he wanted to always be that guy who can dribble and shoot 3pts but thats not who he is the and when he accepted that he's not HIM playing along side Bron he did really good
@@jaesall3519 Obviously yeah there were some attitude/characted issues with Dwight in his career, but in his prime, he was absolutely HIM. Dwight was better than Lebron in 2009 straight up
Shaq was such a hater of big men. He hated on Dwight then and we saw how he slighted Jokic recently too. Amazes me how someone that big can be so petty.
@@dakarai47two things can be true, Dwight can have a big and sort of fragile ego and Shaq can also have a fragile ego and harp on big men too much because for some reason he's insecure about his own stellar legacy
Prime Dwight made the magic a contender, and you can't blame him too much for leaving. Otis Smith did little to improve the roster around him over the years.
@@seigyoku.13 vince was at least a 2k under dog haha. 80 overall who could still dunk over bynum and nail 3's consistently. those were the days, kick out to reddick or lewis. i wouldnt pick the magic because dwight limited spacing haha. would rather play as the rockets
@@seigyoku.13 vince was at least a 2k under dog haha. 80 overall who could still dunk over bynum and nail 3's consistently. those were the days, kick out to reddick or lewis. i wouldnt pick the magic because dwight limited spacing haha. would rather play as the rockets
Dwights retrospective on his career kills me. As a laker fan, i was completely disappointed by the way he was treated. I felt like he was not given any chance and when he left the team the first time, it hurt. I had a jersey and everything - I rarely get any. Seeing the way his career get disrespected and even now even after his 2nd time with the lakers, its sad to see what the perspective is on him.
I agree. I think its always been a matter of his likability which is petty. He definitely a bit of a weirdo, but what does that have to do with his basketball career?
You can't make the "disrespect of players" as one of the most common discussion topics in this league, then complain that a really good player is disrespected. NBA just breeds toxicity.
You should watch Formula 1 haha. I used to think a good number of basketball and hockey fans were pretty toxic until I started watching that several years ago. It’s infinitely worse haha.
I've been saying this for years. The NBA discourse is horrible. It's always sh*tting on someone, comparing one person to another (often times players who play different positions), horrible takes, and just flat out stupidity. Just look at the Twolves. They swept the Suns, took the defending champs to game 7 and came back from being down 15 to beat them on the road, to going 1-3 against the Mavs. Everyone hated the timberwolves. Everyone hated KAT and Rudy. This is the twolves first time making the WCF in 20 years. The Twolves have historically been trash, then when they get one good year, the media is painting them to be like the bad guys that are in Luka's way. Then the Luka glaze. Luka gets glazed non-stop all year long, then the finals happen. Luka glazing stops immediately. NBA discourse is sad.
@@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky 5 all star over 18 years and was only a scorer. He averaged 3 assists and 3 rebounds for his career. Pitiful for someone making the top 75. His three point shooting was impressive but his totals are due to the fact that he played 1400 games. He is the most overrated player in nba history.
In all fairness, Kobe was a dick. He was good at the game but won his last ring in 2010. He never realized he wasn’t 26 year old Kobe anymore and took that out on his team.
Sad to say this but Chuck and the other analysts were right, Dwight was too limited offensively to be a threat. That's why he got clamped in the playoffs and declined in his later years. He was amazing to watch though and deserves more respect.
There was a time where Howard coming to town was just as scary if not more so than LeBron. Since he had hedo turkoglu, Rashard lewis, and jameer nelson waiting for the kick out.
I remember that Magic team’s entire offense was “dump it to Dwight in the post and everyone else spot up for 3”. That was basically every possession lol.
Dwight is in that same camp as Shaq. Generational talent bigs who seemingly refused to expand their game if it didn't involve their athleticism (free throws, jumpshot, and being able to score further than 5ft from the rim) Loved having Dwight during our 2020 run but I haven't forgot his "I want more post play despite not having a post game" during his time with Kobe but Kobe and Phil are the villians because Dwight didn't get his way.
Maybe ... Just maybe it was left out because neither has ANYTHING to do with basketball. Only trolls and idiots attempt to make the irrelevant, relevant.
@@cptkilljoy5388 Michael Jordans father was allegedly killed over a gambling debt. Also, his father was allegedly sacrificed by Jordan himself to accelerate his ascension to the top of the sports world. Furthermore, Jordan was known to be promiscuous while married with children during the aforementioned ascension. However, his reputation was not destroyed by any irrelevant off-court matters. The same can't be said for Dwight. Faces of leagues, like Presidents, are chosen. Hence LeBron, The Chosen One.
gotta say dwight was the one who showed up in the postseason for the rockets. u can call this guy a lot of things but a choker? nah. he's just a guy who likes to enjoy the game and everyone became douches about it like "hurr durr ur not srs enough"
The knowledge that everyone that makes these jokes would never in a million years say it to the guys face cracks me up. It's all jokes making fun of the guy until he's standing there ready to hold you down
I'm so glad Dwight got his ring with the Lakers in the end. He was such a great player to watch, and it would have been a shame if he got left in the ringless camp
He didnt do much to get it. also considering his prime was in orlando it would have made more sense to win it there instead of LA, who beat him in finals
@@youngboomerragevictim8857dumb take imo lakers lost their one seed because of the bubble and they dominated everyone that year before and after the bubble
@@chrismathgenius By that logic, Russel winning 11 championships in the stoneages shouldn't be respected. By that logic, Jordan won his championships in the post celtics-lakers great 80s and really didnt start winning until the 90s. Yeah bring up Lebron to hate, as if the weak east didnt also mean he faced some super competition in the finals in the west and then get hated on for it. Fun fact, Lebron's teams were usually the underdogs in most of his finals appearances.
Great point. NBA is very focused on keeping the brand in good reputation, and him on the fringe 75, like why honour him year after year as a "legend" if you don't have to yknow
I feel like you should also include his sexual assault case against a man as well. Howard and his attorney claimed it was consensual. To the NBA, this just confirmed Howard is gay - and is also being used to blackball him. If he was still an All-Star, he would still get signed. But as a bench player, he's unlikely to retrieve a contract, even one for the veteran minimum.
wtf is this word salad?? Dwight Howard is out of the league because he's too old and completely washed. His sexual orientation has nothing to do with it. He simply cannot compete with the greatest athletes on the planet
He also tweeted free palestine in 2014 and almost got kicked out of the NBA for it. Reminds me of Dave Chappelle when he started speaking against the system and they called him a crazy crackhead for refusing to follow the script. Same thing happened to Lupe too
2009 Orlando Magic were juiced to the gills. Only way they got past the Celtics. At least Rashard Lewis and Hedo got caught. I feel like versatile 3 and D guys have been important pieces for championship contenders for a while. The of Robert Horry,
0:42 "The greatest players in the history of the game up until the early 90s were universally big men" -> Michael Jordan (already an MVP in 1988), Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Isaiah Thomas and many more you could take from the NBA 75 list would like to have a word.
He was a happy go lucky guy that didn't have the killer instinct. He wanted to win but he didn't NEED to win. He didnt hate losing more than he liked winning. A total contrast with Kobe. They didn't get along at all. When Kobe lost to the Celtics he was GUTTED and went immediately back to work. When Howard lost in the finals the next year he was just like, "Eh... Bummer. Now let's get something delicious to eat, go home to my mansion, sleep with a beautiful woman, spend some of my millions. Thatll make me feel better." The guy wanted to be a Shaq style "actor." That tells you a lot. Also he got a boost from the fact that there were few good big men at the time. People would literally talk about how Andrew Bynum was the second best center on the league. There was even a narrative that said Bynum was the BEST center in the league because he played back to the basket and could score on his own and Howard relied on pick and roll and offense rebound scoring.
I think that part of Dwight not getting love is because of all the hate Shaq throw his way, he never validated Dwight , love Shaq but i think it was part of it
As good as he was at his best, i think he contributed to the whole era of “post moves are inefficient and pointless.” He might have been the driving force behind that concept until it has been revived recently.
GUYS in Taiwan Howard was on a team that had the League’s top scoring import, top shot blocker in another import and they still finished LAST place in a six team league. That same club added crazy talent though some shady dealings and with Demarcus Cousins won the title. Both the above statements are such a joke.
I think something else that ruined Dwight was him getting in his own head over Shaq's bullying. He started trying to be more of a post up scorer duie to Shaq's criticism despite his best scoring years being when he worked mostly out of the pick and roll and with lobs.
When Stan Van Gundy left the magic, Dwight Howard’s career went down hill from there 🤷🏾♂️. He messed up by getting rid of Gundy, he had his team on the bag and his ego messed it up 🤷🏾♂️
The funny thing is... Howard is still a dva when he is on the lakers. I just watched a recent clip of Howard who complains that he was not allowed to dribble or shoot 3 on the lakers. Unbelievable right?... but I'm not exaggerating. TH-cam search "Dwight Howard Confesses How He Felt Last Time Playing With The Lakers"
0:34 "back in the 70s and 80s..." proceeds to name Bill Russell who didn't play a single minute in 70s and 80s and Wilt who was on his last leg then. Dwight was dominant for couple of years when there was a hole in the center position and when the system was adapted to suit his strengths, all in all, you can easily find more then 20 players with better careers that were left off that Top 75 list.
That finals seems closer than it was. I watched every game as a Laker fan and there was just never any real question or concern over the outcome of the series. Jameer Nelson was hurt and Howard wasnt the type of offensive player to get buckets on his own. He relied in pick and roll and alley oops and stuff. Needed a good point guard to operate.
Having Kobe at 10 behind Shaq and Bron at 2 is pretty disrespectful. I have no idea who made that list or how high they were. Must have been someone from Klutch Sp…I mean ESPN. I knew they did this celebration, but I didn’t think there was an article actually ranking them. Also, yes, Dwight 100% should have been included in those 75.
How Kobe could be argued for higher than ten easily sure but Kobe shot pretty bad in the finals overall. Shaq had three of Kobe’s have possible final mvps and Kobe had one mvp
i actually met dwight howard about a week ago. i didn’t cal him by his name, but i definitely recognized him and he knew that. he was super nice, we shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. all this other toxic bs is honestly unfair to him, who cares what he does in his personal life. he was a damn good player with a good personality. he has my respect
i just don’t feel bad for dwight because he had his crazy good years and absolutely squandered amazing opportunities he was given with the lakers, rockets, etc as he aged. teams he had way less pressure on. he could’ve been an incredible role playing center but decided to just stop playing because of his bratty attitude and immaturity. also, don’t disrespect jokic by even putting dwight and nikola in the same sentence. jokic is such a far superior player that he shouldn’t even be compared to dwight at any age at any level of the game
you're missing a context, he injured his back in 2012. as an athlete that *completely* relies on his freak athleticism, he's never the same after that. he's more mature and definitely less bratty (no pun intended) in the bubble, really solid role player, stopped jokic inside scoring greatly in the playoff.
Howard was by far the best center for at least 3-5 years. He led a co star less magic to the finals. Even after his move to the lakers and all that debacle he was still one of the best rebounding rim protectors through Houston , Washington, Atlanta and charlotte
The ultimate sin a 2000's basketball player can commit: Being disliked by Kobe Bryant. If the mamba says you're soft, that's the only thing anyone will remember
Before Jokic and Embid, I would say that Demarcus Cousins, Dwight Howard, and Al Jefferson were the best centers in the league during the early part of the 2010s. Howard was not in his prime in the 2010s, but he was still a force to be reckoned with during those Rocket years. Cousins was formidable and the most skilled center in the league--well on his way to being a great center. Al Jefferson was severely underrated and had the best post moves among centers, but his game was like a relic of the past.
How can he be one of the greatest if he had a whole arc of being not that good, the best players were almost always on top through their careers, longevity in greatness is important.
Orlando Dwight was a very good young player. His lack of growth on offense held him back from true greatness. If he had developed a real weapon on offense that wasn't just "be more athletic than them", whether it be a more reliable back to the basket game, a jumper for the pick and pops, handles to drive the basket from the perimeter, ANYTHING, he would have had a HOF career.
Prime Dwight got back issues from carrying his team too hard in 2011
06-11
and from getting his back blown out off the court
he wanted to always be that guy who can dribble and shoot 3pts but thats not who he is the and when he accepted that he's not HIM playing along side Bron he did really good
@@jaesall3519 Obviously yeah there were some attitude/characted issues with Dwight in his career, but in his prime, he was absolutely HIM. Dwight was better than Lebron in 2009 straight up
@@NN-mo6xwI was gonna say the same thing 🤣
Shaq was such a hater of big men. He hated on Dwight then and we saw how he slighted Jokic recently too. Amazes me how someone that big can be so petty.
Shaq is petty and very sensitive 🥺
Dwight soft, erybody knew it
@@dakarai47two things can be true, Dwight can have a big and sort of fragile ego and Shaq can also have a fragile ego and harp on big men too much because for some reason he's insecure about his own stellar legacy
@dakarai47 bet you wouldnt say that to his face tough guy
Dwight Howard being left off the top 75 list was easily the biggest snub
Yup. No idea how a 3x DPOY (3 years in a row mind you) is left off the top 75 greatest of all time.
Kyrie Irving
We know now why, not a good PR move for the NBA had the news been more public back then.
If you've watched nba for more than 15 years you wouldn't even be making that comment
Facts how does dame make it and not Dwight
Prime Dwight made the magic a contender, and you can't blame him too much for leaving. Otis Smith did little to improve the roster around him over the years.
You’re a damn clown. You must have forgotten that he tried to get his coach fired and acted like he was cool with him. No one liked him anymore.
He had me scared when my Lakers played them in the finals because the magic in 2009 was lethal. And because of him !
Trading Courtney in 2009 was a tad mistake. Nothing against Vince, however the next three years were win now.
@@seigyoku.13 vince was at least a 2k under dog haha. 80 overall who could still dunk over bynum and nail 3's consistently. those were the days, kick out to reddick or lewis. i wouldnt pick the magic because dwight limited spacing haha. would rather play as the rockets
@@seigyoku.13 vince was at least a 2k under dog haha. 80 overall who could still dunk over bynum and nail 3's consistently. those were the days, kick out to reddick or lewis. i wouldnt pick the magic because dwight limited spacing haha. would rather play as the rockets
Got too freaky
Just a little nasty
Sassy and Manish
Exactly
shimmy shimmy shimmy
Didn’t say no to Diddy
Dwights retrospective on his career kills me. As a laker fan, i was completely disappointed by the way he was treated. I felt like he was not given any chance and when he left the team the first time, it hurt. I had a jersey and everything - I rarely get any. Seeing the way his career get disrespected and even now even after his 2nd time with the lakers, its sad to see what the perspective is on him.
He brought it on himself with getting his coach fired and joining the team who beat him in finals just a few yrs earlier.
Never buy a players jersey if they are on their free agency contract
Kobe saw that Dwight was taking the game seriously
You are so right. 😂absolutely 💕 his attitude and his personality. ❤❤❤
I agree. I think its always been a matter of his likability which is petty. He definitely a bit of a weirdo, but what does that have to do with his basketball career?
You can't make the "disrespect of players" as one of the most common discussion topics in this league, then complain that a really good player is disrespected.
NBA just breeds toxicity.
You should watch Formula 1 haha. I used to think a good number of basketball and hockey fans were pretty toxic until I started watching that several years ago. It’s infinitely worse haha.
...no just illigitimate children over in section 8 homes
EXACTLY VERY WELL SAID AGREE 1,000 %
This is one of the most brilliant comments I’ve ever read.
I've been saying this for years. The NBA discourse is horrible. It's always sh*tting on someone, comparing one person to another (often times players who play different positions), horrible takes, and just flat out stupidity.
Just look at the Twolves. They swept the Suns, took the defending champs to game 7 and came back from being down 15 to beat them on the road, to going 1-3 against the Mavs. Everyone hated the timberwolves. Everyone hated KAT and Rudy. This is the twolves first time making the WCF in 20 years. The Twolves have historically been trash, then when they get one good year, the media is painting them to be like the bad guys that are in Luka's way.
Then the Luka glaze. Luka gets glazed non-stop all year long, then the finals happen. Luka glazing stops immediately. NBA discourse is sad.
Dame is in the 75 but Dwight is not. Wtf.
how he got in is baffling
Same with Reggie miller. A certified scrub who people only know now because he is a commentator made the top 75 over him
@calvinhobbes7032 A 5 time all star who
Set the 3 record with only Ray Allen and Steph ahead of him. 30th all time in scoring? Come on now
@@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky 5 all star over 18 years and was only a scorer. He averaged 3 assists and 3 rebounds for his career. Pitiful for someone making the top 75. His three point shooting was impressive but his totals are due to the fact that he played 1400 games. He is the most overrated player in nba history.
@@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky lmao I just looked it up and for his career he made less that 2 3’s a game. WOW! What an all time great shooter!
it's really funny how we talk abt dwight not being srs enough when shaq's whole thing was he messed around and just showed up to play 😂
its because he won chips. Shaq was a goof but people over-glorify "getting it done"
Its all about getting it done
You made no money this year you didnt get it done
The whole trade request, rescinding it, then changing his mind really hurt his reputation. Then not being able to work/win with Kobe also really hurt
In all fairness, Kobe was a dick. He was good at the game but won his last ring in 2010. He never realized he wasn’t 26 year old Kobe anymore and took that out on his team.
@@zim-zf7mqhe did later, but it was too late then.
All comes down to when he wore that Superman cape and Shaq hated him since.
Shaq is such a sensitive loser who feels threatened by any remotely successful center.
When he had back surgery he should’ve took the extra time off til he was heal completely
Sad to say this but Chuck and the other analysts were right, Dwight was too limited offensively to be a threat. That's why he got clamped in the playoffs and declined in his later years. He was amazing to watch though and deserves more respect.
Dylan is one of those insta-click youtubers
I know right
indeed
Who? You mean JimmyHighRoller right?
Not really good but not instant click
@@absolutelypro4612no Jimmy is too over saturated
There was a time where Howard coming to town was just as scary if not more so than LeBron. Since he had hedo turkoglu, Rashard lewis, and jameer nelson waiting for the kick out.
Don’t forget JJ reddick
Their roster construction was about a decade ahead of its time it’s pretty wild to look back on
@bankrolDiggy it really was .teams started to play like them
I remember that Magic team’s entire offense was “dump it to Dwight in the post and everyone else spot up for 3”. That was basically every possession lol.
I mean if the opponent can't stop it doesn't matter if the opponent knows it's coming
5:12 Kenny the instigator at it again 😭 😭 😭
Dwight is in that same camp as Shaq. Generational talent bigs who seemingly refused to expand their game if it didn't involve their athleticism (free throws, jumpshot, and being able to score further than 5ft from the rim)
Loved having Dwight during our 2020 run but I haven't forgot his "I want more post play despite not having a post game" during his time with Kobe but Kobe and Phil are the villians because Dwight didn't get his way.
Love the music list man good job
This is one of those TH-camrs who uploads so conveniently to the point that you wanna insta click the video when it comes out. It’s just that good
youre 19.
@@josephjames2011 OK and your point is?
@@farzanmirza894 could have been a hall of famer.
thought it was more than clear.
@@farzanmirza894 stop liking your own comments
You left out Dwight making his kid work out in tears. And his sexual assualt allegations
I was waiting for this. Was dissapointed how this video left that out and disliked
Maybe ... Just maybe it was left out because neither has ANYTHING to do with basketball. Only trolls and idiots attempt to make the irrelevant, relevant.
Yet somehow Karl Malone got in, despite SA'ing and impregnating a 13 year old.
@@cptkilljoy5388 Michael Jordans father was allegedly killed over a gambling debt. Also, his father was allegedly sacrificed by Jordan himself to accelerate his ascension to the top of the sports world. Furthermore, Jordan was known to be promiscuous while married with children during the aforementioned ascension. However, his reputation was not destroyed by any irrelevant off-court matters. The same can't be said for Dwight. Faces of leagues, like Presidents, are chosen. Hence LeBron, The Chosen One.
He's a legend
When he got Stan Van Gundy fired, that's when things started going downhill for him!
Yup
gotta say dwight was the one who showed up in the postseason for the rockets. u can call this guy a lot of things but a choker? nah. he's just a guy who likes to enjoy the game and everyone became douches about it like "hurr durr ur not srs enough"
"Man Booty" ended his career. He could not get it off his mind.
This 😂
😆😆😆
Yep...
😂😂😂☠️💀
The knowledge that everyone that makes these jokes would never in a million years say it to the guys face cracks me up. It's all jokes making fun of the guy until he's standing there ready to hold you down
I'm so glad Dwight got his ring with the Lakers in the end. He was such a great player to watch, and it would have been a shame if he got left in the ringless camp
He was barely involved in that ring.
He didnt do much to get it. also considering his prime was in orlando it would have made more sense to win it there instead of LA, who beat him in finals
Too bad it was a bubble ring universal considered the softest chip ever with*
@@youngboomerragevictim8857dumb take imo lakers lost their one seed because of the bubble and they dominated everyone that year before and after the bubble
dwight howard disrespect must stop he was considered the best center in the league for half a decade
Because his prime was during the weakest era of centers
@@Joswag By that logic, LeBron's run of 8 straight NBA Finals appearances shouldn't be respected because the East was extremely weak.
@@chrismathgenius correct
@@JoswagShaq played even weaker ones IMO in the early 00s
@@chrismathgenius By that logic, Russel winning 11 championships in the stoneages shouldn't be respected. By that logic, Jordan won his championships in the post celtics-lakers great 80s and really didnt start winning until the 90s. Yeah bring up Lebron to hate, as if the weak east didnt also mean he faced some super competition in the finals in the west and then get hated on for it. Fun fact, Lebron's teams were usually the underdogs in most of his finals appearances.
Shaq basically hates all NBA big men who aren't Shaq.
dwight’s nocturnal life is what also got him snubbed off top75 and what keeps him out the league today. NBA wiped their hands of dwight
Great point. NBA is very focused on keeping the brand in good reputation, and him on the fringe 75, like why honour him year after year as a "legend" if you don't have to yknow
Nothing to do with accomplishments.if that's case.michael was a gambler
@@freeguy3751yea they are so much, that they letting LeBron n steroids and his Diddy parties involvement slide under rug.
"UP! UP!UP!" -Crow Van Gundy
Howard should have worked on his post moves.
😂😂😂😂
I feel like you should also include his sexual assault case against a man as well. Howard and his attorney claimed it was consensual. To the NBA, this just confirmed Howard is gay - and is also being used to blackball him. If he was still an All-Star, he would still get signed. But as a bench player, he's unlikely to retrieve a contract, even one for the veteran minimum.
Yeah,that thing.
wtf is this word salad?? Dwight Howard is out of the league because he's too old and completely washed. His sexual orientation has nothing to do with it. He simply cannot compete with the greatest athletes on the planet
Damn, almost 100,000 views in less than 24 hours. Well deserved. Your videos are always top quality. 👍
He also tweeted free palestine in 2014 and almost got kicked out of the NBA for it. Reminds me of Dave Chappelle when he started speaking against the system and they called him a crazy crackhead for refusing to follow the script. Same thing happened to Lupe too
By buttplowing dudes against their will was my pick.
Against their will 😂😂😂 Try harder
Actually, it's because Dwight was a little bit too zesty.
Crazy how this world see s3x abus3 accusations and focus more on sexuality than on the crime, yall homophobe as shit respectfully🙏🏾
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@@MrMathsimon Crazy how yall see 4buse allegations and yall focus more on s3xuality than on the actual crime, yall homophobe af respectfully🙏🏾
@@gayYoungThug is crazy bro, people focus more on their preferences than the crime commited 🤦🏾
I'm just starting to get into Basketball and these videos are super intresting and well made
Thanks!
Dwight's Magic started the whole 3 and D players.
Courtney Lee haha
Yup. It was “Dwight and the spot up shooters” 😂
2009 Orlando Magic were juiced to the gills. Only way they got past the Celtics. At least Rashard Lewis and Hedo got caught.
I feel like versatile 3 and D guys have been important pieces for championship contenders for a while. The of Robert Horry,
I cant recollect one Rashad Lewis layup,dunk, or post move. Seems like every shot he took was a spot up 3.
7:55 I remember bring confused how that was not a goaltending by Gasol 🤔
8:35 Did Dylan just do the Pusha T _"yuck"_ ?! 😂
i did LMAO
0:42 "The greatest players in the history of the game up until the early 90s were universally big men" -> Michael Jordan (already an MVP in 1988), Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Isaiah Thomas and many more you could take from the NBA 75 list would like to have a word.
He was a happy go lucky guy that didn't have the killer instinct. He wanted to win but he didn't NEED to win. He didnt hate losing more than he liked winning. A total contrast with Kobe. They didn't get along at all. When Kobe lost to the Celtics he was GUTTED and went immediately back to work. When Howard lost in the finals the next year he was just like, "Eh... Bummer. Now let's get something delicious to eat, go home to my mansion, sleep with a beautiful woman, spend some of my millions. Thatll make me feel better."
The guy wanted to be a Shaq style "actor." That tells you a lot.
Also he got a boost from the fact that there were few good big men at the time. People would literally talk about how Andrew Bynum was the second best center on the league. There was even a narrative that said Bynum was the BEST center in the league because he played back to the basket and could score on his own and Howard relied on pick and roll and offense rebound scoring.
So so true 👍
Just when I thought you couldn’t get any better…THIS!!!!! 🔥 best NBA youTuber!
He should have waited for his back to fully heal in LA 😢
I think that part of Dwight not getting love is because of all the hate Shaq throw his way, he never validated Dwight , love Shaq but i think it was part of it
kobe and shaq, tbh. kobe out there calling shaq soft when dwight was playing 4months after a back surgery that was supposed to be a one-year recovery.
Love shaq, but he just a petty teenager
man those 2009-2012 era Magic uniforms were so hard (similar to what they have now)
03 - 11 jerseys were so fire. Dafuq happened, idk. Now everything looks so plain, while their shoes are rainbow zesty 😂
3:18 is absolute savagery 😂
Widest shoulders in the NBA bar none. Dude was wide as a house 😱😱
LOL at the crow when Stan Van Gundy was giving his speech!
could not even edge to this masterpiece. had to spray immediately!
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AYO PAUSE!!!!!
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As good as he was at his best, i think he contributed to the whole era of “post moves are inefficient and pointless.” He might have been the driving force behind that concept until it has been revived recently.
Dylan big props bro. No losses in the catalogue. I hope you get to direct or produce a ESPN 30 for 30 or something big like that. Salutes 🙏🏾
20:25 “he got cut by the nets and then the grizzlies” photos of hornets and wizards 😂
Dwight Howard's prime he was the only dude in the league up there with LBJ and Kobe. That's not even cap. Dude was so mf different.
Too different
DWADE too! People forget
No mention of the not like us shit and the male grape?
What
@martavioustisby4942 look up Howard and his preference when it comes to the bedroom and the multiple accusations of SA he has
0:18 i actually liked that about Dwight. He was more fun than Kobe and LeBron and everyone liked him during that time
GUYS in Taiwan Howard was on a team that had the League’s top scoring import, top shot blocker in another import and they still finished LAST place in a six team league. That same club added crazy talent though some shady dealings and with Demarcus Cousins won the title. Both the above statements are such a joke.
You should do a video on the Pistons in the 2000s
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I think something else that ruined Dwight was him getting in his own head over Shaq's bullying. He started trying to be more of a post up scorer duie to Shaq's criticism despite his best scoring years being when he worked mostly out of the pick and roll and with lobs.
When Stan Van Gundy left the magic, Dwight Howard’s career went down hill from there 🤷🏾♂️. He messed up by getting rid of Gundy, he had his team on the bag and his ego messed it up 🤷🏾♂️
Bad take
By grabbing his teammates’ junk on the bench in the middle of a televised nba game
The funny thing is... Howard is still a dva when he is on the lakers. I just watched a recent clip of Howard who complains that he was not allowed to dribble or shoot 3 on the lakers. Unbelievable right?... but I'm not exaggerating. TH-cam search "Dwight Howard Confesses How He Felt Last Time Playing With The Lakers"
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0:34 "back in the 70s and 80s..." proceeds to name Bill Russell who didn't play a single minute in 70s and 80s and Wilt who was on his last leg then.
Dwight was dominant for couple of years when there was a hole in the center position and when the system was adapted to suit his strengths, all in all, you can easily find more then 20 players with better careers that were left off that Top 75 list.
Who were those players?
The Dwight being zesty rumors killed his reputation
It’s not a rumor, he admitted to it. He just said it was consensual.
And what this has to do with basketball?
@@unr3sponsive He is a bad locker room presence. Teams don't want that.
H@@unr3sponsiveHe was grabbing dudes balls from the back during games that's the freaky kinda stuff he was doing
Bro his reputation been stepped on didn't even have to mention that
That finals seems closer than it was. I watched every game as a Laker fan and there was just never any real question or concern over the outcome of the series. Jameer Nelson was hurt and Howard wasnt the type of offensive player to get buckets on his own. He relied in pick and roll and alley oops and stuff. Needed a good point guard to operate.
Dwight be on the court like, "if you dont let me dunk on you... ima dunk in you😂"
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I didn't realize I needed a Dwight Howard video essay until dylandoesbasketball made one. Fuego as always brother ❤🔥
Having Kobe at 10 behind Shaq and Bron at 2 is pretty disrespectful. I have no idea who made that list or how high they were. Must have been someone from Klutch Sp…I mean ESPN. I knew they did this celebration, but I didn’t think there was an article actually ranking them. Also, yes, Dwight 100% should have been included in those 75.
How Kobe could be argued for higher than ten easily sure but Kobe shot pretty bad in the finals overall. Shaq had three of Kobe’s have possible final mvps and Kobe had one mvp
Stan van gundy waddled away??😂😂 you saying he was built like the penguin villian?😂
i actually met dwight howard about a week ago. i didn’t cal him by his name, but i definitely recognized him and he knew that. he was super nice, we shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. all this other toxic bs is honestly unfair to him, who cares what he does in his personal life. he was a damn good player with a good personality. he has my respect
zesty
Can't judge a man based on a handshake and a 10 second interaction
i just don’t feel bad for dwight because he had his crazy good years and absolutely squandered amazing opportunities he was given with the lakers, rockets, etc as he aged.
teams he had way less pressure on. he could’ve been an incredible role playing center but decided to just stop playing because of his bratty attitude and immaturity.
also, don’t disrespect jokic by even putting dwight and nikola in the same sentence. jokic is such a far superior player that he shouldn’t even be compared to dwight at any age at any level of the game
you're missing a context, he injured his back in 2012. as an athlete that *completely* relies on his freak athleticism, he's never the same after that.
he's more mature and definitely less bratty (no pun intended) in the bubble, really solid role player, stopped jokic inside scoring greatly in the playoff.
Everyone Dylan just uploaded a new video!!!🎉
Howard was by far the best center for at least 3-5 years. He led a co star less magic to the finals. Even after his move to the lakers and all that debacle he was still one of the best rebounding rim protectors through Houston , Washington, Atlanta and charlotte
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The ultimate sin a 2000's basketball player can commit:
Being disliked by Kobe Bryant. If the mamba says you're soft, that's the only thing anyone will remember
Rodman, Shaq, being unserious is not a crime. Being unserious without a ring is.
Why is Dame top 75?? 🤡💀
Before Jokic and Embid, I would say that Demarcus Cousins, Dwight Howard, and Al Jefferson were the best centers in the league during the early part of the 2010s. Howard was not in his prime in the 2010s, but he was still a force to be reckoned with during those Rocket years. Cousins was formidable and the most skilled center in the league--well on his way to being a great center. Al Jefferson was severely underrated and had the best post moves among centers, but his game was like a relic of the past.
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If he didn’t force himself onto people maybe he’ll have a spot in the league
Dylan is like the coryxkenshin of nba TH-cam
Except you don't have to wait a year. He always does it monthly
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How can he be one of the greatest if he had a whole arc of being not that good, the best players were almost always on top through their careers, longevity in greatness is important.
8-9 years of great play
Dwight was my favorite player for YEARS! starting after his rookie year
I bet he was your favorite player
He was in the TH-cam comments recently, I just wanted to pay him his flowers and there’s a good chance he may make it over here 👍
Orlando Dwight was a very good young player. His lack of growth on offense held him back from true greatness. If he had developed a real weapon on offense that wasn't just "be more athletic than them", whether it be a more reliable back to the basket game, a jumper for the pick and pops, handles to drive the basket from the perimeter, ANYTHING, he would have had a HOF career.
if ben wallace makes hall of fame then dwight def does lmao.
Want to get Shaq pissed? ...Call Dwight "Superman".
Dwight Howard is the best center who has been accused of r wording a man in league history.
I see you with the George Mikan nod in that one pic. Respect for acknowledging the past.
...but how can you be gay with 11 children
probably just bi or probably just experimenting tbh. them dudes have the money to do whatever they want.
Dwight howard with 84 in taiwan what the hell 🔥🔥🔥
Rumor has it Jared McCain is practicing in the off season with Dwight. A lot of banging in the post going on.
Do you have Windows 96 on in the background or am I trippin
You trippin
@@rucianapollard4057 Noo he does lol
Dwight Howard is the best center of the 2000s behind Jokic and Shaq. Period
You putting Jokic ahead of Shaq ???
@@kerry-j4mreading comprehension bro
@@kerry-j4m No order
Only 5 years as an All Star? Not Top 75
It’s the Persona 5 OST for me
It’s the Game & Watch OST for me.
When does John wall and the wizards get a video
Mom wake up dylan just posted
Hella cringe 😂
2009 finals run lost to Lakers is all thanks to Stan Van Gundy allow Jameer Nelson return to play after four month injury recover.
Reggie Miller was never even first team all nba and was on the list. Dwight’s been first team 5 times.
“Courtney Lee misses wide open layup in game 2” 😂….nah fam Pau Gasol got away with goaltending.