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dudeman is gone. said 07/16, 07:38 PM
Prince James? You want Prince James?

Let me introduce you to the big man of the future AKA Superman AKA Dwight Howard.

What has this beast done in his first four years in the NBA?

PPG: 16.5
RPG: 12.2
BPG: 1.8
FG%: 56.7

Last year he posted career numbers:

PPG: 20.7
RPG: 14.2
BPG: 2.2

He gives you EVERYTHING you want in a big man. Rebounding, shot blocking and scoring.

Why would I choose Dwight Howard over a bigtime scorer like Prince James, though?

Because RIGHT NOW Dwight Howard is the MOST complete big man in the NBA, and big men are essential to winning teams. If I was an NBA franchise and I wanted to win, I wouldn't hesistate in choosing Howard.

The fact of the matter is, Howard is only 22, but he still provides a beast in the post for any team who wishes to get him.

Look at the last couple Championship winners, and their big men:

2008: KG
2007: Duncan
2006: Shaq
2005: Duncan
2004: Big Ben
2003: Duncan
2002: Shaq
2001: Shaq
2000: Shaq
1999: David Robinson/Duncan

Must I go on? Each championship team since 2000 has had great big men who had great years that year.

Big men WIN, and that's what every franchise wants to do.

dudeman is gone. said 07/16, 08:10 PM
"Who has been to the FINALS with the Pu-pu platter of a backup band?"

I know LeBron did manage to get to the Finals with hardly a decent supporting cast, and besides the fact that his team didn't do **** against the Spurs, who did they face going into the Finals? A Washington team that was .500, a Nets team that was .500 and a Detroit team that got EXTREMELY cocky with a 2-0 lead? Not much competition.

About Big Ben...look at my response in the comments.

LeBron is NOT MJ, NOT Kobe and definitely NOT Duncan. Don't EVER put LeBron in MJ's category at THIS stage in his career. I'll TD you on that before Denis an/or GOAT jump on it.

Dwight Howard will easily be a 25 PPG/15 RPG player for the next 6 years+, and a big man that dominating almost ALWAYS wins...

Dwight is one year younger than LeBron, yet he is going to be the next best big man in the NBA.

Like I said before, big men are usually essential to winning team, and each winner in the past 9 YEARS has had a big man who's been huge to their success, I don't understand what the difference will be with Dwight Howard.

LeBron is a great player, but Dwight can take your team to the next level with his PRESENCE.

dudeman is gone. said 07/16, 09:34 PM
Screw all the stats, comparisons, etc. and let's take a look at what a team actually WANTS:

To win.

How have the past 9 CHAMPIONSHIP teams done that? With big men in the middle, who are post presences and crash boards.

Now, if what you want is a scorer who'll bring in fans, than choose LeBron James. BUT, if you want to WIN, choose Dwight Howard.

He is the big man of the future, and although he may have been doubted last offseason he destroyed ALL doubts with his absolutely DOMINATING performance all last season.

He also is very durable for a big man. In his 4 seasons he's played 82 games every season, and averages 36 MPG for his career. Now you have a post presence that shows up EVERY NIGHT.

Give Howard time, he will definitely be a winner in this league, the same can hardly be said for LeBron if he chooses the big contract over a winning team in 2010 (and I think he will because he's said that he wants to be the first athlete billionare).

Also, I would never hire someone who tell his MOMMA to sit her a/ss down. That's low LeBron, very LOW.

Dwight Howard should be the #1 pick in a draft with all active NBA players in the pool of players to choose from.