Admiral was a rich chandler Tyson Dwight is rich..hmm...Dwight If the game go through Dwight as option 1, like in the 90s, he can average 30+ Easily
^^^ i'm not sure about 30ppg, but one thing to consider is that the illegal defense rules and officiating were considerably more favorable to big men in the post during the previous century.
Dwight Howard is an upper middle class man's Kevin Willis. Their stats in their primes are actually remarkably similar although Dwight was a bit more efficient from the field and Willis was a better free throw shooter. That should put things in perspective a bit. Robinson and his contemporaries are just on a completely different level from any current NBA center. As another point of reference, Yao at his best was roughly as good as Dwight: Yao beat him head to head but was also more inconsistent and easier to take out of games. Remember when Yao got injured and 100-year-old Dikembe Mutombo was able to have the same impact on our team as the supposed best center of today? We kept right on winning because Mutombo's defensive plus was just as big as Yao's offensive plus. Yet Mutombo in his prime was not even a Top 5 center. Robinson was the #2 or #3 center of his era. Dwight Howard is the current #1 center but would struggle to stay in the top 10 of Robinson's era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrEsNS9zKg
Yeah...... except Willis was a mediocre defender and Dwight Howard is the best defender of his generation. Also Howard was an elite shot blocker and Willis wasn't. So really they are not that similar. Yao was an underrated defender. The only thing that kept Yao from being a top 5 player of his generation is injuries. Again, just no....... Howard wouldn't be in the top 10? I guess if you are a huge Benoit Benjamin that is true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrEsNS9zKg[/QUOTE]
I love Dwight. But David Robinson was better. And Hakeem was better than that. The better question is......which player was more jacked?
I don't get why people always assume Dwight wouldn't be as good in the 80s-90s. The game was much more physical back then which is to Dwight's advantage. In addition, there were strict rules in double teaming the post which would also allow Dwight to get many more buckets.
He'd be good, but he'd go from being the best center to probably out of the top five (dream, admiral, ewing, shaq, deke/zo)..add guys like Sabonis and Rik, and he'd see a lot more resistance at the center position from game to game. It's safe to say his stats would take a hit, especially rebounding.
David Robinson was a regular seasons stats padder. He was far more skilled than Dwight but Robinson was one of the biggest mental midget superstars I have had the pleasure of watching when it came to playoffs. Dude took a beating from Hakeem. Got physically abused by Karl Malone. I think Dwight Howard has to work on mental aspect of his game but he is no where the midget Robinson was. Again, in terms of skill, Howard cannot touch Robinson. I dont think its even up for debate. I just wanted to bring up his mental makeup.
Stats aren't everything. Olajuwon was a much better defender, post player, and midrange shooter. When they faced one another in their prime Olajuwon always dominated him. This isn't even close. Some of you guys are so quick to forget how superior Olajuwon was.
Stats don't mean anything. Spoiler <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hW4uXlRGAF0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I'd take Robinson all day over Dwight. The man could shoot, defend, rebound, post, assist, block, um hit FTs, he was really strong and athletic, and had great character... he just wasn't Olajuwon. No shame in that.
I'm not sure we win the championship in 1995 if David Robinson doesn't win MVP. It was certainly stupid to give it to him with Olajuwon watching.
Series statistics Rockets Hakeem: 35.3pts (56%), 12.5rbs, 5ast, 1.3stl, 4.2blks Drexler: 19.3pts (44.3%), 7.3rbs, 4.5ast, 1.8stl Horry: 14.5pts (42.5%), 7.2rbs, 2.7ast, 1.3stl Cassell: 10.8pts (34.5%), 2.3rbs, 5.0ast Spurs Robinson: 23.8pts (44.9%), 11.3rbs, 2.7ast, 1.5stl. 2.2blks Elliot: 17pts (46.3%), 5rbs, 2.3ast Johnson: 16.2pts (54.4%), 1.7rbs, 7.5ast, 1stl Del Negro: 11.3pts (44.1%), 2.7rbs, 2.8ast Rodman: 6.7pts (43.2%), 15rbs, 1.7stl
