Bucs80 wrote:Forest wrote:Bucs80 wrote:Alright, The Bench was horrendous. Hedo, and Rashard were terrible.
Though watching 1 game from the bench. Emphasis on 1.
The Bench looks like it's just gonna be one of the worst in the league. I'm sorry but when you have JJ Redick coming off the bench for your team. Your just bound to suck. I can see why Johnson was on like 20 teams before. He dosen't make passes, and is not a good defender. To me he just seem like another Carlos Arroyo. Except he dosen't do that stupid sulsa dribbling.
Hedo if he reverts back to his old ways. This team goes along with him. Simple as that. Rashard couldn't make a shot, just not like him. nothing I can complain about except he needs to make them.
Piertrus was solid. But once again, I've said it before. He reminds me of Mo Evans. And his defense wasn't as good as everyone said it would be. Not in this game. Johnson still scored points on 25 points.
Then Dwight Howard. I'm getting tired of this.
He hasn't developed anything from the post. He still is raw, his development is just hasn't gotten to a degree where he can get points everysingle time you give it to him. comparing that to Amare's development. Dwight is still leagues behind him.
Seriously who post this type of garbage.
Seriously, who would post a waste of a comment who couldn't even respond.
But it's only 1 game out of 82, and I hope we don't see anymore of that crap we saw yeterday which we call "Magic basketball" tommorow.
and Forest, Dwight Howard hasn't really had that many post moves in the recent years in which many of these Magic experts said we would see more often.
I keep seeing him getting points off offensive rebounds, alleys or easy layups. Not many times have I seen him make 4-5 hook shots in one game. It has to change in order for him to be a real post threat. Right now I'm feeling like he dosen't want to do any of that, and just wants to do it his own way.
As much as Dwight's offensive game is not as rounded or polished as many other big men in the league, I strongly disagree with the notion of him getting 'easy' points. The put backs, layups and dunks are usually preceded by Dwight being swarmed with defenders, who pull, push and hack him the second he gets near the ball. I've lost count of the number of times he pulls down an offensive board, despite being the only Magic player in the paint and being surrounded by 4 opponents, only to lay the ball in with contact. As much as Dwight can't pull off the finesse moves that the likes of Yao and Stoudemire can, I don't see them being able to do what he does, either.
Also, I'd go back to the most basic argument - who the hell cares how the points come? 21ppg is 21ppg, whether he gets the majority of it through dunks and layups or midrange jumpers. It'd be nice to see him score in a greater variety of ways, but the work he goes through just to create his current scoring opportunities is not given enough credit. The quickness to pull an opponent out of the lane and then spin back in for an alley-oop is exceptional, and his strength to continuously force position around the basket to allow for his baby hooks, layups and dunks is phenomenal. And he is battling like that night after night on his own, with no other post presence to allow him to take a play off now and then. Credit where credit is due - it is not always pretty, but I don't see Yao, Stoudemire or any other center in the league who gets 20+ppg
and also dominates defensively.
