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Re: Howard signs a 2 year deal for the tax MLE with a player option per Woj 

Post#641 » by Ruzious » Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:03 pm

pcbothwel wrote:Ruz, the stats and eye test dont back you up. Hes not quick enough for 4's and his IQ is low which hurts him in the switch & Team D. But his DPM, DRPM, etc. show him to be "Passable". If his 3 ball is falling, you can certainly get away with him there and create chaos.

Yes, he shoots the 3 which pulls their big out, but he does it fast. He sprints the court and gets to his spot. If he is hitting, the other teams Center might have trouble keeping up.
That said, if he isnt hitting...ouch.

I think we're using different eye tests. :lol: He's a great guy to have at the VERY END of the bench, and he can help out with the occasional 3, but he's a terrible defender - no matter the position he plays.
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Re: Howard signs a 2 year deal for the tax MLE with a player option per Woj 

Post#643 » by WallToWall » Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:51 am

Whats the over/under for how many games he plays this season?
I say 30 games.
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Post#644 » by FAH1223 » Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:50 am

WallToWall wrote:Whats the over/under for how many games he plays this season?
I say 30 games.


I'll take the over, he's never missed more than half the season. He's had only 2 injury plague years with LAL and HOU
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Post#645 » by I_Like_Dirt » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:49 pm

FAH1223 wrote:I'll take the over, he's never missed more than half the season. He's had only 2 injury plague years with LAL and HOU


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Post#646 » by queridiculo » Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:01 pm

pcbothwel wrote:Ruz, the stats and eye test dont back you up. Hes not quick enough for 4's and his IQ is low which hurts him in the switch & Team D. But his DPM, DRPM, etc. show him to be "Passable". If his 3 ball is falling, you can certainly get away with him there and create chaos.

Yes, he shoots the 3 which pulls their big out, but he does it fast. He sprints the court and gets to his spot. If he is hitting, the other teams Center might have trouble keeping up.
That said, if he isnt hitting...ouch.


DRPM, DPM, DRTG all have the same flaw, they're not even close to being an accurate measure of which players deserve credit for negative or positive defensive possessions.

Smith is not a passable defender, not even remotely close. The only chaos Smith creates on the floor is self inflicted. Consistently out of position, slow to react as a help defender and he fouls at a clip that's close to Mahinmi's rate.

He's unplayable in anything but mop up duty.
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Re: Howard signs a 2 year deal for the tax MLE with a player option per Woj 

Post#647 » by pancakes3 » Thu Nov 1, 2018 6:10 pm

what the hell

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Post#648 » by WallToWall » Thu Nov 1, 2018 6:56 pm

pancakes3 wrote:what the hell

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It just means that he will be playing the whole game so as to avoid sitting.

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Post#649 » by cwb3 » Thu Nov 1, 2018 10:11 pm

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pancakes3 wrote:what the hell

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It just means that he will be playing the whole game so as to avoid sitting.

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Post#650 » by FAH1223 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 3:33 am

So.. Dwight is into trannies? Look at the whole thread

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Post#651 » by AFM » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:11 am

Guys dont look up dwight howard on twitter right now
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Post#652 » by BigA » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:22 am

The Wizards' season has taken an unexpected turn.
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Re: Howard signs a 2 year deal for the tax MLE with a player option per Woj 

Post#653 » by FAH1223 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:42 am

AFM wrote:Guys dont look up dwight howard on twitter right now


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Post#654 » by I_Like_Dirt » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:46 am

AFM wrote:Guys dont look up dwight howard on twitter right now


Is it about his butt pain?
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Post#655 » by Dark Faze » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:48 am

Meh. Pretty clearly bs. Voice clearly isn't Dwight and nobody would actually have full conversations over the phone about cheating in 2018.
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Re: Howard signs a 2 year deal for the tax MLE with a player option per Woj 

Post#656 » by TGW » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:58 am

I_Like_Dirt wrote:
AFM wrote:Guys dont look up dwight howard on twitter right now


Is it about his butt pain?


Well uh no...and maybe yes? Who knows at this point.
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Post#657 » by closg00 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:12 am

Hey! This is the karma that Ernie Grunfeld attracts, it will be funny to see if Mahinmi and Howard remain sidelined
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Re: Howard signs a 2 year deal for the tax MLE with a player option per Woj 

Post#658 » by CobraCommander » Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:20 am

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FAH1223 wrote:I'll take the over, he's never missed more than half the season. He's had only 2 injury plague years with LAL and HOU


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The news is the wiz misdiagnosed the cause of the issue....just saying -

Not mad at you D...but yeah
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Post#659 » by CobraCommander » Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:21 am

AFM wrote:Guys dont look up dwight howard on twitter right now


You are SOOOO happy about this! I thought about YOU when i saw the people at the gym explode yelling DWIGHT DID WHAT!
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Post#660 » by FAH1223 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:33 am

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