I watched Howard in the playoffs and did not see a go-to player, especially in the last few minutes of the game. the Magic never went to him in the last few minutes. Usually they set up plays for Hedo. I was watching the game and thinking, " if he's so great, shouldn't they be going to him at the end of the game. I forget which game it was, the Magic went like 5 possesions in a row w/out going to him in the last few minutes.Granted he is a physical specimen but he clearly lacks the skills, shot and mental aspect of the game. Kinda reminds of David Robinson back in the day. While he was a great athlete, the Spurs rarely pounded in the ball into him at the end of the games like the Rockets did w/Hakeem or Yao in the present day. Having said that, I think He would be a helluva complementary player for a go-to player.
teams continue to D up on Yao because he has yet shown that he can handle a D Team. Conversely, teams don't D up on D Howard because he has shown that he can handle it.
not true. Yao gets double teamed even before he gets the ball. A true sign of respect for his ability to dominate once he gets the ball. How many times have we seen Yao get doubled team w/a player in front and back of him. THe few times I've seen Dwight play, he doesn't get that kinda attention. And if you think about it, what signature moves or shots does he have?
I have seen a lot of funny posts here but these two really stand out. I just can't believe there are basketball fans who could be this dumb so I have to make myself to believe that you two are just wannabe stand-up comedians and trying to be funny here. Everyone here knows MacFu is MacFool so I am not surprised at all with his dumb logic. But, adoo, are you telling us that the players who command double team in the NBA suck and the fact that a player doesn't command double team is proof of greatest? LOL, I still can't believe what I have read. Unbelievable.
If Rox wins the championship the coming season with significant contribution from a healthy Yao, I would say Yao is the best NBA center.
I have to give Howard the nod, he is just more complete center than Yao is right now. Yao's offense > Dwight's offense Dwight's defense > Yao's Defense So it comes down to what your team needs with these two..
i can't believe ur that dumb. Dream dominated his opposition, yet his opposition hardly, almost never, D up on Dream. why? bc Dream would eat the D Team for lunch. There was much more respect (from the opposition) for Dream than there is for Yao. Teams do not respect Yao's ability to handle the D Team.
thanks for letting us know what you value in a basketball player. this is the NBA, not the And 1 Mix Tape tour. I think it's close, but Yao is still the superior player.
Um.....didn't Yao get stopped by Mehmet Okur one-on-one? He scored that series (around 24 a game), but shot a Rafer-like FG% and his turnovers went up a lot, with Okur guarding him by himself. At least the guys in Detroit's frontcourt have a defensive reputation.
yao is better in certain aspects, while dwight is better in others. it's like trying to compare the dream with shaq. yao has more of dreams game, without the freakish athletism and dwight seems to be a shaq type of player, physically dominates other 5's. both great players, but completely different. with Tracy, maybe Dwight might be a better compliment. With Nash or Paul, Yao would probably be a better compliment.
if you think 25-10 is being stopped then you're right, yao was "stopped" by okur. he shot just 44 % from the field, though, but you have to consider that he was coming back from an injury (he wasn't 100 % in the playoffs) and he had to spend a lot of energy trying to defend boozer. and btw, at least okur is a legit center and he's an underrated post defender. so, the difference is, yao still averaged 10 ppg more than howard while playing 5 minutes less on average when both players had a hard time. dwight howard wishes he could score 25 ppg in any series or season.
I would take howard over yao today and everyother day of the week. i think yao is better by a small margin right now, but dwight will be twice the player yao is now in he's prime. once he polishes he's post game he'll be scary.
however,we only have Yao,so lets love him and prey for his health,whatever other says anout them,its no matter,lay Howard away!!!who is Howard?I dont know...I just watch yao's game,hahaha
But Yao wishes he was a defensive presence that Dwight is. And the Scary thing is that Dwight Howard is only going to be 10x the defensive player he is 5 years down the road. Like I said before, it all comes down to what your team needs... Dwight is without a doubt the top defensive center in the league. and Yao is probably the best offensive center in the league. IMO, I would take Dwight over Yao right now.
Okur's an underrated defender? Lol, ok...but is he better defensively than McDyess, Sheed & Maxielle? Is Utah a better defensive team than Detroit? The first question, I think would be a 'no'. The second one is definitely a 'no'. Yao might've been coming back from injury, but the fact remains he has yet to dominate a playoff series the way he has the past couple of regular seasons. If we're going to knock Howard based on his postseason performance, the same stick has to be used for Yao. Also, Dwight might not have averaged 25ppg in a series yet, but he averaged 22.6ppg, 18.3rbg and 3.8bpg on 64% shooting against the Toronto Raptors in the 1st Round. How close has Yao come to some of those numbers?
