Dwight 2nd on Trade Value List

[Darthmagic 0]

Bill simmons:

 

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2. Dwight Howard

Fact: Howard has played every game this season.

 

Fact: A whopping 75 players have attempted more field goals than he has, including Jason Thompson, John Salmons, Danilo Gallinari, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, Raymond Felton, Andrew Bynum, Jamal Crawford and Kenyon Martin.

 

Fact: He's 109th in the league in field goal attempts per game, tied with Ryan Gomes at 9.6. Ryan Gomes!

 

Fact: Teammates Vince Carter (14.9), Rashard Lewis (11.9) and Jameer Nelson (10.3) all average more field goals attempts than he does.

 

Fact: He leads the league in free throw attempts (10.4 per game), so realistically, that means Howard is getting about 14-15 scoring touches per game. Not even four a quarter.

 

 

My take: He's too nice of a guy. It's both the best and worst thing about him. If you ever played basketball, you know there's one rule with big guys: Make sure they touch the ball enough. If they don't get enough touches, they get cranky. They stop running the floor. They stop setting good picks. They stop crashing the boards. Big guys are like women -- they need affection, they need to be stroked every so often, and if you ignore them, they start to resent you.

 

In Howard's case, nobody in Orlando has to worry about keeping him happy. He's always happy! He's a good soldier. In a roundabout way, he's avoiding the responsibility of carrying an offense every night. This is easier. He gets to run around, jump over guys, ram some dunks home, block some shots, flex his muscles, smile to the crowd and concentrate on his strengths. Of course, he will never, ever, ever get better this way, and if you look closely at his stats these past three years, he is what he is: 18-19 points, 13-14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 60 percent shooting. Alpha dog pedigree, sidekick mindset. Too bad.

 

Part 1

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/one

 

Part 2

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/two

[Darthmagic 0]

Bill simmons:

 

Quote:

2. Dwight Howard

Fact: Howard has played every game this season.

 

Fact: A whopping 75 players have attempted more field goals than he has, including Jason Thompson, John Salmons, Danilo Gallinari, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, Raymond Felton, Andrew Bynum, Jamal Crawford and Kenyon Martin.

 

Fact: He's 109th in the league in field goal attempts per game, tied with Ryan Gomes at 9.6. Ryan Gomes!

 

Fact: Teammates Vince Carter (14.9), Rashard Lewis (11.9) and Jameer Nelson (10.3) all average more field goals attempts than he does.

 

Fact: He leads the league in free throw attempts (10.4 per game), so realistically, that means Howard is getting about 14-15 scoring touches per game. Not even four a quarter.

 

 

My take: He's too nice of a guy. It's both the best and worst thing about him. If you ever played basketball, you know there's one rule with big guys: Make sure they touch the ball enough. If they don't get enough touches, they get cranky. They stop running the floor. They stop setting good picks. They stop crashing the boards. Big guys are like women -- they need affection, they need to be stroked every so often, and if you ignore them, they start to resent you.

 

In Howard's case, nobody in Orlando has to worry about keeping him happy. He's always happy! He's a good soldier. In a roundabout way, he's avoiding the responsibility of carrying an offense every night. This is easier. He gets to run around, jump over guys, ram some dunks home, block some shots, flex his muscles, smile to the crowd and concentrate on his strengths. Of course, he will never, ever, ever get better this way, and if you look closely at his stats these past three years, he is what he is: 18-19 points, 13-14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 60 percent shooting. Alpha dog pedigree, sidekick mindset. Too bad.

 

Part 1

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/one

 

Part 2

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/two

[Mickey Mouse 0]

that's pretty cool. of course lebron is #1 in trade value, but i am suprised that dwight beat out wade

[BMP 424]

quote:

Originally posted by Darthmagic:

Bill simmons:

 

Quote:

2. Dwight Howard

Fact: Howard has played every game this season.

 

Fact: A whopping 75 players have attempted more field goals than he has, including Jason Thompson, John Salmons, Danilo Gallinari, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, Raymond Felton, Andrew Bynum, Jamal Crawford and Kenyon Martin.

 

Fact: He's 109th in the league in field goal attempts per game, tied with Ryan Gomes at 9.6. Ryan Gomes!

 

Fact: Teammates Vince Carter (14.9), Rashard Lewis (11.9) and Jameer Nelson (10.3) all average more field goals attempts than he does.

 

Fact: He leads the league in free throw attempts (10.4 per game), so realistically, that means Howard is getting about 14-15 scoring touches per game. Not even four a quarter.

 

 

My take: He's too nice of a guy. It's both the best and worst thing about him. If you ever played basketball, you know there's one rule with big guys: Make sure they touch the ball enough. If they don't get enough touches, they get cranky. They stop running the floor. They stop setting good picks. They stop crashing the boards. Big guys are like women -- they need affection, they need to be stroked every so often, and if you ignore them, they start to resent you.

 

In Howard's case, nobody in Orlando has to worry about keeping him happy. He's always happy! He's a good soldier. In a roundabout way, he's avoiding the responsibility of carrying an offense every night. This is easier. He gets to run around, jump over guys, ram some dunks home, block some shots, flex his muscles, smile to the crowd and concentrate on his strengths. Of course, he will never, ever, ever get better this way, and if you look closely at his stats these past three years, he is what he is: 18-19 points, 13-14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 60 percent shooting. Alpha dog pedigree, sidekick mindset. Too bad.

 

Part 1

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/one

 

Part 2

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/two

 

[Darthmagic 0]

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Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes:

quote:

Originally posted by Darthmagic:

Bill simmons:

 

Quote:

2. Dwight Howard

Fact: Howard has played every game this season.

 

Fact: A whopping 75 players have attempted more field goals than he has, including Jason Thompson, John Salmons, Danilo Gallinari, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, Raymond Felton, Andrew Bynum, Jamal Crawford and Kenyon Martin.

 

Fact: He's 109th in the league in field goal attempts per game, tied with Ryan Gomes at 9.6. Ryan Gomes!

 

Fact: Teammates Vince Carter (14.9), Rashard Lewis (11.9) and Jameer Nelson (10.3) all average more field goals attempts than he does.

 

Fact: He leads the league in free throw attempts (10.4 per game), so realistically, that means Howard is getting about 14-15 scoring touches per game. Not even four a quarter.

 

 

My take: He's too nice of a guy. It's both the best and worst thing about him. If you ever played basketball, you know there's one rule with big guys: Make sure they touch the ball enough. If they don't get enough touches, they get cranky. They stop running the floor. They stop setting good picks. They stop crashing the boards. Big guys are like women -- they need affection, they need to be stroked every so often, and if you ignore them, they start to resent you.

 

In Howard's case, nobody in Orlando has to worry about keeping him happy. He's always happy! He's a good soldier. In a roundabout way, he's avoiding the responsibility of carrying an offense every night. This is easier. He gets to run around, jump over guys, ram some dunks home, block some shots, flex his muscles, smile to the crowd and concentrate on his strengths. Of course, he will never, ever, ever get better this way, and if you look closely at his stats these past three years, he is what he is: 18-19 points, 13-14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 60 percent shooting. Alpha dog pedigree, sidekick mindset. Too bad.

 

Part 1

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/one

 

Part 2

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn...e=simmons/100208/two

 

 

LMAO. Sort like...poodles

[Darthmagic 0]

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Originally posted by Mickey Mouse:

that's pretty cool. of course lebron is #1 in trade value, but i am suprised that dwight beat out wade

 

Dwight is one of a kind in the league compared to star wing men.

[Mr.Dwight Howard 0]

Dwight doesn't get the ball enough, but he has a good squad around him so he doesn't have to take 30 shots a games, but he should IMO

[Darthmagic 0]

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Originally posted by Mr.Dwight Howard:

Dwight doesn't get the ball enough, but he has a good squad around him so he doesn't have to take 30 shots a games, but he should IMO

 

This

[Murphy13 185]

His field goal attempts are drastically reduced by being fouled nearly every time he gets the ball. Should he get the ball more? Yes. But, its not an accurate number for him compared to others due to the frequency of being fouled.

[Darthmagic 0]

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Originally posted by murphy13:

His field goal attempts are drastically reduced by being fouled nearly every time he gets the ball. Should he get the ball more? Yes. But, its not an accurate number for him compared to others due to the frequency of being fouled.

 

True, but even with that added he still gets around 14-15 shots. that's not enough for any serious alpha dog.

[Captain Hindsight 50]

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Originally posted by Mickey Mouse:

that's pretty cool. of course lebron is #1 in trade value, but i am suprised that dwight beat out wade

 

wade isn't getting any younger and it's easier to build a team around a dominant center than a wing player

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

dwight should probably get 20+ touches a game.

 

I'd like him to get more too.