[flybobbyflyParticipant]

has anyone compard dwight howard to david robinson on here? i watch old youtube videos of the admiral and its unbelievable how much they remind me of eachother. the only difference really is that robinson took his time in college working on his shot and offensive repertoire. Every year im disappointed by howards lack of finesse moves down low. just learning a few up and under moves would improve his scoring and make him the favorite for MVP, and the chances of him having any kind of career once his freakish athleticism starts to decrease. i hope he can do some work with olajuwan this summer and establish some moves from the block. The magics sole hope on winning a championship is that howard lives up to his potential offensively. if i was them i would thank ewing and send him on his way, hire either mchale, olajuwan, or bring in shaq if they could work together. as good as howard is he still has huge holes in his game when it comes to passing and back to the basket moves.

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

You’re joking right?

Don’t think about putting Dwight and The Admiral in the same sentence. Dwight needs about 5 years of offense to be at the Admiral’s level of offense as a rookie.

No chance.

[the I in winParticipant]

Howard doesn’t understand how to finish softly on his moves. His hook shot is a staight line to the basketball so it either has to go right in or bank in, if he put more arc on his hook it would roll around more and go in more.

[sheltwon3Participant]

Robinson and Howard are very different players.

[flybobbyflyParticipant]

i just meant athletically i think theyre really similar. david robinson spent 4 years playing in college and came into the league when he was in his mid 20s after serving in the military. dwight howard came to the nba from high school and is still younger than robinson was his rookie year. so yes robinson came into the league a more finished product but i still think howard is capable of developing his offense far beyond the level it is at right now. which would automatically push him farther into mvp contention and his team to championship contention.

[Tyreke JohnsonParticipant]

Very different players, Robinson’s offensive moves as a player were something Dwight wishes he had, yes Dwight could get some offensive moves but I doubt he poses as an offensive threat anytime soon, if he shows me something new next year I may have a swayed opinion but as of now his post game is nothing above mediocre and his offensive game in general is no where near Robinson’s and I doubt ever will.

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