Duncan>Howard
Only an idiot would think otherwise.
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Duncan>Howard
Only an idiot would think otherwise.
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Originally Posted by TheMadHatter
:lol you sound like DazedandConfused talking about Gasol being the Duncan stopper..Quote:
Originally Posted by Manufan909
"He blocked him TWICE in a regular season game"
I didn't know Howard deserved to be discussed already along the likes of Duncan in terms of Basketball greatness??
the more i see of howard, the less i understand the hype. yes, he still has A LOT of potential, but he is basically dennis rodman right now (and thats actually unfair to rodman, who wasnt blessed with that physique). nothing but rebounds and putbacks.
in the olympics it seemed to me his rebounding wasnt miles above everyone else like it is in the NBA, then i remembered the magic-pistons games i saw in the PO, and i remembered thinking their offense was chuck a 3, hope it goes in, if not, hope howard puts it back.
he has no D, no post moves, no handle, no passing game, and IMO, no class... the people comparing him to duncan or a young David robinson are only looking at boxscores and swooning over howard's muscles.
magic fan here, no hes not better.. until he wins a couple rings i dont think you can debate it.. now this year or the next if duncan starts declining badlyand dwight keeps on improving then yes.. but not as far as career obviously until its all said and done and has the rings to match him
lol? no D? I guess the reason the Magic were 6th defensively was because of Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson..Quote:
Originally Posted by diego
and wheres this no class thing come from? i never knew he was melo
he had stone hands in the olympics. chris bosh deserved more PT.
pff...
Duncan at 21 >>>>> Howard at whatever age.
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Originally Posted by DarkMaverick
No Class??????? Dwight is as great a citizen as we can hope for. He may not reach David Robinson "class" yet, but he is no Melo.Quote:
Originally Posted by diego
Dwight Howard isn't even close to Duncan, it's not even close.
Duncan > Yao > Howard
And if you stretch it out to "big men", Dirk > Howard too.
Howard has great charisma, super hops, pretty damn solid, and is a "fun" player but let's not get carried away. Hell, even Olympic Pau was better than Howard.
I think Oden & Bynum will supplant DHo as the best "young big men" but DHo will still be the best dunking big man.
Oden= future Tim, Dwight= insert insanely athletic big over age 31 here
Idk about Bynum, it helps when the MVP is on you team, and they have to focus on you. Not taking anything from Bynum, though, I think he's great.
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Originally Posted by tlongII
lol Duncan is the better FT shooter as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by lakaluva
Anybody with an understanding of basketball would take Duncan over Howard, but at the same time, people are being way too harsh on Dwight for his "subpar" Olympics (he wasn't as bad as people say, but whatever). Never, ever judge a player like Dwight on small sample sizes in a type of game that doesn't fit his. I guess his play in a few games in the Olympics overrides everything he's done in the NBA so far.
Despite his alleged lack of "skill", he still put up 20 and 14 on a 52 win team at age 22 and single handedly carried his team to the playoffs last season. He's a damn good player, and arguing otherwise is simply ignorant.
The thing that Duncan has that Howard hasn't discovered is "adaptability", meaning that Tim knows how to adapt his game to his opponents depending on match-ups. Also, he knows when he isn't having a good offensive night, to find the player that is. Howard only plays in one style all game and while his athleticism has helped him, eventually when put in a pressure situation, he will fold because he only knows one way to play. Until Howard learns this key element, he will never be a superior player to TD.