Howard's development track reminds me of another person-Kobe. Kobe idolizes Jordan, but his popularity is higher than others. Personally, I admire O 'Neill the Great Shark-his nickname is Superman. His forays into other entertainment fields; His obsession with becoming a low-level killer in the 199s; He often emphasizes "ball control"; Even though "Shark" cast a shadow over Howard for many years, he adopted O 'Neill's suggestion and hired Perry Rogers as his agent. However, unlike Kobe, he is unwilling to admit this, which makes his career continue to decline.
In July, Howard's hometown team Atlanta Hawks gave him a three-year contract of 7.5 million pounds. This signing may be a bit difficult to match Howard's own offensive concept with the ball. After coach Mike Buden holzer copied the attack system of the Spurs, the players gradually adapted to this system. Although the pick-and-roll tactics are not the core of this system, they are also an important basic component. With the cooperation of coaches and players, only four teams in the league used less low singles tactics than eagles last season.
Howard is the greatest center of his time. He is the league's five-time rebounding king and two-time blocking king. In the 29-1 season, when he won the second prize of the Best Defensive Player Award for three consecutive seasons, he became the fifth player in NBA history to win both the rebounding king and the blocked shot king. In the 1-11 season, he was 26 years old, ranking second only to derrick rose in MVP voting at the end of the season. He is also the second best player in the league (LeBron first).
However, this just proves how Howard combines fame and slander. Even if we look at his data and recall his peak period, it's incredible to say that Howard was the greatest center of his time, but it's true. Howard took part in the draft in 24 (between epic rookie LeBron, Wade, Anthony in 23 and rookie Paul in 25). Over the years, in the center position, the level of his competitors at the same level is still far from him.
Howard joined the league at the age of 19 and broke out at the age of 22. If he always acts like an immature child, it is because "you forget that he is still young." This insecurity makes Howard the most vulnerable player in the league today. If he hadn't been so easily troubled by outside opinions, he could have made extraordinary achievements. Howard's resistance to pick-and-roll seems to be largely because O 'Neill criticized him several times.
In the system of pick-and-roll tactics, Howard still has great lethality in the restricted area as before (as a catcher after pick-and-roll in 15-16 season, he can score 1.1 points in each round, ranking the top three in the league). Considering this, O 'Neill's suggestion/criticism of Howard is actually a kind of injury to him, and Howard's obsession with low-post attack for many years will only make him more unpopular. We are used to the frequent and poor shooting choices of superstars, but that is their decisive embodiment, which Howard lacks.
If coach Buden holzer can convince Howard that he is willing to accept the play of catching and attacking the basket after pick-and-roll, he only needs to catch and score, which is what he is best at, then the Hawks will have an efficient player. In theory, Howard should be able to solve the problem that Al Horford and others can't protect the team's rebounds. Last season, 54% of Schroeder's offensive opportunities came from the jump shot after pick-and-roll, ranking third among league players. If Howard really wants to start over, he should put his idea of low singles behind him, follow his advice, play hard and don't worry about touching the ball.
maybe it will come true when you get back to the top. But if the past farce is just the beginning, it will be shorter in less than two seasons, and we will see the chicken feathers left by Howard when he left the team.