Poor Adelman...he went through this with the Kings/Lakers already. Gotta feel for him..."you see what happened, they're not going to call anything" He knows.

All you east coast cats are probably asleep by now. Looks like I'm going to be dancing with myself for this game.

he's never going to be the offensive force that Lebron is, but Lebron will never be the rebounding & shotblocking force that Dwight is either... can't expect Dwight to be another Shaq either, how many Shaq's have there ever been in the history of the NBA? there's only been 1 other bigman who's been more dominant physically during his heyday & that was Wilt pretty much... gotta remember now, Dwight Howard came straight outta HS... he didn't have the luxury that Ewing had to develop his game at Georgetown & hit the NBA as a 23 yo rookie... compare Ewing's rookie season to Dwight now & the only thing Ewing was better at is scoring... Dwight's better in rebounding by a significant margin, & his shotblocking total is better also, as is his FG %... i ain't trying to say he's gonna be better than Ewing, but he definitely has the potential to be that level of a player through his career & it's not a stretch to imagine it if u ask me.

Thats the thing, Shaq couldnt do anything to you offensively beyond three feet from the rim early on. He worked hard to become a more well rounded offensive player. Once that happened, he went from really, really good to all-time great. It will be interesting to see if Howard has that kind of dedication.

And I dont see Howard v Ewing at all. Man, Ewing would just torture you. Would bomb on your ass from 15-20 ft. and dare you to come out with him. Once you did that, it was a wrap because then he would just mash on you from the inside. And Ewing wasnt 1/10th the athlete that Howard is. He just wanted it more. Plus, Ewing was mean as shyt. If Howard cant dunk, he's lost. He'll still keep smiling regardless and making commercials.

At some point Howard needs to go from good to great and I dont see the skill or desire for him to do that. I could be wrong. Thats just what I see.

Posted by sebstar:

Thats the thing, Shaq couldnt do anything to you offensively beyond three feet from the rim early on. He worked hard to become a more well rounded offensive player. Once that happened, he went from really, really good to all-time great. It will be interesting to see if Howard has that kind of dedication.

And I dont see Howard v Ewing at all. Man, Ewing would just torture you. Would bomb on your ass from 15-20 ft. and dare you to come out with him. Once you did that, it was a wrap because then he would just mash on you from the inside. And Ewing wasnt 1/10th the athlete that Howard is. He just wanted it more. Plus, Ewing was mean as shyt. If Howard cant dunk, he's lost. He'll still keep smiling regardless and making commercials.

At some point Howard needs to go from good to great and I dont see the skill or desire for him to do that. I could be wrong. Thats just what I see.

we'll see... i can see the concerns u have about his demeanor, but i definitely think the work ethic is there... u don't get that kinda physique w/just good genes alone... since he's been in the NBA he's improved his footwork down low, positioning to go after rebounds & defensive awareness by leaps & bounds... now he's working on his offensive game... i know he'll never be the shooter that Ewing was, but that don't mean he can't be a great player in his own right... time will tell on him but right now he's the best C in the game, way better than Yao Ming... u can only play the guys that are on the court afterall... can't compete against a memory.

[Edited by - TMS on 05-04-2009 8:56 PM]

Phil just OWNED Craig Sager just now.

Sager: "What do you do to keep that trend going tonight?" (IRT the Lakers dominating the 4th vs Houston)
Phil: "Trying to get you away from my bench with that Bozo the Clown suit you got on there. You're scaring my people. Look at this thing."

Man, Yao goes down a lot for a big guy.

Posted by Pharzeone:

You know how everyone was making fun of Nate about a month ago for his haircut? Now he looks like a trend setter because every game I see at least two guys with the same haircut now. What type of haircut is that? I gotten too old and can't keep up with the new styles.

everyone's sporting the faux hawk these days... it's nothing new.

Houston wins and takes home court!

[Edited by - K22 on 05-05-2009 01:28 AM]

ah, don't do it bro... just stick with what you're used to

wow, the rockets really handed it to the lakers last night, great game. saw the whole thing, beginning to end. incredible. yao is a monster, a pure unadulterated chunk of butt-kick.
they're my dark horse in the west. if they can get game 2 in la its over. they're going to the finals.