In Praise Of Dwight Howard [Free Darko Presents]

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Published 12/11/2007 by Bethlehem Shoals at freedarko.com
... , here's my ode to Dwight Howard . I'm not sure what the comments mean, but I think they're making fun of me. posted by Bethlehem Shoals @ ...

Orlando Magic News for December 11th - The New Arena Revealed
Published 12/12/2007 by Ben Q Rock <info@thirdquartercollapse.com> at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... wrote an article for Deadspin entitled In Praise of Dwight Howard. Shoals writes that Dwight has made him appreciate the importance of big men to the NBA: ...

LeBron return carries hint of quiet amazing
Published 12/12/2007 by Doctor Dribbles at We Rite Goode
... negotiations said he didn't want to play for Cleveland again. "I thought it would raise the intensity of the fans, having me, Larry and Andy come in at the same time -- and it worked," James said. "I thought by coming in with Andy it might stop some of the boos Andy might get, just protecting my teammates." Shelving the cynicism, credit the 22-year-old--who has every right to be angry over Varejao's holdout--with another veteran move. And while Dwight Howard's getting all the love (and features ) this week, LeBron's having the stronger ...

Why We Have To Figure Out If Dwight Howard Is Really A Center
Published 12/18/2007 by Tim at The Shamrock Headband
... And in Howard, at this stage, I'm not so sure I see it, which puts me in the minority. Just about everybody is referring to Dwight as the Modern Great Center, best articulated by Shoals in a must-read piece last week. The main gist of all the praise is that Howard is the perfect new age center; a beast that simply cannot be handled down low, but at the same time is agile and quick enough to outrun swingmen. The problem for me is that Howard still reminds me more of pre-surgery Amare than a true center, in other words a hellish power forward that is an impossible matchup problem, ...