Dwight Howard is the fart joke of NBA basketball players.
He's not hard to understand, sometimes comes on a little too strong for more refined audiences and is desirous of more attention than he deserves on merit.
Simple. Straightforward.
In contrast, figuring out where D12 is on his imaginary career arc is complicated. There are some who'd have you believe he's enjoying a renaissance since leaving the confines of an ill-fitting and ill-fated stay in Los Angeles.
Others point to his fall from "Peak Dwight" form as evidence he's headed down the slippery slope of decline.
So, which is it?
Major Slippage
If we take a broad view, there's little question Howard is nowhere near as impactful as he was a few years ago. He was an absolute monster in 2010-11, leading the league in individual defensive rating, defensive win shares and posting a career-high player efficiency rating of 26.1, per Basketball-Reference.com.
And in terms of his overall career, that phenomenal season wasn't an outlier. He'd been nearly as dominant in each of the previous three ca ...
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Is Dwight Howard on the Decline?
February 18th, 2014 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »
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