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  1. MrButtocks

    MrButtocks Member

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    God, I wish we could get Portland in the first round. Against Pryzbilla and Oden, Deke could probably play all day if Yao got into foul trouble.
     
  2. tingYAO

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    rockets use Deke on;y if yao must rest for fight. If yao need no rest Deke must cheer from the side. Deke is father of the team and direct his team from side.
     
  3. MisterPink

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    Dwight's more of a center than Malone ever was.

    Since he was, ya know, a PF and all.
     
  4. tingYAO

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    Moses Malone play center and was great. He speak of Moses not karl.
     
  5. MisterPink

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    Yeah I guess you're right.

    I guess I just thought his response was completely unnecessary and overly confrontational, so I wanted to say something.

    Also, I feel like your act is a little obvious...
     
  6. tingYAO

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    I am sorry I am new here and I did not mean to upset you.
     
  7. Marcus Bryant

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    no problem, son no one was born with knowledge, you'll get as smart as anyone here only if you keep reading posts and threads of clutchfans.net, or tmacfans.net.
     
  8. Hayesfan

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    I would say in today's game Yao Shaq and Howard are the more "traditional" centers. They are different than what would have been called a traditional center 20 years ago because they are all more solid and less lithe.
     
  9. RocketJoe

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    I think RA is getting Deke a few spot minutes here and there to get Yao some rest and to develop some sort of chemistry with his teammates for the playoffs.
    I don't see Deke playing more thank spot minutes but he is a very valuable option off the bench as a defensive stopper with size. Of course that all depends on the matchups.
     
  10. Shaud

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    Exactly, I don't know how they came to the conclusion that Howard is not a traditional center just because his game isn't as polished as some elite Centers they named.

    In todays game he is a traditional center.
     
  11. ringin08

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    Let's hope that RA is preparing Deke to play about 8-10 minutes a game during the playoffs so that we can have a rested and effective Yao in all games at the last half of the 4th quarter!
     
  12. motionsiknes

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    Yeah, that's what I was referring to in the first place. Obviously, DHoward isn't like the centers from the 80's and 90's but he is as close as you can get from a traditional center with the way the position itself is changing.
     

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