Dwight Howard to play as PF?

[crownontherocks]

GM Daryl Morey said the team plans on experimenting with Dwight Howard at power forward and Omer Asik at center during training camp.

Daryl Morey on reddit

[indeedproceed]

GM Daryl Morey said the team plans on experimenting with Dwight Howard at power forward and Omer Asik at center during training camp.

Daryl Morey on reddit

It's gonna be weird setup, but wowzers the defense.

[Fafnir]

GM Daryl Morey said the team plans on experimenting with Dwight Howard at power forward and Omer Asik at center during training camp.

Daryl Morey on reddit

It's gonna be weird setup, but wowzers the defense.

I wonder how effective Dwight will be at PF after his injury?

Offensively it'd be a tough pairing too.

[indeedproceed]

GM Daryl Morey said the team plans on experimenting with Dwight Howard at power forward and Omer Asik at center during training camp.

Daryl Morey on reddit

It's gonna be weird setup, but wowzers the defense.

I wonder how effective Dwight will be at PF after his injury?

Offensively it'd be a tough pairing too.

Grantland did a big huge breakdown on it  last week. Basically, they compared when Asik and Greg Smith were on the floor together, and looked at Greg Smith's offensive role.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/71243/with-dwight-howard-in-the-fold-what-is-omer-asiks-future-with-the-rockets

[Who]

Asik + Dwight = worst offensive team in the league + best defensive and rebounding team

[manl_lui]

some horrible FT% lineup...Dwight and Asik is going to clog those lanes

[Boris Badenov]

I wonder how long it will take for DH to start whining about how he's not being used properly.

[Interceptor]

some horrible FT% lineup...Dwight and Asik is going to clog those lanes

Gets even better when you realize that Parsons is going to be out there as well.

[PhoSita]

It could work against certain teams that play smaller big men and don't have a lot of shooters.

I don't see that being an effective strategy for extended minutes, though.

[chambers]

It could work against certain teams that play smaller big men and don't have a lot of shooters.

I don't see that being an effective strategy for extended minutes, though.

You mean like the Celtics?

Morey is trying to perfect the Magic's system with two bigs and stretch shooters. He's done well with Parsons and Harden because they are far better dribble penetrators than the Magic were in the Magic's 2009 finals run.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I wonder how long it will take for DH to start whining about how he's not being used properly.

When does the season start? 

[nickagneta]

If Howard and Asik are on the floor together, as soon as the Rockets are over the limit for fouls in a quarter, whenever I can, I am sending out my 3rd string PFs and centers and telling them to hack Howard and Asik like crazy, then subbing them out for my first stringers to play offense. It sure beats letting Harden and Parsons or anyone else shoot the ball on that team.

[dark_lord]

i think its a great idea and worth a try.  i always like when a team makes other teams have to adjust to their moves, rather than reacting to other teams.  be proactive.