You just described a defensive dominating center. He is easily stopped offensively. Which is to say that he is worthless as a offensive option. The heat did it 4 times last year. Front the entry pass...foul him when he turns toward the basket since he is a terrible free throw shooter. Anyway..he will play half the 1st quarter and sit for a while after Wade and Lebron attack the rim and get him to foul out. Forgot about that as well huh?
howard has dominated oneal in the past. yeah oneal had some nice games against him but you act like howard hasnt done the same to oneal. he has.
Keep dreaming. and you might be the only guy on the planet that does not have Wade and lebron in the top 3. This post makes me think you are joking. You have to be.
**** Jermaine Oneal. he couldn't do anything against ANYBODY we put in there. You guard him one on one..deny the entry by fronting and he is irrelevant. Try that with Shaq back in the day and he goes for 40.
so you are predicting miami can keep him to less than 20 when they match up? or are you saying that if he scores 38 miami shut him down?
there will be no 7th games. This is not Cleveland. he has FRIENDS. I wish I could quit and get a triple double. Did he quit in 2009 when he had the best playoff in NBA history? it is going to be a painful 6 years for you.
BTW Adam...your Juggernaut offensive monster Dwight Howard.... averaged 11.5 Points per game versus the Heat last year in 4 games. forgot to mention that.
wont happen this year. remind me before they play and we'll put something on howard scoring more than 20 points aginst the heat.
Dwight never quit against Boston, not his fault only he, and Jameer showed up. Orlando sent out search parties to find Lewis, and Carter, because neither one showed up for the playoffs. I can't wait until the games start, D12 will own Miami, they have no one that can cover him inside.
won;t happen this year? LOL. why? because you hate the Heat..and your hate will translate into Dwight Howard scoring 21 points? 11.5 PPG last year. Of course..JJ Redick will stop Wade from scoring 40 against the team he averages the most PPG against. Oh and then there is Lebron James and Chris Bosh.
Just playing with the basketball genius that is Adam. Oh..he will own Miami? Like last year's monstrous 11.5 ppg against them?
Look at his numbers. twice as bad as Lebron's against the same team (Boston). You said that Lebron quit. So by your own admission..then Dwight Howard quit twice as bad.
If Paul can make Chandler relevant, Imagine what he will do with Howard. Also, Howard is 24. Now, improvemants will be minimal, but I don't see why he can't get better as a FT shooter, or add a nice 12 foot jumper.
Honestly Sect, if you watched the games, you can tell Dwight didn't quit while Lebron certainley wasn't himself. It was in the body language.
What will Lebron Score? What will Dwyane Wade score? What will Chris Bosh score? You keep forgetting who is on the Heat huh?
add the fact that a Paul to Orlondo scenario would probably see a huge increase of Howard alley oops and dunks
Something hovering around 20 i'd guess. You have to remember we also have crhis Bosh, who will probably be ebtter than the 3rd,4th and possibly 5th best player orlando will have combined. It not JUST LeBron and Wade, the heat wouldnt be predicted to win 60+ games if that were the case, Bosh is an important part of this team.
In the end, I think we can all hope Paul and Anthony go to Orlando so NY will have no one and then we can all laugh at Boik.
They are the favorites this year. and yes..they will win championshipS it is a matter of how many. 2 will be a failure. 3 or more is a success. Asking me to take a even money bet when they are 8-5 is an insult to me and anybody else with a brain.
i have already said I basically see the Heat as of today as slight favorites to win the East. I think they will be crushed by LA if LA is healthy come playoff time. Still, I dont think the difference is that huge between Orlando or Boston and Miami that I wouldnt consider taking the moneylines in those series should they occur. Now if Orlando gets Paul then depnding on what they give up, I could see them easily becoming the favorites over Miami
Uhm...in other news, The L.A. Lakers signed Theo Ratliff to a one year, veteran minimum contract and Matt Barnes to a two year, $3.6 Million contract. This probably means Shannon Brown is a goner as is DJ Mbenga. PG: Derek Fisher, Steve Blake SG: Kobe Bryant, Sasha Vujacic SF: Ron Artest, Matt Barnes, Devin Ebanks, Luke Walton PF:Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Derrick Caracter C: Andrew Bynum, Theo Ratliff The starting lineup remains the same, but the second unit is now much deeper with Steve Blake, Matt Barnes and Lamar Odom most likely the top three off the bench. Luke Walton's back is so bad right now that he may have to retire, whihc is why I have him behind rookie Trevor Ariza look-a-like, Devin Ebanks. And don't sleep on Derrick Caracter. The kid has turned his life around and finished the Summer League third on the rookie ladder (behind John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins)The UTEP prospect closed summer league with averages of 15.4 points, 8.6 rebounds (sixth most in league), 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocks on 59.3 percent shooting (second among players averaging at least 13 points). In other words, he did much better against iffy competition than I, or anyone else expected him to. I think the cat is going to be a very solid role player for the Lakers as early as halfway through this year.
LOL. You hate money. I will book every single one of those bets when the time comes. I will give you the same odds and waive the vig. Dude..your hate is really effecting your judgment. Let's say that Paul goes to orlando and that he is handed to Orlando for NOTHING. WHO guards Dwyane Wade? WHO guards Lebrin James? WHO guards Chris Bosh? Answer those questions. oh..do you even know who is on their roster? because I am not sure that you have watched a NBA game in the last 8 years.
Let's face it, Miami was Wade, and a whole lot of nothing last year. Orlando wasn't concerned with Miami, so obviously they weren't going to put forth their best effort, they didn't need too.
4-9 will be in the orlando ledger in all likelihood though. Miami will have the big three to Orlando's big 2 but whne you compare 4-9 I would assume Orlando would have the advantage though you would have to see who orlando gave up
Now you are psychic. The Lakers will be the favorites when the season starts...because? You hate the heat? Pay attention. The oddsmakers are BEGGING for people to take the Lakers.
Oh......So they lost twice on purpose and should have lost 3 out of 4? Stan Van Gundy tanked the Heat games on purpose. Thanks for the info. got it.
