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Postby CaCHooKa Man on Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:53 pm

Rooscooter wrote:^^Did they reduce the Flagrant to a 1?


Nope. Still a flagrant 2. He would've been suspended if he caused injury or an altercation. He has 4 points and is 2 points away from an automatic suspension.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Rooscooter on Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:55 pm

CaCHooKa Man wrote:
Rooscooter wrote:^^Did they reduce the Flagrant to a 1?


Nope. Still a flagrant 2. He would've been suspended if he caused injury or an altercation. He has 4 points and is 2 points away from an automatic suspension.


Sounds like a freaking Drivers License point system...... god... what has the NBA come to? :disagree:
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Nikez on Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:00 am

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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby The Rock on Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:45 am

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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Center Court on Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:51 am

I don't get the double standard... Everyone is going crazy about how Pau needs the ball MORE in the post and in less in catch and shoot positions. Why does the same logic apply to Dwight? Why can't he get the ball in positions he is comfortable and do it more often?
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Ariza3 on Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:38 am

id like to start every game just getting him going. force feed him. have nash set him up. i dont like to see a start to a game where its just seems like dwight isnt getting involved.

id like so see post ups and pnr with dwight to start the game as well as pau finding him. get him a couple and then start getting everyone else going. if dwight gets off to a good start it sets the tone for the opponents d the rest of the night. otherwise hes just an average center out there and if you out hustle him hes a zero.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Ariza3 on Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:35 am

also dont understand how dwights was a flagrant 2 and was ejected but jr smiths to dragic was only a flagrant 1. jr intentionally undercut dragic midair and was completely helpless midair only to fall very hard and not return for the entire game.

dwights was a flagrant foul but not a 2. it looked a lot worse in slow mo than it was. faried was hit in the face...kobe was too twice on a drive to the hoop without even a call. faried hit the floor but got right back up no prob. if he was hurt than its a different story but for someone who is a high flyer throwing his body around and getting every rebound i think the foul wasnt a 2. jr's on the other hand was VERY dangerous mid air and dragic was hurt and didnt get up right away or even return.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby JGC on Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:42 am

Texas Lakers Fan wrote:Should've hit that piece of s*** Brewer. Little b**** ran up the score on us. Anyways I think Dwight should've been ejected, but that a** clown Dwayne Wade over there in Miami did something just as malicious if not more so by intentionally kicking Ramon Sessions in the balls. Wade didn't even get a technical foul which is f****** ridiculous. NBA has to be more consistent. If you eject Dwight for what he did than you have to eject Wade too.


Wade was suspended for the kick. So then, you think Howard should be suspended for tomorrows game too?
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby JGC on Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:48 am

Just curious.... why isn't anyone saying or suggesting that it is Dwight's fault for not getting more touches? Isn't it on him to demand the ball and play so well that the team has no choice but to give him more touches?
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby 432J on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:05 am

maybe the reason he isn't getting enough touches is because HE JUST ISN"T PLAYING THAT GREAT

honestly, everytime they feed him the ball it seems like the opposing center stops him. dwight tries to power them down but can't get far back enough so he passes it OR he tries that hook shot which is 50/50. i seriously can only think of a few times where he's actually powered the opposing center to the basket and scored. it's clear he's not 100% but he just isn't playing that great either. this is far from the dominant center we used to see in orlando
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Texas Lakers Fan on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:18 am

Dwight's last year in Orlando - 20.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 57.3 FG%.

Dwight's first year in L.A. - 17.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 57.4 FG%.

You look at those numbers obviously his scoring is down signifanctly as is his rebounding, but that's what happens when you're no longer the #1 option and playing with a guy like Kobe who clearly dominates the ball. As for the rebounding in Orlando he had the whole lane to himself because he played with a stretch 4 in Ryan Andersen who constantly camped out at the three point line. Now he's playing with a 7 footer who challenges for boards in Pau Gasol. Plus you have to remember as it's been stated several times Howard is nowhere near 100 percent.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Doc Brown on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:19 am

D12's post game is trash. Just put him in more pick and rolls.

I'd rather see Kobe or Ron in the post to be honest.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Rooscooter on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:21 am

^^I expected about these numbers from him. Opportunities would be fewer and the paint more clogged here.

I think he's playing fairly well other than some issues with either fatigue or his back.... hard to tell which.

He's not our biggest problem..... finding a way to win games, play defense and not rack up 36 minutes a game from our aging vets is.....

Oh... and any line ups that involve Morris and not Jamison are as well....
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby lakerfan2 on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:27 am

Doc Brown wrote:D12's post game is trash. Just put him in more pick and rolls.

I'd rather see Kobe or Ron in the post to be honest.


Dwight seems to be limited in his pick and roll movement.

He just doesn't seem as quick rolling off those screens as he used to. Either his injury is hindering him, or the floor is not spaced. I think Dwight still isn't 100%
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby JGC on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:29 am

Rooscooter wrote:^^I expected about these numbers from him. Opportunities would be fewer and the paint more clogged here.

I think he's playing fairly well other than some issues with either fatigue or his back.... hard to tell which.

He's not our biggest problem..... finding a way to win games, play defense and not rack up 36 minutes a game from our aging vets is.....

Oh... and any line ups that involve Morris and not Jamison are as well....


^ Yup, same here. We had a thread about predicting Dwight's numbers... and I thought it was pretty obvious he wouldn't break the 20 pt mark here and I knew he would posted lower offensive numbers than Bynum because his game is a lot more limited.

I can't remember my exact prediction but it was around 19 and 13 I believe.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby GoldenKnight on Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:27 am

By Feb he will be himself, I've said it all season long.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Armani on Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:09 pm

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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby KBJelleyBean24 on Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:11 pm

He responded really well tonight, he knew he had to come out and beast
I should get an assist for that. It's an intentional pass to oneself, so it's an assist. That way people can't say all I do is shoot.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby odom1year on Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:47 pm

What a great game tonight !
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Postby wcsoldier81 on Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:41 am

Great energy ...his lack of touch around the basket makes me cringe though
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby Texas Lakers Fan on Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:45 am

Kenny Smith is an idiot. He said Dwight should not be an All Star this season. :man10: :bang: :disagree:
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby wcsoldier81 on Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:34 am

Texas Lakers Fan wrote:Kenny Smith is an idiot. He said Dwight should not be an All Star this season. :man10: :bang: :disagree:


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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby kenzo on Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:48 am

wcsoldier81 wrote:
Texas Lakers Fan wrote:Kenny Smith is an idiot. He said Dwight should not be an All Star this season. :man10: :bang: :disagree:


Hanging out with Barkley and Shaq has consequences

Good one sir :bow: :man9:
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby therealdeal on Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:13 am

Not a lot of love? The dude came back after his idiotic foul on Faried and had a nice statement game. He actually got a little more love from the refs which I think was his goal.

He had a lot of shot attempts and he really took apart their team. 21/14/3 with a steal and an assist? That's pretty damn nasty right there.
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Re: Dwight Howard Discussion: FT stroke found! - pg768

Postby v1n5anity on Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:41 am

This is the first game in a while in which Howard looked engaged on O and was truly giving full effort on that end of the floor. Last several games he was just moping around out there.
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