Swap Yao Ming with Dwight Howard: Rockets better or worst?

[Jameerthefear]

What kind of fuhcking question is that?

Of fuhcking course they would be better.

Not sure if OP is serious.

Add a healthy Yao and the Rockets are in the WCF instead of a first round exit

'11 dwight makes them a legit contender too.

[Jameerthefear]

dude in 02 you were what 2-4 years old? stfu

peak howard > peak yao

howard was the more impactful player.
offense: yao slightly
defense: dwight huge margin
rebounding: dwight by a huge margin

[KNOW1EDGE]

Only problem with Dwight is he has absolutely zero offensive game outside the paint.

Yao can shoot the rock. Fade-aways, 15-18 footers, back people down etc etc, he had an extremely well-polished offensive game.

Dwight can't make his free throws and he couldn't hit a 15 footer to save his life, this allows defenses to sag while Yao opens up the floor for his teammates.

[Jameerthefear]

Only problem with Dwight is he has absolutely zero offensive game outside the paint.

Yao can shoot the rock. Fade-aways, 15-18 footers, back people down etc etc, he had an extremely well-polished offensive game.

Dwight can't make his free throws and he couldn't hit a 15 footer to save his life, this allows defenses to sag while Yao opens up the floor for his teammates.

this is true, but you'd be surprised on how much this really doesn't matter. it's not a big deal at center. nik vucevic can do all the things you just described, but if you offered me rudy gobert for him i'd do it in an instant.

[BlazerRed]

People all up in here trying to act like Yao is an all time great

[Jameerthefear]

People all up in here trying to act like Yao is an all time great

he gets overrated a lot because he got hurt.

[RightToCensor]

I don't see why there's a discussion about Dwight vs. Yao.

Dwight wins 10/10. There's no argument.

Since 2002, the Top Three best centers in the league have been:

1. Shaq
(huge championship & scoring gap)


2. Dwight
(huge impact & accomplishment gap)







3. Yao

[Rodmantheman]

[jayfan]

End of thread.






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[Cali Syndicate]

If he hadn't gotten injured, Yao was in position to be a top 2-3 C all time.


And Dwight is overrated AF.

I'd comfortably take Yao over Dwight but no way Yao is a top 5 all time....

[bobopenguin]

seriously, i dislike hustons fans, i think they are bunch of rednecks, and often overrated any of their players. but, yao vs dwight? lol c'mon, anyone with common sense will pick yao.

remember few years back there's only two legit center? shaq and yao. (Timothy is PF)

[Jameerthefear]

perkins owned dwight for years too. but the better C is dwight

[BlazerRed]

he gets overrated a lot because he got hurt.

Pretty much.. the whole nostalgia thing. Also because he Asian.

[PistonsFan#21]

Pretty much.. the whole nostalgia thing. Also because he Asian.

Do you feel the same way about Brandon Roy? except for the asian part

[Jameerthefear]

Pretty much.. the whole nostalgia thing. Also because he Asian.

I mean I'm not a Ming hater or anything close to that, but one of the biggest criticisms of him is that he was too slow footed and soft. In today's league where defending the paint is SO important, that is a big detriment. C's like Kanter, Vucevic, and J-Val can make moves that a center like Gobert or Whiteside couldn't dream of. Hell, Vuc is a better jumpshooter than Yao ever was. But guess which centers make the most impact? Gobert and Whiteside. Because they are quick and can play defense. Yao was a very good one on one defender though just because he was so big, but that isn't that important. Peak Dwight is one of the best defensive players EVER, and arguably the best of this era. That just makes him much more important than Yao.