Dwight Howard or LeBron James?

If you guys could choose who would you build around?

 

I gotta go with the dominate big man.

 

I have to go with LeBron. From a money perspective, he's more marketable. From a basketball perspective, he's the better player and able to more on the court.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mr. J @ Dec 19 2007, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I have to go with LeBron. From a money perspective, he's more marketable. From a basketball perspective, he's the better player and able to more on the court.</div>It is close, but I'd probably go with Dwight. I'd rather have Kareem over Magic, Shaq over Kobe, Hakeem over Drexler, KG over Pierce, TD over Parker.

 

Dwight Howard. No question here. IMO he has a better chance at winning more championships.

Especially in the NBA today, when a big man of that caliber is literally impossible to come by.

 

You always go inside first. You can find 75 cents on the dollar for Lebron faster than you can for Dwight.

 

LeBron for money reasons but also because he's the better player.

 

Dwight. An inside game is irreplaceable.

 

But LeBron has both an inside and outside game, he can do everything, is young, strong, powerful, and everyone likes him.

He's basically $$$$$ for the team.

 

It's a pretty tricky one to be honest:

LeBron can do it all; pass, shoot, drive, play defense (ish). He will make his team-mates better and has proven that he has what it takes to literally carry his team through the postseason. When he drives to the basket the defense is forced to collapse on him leaving players with open jumpshots.

Dwight is one of the best inside players in the NBA already (perhaps the best), but needs to add range to his jumpshot before I'd want him to lead my franchise. Until he truly becomes a dual threat player, with a jumpshot out to 15-18 feet, I just wouldn't want him as the basis for my team, since the defense would know what he is likely to do (granted, he's still hard to stop). His passing also isn't quite good enough for my liking. He will attract double teams in the paint and needs to get better at getting the ball out to shooters.

However, they both need 1 or 2 good shooters to help stretch the defense. When the defense double teams either of them, they can just pass the ball out to the perimeter. That is probably what Dwight lacks - just the cutting edge passing-wise, but LeBron lacks the defensive presence.

Overall, it probably comes down to the available players to add to the franchise. LeBron will need a good big man and a good shooter (plus defenders) whilst Dwight will need shooters and possibly another post player. Overall, though, just by the player, I would choose LeBron.

 

Lebron...while I do think Howard is going to be scary good...James is already scary good and isn't even close to his prime yet.....................LBJ on this one.

 

LeBron.

Anyone making an argument for Dwight has to have at least some hesitation about it. In the back of your mind you must be saying "Wait a minute, I'm giving up LeBron here..."

I'll take LeBron and never look back.

 

Dwight because it's easier to build your team around a big men.

 

Dwight.

 

If your goal is to win titles, your best chance isn't with an inside player, it's with the best player.

That's LeBron.

 

Yea, I'd have to take Lebron.


I also would NEVER EVER EVER EVER in a gazillion trillion years take Kareem over Magic.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Jan 2 2008, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yea, I'd have to take Lebron.


I also would NEVER EVER EVER EVER in a gazillion trillion years take Kareem over Magic.</div>

I was thinking more along the lines of Patrick Ewing over Jordan.

 

Howard, SF are a dime a dozen.

 

LeBron plays all positions between 1-4.

The offense runs through him, he is the team's primary ballhandler and he is the best distributor by miles and miles. What position does that describe?

In ten years I think he will be a dominant power forward.