Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson made the ASG that year because they were decent players on the east’s best team. Those guys both stink now, and it’s because they don’t play with Howard anymore.

@monkeyhateclean

I looked at the numbers, and Rubio is a better defensive player than I had given him credit for. So I’ll give you that. However, your idea that Howard is an average on-ball defender is silly. The fact that he rotates to go for blocks doesn’t mean anything for his on-ball defense. I’ll have to assume you’re talking about defending his assigned man, but that’s more about his teammates not rotating to cover for him. Has nothing to do with how good he defends.

Also, statistically he’s the most effective pick and roll finisher in the league over the last few years, and he hasn’t been playing with John Stockton or Steve Nash (oh wait, he is, now. Cool!). Kinda kills that argument.

Too bad every NBA analyst and coach and commentator knows less about basketball than you, since they all call Howard the best defensive center in the league. You sure are smart.

Hint about Kevin Love, by the way: it’s not possible to be average athletically, not hustle, and average 15 rebounds. It’s not possible.

Comparing Love’s defensive game to Rubio’s is all anyone ever need know about your basketball acumen. Rubio is an excellent on-ball defender. He reaches, he invades passing lanes, he hustles on turnovers. Love doesn’t ever. The worst PF’s in the league routinely outscore him, and that’s
when he has a good day. The fact that you call Howard the best defensive center is enough evidence that you have never watched a single NBA game. I might as well try to have a shouting contest with Anne Frank.

There are no such things as meaningless points or rebounds. Only meaningless message board posts.

GMs: The “make or break” employee for almost every franchise.

He keeps asking for help but he needs to be careful b/c unless he can subjugate his ego, the only way any team he’s on is going to ‘win’ is if he’s the 2nd or 3rd option. Not first. Sorry, I like Love but his offensive impact is limited. And please don’t comp to Dirk, b/c Dirk is a big time shot maker and can handle and play 1:1 with the best of them at his position.

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Translation: When I effectively said the GM and the owner were incompetent, I meant that in the nicest way possible.

The funny part is that by giving him just a four year extension now, it puts Minny in a better position to keep him and Rubio in the future (Rubio gets a max deal, and Minny can pay Love more based on his last contact — think this is right, if not then I guess it’s not so funny).

He just wants to be committed, to make sure they are committed, neither party owes either anything other than hard work and money. Get real cakemix.

Certainly, Love would fit in nicely on lots of teams and still get his double-doubles, but with his latest media tantrum, (and every time a call goes against him) he’s shown he’s no leader, and therefore not a cornerstone and definitely not worth the max contract that Rose and Westbrook earned.

Durant is a cornerstone, Westbrook is a cornerstone, Harden isn’t
LeBron is a cornerstone, Bosh isn’t
Kobe is a cornerstone, Howard isn’t
Rubio is a cornerstone, Love isn’t

Rubio is why quality free agents (such as AK, Shved, and Budinger) may consider braving the winters in Minny. No one is going to sign with Minny because they want to play with Love.

Just because the grass might not be as green in another place, doesn’t mean you stay in a place where it is constantly brown & dead. There are at least 15 other franchises that have a better shot of winning a title before Minnesota ever does.