So you believe that Howard is a good offensive center?
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Depends on the situation....depends who's on the court for Houston, who's on the court for the other team....I would say Harden is option 1, then Dwight is option 2. But if, DeJuan Blair is out there guarding Dwight, I have no problem giving him the ball.
Howard is at 75% from the rim to 3 feet out. From 3-9 feet he is at 44% and over the last 4 years he is at 38% from 10-15 feet. Now obviously the latter isn't great but it's a HUGE improvement from his early years of 25%.
That percentage doesn't tell the story and using those numbers is really misleading. Of course he is going to have a high percentage 3 feet and in. Howard is an athletic freak that gets dunks in transition and put backs. Obviously if a scrub like Blair is guarding him you would go into him but when it matters against a decent team he won't have that luxury.
You just can't compare Howard/Lopez in terms of offensive ability. But that isn't Howards strength obviously.
You clearly haven't watched him over the last 3-4 years...he's not the same player he was when he came into the league. Keep hating though, if it makes you feel better.
What are your thoughts on Shaq? Didn't you hype him up when we were debating the top 10?
Not comparing the two but they do have similarities. Shaq barely took any shots outside of 3 feet, their %'s are pretty much the same....Shaq dominated because he was bigger and stronger than everyone else. He didn't have any great post moves, couldn't knock down a 15 footer, etc, etc
Once again, I said they AREN'T the same...but they have similarities. Shaq is obviously the better player. You and Heyward have some deep hatred for Dwight, why, I have no idea but you also refused to give Bron his due. If you can't see that Dwight is great then, that's your issue...I'm done trying to convince you that a 19/14 center with excellent defense is a great player.
I don't give Bron his due? I've called him the beat player of all time.
I dont HATE anyone, nor do i dont hate Dwight.
Is he good, yes, i said many times i dont think hes the C in the league nor can you win a championship with him as your #1 option.
LeBron will go down as one of the best players of all-time, maybe the best or in that conversation even. Dwight won't, the two arent close to compareable.
So thats a dumb argument, smart guy.
Paul George is so, so, so good.
Steph Curry turned his ankle again, ugh.