An assist by Harden to an open Howard. Dwight finished it with a double hand slam. You can dislike what Sleepy Asian said, but he has a point. Dwight needs to show up more in the closing minutes of the game. He did last game, just like what I said in my earlier post. No one is saying Dwight is trash. He has been fantastic for us in this series. He has been making his free throws lately. His aggressiveness in the early going needs to be seen in the late minutes of the game.
Howard has been doin his job this series, he's been phenomenal IMO. Last game, in crunch time, he hit his FTs. Had that massive dunk to bring us back to within 2 points AND 2 huge blocks that helped keep our chances of winning that game alive... I'll admit I've been a supporter of Dwight since he came to Houston, and has exceeded my expectations for him.
Thing is, even if we did have the best big man - it's a team game. Chicago and Memphis have a lesser big - but they function really well as a team. Imagine if our offense flowed or if our defensive rotations were good. We are still a year away from being contenders. hopefulyl they gel next year. But overall yes, dwight has been very good this series, a big positive despite the situation we are in
I don't think anyone saw it coming. He has been tremendous for the organization on and off the court. Just an overall great guy with amazing athleticism.
Can't go to dwight in crunch time...not unless he kicks it out sooner and involves the team. having him post 1on1 isn't always a great shot vs aldridge. on lopez i think it would be better though, but LA is pretty strong
Howard's been doing a great job. He came to Houston to win a championship and he's been working his butt off. Even that trademark smile is gone the playoffs. Got to be killing him how dysfunctional the rest of the team is. Not Bev, that is, nor Daniels in his role.
No one is criticizing him. It is pretty unanimous that he has played tremendously well in this series. But, there are some suggestions and opinions regarding his last minutes in the game.
This is just so wrong. 1: Dwight was out of position because Beverley did not box out Lillard, and Dwight contested. So lets not forget that, ok? Also, coincidence that Howard made his FT's later in the game: McHale should have riden him like he did in previous games, and maybe some others players could of fouled out as well. Not like anybody else was scoring anyways. 2: So Dwight can't make every shot? You don't say... to say he was useless is just being blind, especially since there have been many missed calls as to why he missed some shots. 3: What you are proving here is that Dwight can bring it for both the PnR and post up. He dominated in all the games; to say any differently is just wrong. Rockets won because of his dominance. In addition, this shows his unselfishness, unlike Harden who pouted when Dwight got the ball in the post, Tmac style. Unbelievable. 4: Everybody and their mother know that the ball was out on Aldridge. Hey, why don't you praise him for the clutch FT's and actually scoring, unlike the rest of the team. Oh, let's not forget the two clutch blocks; Dwight basically eliminated any Blazers set offense by himself. Anybody who agrees with this post is agreeing that people are human. Yes, rain is wet. Moving along. To criticize Dwight is ridiculous, purely. Seriously ridiculous. If he is a "main culprit", then the rest of the Rockets must be the source of all evil. I don't even think this can express the difference between his play and everybody elses.
Dwight has been great. The one bright spot really. These games arent close without his effort. Unlike some others on the team, he has brought it every game in the playoffs. Probably the last guy deserving of criticism.
Criticizing objectively is one thing. But nickpicking and even saying he's one of the main culprits for our losses is downright ridiculous. You wonder why most people here hate LOFs with a passion.
Dwight has been much better than I expected this series. He's been great. Those two blocks toward the end in G4 were amazing. He has been very consistent. Harden show up and we won this days ago.
I can't complain about superman. He's stepped it up big time. If Harden was anywhere close to his norm and our role players cut down on mistakes we'd be killing it this series.
Dwight has been the best Rocket so far in this playoffs with TDaniels coming in second. Dwight other than his subpar game 1 effort has done everything and more that you can ask from your center. He has scored points, he has blocked shots, grabbed offensive/defensive boards, tried cooling off the opposing "4", made FTs in clutch moments...Dwight has zero blame, bc the guy came to play and has done so. Harden has choked, Parsons is overrated(he thought he was better than Batum...lol), Beverly is ok(think his knee injury has tremendously hurt his lateral quickness, and has a hard time keeping people in front of him), Lin(bumbles and fumbles key possessions, and just doesnt make good decisions as a PG), TJones has been worked...Asik still cant catch a close pass and dunk, and Mchale cant coach in game...When the entire Rockets squad makes so many mistakes, its hard to win games...thats why we are looking at a 3-1 Portland lead. Cant blame Dwight for a total team collapse.
Again, no one is blaming Dwight. He has been tremendous in this series. I rather see a H&H PnR than a Harden iso. As the other star of our team, he needs to show Harden that he is not the only star. I'm tired of isolation plays that ends up in a bad possession.
Howard was very good, but like it or not When i see him posting up in crunch time (game 4), my heart can't take it, i just can't trust him. Also, as far as Harden Iso are concerned , when Harden desperately was trying to get rid of the ball(game 3,4), no one wanted the ball and they were giving it back , again and again and again. Can some one else take responsibility and make a shot(except Harden and Howard). Why Batum, Mo williams etc are hitting crucial shots ?
It sure sounded like sleepyazn was blaming Dwight with the whole one of the "main culprits" statement and posting all negatives about him. I do agree we need less iso plays though when the PnR works so well.
I'm not agreeing with his statement. Rather, I'm saying he has some point. I'm not blaming Dwight, he has been a bright star in this dark sky of ours. Hopefully he'll get to establish himself in the closing minutes of the game. Great blocks and finish from him in the last game. Hopefully we will see more of that. At the same time, Harden hasn't been the same these past few games. I'm still hoping he'll find his efficient self. The rest of the gang needs to step it up as well. This could be our last game.
