Dwight Howard Working On Three-Pointer In Offseason In Hopes Of Prolonging Career

[kingofnyc]

Dwight was gifted this status because the NBA was clamoring for somebody to replace Shaq and become a Shaq of this generation. He tried to adopt the name, and went to the team, but he never had the game whatsoever. And he def does not belong in the HOF at all. He might actually be the most overrated player of this generation.

da hate is so strong - u got delusional dudes now saying he not a HOFer

 

[kingofnyc]

Gotta be the worst post on here. Dwight was never Top 5 or even Top 10?

the only thing i can say is all his post came 6am & him being on da west coast, dude probably ain't had his coffee yet

 

[FlyRy]

Dwight was never in his career a top 5 player let alone a top 3

some yall really fix yall fingers to type the most ridiculous shyt on here

6 years ago you had Lebron, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo, Kobe, Chris Paul, Tim Duncan

Durant won the scoring title if my memory serves me right

Dirk won the finals and finals mvp 6 years ago

Derrick Rose won MVP 6 years ago

Amare last healthy season where he was MVP candidate putting up 26 damn near a game

where the fukk do you fit Dwight Howard in your top 10 let alone top 3 6 years ago He been an overrated bum his whole career

Center position was worst it ever was from 2005-2010 and now that the position is decent again hes a non factor


most people taking 2011 Kevin Love, Chris Bosh, Blake Griffin

he wouldnt make my top 20 6 years ago

I hate Dwight but this is absurd. He was putting up monster numbers the season and playoffs while winning 3 straight DPOY. Leading the league in rebounds while being on the first team all nba and all defense

 

[itsyoung!!]

I hate Dwight but this is absurd. He was putting up monster numbers the season and playoffs while winning 3 straight DPOY. Leading the league in rebounds while being on the first team all nba and all defense

DPOY against who the league was trying to create another super star and forced it

who he defend

 

[O.T.I.S.]

I forgot he played for the Lakers

I can never forget or forgive that bullshyt




This nikka worrying about 3's when He can't even hit 2's???????

 

[Tim2520]

He gotta play as long as possible to offset those years child support payments

 

[Malta]

This thread has some of the dumbest responses I've read on here. Dwight had some flaws in his game and underachieved but dude was a beast and provided results on the court. Before his back injury dude was without a doubt a top 10 player and probably top 5. He was a true defensive anchor, a pick and roll monster on both ends and definitely somebody that a team could build around.

He benefited from weak centers at the time, who was his main competition, Emeka Okafor?


Bynum and Yao were constantly hurt and whenever prime Dwight played athletic C's that had the size to matchup vs him he stunk it up, his numbers vs Tyson Chandler/Marc Gasol are miserable.


Prime Dwight against the Centers in the league today, he'd be looked at basically as a very good C but not a franchise player.

 

[Leonard Washington]

 

[director_of_bands]

how about this guy just focus on making the 5-10 footers first

 

[threattonature]

He benefited from weak centers at the time, who was his main competition, Emeka Okafor?


Bynum and Yao were constantly hurt and whenever prime Dwight played athletic C's that had the size to matchup vs him he stunk it up, his numbers vs Tyson Chandler/Marc Gasol are miserable.


Prime Dwight against the Centers in the league today, he'd be looked at basically as a very good C but not a franchise player.

I think he could still be considered a franchise center in today's game if surrounded by the right supporting cast. He was athletic enough that he would still have the same defensive affect. And in a pick and roll system he could still get you 20-25 a game as long as he's surrounded by other shooters. He's not a Shaq, Duncan, or Hakeem that you can build a team around posting him up.

Also everything you brought up is meaningless. Who cares who is competition was. The question was in his time what results was he producing. Not how he'd fit into today's game or who his competition was. In a center heavy era he wouldn't stand out necessarily, but at the time it wasn't which made him so valuable and a top 5 or top 10 player during his prime.

 

[Malta]

I think he could still be considered a franchise center in today's game if surrounded by the right supporting cast. He was athletic enough that he would still have the same defensive affect. And in a pick and roll system he could still get you 20-25 a game as long as he's surrounded by other shooters. He's not a Shaq, Duncan, or Hakeem that you can build a team around posting him up.

Nope, there are a lot more centers in the league today that physically matchup with him, it's not like his prime was in a different era, it's just that 5-6 years ago the league didn't have the same level of talent at C that it does now. He essentially didn't have to guard anyone and could just play help D all game long, the top 3 scoring "Cs" during his best season were him, Amare and Andrea Bargnani He'd be in the same class as DeAndre Jordan, a guy you pay a lot of money to and does have value, but you'd be stupid to build around him.

Also everything you brought up is meaningless. Who cares who is competition was. The question was in his time what results was he producing. Not how he'd fit into today's game or who his competition was. In a center heavy era he wouldn't stand out necessarily, but at the time it wasn't which made him so valuable and a top 5 or top 10 player during his prime.

It's not meaningless because his numbers saw a drastic dip when he played against the guys who weren't physically overmatched. It's also why he failed in the end, because the teams he was going against in the playoffs had the players he couldn't dominate, in his prime the damn Bobcats held him to 10ppg/9rpg, which isn't far off from what his career averages are against Marc Gasol & Tyson Chandler, two guys that basically shut him down during his prime. If he struggled with them, he's not doing anything vs Gobert, Whiteside. Embiid, Adams etc.

 

[FlyRy]

DPOY against who the league was trying to create another super star and forced it

who he defend

Breh the center position might have been dead but the perimeter positions thrived. Who's shots do you think he was blocking when he was leading the league in blocks?

 

[SwagKingKong]

Dwight was easily a top 3 player in 2011.

He's probably behind LeBron, that's it.

 

[itsyoung!!]

Dwight was easily a top 3 player in 2011.

He's probably behind LeBron, that's it.

in 2011, Duncan, Kobe, Durant, Wade, Dirk and Dwight Howard are available for your team to pick up via free agency, you pick Dwight howard ? fukk outta here

this forum sometimes

 

[itsyoung!!]

Nope, there are a lot more centers in the league today that physically matchup with him, it's not like his prime was in a different era, it's just that 5-6 years ago the league didn't have the same level of talent at C that it does now. He essentially didn't have to guard anyone and could just play help D all game long, the top 3 scoring "Cs" during his best season were him, Amare and Andrea Bargnani He'd be in the same class as DeAndre Jordan, a guy you pay a lot of money to and does have value, but you'd be stupid to build around him.





It's not meaningless because his numbers saw a drastic dip when he played against the guys who weren't physically overmatched. It's also why he failed in the end, because the teams he was going against in the playoffs had the players he couldn't dominate, in his prime the damn Bobcats held him to 10ppg/9rpg, which isn't far off from what his career averages are against Marc Gasol & Tyson Chandler, two guys that basically shut him down during his prime. If he struggled with them, he's not doing anything vs Gobert, Whiteside. Embiid, Adams etc.

im in the twilight zone in here man preach to these youngins these kids just watch stat sheets or some shyt how can you WATCH dwight howard in 2011 and think hes the #2 best player in the league