Dwight Howard Discussion: The Taiwan Terror

Refs really bailed out Jokic when Dwight was covering him in the 4th
There was like literally no contact outside of Jokic throwing his body into Dwight

 

Maybe if he would shut up and stop nagging, he wouldn't get so many calls going against him.

 

Nah, he was "active" and pumped as hell. I think he found Bron's PED stash.

 

gota keep foolishness in check, Jokic got the better of him in gm 2

 

But for context sake, we're lucky Dwight bested him in game one and will again this series. This is a guy who had a foot out the door of the league on a non guaranteed deal and is only here because Boogie got hurt. The other is the team's franchise player yet to enter his prime and some are already calling him the best passing big ever.

 

Dwight is a huge asset in this Series to wear down & frustrate Jokic..
Just don't put him in to close the game again Frank.. Unless we're up 20.

 

I agree hes very valuable to us thats why I want more gm.1 Howard, Gm 2 version seems to have gotten frustrated and overly aggressive and Jokic used it to his advantage

 

They used to call Dwight soft. Now, he's the NBA's biggest bully and enforcer. Best part about that is that it is exactly what we need. Dwight made and earned his money. He understands that his role is to be a pest and commit hard fouls to throw the opponents off their game. It reminds me of what Shaq used to do... if they come hard into the lane, make them pay and foul them hard. I love this new Dwight... Old Dwight was an absolute force but this Dwight is much more like-able. I hope we can grab a couple of rings for Dwight.

 

Cool it Dwight, just play hard and do well.

 

I know it's been said to death, but Kobe would have loved this version of Dwight Howard.

 

lol, like jamal murray is the silent assassin.

if it motivates dwight to bring it, i'm all for it. denver's the underdog and gets to play the "nobody believes in us" card and take the fight to goliath. you can't just sit back for it.

 

While I believe there is some truth to what you are saying, this is a mature Dwight who has been humbled by rejection around the league, and accepts that as his athleticism and status in the league has declined, he has to shut up, work hard and affect games in whatever way he still can.

Would a younger Dwight have handled not getting the minutes in the Rocket series? It seems like Dwight saw the bigger picture, and then when he could return, took it out on the Nuggets.

 

There has been a huge change since the Malice in the Palace and it's been heading downward since. Players today just have very little incentive to have to fight with the amount of $ they are getting paid and the endorsements that they can lose if they act like a wacko out there. There has been a mentality change with Dwight, IMO. He used to be bothered by whether people liked him. Kobe said that Dwight was always worried about what people thought of him and wanted to make them love him. This Dwight does not care about anyone out there other than his teammates.