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wilt the stilt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:48 AM
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Dwight Howard- I don't get it
I recently started watching the NBA again after a long hiatus. I originally started watching in 1964 and watched continually through the jordan era. I lost much of my enthusiasm because I think it became a chuckfest. I watched Howard through the boston series and I don't get why he is all NBA. He has no low post presence. He doesn't possess a drop step, his jumper is pathetic and his hook shot is pitiful. He can jump and put back missed shots but when you compare him to duncan, O'neill, Olajuwan, Jabbar and any number of great centers he stinks.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:53 AM
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1. Pretty soon...in about a week...he'll have plenty of free time to work on
all those deficiencies.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 12:07 PM
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5. I thought you said that when he played the last team.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 11:03 AM
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2. The only reason he looked good against the Celtics, was that
all the Celtic's big men were out. KG would have shut him down cold.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 11:15 AM
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4. Oh, what could have been!
:cry:
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Redbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 11:04 AM
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3.  I agree. But, he did lead the league in rebounds and blocks
He was the best center this season, but it was a very down year for centers.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 01:05 PM
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8. The best center in basketball is Mr. Ming. nt
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 12:08 PM
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6. One of the most important stats in B-Ball is rebounds---
Edited on Wed May-20-09 12:11 PM by trumad
and the guy is the best rebounder in B-Ball.

Also: 21 points per game in 2008-09 is an excellent stat.

Me say's you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
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wilt the stilt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 12:15 PM
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7. rebounds are important
but if you play basketball setting the post and scoring from the post sets up your offense. Theoretically, it doesn't have to be the center as two examples of that are Kevin Mchale and Adrian Dantley. However to be the NBA all pro you would think Howard would possess the ability to center the offense around him and he doesn't.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 01:09 PM
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9. Leads in rebound and blocked shots and a 21 point per game average..
but I guess that aint good enough. ugg
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wilt the stilt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 01:13 PM
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10. you don't understand the value of the low post n/t
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 01:18 PM
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11. Bullshit--- The dude got his team in the East finals...
That's value enough.
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wilt the stilt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 01:42 PM
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12. everyone in this forum
thinks you are an idiot. I have joined the majority in that opinion.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 04:21 PM
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13. Well you got wilt the stilt as your moniker---
so you're obviously biased in your opinion---

One thing you'll find out in this er forum--- is I'm always fucking right and the rest------ are fucking wrong.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 04:33 PM
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14. You are my new favorite poster
Way to include the Dream on your list!
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Tektonik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 04:43 PM
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15. He is the best center in the league, but
this era of basketball has no great centers. The last one was Shaq, and surprisingly Dwight is even less talented than Shaq who could have probably scored 40 points a game if he could hit free throws and develop a base line jumper.

It's all about guards nowadays, unlike the 90's (Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Shaq).
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