Howard is a good low post player. He has some nice moves. He can also shoot the outside shot. He is a solid rebounder..he has good fundamentals..he hustles on defense and plays smart..helps out and rotates..he doesn't turn the ball over..he cannot jump and cannot block many shots...but he does is definitely more than decent. He has been a great power forward.
We can always try and pick him up next year (last year of his contract). Good defender, good 3pt shooter. Not turnover prone. And he did follow the JVG game plan pretty good.
It's SO much fun watching team right now. I LOVE IT! WOOOOOO!!! They are destroying the competition right now; they continue this play and they are unstoppable, obviously. I said they were gonna go 4-0 on the road trip, and it looks like that will happen (if they lose to GS, you can all blame me for jinxing them).
I agreed with you. I have been closely observing our PF. Juwan is great at offense hitting open jumpers which is something Cato was not able to do, he also goes hard after offensive rebounds. Time and time again though he disappoints me in defense. He really exposes Yao to unneeded fouls. I don't know if it's by design or what, Howard just seemed always get beat by his man (opposing PF). A lot of times Mutumbo and Yao was able to cover his ass.
Then again I see JH cover for Yao's man while Yao is still running back from defense, I notice Yao pointing to his man for JH to cover him while Yao get's back on D. I haven't noticed the above but it wouldn't surprise me. Again, we aren't talking about the most athletic PF.
Right now, I could care less who we play. Bring on SA in the 1st round for all I care. The scary part (for other teams) is Yao's recent improvement...and he still has plenty of room for more improvement. Yao is playing nice but he still isn't truely dominating but you start to see flashes. If Yao gets just a little better, that is lights out on the rest of the league. I am so pumped. The Rox are making it look so easy.
Here's a nice little tidbit from JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer... "The Rockets hadn't won in Arco Arena since a 107-93 victory on March 28, 1999." Roster: BARKLEY PIPPEN OLAJUWON DICKERSON MOBLEY BULLARD http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_...k1ODYxOTQ4BHNlYwN0aA--?gid=2005031323&prov=ap
I just wanted to point out msnbc's continuing incompetence. "Kings continue to crown top West teams. Minus injured Miller, Sacramento beats Houston http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7174750/
THe truth?? Seatlle (Last second Win) San Antonio (Timmy and Manu were out) Pheonix (The matrix was out) Kings (Miller out) are we lucky or are we good? jury i believe is still out.
Our team -- last year (and before) -- would have lost to *all* of those teams regardless of the any missing players or last second win. This team makes its own luck.
The headline is a classic "Dewey beats Truman." But the story is actually correct. At least they got that right.
Great to see Mobley playing well for the Kings. He was one of reason the game was not a blowout. Also, really good to see Yao and Mobley hugging at the end. I still like Francis and Mobley even with their erratic play, but I am so glad we have these new players. The Rockets have a bunch of guys that just play team basketball. This team is just more fun to watch!
Duncan and Ginobilli played in the two games the Rockets won against the Spurs. And when is a last second win on the road against a #3 seed NOT an impressive win? If that were the case then Seattle's win against us wasn't impressive.
Manu and Duncan played each time we've played them, that' the "truth." (ETIT: didn't see RM's well said response right above)
