You must not watch a lot of basketball then. Dwight Howard was always overrated. The only reason he even got to a finals in 2009 was because Turkey Glue and Pietrus and co. were raining 3 pointers throughout their playoff stretch. He faced little resistance that run aside from LeBron basically playing like God in that ECF.
"Prime Dwight Howard" doesn't net you championships. He just wasn't ever that great. Nash was washed up at that point. Kobe is not the type to elevate others the way someone like LeBron can. It was never going to be a championship team. It was a hard no on a title before they even stepped on the floor together
I agree 100%. I never said he wasn't. I said he made 8 straight all-star games and at one time was considered to be one of the top front line players in the NBA. Did he have obvious holes in his offensive game? Of course. But he was a force in the paint and on defense. Those are facts. Not my opinion.
He was on defense and the boards, not really on offense. He got a lot of cleanup buckets. He was a force in the sense that he could go up and get rebounds. But I think saying he was a force offensively is implying that he had some sort of post game — which he did not
You combine this with Kobe being pretty overrated by that point, Nash well past his peak, and this was never going to end well. the Kobe element probably drove the price up way harder than it should. People struggle to admit it that he is at best a fringe top 10 all time. And by that point he was not at his best anymore either
It was a dreadful price
A good shot? What does that mean? You pit them slight favorites over BRK? Slight underdogs? Take a position here so we can use it against you later.
I will make a prediction, don’t you worry. I love the NBA.
Gonna wait til free agency pans out. I think Brooklyn should be the slight favorite until we see how the Lakers back fill their roster. I will say though that I like the alpha (Lebron and Westbrook) vs beta (KD and Kyrie) angle, so that may play a factor
Re-read the facts again if you are having trouble with all this. Facts, not my opinion.
You don't get voted to 8 straight all-star games. You don't start 6 of them. Without being considered one of the top front line players in the NBA. And the reason he was considered, was for his defense and dominant play in the paint. Facts.
The paint is a big area. Can shoot over 15 feet and still be in the paint if it's by the elbow.
Most skilled bigs have post up moves that can allow them to score from further out than 5 feet, which the majority of the paint is. He was very stoppable in the post, unless he got basically right at the rim
Now this is just getting stupid. Everyone knows when talking basketball, the PAINT generally means inside, near the basket. No need to keep up the childish debate about this. Everything I claimed about Howard (at the time) was spot on.
Make sure to stop back in here before the season tips off and make a stand with LAL or BRK to win it all. We need that on record.
I'm out for now.Now this is just getting stupid. Everyone knows when talking basketball, the PAINT generally means inside, near the basket. No need to keep up the childish debate about this. Everything I claimed about Howard (at the time) was spot on.
Make sure to stop back in here before the season tips off and make a stand with LAL or BRK to win it all. We need that on record.
lol I know I'm giving you a hard time
Point being he scared nobody with his offensive game. He was just a big athletic force who was overhyped the entire time
Have a good one
Now this is just getting stupid. Everyone knows when talking basketball, the PAINT generally means inside, near the basket. No need to keep up the childish debate about this. Everything I claimed about Howard (at the time) was spot on.
Make sure to stop back in here before the season tips off and make a stand with LAL or BRK to win it all. We need that on record.
Alright after today's signings I'm rolling with the Lakers officially. Great offseason for them.
