Dwight Howard overrated
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Dwight Howard can’t even dunk the ball with Dirk Nowitzki holding on to him
Ouch! Ooooover rrrrraaaated. OOOOOoooover RRRRrrrrated.
Dwight Howard? Come on, what are you talking about?
Fantasy Hoops, my young man. Not real hoops. Hey, who wouldn’t want Dwight in Real Hoops? You know, like the NBA. He is spectacular. No, he is Superman.
Superman, (or should we call him Ironman because he has never missed a game in his entire career) averaged a mind-boggling 14.2 rebounds, 20.7 points (on 60% shooting), and 2.2 blocks per game last season. As a point of comparison, Shaq never averaged 14 boards a contest in a given season, and Timmy Duncan never averaged 13. In fact, since 1980, there have been only three other players to average over 14 rebounds and 20 PPG in the same season: Charles Barkley, Moses Malone, and Hakeem Olajuwon. Not bad a sign when you are keeping Hall-of-Fame Company as a 22-years-old.
He does all of this in spite of still having few moves around the basket. What is he going to do if someone teaches him some moves?
But you said Dwight Howard is overrated?
You are not listening. Fantasy Hoops, Not NBA hoops.
In Fantasy Hoops there is very little relation to winning basketball. In fact, one of my favorite Fantasy Hoop players was Chris Weber early in his career. He would amass enormous stats, but win few games. Partly because he played little defense and partly because he played on bad teams.
So what is wrong with Dwight’s Fantasy Hoop game?
Well, you have to take into account a couple of his glaring deficiencies. He can’t shoot free throws, much like Shaq or Wilt Chamberlain. And at times he has stone hands and makes bad ball decisions.
The despicable free-throw percentage (he actually shot a lower percentage from the line {59%} than he did from the field), combined with the league-leading 11 attempts per game, is an anchor than will sink your team in roto-leagues. In addition, the turnovers are a killer.
So don’t waste a high pick on Dwight in your Fantasy Hoop draft.
Of course, Dwight Howard is not totally worthless, so if you can get him cheap, go for it.
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