You didn't know in this season the Magic and Hawks ran more 3s in the NBA than any other team because they had Dwight to put pressure in the middle to create open 3pt shots. NBA wasn't doing small ball at the time, but they sure as hell was one really good 3pt shooting team. Turkoglu, Reddick, Nelson, and whole bunch of 3pt specialist while having Dwight in the middle and Richardson to stop post ups and a good stop to other SG and SF. Too bad the Lakers had Kobe, Odom, Gasol, Bynum, and the best bench in the west that dominated the league at the time. We all know stats don't matter when it comes to the finals, that year the Lakers had Kobe coming in hot, he would've got 70 playing the GSW in their prime.
@@NBASFAN surrounding a dominant player with shooters is not new. You see "analysts" say that all day about lebron. When was the last time you saw durant and harden drive to the basket and take mid range jumpshots as a primary option?
One of the best center in the NBA. Prime D. Howard is too strong, agile, rebounder, blocker, best dunker, 3× DPOY. His leap seems he has spring attached at his feet as he likes up high above the rim.
@@Rvench Don't forget about Yao ming lol. He may have been physically smaller than those, but he dominated the post due to being 7'6 and having a long ass wingspan. Also, dont forget about Kareem and Bill Russell Nate Thurmond and George Mikan as well. Dwight in his prime was amazing without a doubt, but depends on what you mean "one of the best" is. If it's top 10 then yeah I'll give you that.
@@timothyahn2006 that my point Dwight couldn't do shit against a guy like Nate thurmond or artist gilmore! That era was loaded with ultra talented bigs
He will likely finish his career top ten all time in Blocks & Rebounds. People who don’t think Dwight is a future HOF base their knowledge off fake NBA Twitter accounts lol
I’ll never forget I went to a preseason game Magic vs Hawks and during the pre-game shoot around I went out onto the floor and talked to Howard. He was just a down to earth genuine guy I was shocked at how big he was in person
If Dwight had the same demeanor and maturity he had with the Lakers when he was in Orlando... man... We would've been looking at a top 3 Center all time easily.
kd was on his level as both were superstars and kd was starting to enter his prime im pretty sure the year before he averaged 30 and was scoring champ so he was better scoring wise and d12 was better defensively and could get hella boards
@@karmanmann369 Or if CP3 Lakers trade didnt get vetoes and they traded for Dwight. Im still mad about that. CP3, Kobe, and Dwight would have been the best big 3 of all time.
no, again you fans think in the perspective of fans, not the coach, not the players and any people like you really no nothing about current basketball, no teams will give the ball to dwight today even in his prime in the paint, there are more efficient way to score points, 3>2 you know that, think, contemporary basketball focus on flow, movement, high quality shots, and three pointers, the paint is no more the core on offense
@@Shih-mc6vz sad but true. Its different now. I stopped watching NBA not because players are unskilled but because how its played now doesn't fell good for me.
@@nopenotmemaam228 players are unskilled...🤣 bro, casual, players now need to know more strategies, need to have more skills like hostage dribbles, like snake, players now need to have the ability to shoot good and play defense good, players now need to have contribution on offense or otherwise your defense needs to be extreme good, players now need to have the ability to recognize the more diverse defense and crack tactics, players now need to adapt different rules like three second violation in the penalty area, so centers or any player need to know and move their body at moment, player now need to, run faster and move way more so their physical requirement needs to be better, player now need more to protect their body because of the way faster pace, no skill? LOL, think before you type
@@Shih-mc6vz did you even try to understand my comment before writing that long ass reply? For sure players now are also great, just because you read the word unskilled? read it carefully and then.. Read it again. Read before you type.
I am amazed to see how harden,westbrook, and durant playing for the thunder together.. this should be rivalry w/ the warriors, sadly it never happened.
We probably would have never seen Hardens full capabilities if he had stayed in Kevin Durant's and westbrooks shadow. Having his own franchise brought out the best in him offensively
This was beautiful NBA Basketball! Before analytics started ruining the game... You got to see quality defence, mid range shots, post play. Not everything was about the PnR and shooting 3's. Dwight is a first ballot HoF guy
@@jewettconner3147 You have a game which is less aesthetically pleasing and less diverse, teams replicate their ways of play and players are becoming more and more homogenizer, unique player achetypes are dying out in favour for players who can take and make perimeter shots while providing versatility. This is great for teams that had the rosters to do it such as the Warriors, but you also end up with more teams like the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets who make the game hard to watch.
D12 was the man I’m glad he has a ring now but people quickly forget h how he lead his team to the finals at 23 against the lakers and at least got 1 game when they weren’t looked at to be there in the first place give this man his flowers
In his prime the magic often were a top defensive team even though their main players were poor defensively (hedo , jameer , jj..etc) you couldnt go in the paint against prime dwight
This is the best of Westbrook, knowing his limitations, attacking closeouts when he's not a good 3pt shooter, looking for open teammates and not forcing everything.
yes, i like this westbrook, not brushing the rebounds and assists, doing his work, score efficiently and pass efficiently, he is not good now and i hate him
At this point of his career he definitely was better than Jokic, not only because he could actually score but because Howard was a way more better defender and it was when the league was still tough.
I never got to see Bill Russell play ofc but I’ve heard about how he could impact a game through his defense, rebounding, and without being a predominant scorer. Dwight might be the closest thing that can remind you of that.
Well for one, Dwight was a 20 ppg scorer so that doesn’t work. lol. And his style was not really similar to bill. Bill was extremely mobile and slender. The closest in terms of play-style to bill was KG, bill Walton, Wes Unseld, draymond, and Ben Wallace. I think draymond in particular is the closest even tho he isn’t as tall or athletic as Bill was. But the role dray plays on offense for the warriors is very similar to bulls role in bostons offense as he was usually the third or fourth scoring option and functioned more as the passer. Plus like draymond, bills, defensive stops lead to a crazy amount of easy fastbreak buckets in the other end.
Unstoppable. Bruh a normal center can’t destroy OKC big 3. Dwight is with the Shaq and Wilt with being the most dominant. He more like Bill Russell cause Dwight more defensive than Offensive
I miss this era MVP Rose before the injury D12 in his prime Kobe tearing it up in LA man the days of prime time hoops just pure competitive Ball now these days you just get blow outs
If he and LeBron we're become teammates in there younger year's..that should be awesome....the youngest duo to dominate the game💪.like Kobe and shaQ in there younger year's...winning is not all about dominate.its about teamwork 💪💪
Dunno why every good players suffered from career ending injury , D-rose, Kobe, Dwight,KD ,jlin ( he may be a star if he didn’t get injured) , Blake Griffin, etc.
Honestly if Dwight wasn’t as old as he is rn he’d prob still be averaging 18 and 10 it’s just he’s too old so he doesn’t wanna risk an injury but he’s still got the juice
@@micahprov he had surgery and he has also spoken about how returning too early from that injury messed him up. The facts support him because he wasn’t the same player after he came back..
Now that I’m older I only realize that Dwight Howard wasn’t an actual NBA player, and when I mean baller I mean he didn’t not much skill at all, but he actually was so good because of his athleticism! He was just overpowering players with his muscles and throwing up shots to the rim hoping they went in! You can tell a lot of times he tries to do a running hook theres no skill, but because of his strength and jumping ability he could make them!
Dwight is 6'9. Barely 6'10, with shoes he is 6'11. He is playing bigger than what his real height is. While Durant is really 6'10 and barely 6'11. With shoes he is easily 7ft. Definitely a walking mismatch.
@@jeftdominiquesabile7623 The fyck you talkin about. Lakers revealed their true height. Didn't you watch NBA? Dwight is 6'10 and half. With shoes 6'11 Anthony Davis is 6'10 and 1/8. 6'11 as well with shoes. Durant is legitimately 7'0.
After watching this, it is clear how steph and the warriors really changed the nba.
You didn't know in this season the Magic and Hawks ran more 3s in the NBA than any other team because they had Dwight to put pressure in the middle to create open 3pt shots. NBA wasn't doing small ball at the time, but they sure as hell was one really good 3pt shooting team.
Turkoglu, Reddick, Nelson, and whole bunch of 3pt specialist while having Dwight in the middle and Richardson to stop post ups and a good stop to other SG and SF.
Too bad the Lakers had Kobe, Odom, Gasol, Bynum, and the best bench in the west that dominated the league at the time. We all know stats don't matter when it comes to the finals, that year the Lakers had Kobe coming in hot, he would've got 70 playing the GSW in their prime.
Yeah they change the nba doing illegal screens baha
Prime To Prime Sir Every Nba player why steph and warriors ??? jordan Kobe Lebron Magic Kareem Bird are you Blind ??
LMAO. ANOTHER BANDWAGON PASSING BY
@@NBASFAN surrounding a dominant player with shooters is not new. You see "analysts" say that all day about lebron. When was the last time you saw durant and harden drive to the basket and take mid range jumpshots as a primary option?
One of the best center in the NBA. Prime D. Howard is too strong, agile, rebounder, blocker, best dunker, 3× DPOY. His leap seems he has spring attached at his feet as he likes up high above the rim.
He was good but he ain't shit compared to other guys like shaq or wilt
@@Rvench You can see how sad and shocked Dream looked when he realized Dwight didn't know what a jump hook was.
@@Rvench Don't forget about Yao ming lol. He may have been physically smaller than those, but he dominated the post due to being 7'6 and having a long ass wingspan. Also, dont forget about Kareem and Bill Russell Nate Thurmond and George Mikan as well. Dwight in his prime was amazing without a doubt, but depends on what you mean "one of the best" is. If it's top 10 then yeah I'll give you that.
@@timothyahn2006 that my point Dwight couldn't do shit against a guy like Nate thurmond or artist gilmore! That era was loaded with ultra talented bigs
@@Rvench lol
People don’t realize how good he used to be!
USED TO BE!! However, I do believe his body of work throughout his career earns him a HOF induction, no question.
Yuppp he even took out Lwbron in the ECF
He’s the greatest that never was. I thought Dwight Howard was going to be what lebron is now lol
I think dwight is still good, but unfortunately the game evolves
@@superhiro6729 he also has had a career of injuries ever since he left Orlando
The fact that this guy is even questioned for first ballot HOF is laughable. It was already solidified before the championship imo
He will likely finish his career top ten all time in Blocks & Rebounds. People who don’t think Dwight is a future HOF base their knowledge off fake NBA Twitter accounts lol
Ppl forget how good Dwight was in his prime
This man's first chip just solidified his already illustrious career.
I’ll never forget I went to a preseason game Magic vs Hawks and during the pre-game shoot around I went out onto the floor and talked to Howard. He was just a down to earth genuine guy I was shocked at how big he was in person
Cap why would they let you on the floor and talk to an elite nba player smh
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If Dwight had the same demeanor and maturity he had with the Lakers when he was in Orlando... man... We would've been looking at a top 3 Center all time easily.
The back surgery ultimately did him in, but even now, he's still a pretty athletic player. It's a shame.
When dwight used to be better than Durant, Harden, or Westbrook.
kd was on his level as both were superstars and kd was starting to enter his prime im pretty sure the year before he averaged 30 and was scoring champ so he was better scoring wise and d12 was better defensively and could get hella boards
@@karmanmann369 KD would be debatable. But no one would call you crazy for saying Dwight is better.
MrCarl ya facts d12 was a monster imagine if cp3 can to Orlando instead of la or if lebron came to Orlando instead of Miami
@@karmanmann369 Or if CP3 Lakers trade didnt get vetoes and they traded for Dwight. Im still mad about that. CP3, Kobe, and Dwight would have been the best big 3 of all time.
Before he became lazy
If they give playing time to this man i think he will be unstoppable again congratulations champ
no, again you fans think in the perspective of fans, not the coach, not the players and any people like you really no nothing about current basketball, no teams will give the ball to dwight today even in his prime in the paint, there are more efficient way to score points, 3>2 you know that, think, contemporary basketball focus on flow, movement, high quality shots, and three pointers, the paint is no more the core on offense
@@Shih-mc6vz It kinda makes me sad. I truly miss the older style of basketball
@@Shih-mc6vz sad but true. Its different now. I stopped watching NBA not because players are unskilled but because how its played now doesn't fell good for me.
@@nopenotmemaam228 players are unskilled...🤣 bro, casual, players now need to know more strategies, need to have more skills like hostage dribbles, like snake, players now need to have the ability to shoot good and play defense good, players now need to have contribution on offense or otherwise your defense needs to be extreme good, players now need to have the ability to recognize the more diverse defense and crack tactics, players now need to adapt different rules like three second violation in the penalty area, so centers or any player need to know and move their body at moment, player now need to, run faster and move way more so their physical requirement needs to be better, player now need more to protect their body because of the way faster pace, no skill? LOL, think before you type
@@Shih-mc6vz did you even try to understand my comment before writing that long ass reply? For sure players now are also great, just because you read the word unskilled? read it carefully and then.. Read it again. Read before you type.
appreciate these highlights bro keep grinding
MillTooTuff i appreciate that man thank you
I am amazed to see how harden,westbrook, and durant playing for the thunder together.. this should be rivalry w/ the warriors, sadly it never happened.
Well if they would have had the level that they play with today back when they played together then yea.
We probably would have never seen Hardens full capabilities if he had stayed in Kevin Durant's and westbrooks shadow. Having his own franchise brought out the best in him offensively
@@jonathanfitt2570 but still tho.
Top 10 center of all time 🐐 most under appreciated player of all time. Post more of his old highlights my guy
Top 10 I don't think so. All time great absolutely
as a lakers fan, we are proud of you champion!
This is the time when dwight is such an intimidating force by just looking at his built. Miss the old dwight.
even 31-35 years dwight still the strongest and atletic player during i. his last 5 years in nba.
This was beautiful NBA Basketball! Before analytics started ruining the game... You got to see quality defence, mid range shots, post play. Not everything was about the PnR and shooting 3's. Dwight is a first ballot HoF guy
Wtf 😂😂😂
How did it ruin the game? If maximizing threats is ruining the game, then I'm glad you're not coach, you'd be fired so quick 😂
@@jewettconner3147 You have a game which is less aesthetically pleasing and less diverse, teams replicate their ways of play and players are becoming more and more homogenizer, unique player achetypes are dying out in favour for players who can take and make perimeter shots while providing versatility. This is great for teams that had the rosters to do it such as the Warriors, but you also end up with more teams like the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets who make the game hard to watch.
This is how i witnessed on how strong he was at his prime specifically at lakers final game
Those massive shoulders destroy NBA Centers on his time.
2nd Shaq of Magic! Dominant big man at its finest!
It's like he was a magnet to the ball in rebounds great player back then d12
Love these highlights your doin wonders to remind people who these legends were in their prime
I miss this NBA 😔
D12 was the man I’m glad he has a ring now but people quickly forget h how he lead his team to the finals at 23 against the lakers and at least got 1 game when they weren’t looked at to be there in the first place give this man his flowers
In his prime the magic often were a top defensive team even though their main players were poor defensively (hedo , jameer , jj..etc) you couldnt go in the paint against prime dwight
The Magic definitely made the right choice of draft Dwight Howard 1st overall, he was a beast in the paint and an excellent shot blocker
They really snubbed this man in that top 75 list smdh
Howard was the best center for at least 10 years
Top 5 center hands down! He’s getting blackballed right now
WOW! Never even knew about this performance before, thanks for sharing
No problem dude 👌
I think this prime Howard will compliment well with the run and gun style of "we believe warriors"
Will be watching more classic NBA videos. Thank you Dom.
If anyone argues that Dwight is not a HOF, just make him watch this clip!
Didn't know there was an argument against it lol
This is the best of Westbrook, knowing his limitations, attacking closeouts when he's not a good 3pt shooter, looking for open teammates and not forcing everything.
yes, i like this westbrook, not brushing the rebounds and assists, doing his work, score efficiently and pass efficiently, he is not good now and i hate him
@@Shih-mc6vz lol he is still good. What kind of stuff are on?
because harden was there to facilitate
Sefelosha and Ibaka anchoring the defense plus 3 offensive weapon in KD, Brody and the Beard.
At this point of his career he definitely was better than Jokic, not only because he could actually score but because Howard was a way more better defender and it was when the league was still tough.
this channel will grow very fast if you keep posting quality videos like this
Howard back in the day carried the magick on his back. The man is 3 times denfenser player of the year and he got a championship.
Underrated channel. Keep uploading this pls
Thanks very much man 🙏 and yes thats the plan
@@dcshow 👌👌👌
I never got to see Bill Russell play ofc but I’ve heard about how he could impact a game through his defense, rebounding, and without being a predominant scorer.
Dwight might be the closest thing that can remind you of that.
Well for one, Dwight was a 20 ppg scorer so that doesn’t work. lol. And his style was not really similar to bill. Bill was extremely mobile and slender. The closest in terms of play-style to bill was KG, bill Walton, Wes Unseld, draymond, and Ben Wallace. I think draymond in particular is the closest even tho he isn’t as tall or athletic as Bill was. But the role dray plays on offense for the warriors is very similar to bulls role in bostons offense as he was usually the third or fourth scoring option and functioned more as the passer. Plus like draymond, bills, defensive stops lead to a crazy amount of easy fastbreak buckets in the other end.
@@TheIcemanthomas actually bill and Dwight were/are 6’10 and have 7’4 wingspans Howard’s is more Althetic.
Unstoppable. Bruh a normal center can’t destroy OKC big 3. Dwight is with the Shaq and Wilt with being the most dominant. He more like Bill Russell cause Dwight more defensive than Offensive
I forgot Gill was on the Magic
People really forgot how good Howard was.................
I miss this era MVP Rose before the injury D12 in his prime Kobe tearing it up in LA man the days of prime time hoops just pure competitive Ball now these days you just get blow outs
We need more dwight howard prime can you post the dwight howard vs chicago bulls he had 40 points
Yes i can, in due time.
Prime Howard played with busboys and dishwashers and still carried his team to the finals.
Harden of the bench ! Omg
This prime Howard had all the qualities to become the best defender of all time.
NOPE
@@valentino8625 yes
If he and LeBron we're become teammates in there younger year's..that should be awesome....the youngest duo to dominate the game💪.like Kobe and shaQ in there younger year's...winning is not all about dominate.its about teamwork 💪💪
imagine dwight and lebron on their prime..？
Shaq n Kobe 2.0
he was the best center in the league for a LONG time and 3x DPOY. first ballot HOF no question. and top 75 too despite what the NBA thinks lol
Whoever decided to keep Westbrook over Harden was smoking thee ganja
Rob of top 75 player
1:50
what in the shoulder msucle was thatt, dude was hugeee
Dunno why every good players suffered from career ending injury , D-rose, Kobe, Dwight,KD ,jlin ( he may be a star if he didn’t get injured) , Blake Griffin, etc.
Honestly if Dwight wasn’t as old as he is rn he’d prob still be averaging 18 and 10 it’s just he’s too old so he doesn’t wanna risk an injury but he’s still got the juice
We need more. Hope you have the game that he grabbed 30 rebs. Thats one of a kind.
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Great vid broski
🙏
Really glad that Dwight is Back in LA we finna get that Ship this year watch 👀👀👀
I almost forget how dominant he used to be
Oddly enough from this game I can see why he started to have back problems. He did contort his body quite a lot in the air
yeah i agree but man at that height and weight you tend to have problems
@@eevee4408 bruh Howard is shorter compared to your average center
@@kingdinodragonite3470compared to an average human dwight is massive. An physica problems are commom on big people
He had back problems due to an in game injury. I believe he got surgery on it as well
@@micahprov he had surgery and he has also spoken about how returning too early from that injury messed him up. The facts support him because he wasn’t the same player after he came back..
Jameer and Dwight tandem was on different level, too sad that they separate and injuries was unavoidable.
Orlando Dwight WAS just built different lol
insane to see harden actually fight for a basket at the rim rather than flailing around for fouls
Dwight Howard is to defense what Kobe was to offense. Dwight was an entire team defense by himself the way Kobe was an entire offense
Howard is really a Beast in his prime it's like Having Prime Shaq in those seasons
Relax not as good or as dominant as prime Shaq was
Great vid. Dude got fouled so much!
Prime Dwight will give Jokic and Giannis nightmares in both ends of the floor.
He really would. In his prime he had the athleticism to be able to contain giannis and joker.
Prime NBA when defence is allowed
4:04 only in the nba can a defender whack you in the face but if you do anything else its your fault
Goddamn Dwight's delts so huge it is larger than his own head
Prime Dwight is built different
Dwight was a monster.
It's a travesty that he's not in the NBA top 75 list and Dame Lillard is!
Top ten Center of all time Number 8 for me
Who’s on your list?
@@dcshow 1. Kareem 2. Shaq 3. Hakeem 4. Russell 5. Wilt 6. Robinson 7. Moses Malone 8. Dwight 9. Ewing 10. Mutumbo My list might be controversial but it’s my opinion
I like it. 2 of my guys have always been shaq and hakeem. Much respect for having them that high.
Whos here after he was snubbed off the 75th anniversary team? 😬
This man has big shoulders
Damn These millennials have no idea how fucken dominant Dwight was for 5 straight years. Great prime howard highlights keep up the work.
No doubt dude. He was a great player. 5x straight all nba first team is no joke. And i appreciate the support
millennials are old now you know that right
Millennials do. You meant zoomers.
Back in the days when Dwight was focused in every game.
First ballot hall of famer.
The game evolves
This video also shows how harden needed to move on in order to take that next big leap.. he was already showing that ability or need to take over
Prime Dwight Howard is a Greatest Center For Me 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
Man I wish that thunder team won something man
If youre a center you dont wanna mess up with Dwight time. Hes too strong too big too powerful inside the paint.
Prime dwight was beast
顛峰時期的魔獸真的很強。
Big 3 go crazy
The last traditional center to be allowed to score that much.
Prime Howard would eat 5 all star centers today
dwight is good at ft line.,maybe thats the reason why the retired center hates him.
Imagine if his back didn't gave out all those years.
Amazing
Patrick Ewing was smiling hard😁
I hope Howard can do this again, sana all
Now that I’m older I only realize that Dwight Howard wasn’t an actual NBA player, and when I mean baller I mean he didn’t not much skill at all, but he actually was so good because of his athleticism! He was just overpowering players with his muscles and throwing up shots to the rim hoping they went in! You can tell a lot of times he tries to do a running hook theres no skill, but because of his strength and jumping ability he could make them!
He's more a defensive minded center, cant judge just by his offense
It still amazing how OKC loses 3 HOF 😂
Who here after he not top 75 cause I gotta know what they was smoking on
forgot agent 0 was a magic lol
Howard no.12 is a beast
4:00 KD is clearly 7'0 he's even a bit taller than D12
Yeah his actual height finally revealed. He is a legitimate 7'0. He listed his height as 6'9 to get the small forward position.
Dwight is 6'9. Barely 6'10, with shoes he is 6'11. He is playing bigger than what his real height is.
While Durant is really 6'10 and barely 6'11. With shoes he is easily 7ft. Definitely a walking mismatch.
@@jeftdominiquesabile7623 The fyck you talkin about.
Lakers revealed their true height. Didn't you watch NBA?
Dwight is 6'10 and half. With shoes 6'11
Anthony Davis is 6'10 and 1/8. 6'11 as well with shoes.
Durant is legitimately 7'0.
@@jarenmontaos5195 no dwight is 6'9 3/4 and Kevin durant is 6'9 .5
@@jarenmontaos5195 you read it right. Give me facts to make an argument.
These highlights are almost pixelated.
It’s really been that long??