Who doesn't give a shit about how many shots he takes is Robin Lopez...uh, why would a Blazer fan (global moderator) want to improve the Warriors to the point of killing? Wrong fan site maybe? 5th options in starting lineups don't live at the free throw line. just sayin? But in crunch time, I'd rather hav e Lopez shooting a game winning free throw than Howard all day long.
This site has other team forums. He's definitely a warriors fan since I've known him (about 6 years now).
I'm a Warriors fan. Most of the bball discussion takes place in the PDX board so I frequent it. Sure I'd have Lopez shooting the game winning FT, but I'd rather have Dwight the other 47 minutes and 59 seconds of the game.
I'd just like to point out how that worked for the Lakers last season and the Magic before that....and how many teams have won rings without a dominant big man. It's a guards game in the modern era. I don't believe Howard is a difference maker and am not convinced that the Rockets will win more with him than they did with Asik. Pistons, Bulls and Heat all won rings without dominant centers.
Rockets are playing .630 ball this year. Last year, they were a .549 team. .630 is 52 wins. Last year they won 45.
Blazers are playing .815 ball this year. Last year, they were a .402 team. .815 is 66 wins. Last year they won 33.
Why is everyone in this thread talking about Lopez compared to Howard overall? Do you not read the original post in a thread? You realize that the OP was all about Lopez' defensive performance this year as compared to Howard's, right? Everyone talking about offensive stats, MVP votes, etc--you've completely missed the point.
And? You have a point to make? Were you asking you, or did you want me to ask you? You quoted yourself.
The numbers show that the Rockets' record is better with Howard. Refute it, since that seems to be your intent.
I think that thread headings have less to do with comments than comments about the comments in these threads. It's not a surprise for folks to wander around a topic. How many times have I seen a thread about the bench that turns into a Batum debate?
No. However, you are explicitly saying is seem to be my intent. My interjection was simply to insert a minor correction in your statement. Kind of like you did when I said Taj Gibson was terrible. Double standard much? Come one Denny. Read PtldPlatypus' post. I agree with him.
Like I said, 25 games into a season does not a season make. At the end of the season they may be better, but I'm not crowning them better yet. And yes, I do want Howard to fail. Also if the Rockets in mid December have a higher winning percentage than all of last season's tally, some credit is due to the team? Just saying...Howard is not the team.
I don't have any vested interest in Howard doing well or the Rockets doing well. They had an awful start, FWIW, when they were playing twin towers of Howard and Asik. Maybe their record since benching Asik is even more impressive than their overall record. Howard isn't the team, sure. But when you add a MAX contract guy to the team, you expect more wins, and the wins are there. And it's way easier to improve 33 games from 33 wins to 66 than it is to improve 33 wins from 45 to 78 wins. Nobody's ever won 78 games, ya know. As for this thread being somewhat about Howard, the frigging first post compares Lopez to Howard. Sue me for talking about Howard
This is the internet people have shown trouble with reading comprehension since the beginning. Why do you think youtube and instagram are so popular people who can't read use those site to do things on the internet other than porn.
