Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks Dwight Howard
關於Jabbar談論Dwight Howard
As a baseline: Let us all agree Kareem is right. Dwight Howard has
flaws that are fairly easy to spot. That's the simple part.
首先：我們都贊同Kareem。Dwight Howard有著明顯的缺點。這不難發現。
The much more interesting part, however, is that Howard is among the
NBA's most effective players despite these flaws. Riddle me that!
但更有趣的是，儘管Howard有那些缺陷，他還是NBA中最有效率的球員之一。這
搞得我好亂啊！
As Abdul-Jabbar’s, or any other critics’, arguments become more
convincing, the mystery of Howard’s wonderful results on the court
becomes more exciting:
當Abdul-Jabbar或其他人的論點越來越有說服力，Howard在球場的精彩表現之謎
便越有看點：
‧Since 2005, Howard's teams have consistently outplayed the opposition
with Howard on the court, usually by a significant margin. Beginning
in 2007-08, his plus/minus numbers on the season, per NBA.com/stats,
were +5.9, +7.0, +7.5 and +6.4. These are rare numbers. The Lakers
and Howard had horrible 2012-13 seasons, but the team was +1.8 with
Howard on the court.
‧自從2005年後Howard在場上時，球隊一直都優於對手且通常這個差距都不小
。從2007-08球季開始，根據NBA.com的數據，他的場上正負值（譯按：數據
中+/-這項）是+5.9、+7.0、+7.5和+6.4。這些數字可不常見。湖人隊和
Howard的2012-13球技季很糟，但當Howard在場上時球隊依然有+1.8。
‧Howard joined the league out of high school, can't hit free throws
worth a darn and has one of the most criticized offensive games in
the league. Yet, the lowest true shooting percentage of his career
was 56.5 percent