This couldn't be any more obvious at this point since everyone is getting to see Howard in the playoffs against the best teams in the league. Orlando rarely runs plays for Howard and yet he still outscores Yao because he's so active. Howard is constantly moving, setting picks, going to the basket, and being very active on the glass. Defensively he disrupts anything heading into the paint area. Plus the guy is only 23 years old. Once he develops some consistency with those little jump hooks that he tries from time to time or develops some sort of go to move, he's going to be an MVP caliber player.
That Perkins dude is pretty good. At least Perkins pushed Howard away from the basket and limited Howard's dunks. Howard only averaged 16.4 pts in the Boston series
So far Dwight Howard has had to go through the Celtics with Big baby, perkins and then the Cavs have Ben Wallace, Big Z, Verejao.... Dwight Howard has had to put up against some pretty physical defenders. We have to give him that credit. The thing that strikes me most about Dwight is that he's younger than Yao. It's also not just the dunks... it's the fact that the orlando Magic can pass him the ball at ease. Right now it isn't the skill of the pg because Alston is still just Alston nor is it hedo's passing ability or who ever else is on that team. It is that Dwight does not need someone special ala Chris Paul or Tmac or Nash to just get the ball in his hands. I will say though with the reliable shooters except for Alston, Dwight doesn't need to worry about getting smothered as much Dwight does. If they all collapse around Dwight they know they will have to pay with a three. Well hopefully the Rockets organization can see this and will get us more players that can spread the floor.
Well, Bendan Haywood actually played against both. So, his opinion has more value than those fantasy fans'.
Pretty much. Most of the teams run out any guy around the height of 6'10" or so as their center and tell him to grab rebounds and occasionally post someone.
the best way to defend dh is to play behind him and hold your position due to his athletism. he doesn't have any post move and shooting skills. i don't believe other teams tried to use the fronting technique on him. rox didn't have any problem to get the ball to yao when teams put defender behind yao. other teams also can't afford double teaming dh before dh gets the ball due to the magic offense. they don't start their offense from dh. dh is not their offense focal point.
That makes me wonder how we would have fared against the Blazers if they had Dwight Howard instead of Greg Oden. Brandon Roy, Dwight Howard, and LaMarcus Aldridge would be a killer combination.
other than dunking and overpowering his opponent on offence, dwight howard is basically chuck hayes with his one legged hook chuck shots that rarely goes in... and why is dunks >>>> layups, ya dunks has more power than layups , and thats about it. it doesnt matter if you break the backboard dunking it its still 2 points
This is an interesting theory. Another year, another injury. I agree with you and all the other posters who say health trumps all. In fact, I think this theory is worth putting into practice next year. When I think of less pounding, and more midrange jumpers, I think (DRUMROLL PLEASE...) LUMBERING RIK SMITS in action... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/32616352_79f7e353d4.jpg?v=0 Who coincidentally battled foot problems throughout his career. The Pacers made some admirable playoff runs. And consistently so... 2nd rounders at a minimum. You had Smits, and you had Reggie (Miller). And some scary rebounders in Dale Davis and Antonio Davis. Bring Yao out, and bring in another post player (perhaps Scola), and yeah, maybe we get the double benefit of Yao maintaining his health AND productivity. I like this theory Easy poses a lot, as it could mean, an extra dimension, and thus an extra leg to Yao's improvement. Last thing I really want to see (and believe) is that Yao has peaked in terms of both health AND skill. That would be a true bummer. theSAGE
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