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Yeah I don't think that it's fair when people brush off Howard because he (a) gets into foul trouble too often, (b) gets technical fouls too often, (c) and dismiss his FG% because he gets all of his shots within 0-8 feet.
It is a fair knock on Howard that he shoots too low of a FT% (just like it's a fair knock on Rose that his FG% is a bit too low because he often shoots too many three's that he has not much business taking because he simply isn't a great three-point shooter). And Rose is nowhere near the top perimeter defensive player while Dwight Howard dominates other frontcourt on defense in the lane and at defending the rim.
Howard gets a lot of technicals largely because referees don't know how to officiate him. He often gets whacked downlow with an elbow or a dirty shot and it doesn't affect him as it would a smaller, weaker player. But Howard reacts out of frustration and the ref ends up slapping Howard with the technical foul because they didn't see the initial dirty hit by the defender. It's true that Dwight often overreacts, but I believe that rules make it too easy to hand out T's.
Howard gets a lot of personal fouls simply because SVG has ORL playing 4 men out on the perimeter, guarding the three-point line, with a 4-to-3 advantage while Howard has to play the PF and C roles and often has to go 1-vs-2. No one man can do that task without getting into foul trouble. Sure, I've seen Howard commit some silly fouls. But not more than any other player on defense that plays as many minutes as him. The reason the fouls are so many is because a guy like Dwight Howard is responsible for doing what a KG+Kendrick Perkins did. That is due to poor defensive strategy... not Dwight's fault.
It is a fair knock on Howard that he shoots too low of a FT% (just like it's a fair knock on Rose that his FG% is a bit too low because he often shoots too many three's that he has not much business taking because he simply isn't a great three-point shooter). And Rose is nowhere near the top perimeter defensive player while Dwight Howard dominates other frontcourt on defense in the lane and at defending the rim.
Howard gets a lot of technicals largely because referees don't know how to officiate him. He often gets whacked downlow with an elbow or a dirty shot and it doesn't affect him as it would a smaller, weaker player. But Howard reacts out of frustration and the ref ends up slapping Howard with the technical foul because they didn't see the initial dirty hit by the defender. It's true that Dwight often overreacts, but I believe that rules make it too easy to hand out T's.
Howard gets a lot of personal fouls simply because SVG has ORL playing 4 men out on the perimeter, guarding the three-point line, with a 4-to-3 advantage while Howard has to play the PF and C roles and often has to go 1-vs-2. No one man can do that task without getting into foul trouble. Sure, I've seen Howard commit some silly fouls. But not more than any other player on defense that plays as many minutes as him. The reason the fouls are so many is because a guy like Dwight Howard is responsible for doing what a KG+Kendrick Perkins did. That is due to poor defensive strategy... not Dwight's fault.
