Dwight Howard makes the difference

[atljonesbro]

He was flat out BULLYING the cavs down low. The Hawks have a real shot to come out the east if he can bully the cavs like he did tonight

[warriorfan]

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[MrFonzworth]

Yep. Their weakness is a strong, independent bigman. Embiid almost single-handedly defeated the Cavs, and absolutely abused Howard in their matchup.

[Dray n Klay]

Werent Rockets/Laker fans saying this the first 10 games he was there?

[atljonesbro]

Damn Dwight got half the boards shook. We're playin bully ball with Dwight and Trillsap. Cavs can't bang down low

[Jasper]

Howard for President.

[Smoke117]

Dwight has been a beast defensively and on the boards. The Hawks will finish with 55-60 wins and be 2nd in the east this season.

[moongaze]

I haven't followed Dwight as much so haven't seen him play that much but man he really is a menace. Channing Frye probably had the most success against him. Tristan Thompson got shut down. Hawks are a legitimate threat to the cavs in the east. I don't know that they can get past the raptors, though.

[Mr. Jabbar]

1 game

[ShawkFactory]

several games
Yes

[aj1987]

He was flat out BULLYING the cavs down low. The Hawks have a real shot to come out the east if he can bully the cavs like he did tonight
ZERO chance. Kyrie and JR shot like shit and Bazemore and Schroder didn't miss.

[sunnyboy91]

I said D12 was am upgrade to horford all along when is comes to the post season. Rebounding and inside defense is key. Especially when youre against Klove and Tristan.

[Uncle Drew]

What really made the difference is that this was a regular season game. In the postseason the Hawks would just be another sweep.

[sportjames23]

Damn Dwight got half the boards shook. We're playin bully ball with Dwight and Trillsap. Cavs can't bang down low

Still early, bro. Let's see if ATL doesn't collapse in the playoffs.

[fiddy]

Still early, bro. Let's see if ATL doesn't collapse in the playoffs.
If? :oldlol:

[retaxis]

Somethings you keep quiet about. Now you p1ssed off the Cavs and guess what? They are going to rob you next time. Learn to take a win and keep quiet about it especially when you are 0-8 in the playoffs the last 2 years. All CLE has to do is foul howard or put Birdman on him and its game over.

[GimmeThat]

I wonder how many players in the league actually doesn't know how to play with a big man like Dwight Howard. Eastern Conference -> Western Conference -> Western Conference -> Eastern Conference difference

[KnicksWolves]

My only hope is that he doesn't start crying about lack of post touches. His strong suits are his rebounding and defense, but we've seen him cry about not getting enough passes down low before. Dwight has been one of my favorite players since his Orlando days, and I just hope that he's matured enough to realize that the post game is not the strongest part of his repertoire.

[feyki]

Somethings you keep quiet about. Now you p1ssed off the Cavs and guess what? They are going to rob you next time. Learn to take a win and keep quiet about it especially when you are 0-8 in the playoffs the last 2 years. All CLE has to do is foul howard or put Birdman on him and its game over.


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[Ben Simons]

Nice overreaction thread. I'm happy Hawks won, but it is pretty meaningless at this point.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Hawks never have ... nor will they ever do shit. Loser, shit franchise. Shit fan base.

Especially with old, non athletic Dwight Howard as their team's best player.

They could win another meaningless 60 wins in the regular season, like they did in 2015, only to get swept by LeBron. By himself.

Cause last time he didn't even have Kyrie or K. Love.

:oldlol:

[Smoke117]

Hawks never have ... nor will they ever do shit. Loser, shit franchise. Shit fan base.

Especially with old, non athletic Dwight Howard as their team's best player.

They could win another meaningless 60 wins in the regular season, like they did in 2015, only to get swept by LeBron. By himself.

Cause last time he didn't even have Kyrie or K. Love.

:oldlol:

Damn homie, why are you trolling? Saying Dwight is now unathletic is a bit disingenuous...he may not be what he was, but he's still more athletic than most big men in the league.

[G0ATbe]

Howard is garbage. You'll see in the playoffs.

[scuzzy]

Howard is garbage. You'll see in the playoffs.

u wanna turn this into a Kobe thread?

[SamuraiSWISH]

Damn homie, why are you trolling? Saying Dwight is now unathletic is a bit disingenuous...he may not be what he was, but he's still more athletic than most big men in the league.
He's the un-athletic version of Dwight. That doesn't mean he's not more athletic than the pathetic selection of centers the rest of the league over. And of course I'm trolling, OP is an annoying Hawks groupie that overrates the hell out of them.

:oldlol:

[Sportal]

He was flat out BULLYING the cavs down low. The Hawks have a real shot to come out the east if he can bully the cavs like he did tonight

I feel that, although the win yesterday was great to kind of get that whole "monkey off your back" thing...

But... Maybe you should focus on just winning 1 game against the Cavs, in the playoffs... Before you get carried away.

[yeaaaman]

I said D12 was am upgrade to horford all along when is comes to the post season. Rebounding and inside defense is key. Especially when youre against Klove and Tristan.

You know what I couldn't stand watching the hawks last year, especially in the playoffs? Horford jacking 3's like he's Korver, Milsap to a lesser extent. Hit the glass and bang down low smh

[Hotlantadude81]

What really made the difference is that this was a regular season game. In the postseason the Hawks would just be another sweep.
Yeah, they're still missing a wing that can scor e night in and night out.

[retaxis]

Bird man is basically Dwight Howard at this stage. Sure Dwight can score. But on a Lebron size Tristan but Dwight is known to have trouble scoring on centres with size like birdman.