Is Dwight Howard a HOFer?

[Nick Young]

Is this career choke artist and team destroyer D12 going to get in to the hall of fame?
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[ClipperRevival]

Easily. If you ignore his so called character flaws and look strictly at on court performance and impact.

[STATUTORY]

HOFer in absentee fatherism and corny smiling clown yes, basketball, no

[keep-itreal]

If this type of clown can get into HOF then might as well start letting scrubs get in HOF as well.

[Nick Young]

Easily. If you ignore his so called character flaws and look strictly at on court performance and impact.
He seems like a career underachiever that doesn't belong in the HOF tbh. This generation's Greg Ostertag.

[COnDEMnED]

What's his greatest accomplishment in the NBA? Defensive player of the year? I'm not sure that's enough.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Easily. NBA's Hall of Fame is by far the weakest of the major North American sports.

[Hizack]

8

[Akrazotile]

Without a shadow of a doubt, and I absolutely hate Dwight.

But there's no denying he was the game's top center for many years, including the time when he comprised a part of the "Hall of Fame Three" with Nash and Gasol that were brought in to LA to help Kobe win a finals. Obviously the rest is history, but you certainly can't fault Dwight for the way things panned out that season. Lakers fans were crushed when he left, as evidenced by this billboard:



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[HylianNightmare]

First ballot.

[Beastmode88]

He did beat lebron in 2009.

[Nick Young]

Without a shadow of a doubt, and I absolutely hate Dwight.

But there's no denying he was the game's top center for many years, including the time when he comprised a part of the "Hall of Fame Three" with Nash and Gasol that were brought in to LA to help Kobe win a finals. Obviously the rest is history, but you certainly can't fault Dwight for the way things panned out that season. Lakers fans were crushed when he left, as evidenced by this billboard:



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Lakers fans were all universally happy to see him leave.

Jim Buss payed for that billboard, not Lakers fans.

Dwight was the best center for a short period of time in a weak era who had one fluke finals run in a bad eastern conference, and then played like shit in the finals.

Dwights peak was short and he won nothing.

What has he done that is HOF worthy other than being born in a bad generation of bigmen?

[Akrazotile]

Lakers fans were all universally happy to see him leave.

Jim Buss payed for that billboard, not Lakers fans.

Dwight was the best center for a short period of time in a weak era who had one fluke finals run in a bad eastern conference, and then played like shit in the finals.

Dwights peak was short and he won nothing.

What has he done that is HOF worthy other than being born in a bad generation of bigmen?


Led the league in rebounds and blocked shots while scoring 20 ppg... multiple consecutive seasons.

Did Yao Ming ever do that even once? Did Ben Wallace? A lot of guys going to the HOF didn't.

He also perennially finishes in the top half of his conference, east or west. Except the year with the Lakers when he was trying to be a good teammate and let Kobe be the alpha, and they finished 7th in the conference and got swept in the first round.

[Nick Young]

Being top 4 in your conference every year doesn't deserve shit. Dwight won nothing and he was a born loser. He got good stats in a weak era against bad competition like JeVale McGee and DeAndre Jordan.

Andrew Bynum was the only other good center in the league during Howard's short peak of stats padding.

[SpaceJam]

He will get in without a doubt

[ClipperRevival]

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[ClipperRevival]

Dwight was simply a physical FREAK. He is the most explosive big ever. No one exploded off the floor like him. Some were more well rounded (Drob), some were more fluid and agile (Hakeem) and some had superior size (Shaq and Wilt) but in terms of sheer explosion off the floor, he was the GOAT. And that made him incredibly impactful on both ends.

[ClipperRevival]

Dwight in 2009 ECF.

25.8 PPG, 13.0 RPG, 65% FG

[Im Still Ballin]

Yeah he is

[CelticBaller]

Only idiots(Kobe Fans) would say no

[DonDraper]

He has a better chance than Kobe

[SouBeachTalents]

If Bosh is going to make the HOF, Dwight is an absolute lock

[Spurs m8]

No way he should get in, he hasn't achieved shit

[Mr. Jabbar]

no, lol

whats his merit? beating lechoke? :lol

[sportjames23]

Dwight will most likely get in, but not as a first ballot.

[Akrazotile]

Being top 4 in your conference every year doesn't deserve shit. Dwight won nothing and he was a born loser. He got good stats in a weak era against bad competition like JeVale McGee and DeAndre Jordan.

Andrew Bynum was the only other good center in the league during Howard's short peak of stats padding.


I'll give you that. Laker frontcourts been stacked for a minute.

[Cold soul]

Yeah he should without a doubt and I can't stand him one bit.

[Jameerthefear]

Dwight will most likely get in, but not as a first ballot.
uh, he is no doubt a first ballot HOFer

[sportjames23]

uh, he is no doubt a first ballot HOFer


We'll see, my friend. We'll see. :coleman:

[coin24]

Yeah he should without a doubt and I can't stand him one bit.


For what reason?

[SwishSquared]

He's gonna be a first ballot HOF. He's basically a lock to make it at this point for all the reasons given itt.

[Smoke117]

Absolutely.

[Young X]

Definitely.

All this "what did he achieve?" shit is nonsense. And it's mostly stupid Laker fans that think like this.

What did Reggie Miller "achieve"?

What did John Stockton "achieve"?

What about George Gervin? Dominique Wilkins?

You don't have to win a ring or MVP to be in the HOF.

Dwight is among the best defenders and rebounders the game has ever seen and was a good/solid offensive player in his prime years. He was legitimately one of the best players in the world for a 4-5 year stretch.