It's Getting Hard to Describe Dwight Howard

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In Praise of Dwight Howard
Published 12/7/2007 by Ben Q Rock <info@thirdquartercollapse.com> at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
Henry Abbott, of TrueHoop fame, finds it hard to repress his journalistic neutrality when he watches Dwight Howard play: But over the last few weeks, as I have been watching Dwight Howard every chance I get, I find it is getting mighty tough to write about him with any measure or balance at all. All the things I'm thinking are so hyperbolic and salesy that it would sound like the brochure for Dwight Howard Enterprises. Welcome to the club. Dwight has indeed been amazing this season, reaching new heights... literally and figuratively. ...

Intentional Link Dump: News For A Slow Day
Published 12/7/2007 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... as well. - Well, it’s Christmas time boys and girls and you know what that means: office Christmas parties. The Sports Hernia has a nifty little list of the sports conversations you can expect from your non-sports savvy co-workers. Why yes, that Dwayne Wayne is a GREAT basketball player… just ask Denise Huxtable. - Kansas forward Brandon Rush got arrested. Don’t forget to take care of those traffic violations, kids. - That Dwight Howard is something else. - SI’s 16-team college ...

Open Game Thread #20: Pacers at Magic
Published 12/7/2007 by Cornrows at Indy Cornrows: Front Page Posts
... If you want to learn more on the daunting task facing the Pacers tonight, check out TrueHoop's post on Dwight Howard. Howard is the consensus 'Beast of the East' if not the whole Association. The fact that he's only 21 makes the whole situation borderline disgusting. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring the sharing Pacers
Published 12/7/2007 at Ball Don't Lie
... . Harlan's "Transactions" pages are always a must-read, with detailed, sober analysis of every NBA transaction over the last month and a half. SF: TrueHoop . Hard to describe ...

Kleinigkeiten, KW 49
Published 12/10/2007 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
... das aktuell die 50%-Marke knackt. - Was ist eigentlich los mit Joe Johnson? - Der Vergleich geht weiter: Chris Paul mit leichten Vorteilen gegenüber Deron Williams. - 47 Punkte bedeuten für Josh Howard ein Career-High und für die Mavericks den Sieg gegen die Utah Jazz. - Der Nachfolger von Billy King, der sich überrasch zeigte von seiner Entlassung, als GM der 76ers heißt Ed Stefanski. - Henry Abbott sucht nach Worten für Dwight Howard...und findet sie: "He is the super tall guy who really is that kind of ...

In Praise Of Dwight Howard [Free Darko Presents]
Published 12/11/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... If you're surprised at the Orlando Magic's strong start, you haven't watched Dwight Howard this season. At various times in his young career, Howard's been overpowering, agile, immense, fluid, frightening and startling. Now, he's all that at once, and his NBA's buzz index has lept into the red. Henry Abbott's watching Howard every chance he gets -- previously the kind of thing one said only about the Phoenix Suns -- and Jack McCallum's giving him ...

I BLINK, Therefore I Am
Published 12/11/2007 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... on Orlando's Dwight Howard . In a nutshell, Howard is: bigger than you, stronger than you, faster than you, taller than you and younger than you. I still think he needs to work on his moves down low, but when you can dunk everything as defenders swing off your arms like kids swinging from branches, why settle for the seven-foot hook shot? (Basically, via True Hoop Mike D'Antoni laughs in my face . Hey, that's my wife's job.) Are the Wizards better without Gilbert Arenas ? Bulletsforever.com ...

LeBron return carries hint of quiet amazing
Published 12/12/2007 by Doctor Dribbles at We Rite Goode
... on-and-off 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 ...