nick_713, Mar 24, 2015
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    Confirmed by Feigen
     
    #231 Nick_713, Mar 24, 2015
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    good good.
     
    #232 Snow Villiers, Mar 24, 2015
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    I hope Dwight comes out and proves us wrong and is in last year playoff form, paired with the MVP and Brew/Smoove and the rest of the guys make a deep run.
     
    #233 Zbed, Mar 24, 2015
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    Let's GO Dwight!!
     
    #234 rawool, Mar 24, 2015
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    Take it easy Dwight, we don't need no hero...yet.
     
    #235 Smacktle, Mar 24, 2015
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    He's gonna be so rusty. 12 games is enough to get back in the groove.
     
    #236 WhoMikeJames, Mar 24, 2015
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    We should be cautious and don't play him huge minutes, without D12 we wont make it far in the playoff
     
    #237 ThisVoice, Mar 24, 2015
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    he won't be playing all of the remaining games.
     
    #238 YOLO, Mar 24, 2015
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    If he misses only the B2Bs, he'll play in 9 games. Hopefully T-Jones will be back for those last 2 B2Bs so Dwight's absence isn't felt as much.
     
    #239 count_dough-ku, Mar 24, 2015
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>James Harden told <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick">@sam_amick</a> today that he won't change even as Dwight Howard returns: <a href="http://t.co/ZYYmjDQFTZ">http://t.co/ZYYmjDQFTZ</a> <a href="http://t.co/DLix2PluxW">pic.twitter.com/DLix2PluxW</a></p>&mdash; USA TODAY Sports NBA (@usatodaynba) <a href="https://twitter.com/usatodaynba/status/580454849701113856">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

     
    #240 J.R., Mar 24, 2015
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