Was Dwight Howard just a rich man's Ibaka, Ezeli, Jordan

[JohnMax]

A mobile athletic big with barely any offensive skills.

[BenchMob]

Yes.

The only difference is those players you mentioned knew their place.

Dwight Coward thought he'd be mentioned with Shaq and Wilt. Maybe even to this day. :rolleyes:

[Klay 3D]

Rich? Yes. Better than them? Not sure.

[Nick Young]

As much as I hate Dwight, comparing him to Ezeli, Jordan and Ibaka is unfair.

He is a good rebounder and used to be a solid defender when he put in effort.


IMO hes more like a Ben Wallace who is better at finishing pick and rolls and alleyoops. But he's mentally weaker than Wallace.

[ClipperRevival]

Peak Howard was an athletic freak and an incredibly impactful player. Let me know when any of those guys did this over a 5 year stretch (2008 - 2012):

20.6 PPG, 24.5 PER, 59% FG, 13.9 RPG, 2.5 BPG


Not to mention, his career playoff numbers (89 games):

19.1 PPG, 22.7 PER, 59% FG, 14.1 RPG, 2.6 BPG


Not to mention, 3 DPOY awards. He was one of the better rim protectors, rebounders and rim rollers EVER.

[HylianNightmare]

Peak Howard was an athletic freak and an incredibly impactful player. Let me know when any of those guys did this over a 5 year stretch (2008 - 2012):

20.6 PPG, 24.5 PER, 59% FG, 13.9 RPG, 2.5 BPG


Not to mention, his career playoff numbers (89 games):

19.1 PPG, 22.7 PER, 59% FG, 14.1 RPG, 2.6 BPG


Not to mention, 3 DPOY awards. He was one of the better rim protectors, rebounders and rim rollers EVER.
This,he was an mvp level guy for a few seasons in Orlando

[Steven Kerry]

He was DeAndre with mildly better post moves.

[FreezingTsmoove]

People forget Dwight was ripping through the Eastern conference for years. It was a joke how dominant they were. Not his fault he couldnt beat the Stacked Celtics

Theres a reason to this day he was the most voted for all star in the history of the NBA

Prime Dwight was elite on defense

[aj1987]

He was DeAndre with mildly better post moves.
DeAndre has never even come close to having the defensive impact that Dwight had.