Sentinel Article on Dwight

tlloyd34 · Post #1 » by **tlloyd34** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:43 am

Here's a link to a David Whitley article in the Sentinel on Dwight:

LINK

However, I think this guy needs to check his stats. Howard shot below 50% from the line. I think the 74% is his FG%...

And whoever coached free throws for the U.S. team, the Magic should put that guy on retainer.

Howard made 35 of 47 in Beijing, which is 74 percent. If he could do that every night in the NBA, it would seriously complicate the lives of opposing coaches.

Post #2 » by **Devin 1L** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:59 am

The Sentinel rocks!

At least he didn't call him Josh Howard. Eh?

glennathan · Post #3 » by **glennathan** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:13 am

dont rely to much on the info from the sentinel. try to read articles from denton to get the most accurate info.

Orange Ave. · Post #4 » by **Orange Ave.** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:16 am

MagicStarwipe · Post #5 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:18 am

Dwight was awfull at the line in the Olympics. I don't what this guy is thinking.

drsd · Post #6 » by **drsd** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:31 am

Interesting that Howard was off of the bench for the title game.

Post #7 » by **UCFJayBird** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:19 am

so was Lebron, lol.

AdamTheGreek · Post #8 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:43 pm

Well, I know David Whitley wasn't watching the Olympics. :rofl:

Post #9 » by **craig01** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:40 pm

Davis Whitley is awful.

His columns are usually just babble.

Enough said.

Bay_Areas_Finest · Post #10 » by **Bay_Areas_Finest** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:29 pm

Dwight's so frustrating. I think a big part of his struggles at the line have to do with him bending his knees, then standings STRAIGHT UP, and lastly shooting.

He needs to shoot on the way up, otherwise he'll keep being his brick-like self.

jamlando · Post #11 » by **jamlando** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:04 pm

Dwight wasn't the only one not making free throws. Carmelo & LeBron weren't great at the lines either. Everyone always focuses on Dwight's FT shooting like they did with Shaq. When Shaq was younger, the focus was on his FT shooting but when he matured as a player, they never got better. Shaq took the focus off by saying he'll make them when they count.

Potterman · Post #12 » by **Potterman** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:04 pm

I found it interesting what Stan said about it hurting Dwights development.

Then again though the validity of this article has already been thrown into question so I would debate whether or not at some point Stan was even quoted much less talked too.

lovehoops01 · Post #13 » by **lovehoops01** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:08 pm

drsd wrote:Interesting that Howard was off of the bench for the title game.

Did I miss something? He started.

Who writes the headlines for Real GM Wiretap, by the way? Talk about LOOKING for the negative to focus on and trying to create a rift between Stan and Dwight that doesn't exist....

Post #14 » by **craig01** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:11 pm

rurouniad wrote:I found it interesting what Stan said about it hurting Dwights development.

Then SVG must really be happy that Howard is going to play in 2012.

Potterman · Post #15 » by **Potterman** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:33 pm

craig01 wrote:
rurouniad wrote:I found it interesting what Stan said about it hurting Dwights development.

Then SVG must really be happy that Howard is going to play in 2012.

Yeah he didn't sound very pleased in the quote. However by the year 2012 I think the Dwight we have is the Dwight well get. He'll be what 26/27? I think his development years would be behind him. Consider the three year commitment leading up to the Olympics as the real issue.

Post #16 » by **craig01** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:02 am

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Yeah he didn't sound very pleased in the quote. However by the year 2012 I think the Dwight we have is the Dwight well get. He'll be what 26/27? I think his development years would be behind him. Consider the three year commitment leading up to the Olympics as the real issue.[/quote]

That's been my issue all along.

So Howard will spend 6 of 8 developmental summers not developing.

His post game now is likely to stay pretty much where it is. Same thing for his face ups too.

CPBalla2003 n da 863 · Post #17 » by **CPBalla2003 n da 863** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:22 am

Yea, but if we just considering the games itself, it looks like Dwight is not developing at all, but you have to wonder if the practices are the same, playing against top tier competition should help him, he was playing against two seven footers in all those games....

JMEWLS · Post #18 » by **JMEWLS** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:04 am

Dwight Howard's always been inconsistent, he shot decent starting last season and that just declined. I'm not jumping on the wagon, the guy can shoot. But not consistently.

aleZ · Post #19 » by **aleZ** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:08 pm

craig01 wrote:His post game now is likely to stay pretty much where it is. Same thing for his face ups too.

He'll go back developing those when his vertical will get lower. He doesn't look so much focused on having a faceup game, honestly.

Last Guardian · Post #20 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:33 pm

jamlando wrote:Dwight wasn't the only one not making free throws. Carmelo & LeBron weren't great at the lines either. Everyone always focuses on Dwight's FT shooting like they did with Shaq. When Shaq was younger, the focus was on his FT shooting but when he matured as a player, they never got better. Shaq took the focus off by saying he'll make them when they count.

Shaq is a special case. He was 350lbs and overpowered everybody in the league. Despite horrible free throw shooting he could still score 25+ppg. Dwight doesn't have that luxury. Dwight has to either get better at FTs or develop a better offense if he wants to be a good #1 option.