Basketball HOF not NBA HOF, truth is Yao did a lot for chinese basketball and now China is a place where guys who don't want to be just a rotation player in the NBA can go like Jimmer.
Where does Dwight Howard rank as a disappointment?
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Dwight is not 1st ballot
madness
Taking my talents to South Beach
kobe stans tried their best to ruin his reputation and image after his brief flyover in LA. 5 years later their franchise is still in the shytter so clearly Dwight wasn’t the problem
FreshandClean
All Star
These nikkas are ridiculous5x All-Star
4x All-NBA
ROY
More than 21/9/4 for his career and still effective despite injuries taking a toll on him is a bust now?
Reid2Achieve
Superstar
In retrospect he had a great career. He doesnt have elite height and he lacks the BBall IQ, coordination, and soft hands to be more effective in the post. Some things are just a steeper learning curve for some guys.
Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005)
- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2008)
- 2× NBA blocks leader (2009, 2010)
- Mr. Georgia Basketball (2004)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2004)
- McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (2004)
- one bronze in olympics
thats not a HOF career to you nikkas?
GET ALL THE WAY THE FUCC OUT MY FACE with these.
Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
SadimirPutin
Superstar
I dont buy the he didnt work on his game argument at all......
He probably worked quite hard but the natural fluidity just is not a thing for him...
What may be a legit knock on him is that he didnt want to function in the role that best suited his gifts,,,,,,,which was a pick and roll monster..
Look at what Clint Capela is doing by just settling into his role in Houston....a healthy Dwight would have been that on steroids
He probably worked quite hard but the natural fluidity just is not a thing for him...
What may be a legit knock on him is that he didnt want to function in the role that best suited his gifts,,,,,,,which was a pick and roll monster..
Look at what Clint Capela is doing by just settling into his role in Houston....a healthy Dwight would have been that on steroids
Some of these dudes just need to say they don’t like Dwight or he didn’t reach their expectations. He’s had a Hall of Fame career.
- 8× NBA All-Star (2007–2014)
- 5× All-NBA First Team (2008–2012)
- All-NBA Second Team (2014)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2013)
- 3× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2009–2011)
- 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2012)
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005)
- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2008)
- 5× NBA rebounding leader (2008–2010, 2012, 2013)
- 2× NBA blocks leader (2009, 2010)
- Mr. Georgia Basketball (2004)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2004)
- McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (2004)
- 2 gold medals and one bronze in olympics
Ok:
8x All-Star
3x DPOY
8x All-NBA (including 5x 1st team)
5x All-Defense (including 4x 1st team)
1x Olympic gold
He's also 18th in total rebounds all time & 21st in blocks and could reasonably end his career in the top 10 for both.
He's still a premier rebounder and effective defender/player at 32 despite losing pretty much all his athleticism from his heyday.
I don't get how players like Reggie Miller or Mitch Richmond (no disrespect intended, both are HoF caliber) could get in but not Dwight who's had the better career.
Yao is in as a player, not a contributor, and he only really played for the Rockets.
Dwight a Hall of Famer.
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