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Sources: Dwight Howard elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by nolimitnp, Apr 4, 2025.

  1. nolimitnp

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    All I remember from Howard is that Magic tenure......it was not lengthy.

    I feel Alonzo Mourning was a better player overall.
     
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    You can not like him, laugh at him, or pity him ...But he's definitely a HOFer.. Dude was dominant until people tried to teach him how to play basketball lol ..
     
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    No doubt but he fell off hard very early, like when he was 27.....it might be injuries.

    And mentally he was not the toughest.

     
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    True.. but if Ben Wallace can make it to the HOF, he damn sure should.. He had a dominant run that can't be ignored
     
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    That is why I don't mind him but don't want the BBall HOF to be cluttered up with freak athletes who are not good at basketball skills.

    You could create a special Hall of Fame of Great Athletes with few skills. It is the wrong endorsement for the upcoming generation to focus on athleticism and no real substance.

     
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    Dwight was never dominant after the back injury. That was a huge setback for his career.
     
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    Easily my favorite non rocket to watch till Jokic. His back injury was a huge bummer, as an undersized guy there was no coming back from that. Best defender i saw in the 2000s.
     
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    Ah Ben Wallace, I was not aware, Ben Wallace did not get that much hype unfortunately like Dwight and was not that athletic.


    • Good thing he got inducted.

    • I like Ben, but even when he played, he should have way more clout than he has......quiet around him.
    • The whole Pistons - Bad Boys 2 light .......has had an underwhelming effect on individuality.
     
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    he could've been the goatest ever if he could shoot a bit. we've all seen him sink 3s like nothing in practice. if he could just shoot a little bit, like dirk, he would be the goatest.
     
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    If he could have been like Sengun he would have been the goatest of all time....
     
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    Look at the HOF it has people worse than Dwight.

    Dwight has a lot of accolades. he was an 8x All star, 5x first team, 3 DPOY, Champion, 5x rebounding leader and 2x block leader.

    He is also one of the few people who reached Finals without a superstar buddy. He is first ballot easily.
     
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    congrats Dwight!
     
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    Didn’t he have orgies with a bunch of dudes in some crazy parties?
     
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    Melo too now.....grats.

     
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    I always liked Dwight.
     

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