He's been f'n awesome. That insane 1st quarter of game 3 was legendary. I believe because of all the energy he used in game 3 he blew 2 dunks tonight. It's a shame the Rockets will piss away one of his prime years in the first round. If it isn't injuries that take us out of playoffs (Yao/Tmac) its useless players like Lin that do the justice.
Dwight has been great, what more could you reasonably ask for? Him and Troy Daniels get the only A's right now.
That is not the problem, if Harden had more experience and could play calmly without bricking those 3s in the overtime, the result could be different now.
The Mavericks team that would have been without Calderon, Harris and Ellis because they wouldn't have had cap space after signing Dwight?
Or even Dallas. I hate thinking he regrets his decision, but... yeah. And it doubly sucks b/c this team could be so much greater than it is if he could abandon his desire to prove himself as a post player after all these years. Blah.
I feel embarrassed, because the media will eat him up. He picked our team and the team let him down. He played his ass off, but people will just laugh at how he wasn't able to get farther then when he was with the Lakers.
He needs to be more vocal and shows some veteran leadership. Harden, Parsons, TJones and Lin all encountered different levels of difficulties in adjusting to playoff intensity.
I'm not talking about this series in a vacuum. Harden and Howard playing together to their collective maximum potential is something that has been an issue all season, IMO.
Why do you think he came to Houston? To run the P&R with Harden? Hello no. He came here to learn from two HOF big men, McHale and Hakeem. He wants to be like Shaq, like Hakeem, instead of playing to his strength. IMO that may end up being his downfall.
There was a very ugly stretch late in the 4th where it looked like James was frustrated about having to run the offense through Dwight (didn't help that Dwight didn't convert on a couple of those), and pouted about it by letting Batum just waltz by him. I agree they need to spend some time together in the offseason to work on the chemistry, but shouldn't be surprising that its not there yet. Still only their first season together.
you can post up and run the PnR Dwight.. Rockets would have won if they found some kind of balance with the PnR. Karl Malone and John Stockton (spit*) are Hall of Famers because they ran the PnR to death. Why doesn't Dwight want to be a Hall of Famer? Dwight is having a great post season but his unwillingness to run the PnR (more) is hurting us.
DH absolutely is the best center after Yao. His play in all the past four games was just amazing. But his teammates let him down. Just as what we are talking here, we are not afraid of God-like opponent, but goose-like teammate. Three things cost us us G4 Harden's blind shoot Can't Harden drop off more pass when he cannot score? he lacks the ability of clutch shot (that is why i miss tracy) Lin's turnover (really stupid mistake when we are taking a lead and there are merely 18 seconds to go! Why did not he just grad the ball tightly??? Also G3'S mistake in that he missed a open layup when we are leading. Coach's inflexbility. The coach needs to focus on defense!!!! remember a team which does not play defense can never go far in playoff. Last: DH is Houston Rocket's treasure. We need to get good PGs to assit him. He has already spent a depressed season in LA and came to Houston in hope of gaining his career success. What it happened till now is that DH get out of the swamp of LA but only to be trapped in the mire of Houston. He must be very disappointed i guess. He is now getting older. Do something to help him at least win a championship.
A- from me, doing a lot of the little things, but his FT% still sucks and despite all the boneheaded Lin and Harden plays, the disappearing Parson's trick, Bev not exactly being clutch on D, his missed FT's in game 1 and this game are the difference in going into OT and giving the Blazers life. Also, think his defensive rotations off of LMA have hurt us several times in all the games. Otherwise he has been an Alpha dog no doubt !!! Too bad Superstar James Harden has not stepped up and played to his billing.
I love Dwight and he's been great this season and in the playoffs. I just wish he would stop complaining to the refs all the damn time . It seems like after every single possession he's crying to the ref about something. Granted NBA refs are terrible and they don't no know how to officiate big men, but I wish he would just play through it.
