does yao ming 'fit the bill' of being once a generation center?

I agree, You can't knock dwight for his poor shooting from the line (Shaq is Gawd awful and he's still up there with the best)

Dwight came out of highschool so I'd say as center he will peak much later because he was and still is so raw. If he can master the post with Ewings help he'll be the among the greatest ever at that position for sure.

 

the thread is not about dwight howard. dwight howard is clearly the best available and healthy center in the game right now which implies that he is a once a generation center.

Dwight proved himself by getting his team to the finals which is something yao has yet to do.

I will concede that howard was not a force in the middle during the 2009 finals, however, I think the magic got out-coached by phil jackson.

actually the magic was emotionally broken down after beating the cavs.

 

How long is a generation exactly? 10-15 years?

 

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Maybe yao will return and dominant for the next five years of his career since he's basically been in the league for going on 9 years.

Maybe. Maybe Not.

 

Yeah, but yao only needs to fade and shoot because he's a p***y. The great big men move towards the basket and take high percentage shots or throw it down on the possessions that Yao uses his fadeaway on. Yao doesn't have the range that Dream had so he's really only using the fadeaway at times when a better player would have gotten a better shot.

 

Do you mean 15 rebounds per game? his highest is 15.8 per game which is impressive but thats way off from the 20 your throwing out like a fact when it was horribly wrong.

dwight howard = otis thorpe and thats being generous.

 

How long do you consider a generation? A decade? If you say "once a generation", wouldn't that imply the single, best player of the decade? So, in the 90s, would that mean Hakeem or Robinson (depends who you ask, but I'm going with Hakeem)? And in the 2000s, would Duncan be included? If he is, then it'll be between him and Shaq. Yao and Dwight should not even be in the discussion.

It all depends how loosely you're using the phrase "once a generation". From most mediums I've read and heard, "once in a generation" described players of Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Larry Bird's caliber. The phrase, in most cases, is not trifled with.

 

you can't ask the question as in asking other opinions and then make a statement in the middle.

you should have made your statement at the beginning and then stayed out of the thread.

makes me think you had motives to start.

 

and i think fire under his ass will be the last thing yao will need next year

 

Thats still not averaging 20 per game...


and starting the all star game means nothing..the fans voted iverson in as shooting guard is he the best Sg in the east?

teams are content to let howard get his empty buckets and foul out every game...we saw how he played when it mattered in the finals..locked down by pau gasol and andrew bynum one on one.

 

If Dwight Howard fits the bill then yes Yao is a once in a generation center because Yao is better than Howard. Yao doesn't compare to the other 3 yet.

 

Have to agree with that

 

in china definitely

 

Neither Yao or Howard would make the cut.

Howard is a much better center IMO.
He's very young and still has room to grow.
Where as Yao has peaked and will soon be on the downside of his career.

And for those trying to bash Howard for post-season play.

Averaging 20/15 on 60 percent shooting in 37 playoff games is bad ?

 

if you include Dwight Howard, how are you going to sleep Moses Malone, Pat Ewing, David Robinson

how about Bill Walton? The Chief Robert Parish, Mourning? DEKE???

your list is a ****ing joke straight up. no Wilt? no George Mikan? no Bill Russell?

since most of those dudes played with at least a couple of others... your definition of "once in a generation" doesn't even make sense. joke thread. period.