How will Dwight Howard be remembered?

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

When he was on the Magic, he was an absolute monster. The best Center in the game... only Bynum came close. Took them to the finals in 2009 I believe (don't feel like looking it up).

But then injuries happened...

Then he quit on the Lakers...

Then more injuries happened....

and now he is a shell of his former self, can barely play 30 minutes, his stats are regressing, and he's leading a team to a crazy disappointing season.

He's clearly not that all-time great center everyone projected him to be, but is he a disappointment? Is he still a top 10 center of all time? Top 15?

[RsxPiimp]

He's going the Shawn Kemp route.

[RsxPiimp]

And he's not a top 10 center of all time :lol

[lefty]

As someone who carried Kirby to the playoffs

[MarCowMar]

A lazy, entitled Shawn Kemp. Never worked on his game. Not a leader. Definite disappointment.

[Maddog]

A really good player whose peak career was shortened by injuries.
Not great, but really good.
Never developed his game to compensate for his decline in athleticism

[Dex]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq7f2XLYt1rrkm1fo1_500.jpg

[hitmanyr2k]

Another lazy player that got by on athleticism with subpar skill playing in probably the weakest era of all-time for centers. If he had any work ethic whatsoever he could have dominated this league.

[Mr Bones]

He was never the same after his back injury & surgery... The strangely ironic thing is he tried to play through the pain when his back was first injured and made it worse, making what was probably a relatively typical herniated disk tear open and become a major issue.

[spurraider21]

As someone who carried Kirby to the playoffs
not true. kirby didnt appear in a playoff game that year

[Kawhitstorm]

He's the Alonzo Mourning of his era.

[Killakobe81]

He's the Alonzo Mourning of his era.

Give me Zo ...he has more heart than Dwight. better jumper too ... and better defender.

[Kawhitstorm]

Give me Zo ...he has more heart than Dwight. better jumper too ... and better defender.

Dwight was a better PnR player & a much better rebounder. They are both about equal when it comes to help defense; Zo used to get sonned by old ass Ewing when he was in his prime.

[spursistan]

He peaked early and looked destined to crack top 5-7 alltime center, but his ugly overall character reared its head: too lazy and unserious, a certified mental midget and a true man-child..the injuries did the rest to cut short his prime years and lower his ceiling..At 29, he is borderline damaged goods and only third or 4th banana on a Championship team..His next contract will tell whether he actually still care about winning.

[RsxPiimp]

He's going to sign with whoever offers him max tbh, :lol ^^^ He has 5 baby mommas (that we know of) to support post NBA career.

[spursistan]

He's going to sign with whoever offers him max tbh, :lol ^^^ He has 5 baby mommas (that we know of) to support post NBA career.
most likely.. assuming he opts out or leave Houston (Nets or Boston? Dallas :lol?)..but if he think championships, he needs to cut his salary and jump to ride Lebron's coattails in Cavs or something similar...

[Double-Up]

Another lazy player that got by on athleticism with subpar skill playing in probably the weakest era of all-time for centers. If he had any work ethic whatsoever he could have dominated this league.

Sounds like Derrick Rose too...:lol

[RsxPiimp]

most likely.. assuming he opts out or leave Houston (Nets or Boston? Dallas :lol?)..but if he think championships, he needs to cut his salary and jump to ride Lebron's coattails in Cavs or something similar...

If Dwight didn't burned bridges with LA fans, I can actually see the Lakers offering him a sweet 4yr/max deal, sadly.


He'll get his money tho, teams will throw money at him.

[DJR210]

I'll always remember him for fucking underage bitches who look like Colin Kraepernick

http://cdn.hiphopwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dwight-howard-underage-girls-0-0.png?w=600

http://i0.wp.com/tattletailzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BpYO-v5IIAEsOi4.jpg?resize=400%2C300

http://freddyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dwight-howard-under-age-girl-friend2.png

Here she is again posing w/ Ervin Jr..

http://streetz945.com/proof/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/howard5.jpg

[DJR210]

not true. kirby didnt appear in a playoff game that year

:lol he appeared on the sideline only after Howard was ejected

[dbreiden83080]

He won't be..

If they put that guy in the hall of fame, they should close the place down..

[~O~]

He's going the Shawn Kemp route.

In a nutshell.

[Buddy Mignon]

As just another nigga that couldnt cut the mustered in LA. Shaq, Bynum, Pau and Howard couldnt live up to Kobes standards.

[100%duncan]

A mental midget

[ambchang]

A Better version of Joe Barry Carroll

[DMC]

He won't be. He's already irrelevant. He gained my respect when he told Buss to go fuck himself.

[DMC]

As just another nigga that couldnt cut the mustered in LA. Shaq, Bynum, Pau and Howard couldnt live up to Kobes standards.
Neither could Jerry Buss.

[xtremesteven33]

I'll always remember him for fucking underage bitches who look like Colin Kraepernick

http://cdn.hiphopwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dwight-howard-underage-girls-0-0.png?w=600

http://i0.wp.com/tattletailzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BpYO-v5IIAEsOi4.jpg?resize=400%2C300

http://freddyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dwight-howard-under-age-girl-friend2.png

Here she is again posing w/ Ervin Jr..

http://streetz945.com/proof/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/howard5.jpg

Ill never EVER figure out how and why.

[Jzone]

Nobody's gonna remember this softass bitch Howard

[TDfan2007]

2010s Shawn Kemp, tbh...

[Clipper Nation]

As another set of coattails for Kirby to ride.

[midnightpulp]

I think what also held Howard back is lack of length and height (He's a "big" 6'8" at best. See the pic of him standing next to 6'9" Bill Russell, but back in Russell's day, they measured players barefoot, Howard probably wore thick sneakers to prop him to 6'10/11", being the self-conscious bitch he is. Also look how Gasol towers over him). Even if he developed a post game, it would've been tough to get his shot off over longer centers. Although he could've been moved to the PF position, but then his lack of jumper would've exposed him there.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b265/dharocks/dwight_zps72910c96.jpg

http://www.rantsports.com/nba/files/2012/11/dwight-howard.jpg

Flash-in-the-pan player.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Who?

[HarlemHeat37]

His prime has become extremely underrated, probably one of the 5-7 best defensive players of all-time at his peak, but he fell of very quickly, and obviously he's very unlikable and mentally weak/soft..

He was also hurt by unrealistic expectations of people wanting him to be Shaq, despite having no similarities outside of playing in Orlando and strong dunking:lol

[Killakobe81]

A Better version of Joe Barry Carroll

Damn amb with the old school goods.
Joe BARELY Cares was a awsome dig of a moniker. But at leat Dwight works on .... his physique.

[Killakobe81]

His prime has become extremely underrated, probably one of the 5-7 best defensive players of all-time at his peak, but he fell of very quickly, and obviously he's very unlikable and mentally weak/soft..

He was also hurt by unrealistic expectations of people wanting him to be Shaq, despite having no similarities outside of playing in Orlando and strong dunking:lol

He was a very good, elite defender but id still rather have prime Zo, Big Ben, Hakeem,David, KG, Rodman, Pippen Bowen, and plenty more over him.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't have a problem with those other guys, but Bowen is nowhere near him:lol..

[spursistan]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/assets/2540973/howarddealwithit.gif

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

And he's not a top 10 center of all time :lol

Hakeem, Moses Malone, Kareem, Drob, Shaq, Russell, Wilt, Zo, Ewing, Unseld, Mutumbo.....

There's 10 I would rate higher and probably a couple of more. Howard's back injury has done him in. And he is a shell of his former self. Still has flashes but he can't sustain night in and night out.

[8FOR!3]

He's a poor man's Aron Baynes with off the court issues.

[Horse]

When he was on the Magic, he was an absolute monster. The best Center in the game... only Bynum came close. Took them to the finals in 2009 I believe (don't feel like looking it up).

But then injuries happened...

Then he quit on the Lakers...

Then more injuries happened....

and now he is a shell of his former self, can barely play 30 minutes, his stats are regressing, and he's leading a team to a crazy disappointing season.

He's clearly not that all-time great center everyone projected him to be, but is he a disappointment? Is he still a top 10 center of all time? Top 15?

Biggest waste of talent stupid fuck the league has ever seen.

[Splits]

Please let this happen:


NBA Trade Rumors: Dwight Howard-De Andre Jordan Swap Projected As Rockets Want More Reliable Defender (http://en.yibada.com/articles/91089/20151202/nba-trade-rumors-dwight-howard-de-andre-jordan-swap-projected.htm)

[spursistan]

Please let this happen:
not legit source..but it i could see it happening, and it would be hilarious after the embarrassing summer episode :lol

[Chinook]

He's like a defensive version of Kenneth Faried. Not as undersized but still too small to play the five if he doesn't have elite athleticism. He needs to start reinventing him game, but he's never had that intangible quality that would lead you to think he's going to be able to figure out how to age well like Vince did.

[Splits]

not legit source..but it i could see it happening, and it would be hilarious after the embarrassing summer episode :lol

I know, but it was linked on Google News.

[Bynumite]

Had a team built around him with a top 10 coach in the league. Never been the same without them. Then went on to play for teams who wanted his defensive presence more than anything else.

There were rumors of a potential trade with the Warriors when he was in LA. Would have been good with GS and their elite outside shooting, depending on what pieces they would have to give up to get him.

[Mikeanaro]

As a lazy clown with a big smile.

[baseline bum]

He's like a black version of Avante tbh

[BatManu20]

As the most talented Laker in the past decade tbh.

[ambchang]

Hakeem, Moses Malone, Kareem, Drob, Shaq, Russell, Wilt, Zo, Ewing, Unseld, Mutumbo.....

There's 10 I would rate higher and probably a couple of more. Howard's back injury has done him in. And he is a shell of his former self. Still has flashes but he can't sustain night in and night out.

Mourning, Reed, Thurmond, the Gasol brothers ... that's all I can think of. Walton if he wasn't injured all the time as well. I personally won't put Mutombo up there as his offense was just even worse than Dwight's, and if I am going that route I can put Ben Wallace in there as well.

Daugherty was too injury prone (really underrated player), Dan Issel spent most of his days in the ABA, and perhaps Artis Gilmore, Parish, and Yao belongs in the conversation, but overall, there weren't too many centers better than Dwight.

As much as people want to make fun of Dwight, he was really dominant in his prime. It's unfortunate he wasted that talent, and the injuries really finished it off.

[SpursforSix]

I'll remember him about the same as Amare Stodemire who I often forget.

[jermaine]

He's a Nigga that was kicked out the Negus!!!! He was won't be remembered.

[Killakobe81]

This picture from the Thanksgiving HEB parade says it all when I saw this clown I knew all my perceptions of him were right on the money ...yal blame Harden so much but he is carrying this clown.


http://www.khou.com/story/entertainment/2015/11/26/thousands-turn-out-for-h-e-b-thanksgiving-day-parade/76413542/

[HI-FI]

one of the absolute GOATs of creampying.

[Silver&Black]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/assets/2540973/howarddealwithit.gif

:tu

http://www.48minutesofhell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tim-duncan-dwight-howard.gif

[Obstructed_View]

I'm just gonna leave this here...


:lmao