Magic @ Heat

[casmith07]

Anyone else watching?

DWIGHT HOWARD HAS A JUMPER NOW. The League needs to watch out.

 

[Vintage]

Anyone else watching?

DWIGHT HOWARD HAS A JUMPER NOW. The League needs to watch out.

Not really.

Howard taking a jumper is a win for the defense. If Howard makes it, so be it. You let him take it.

 

[Vintage]

.... so..... Howard has a jump shot.

 

[Parnell]

He needs a 3 point shot tonight..Heat laying it to the Magic..Howard fouls out..Miami is getting in gear...scary how good they can be.

 

[casmith07]

.... so..... Howard has a jump shot.

I told you! Dude can put it off the glass or just shoot it too!

 

[casmith07]

He needs a 3 point shot tonight..Heat laying it to the Magic..Howard fouls out..Miami is getting in gear...scary how good they can be.

Dwight always picks up cheap fouls.

 

[Vintage]

I told you! Dude can put it off the glass or just shoot it too!

I was hoping you were going to come back and see that, lol...

I was surprised. The first one or two, I didn't think much of it. But it looked good all night.

 

[Vintage]

Dwight always picks up cheap fouls.

Some of his fouls are just so damn dumb.

Forgot who it was, early in the game... (Joel Anthony?) had the ball in one arm, Howard grabs his other arm and tries to wrestle it away.

Just dumb.

He needs to understand he is their most important player. He is what opens up the perimeter shooting; he needs to be on the court. And to do so, he needs to cut the crap fouls. Its one thing if he is picking up one chasing after a ball or hustle plays... coaches will live with that. But he picks up some dumb fouls, be it on the perimeter chasing/bumping a guard or crap like he pulled on Anthony.

I think the problem is he just gets so damn amped up, he is prone to that.

But I like what I saw from him. His footwork looked VASTLY improved from last year. The moves were tighter, more fluid, the footwork was pretty solid, and you can tell that working with Hakeem in the offseason has really helped.

People like to compare Howard to Shaq, but that's based on sheer size/athleticism. His game isn't really that similar to Shaq. Shaq posted up. He'd take his time and just back you down. That's not really Howard's game. Howard is a lot more like Hakeem than Shaq in that Howard uses his athleticism/quickness to make moves; not his sheer power.

I think one of the smartest things Howard's done is turn to Hakeem. He's got a long ways to go to get anywhere near Hakeem's footwork and post moves... but he's already looking much improved.

 

[casmith07]

I agree with the dumb fouls. He does that often.

I don't think he finishes his career in Orlando. He'll be a Laker in 2 years.

 

[CATCH17]

I agree with the dumb fouls. He does that often.

I don't think he finishes his career in Orlando. He'll be a Laker in 2 years.

That would suck.

NBA is going to be great this season.

 

[casmith07]

That would suck.

NBA is going to be great this season.

It is. Not a whole lot of non-competitive teams out there any more. I can't think of one team that's complete garbage this year except maybe my Wiz.

 

[CATCH17]

It is. Not a whole lot of non-competitive teams out there any more. I can't think of one team that's complete garbage this year except maybe my Wiz.

As a Mavs fan I'm actually looking forward to our perennial early round exit.