Perhaps people will realize that even though D12 is not a good offensive player, his defense is elite even while he is gimpy. Not even a year after dominating the playoffs and he can't get any respect. Disgraceful.
We are without a doubt better with Dwight on the floor. Thanks for the research. I might be more convinced if we won against Golden State without him buuuut. That isn't the case.
Dwight out for a month. Good thing we're better without him. Gotta get that record up before he comes back and brings us down.
Tarik Black and DMo >> Dwight and DMo (DMo is too passive with Dwight in there, taking only 4 or 5 shots/game sometimes, too happy to play faciliator role, no PnR, no movement) >> Joey Dorsey and Dmo
We need better threads. Rockets are better on both ends, and it's not even close. No revisionist history: Dwight was back to his DPOY days and springy before the year. Remember his averages are 16-11 and high FG% despite the injured stretch. If Marc Stein, of all people, the biggest Dallas homer, states that the Rockets are confident in Dwight's recovery, I feel optimistic. Being out for weeks isn't breaking news: most people expected that to happen after the MRI stated he had edema, which is not a permanent injury, when caused from an irritation after a knee strain.
Dominating the playoffs would at least get the rockets out the first round. We didn't even get to game 7. Dwight played good but this dominating thing is going too far. It wasn't Dwight fault we lost but it also isn't entirely true that he just dominated the series.
It's not about individual stats. Dwight slows the game down, less ball movement, less energy and effort from everyone else. Also Dwight has been putting in a lot of 11/8 type games of late, meanwhile DMo, with Dwight in, is far less aggressive, sometimes taking only like 6 or 7 shots.
I wish people would get this through their heads. The way people reminisce about Dwight's all time playoff performance last year, you would have thought they swept the Blazers or something. He should have been expected to play well against Sideshow Bob.
