Dwight Howard Discussion: The Taiwan Terror

He definitely has a joy and excitement out there, but it seems organic and a byproduct of his play and the team's play. Old Dwight was a fun seeker... that's all he cared about (one reason Kobe hated him) , even to the detriment of his play or the team's play. He's having fun now without being a silly, goofy clown.

 

Big fan of this redemption tour. Keep it up

 

lol, when he banked in that jump hook, i was like...great...?!

but yeah, really strong game. he and caruso made important impacts at important points.

 

making alot of us eat crow and I love it

 

Next year we will, can't have 3 starting centers on one team, unfortunately.

 

you can when those 3 all have some sort of deficiency, Mcgee can't play big mins, Howard/Boggie are both injury prone and ALL 3 wont be garnering any big pay day next season either, Howard has the best chance since he might try to parlay this resurgence into one last big payday

 

Oh, snap

 

He's well positioned defensively and owning the glass .

Great work so far

 

Part of me wants to call out all those "Lakers fans" on Reddit and other media outlets for saying Noah is a better option. I don't know how anyone can come to that conclusion. Short sample size and I don't expect Dwight to keep this pace up in terms of blocking shots and defending but he's far exceeded any expectations that most Lakers fans hoped for. If Dwight keeps this up and Lakers stay healthy, he will win a ring and then be resigned for a chance to go back-to-back. Will be a perfect way for him to redeem himself.

 

Dwight "says" he is still getting his legs back and into form again per some quote in a tweet the other day. Meaning he feels he has higher performance still to offer. He's so obviously enjoying this team and being cheered again and being part of a group effort to win his first ring that it seems that his individual effort will definitely stay. Just keep fingers crossed for continued no new injuries health.

 

I feel it’s more the soul stone. He sacrificed the thing he loved most: his ego!

Once he got rid of it, redemption szn was here to stay.

How would you feel about the fan base that wanted both of them? For example Dudz is out and Noah takes his place. Now you got a 4/5 that is older than AD so he doesn’t have to take big minutes at the back up 4 from a 26y/o, but is mobile enough and has the motor to chase perimeter players around on low minutes as a 5 so that AD truly only has to play spot minutes there in the regular season if the matchups demand it.

Meanwhile Kuz gets a bulk of his minutes playing backup 3 for Bron, who is about to turn 35y/o and that allows Bron to save his legs for May.

 

In fact... I like Dwight, more than LeBron.

 

This all makes me happy.

He left us, so what? Was it expected he'd stick around with Kobe coming off the scarlet letter of injuries? Players leave all the time. He's now back, and I don't hold a grudge.

Get those boards, slam on a dude twice a month, and bring energy. This was an elite signing.

 

I'm really loving what i'm seeing. Guy plays hard, sets picks, rebounds, blocks, catches lobs, perfect addition. On top of all that... he's the biggest cheerleader i have ever seen in a Lakers uni (yep, bigger than Sacre). He gets up and celebrates on EVERY freakin basket. Watch those knees and your back big guy

 

Yeah I won't lie, he's winning me over on a mych faster pace than I could have imagined. You could argue he's the third best player on our team, so far at least.

 

love the energy and force. his hands have gotten worse and worse over the years, but i can overlook this when he's a vet min backup who's performing like a 15m per starter.