Honestly Kool...Dwight was a guy I wanted in LA since 2009. I think his growth stopped after 2010, and after the injury he just doesn't look the same. In all honesty, maybe he will look better next season and continue to improve, but he lost a ton of athleticism and I'm still a fan of his game and hope its not OVER for him. But Dwight himself said he sustained nerve damage and at the end of games cant feel his legs underneath him.... got that Lieutenant Dan disease and .
he'll look real good next year....and him dragging ass in LA will show...but no les are in his future...in this league with no real great big men and he cannot avg 30 and 15 it's a dam shame tbh....imagine what a prime Shaq or Hakeem being in this league at this time would do...Dwight is not a great big man he's just the best of watered down league..I think Rick Smits would have kicked this dudes ass tbh
In a word, no. But that would have been OK if he just played to his strengths. Rebound, swat, finish around the rim. That's all he needed to do to make an impact. It should have been Kobe, Pau, then Howard due to skill sets. Normally I'd say Pau should be #1 but we saw how that ended in Memphis for him (and how it ended for Howard in Orlando and LA) - both without Kobe.
Pau, for all of the Gasoft Paussy comments played his role to a tee which helped notch #15 and 16. Even though he was perennially part of trade talk, he played through it (admittedly with varying results). Howard, for some dumbass reason thinks he should get Shaq-like touches, even though his offensive skillset is slightly better than Ben Wallace or Rodman tbh.
I mean, he doesn't have one goto move outside of a running hookshot or a putback dunk. His offense is so inept that Pop got away with putting Baynes and the Red Rocket on his sorry ass en route to The Sweep! This was his chance to show the world that he could lead a team in the playoffs. And for the record, 2009 was a fluke. Hedo and the boys shot like the 2011 Mavs det year (and came back to earth the following year). He'll if KG were not hurt, he'd never see the Finals in the first place tbh.
The only thing I regret about Howard leaving is we didn't get anything in return. , I regret losing Earl Clark more - believe it or not. Howard has about 3 more elite years left - especially as a monkeyballer recovering from a hurt back with no guarantee of playoff dominance as we saw against the Spurs. You'd swear it was the 1999 Spurs the way he played. it was pathetic. i mean, he couldn't even outplay a 37-year old. That's not worth $118M tbh.
Last edited by LkrFan; 07-06-2013 at 10:36 PM.
Hes incredibly overhyped
Dwight played hurt all of last year. Watch him bust a nut on the league next season.
Despite losing some athleticism, both sides are correct. He is still a great defender and rebounder. He still can catch lobs and get easy putbacks and he still has the one running hook and lefty finish. His counters are subpar. He gets stripped a ton. He has limited range and his Fts has gotten worse not better. I hope for his sake he learns how hard it is to be the leader of a le team. LeBron learned that first year in Miami and cut down on the shucking and jiving ...we will see if Dwight does the same.
say it with me:" Dwight ain't 2 bright"
I have my doubts he has what LeBron, Kobe, Duncan had in them. But we shall see, afterall he wasn't 100% last season. He gets no excuses for this one.say it with me:" Dwight ain't 2 bright"
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