Where does Howard rank among centers of the past 30 years?

[Eja117]

I wrote down my list a long time ago, then lost it, then found it and don't want to lose it again.  At the time I wrote

1 Shaq
2 Hakeem
3 Arvydas Sabonis
4 Kareem
5 Parish
6 Bill Lambier
7 Rick Smits
8 Zo
9 Jermaine O'Neal
10 Ben Wallace
11 Ilgauskas
12 Vlade Divac
13 Mutumbo
14 Camby
15 D Howard
16 Brad Miller
17 Ewing
18 Amare
19 J Noah
20 Al horford
21 Emeka O
22 Bogut
23 Kaman
24 M Gasol
25 B Lopez
26 Bill Cartwringht
27 t Chandler
28 S Dalembert
29 Varajoa
30 K Willis
31 Sam Perkins
32 K Love

You might want to revise your list, since you left out David Robinson.

I take it the point of this was to take a shot at Ewing?

[dang it]. I knew something like that would happen. I knew it.

I guess I'll put him at 7.

And yes I was taking swipes at the Ewing theory and supergirl.

Also I elevated Sabonis out of bias and the fact that he didn't come to the league till he was way past his prime.

[Eja117]

If we have Amare, Noah and Sam Perkins on here, then we should certainly have our own Kendrick Perkins on this list, as well.

Sure - Perkins seemed to have regressed some as an offensive option last year, but only as KG rounded back into form and Sheed was onboard as well.

08-09 Playoffs? Perk proved himself to me - to the tune of 13-14 pts, 12 rebs, nearly 3 blocks per, all without KG and even without Powe.

Yep - if we are to include the Defensive-limited Amare and Noah and Sam Perkins on this list, then we should certainly include Perk - somewhere.

I agree. I messed that up too. I should have put him a notch below Amare.

[Eja117]

Too early to rank him.

If he continues this way, he will rank high.

If he keeps not winning despite a stacked team and keeps having his lunch handed to him by Perk?

[BballTim]

Too early to rank him.

If he continues this way, he will rank high.

If he keeps not winning despite a stacked team and keeps having his lunch handed to him by Perk?

  I don't think most people view Orlando as big underachievers in the playoffs. They don't beat teams they shouldn't, but they also don't lost to teams they shouldn't.

[mmbaby]

I think, without his elbow jabs, he becomes a lot less effective. It doesn't help when he's not called for that.
He needs to control his body better and then, we'll see.

[indeedproceed]

I think, without his elbow jabs, he becomes a lot less effective. It doesn't help when he's not called for that.
He needs to control his body better and then, we'll see.

Robert Parish had some of the most dangerous elbows in basketball. People consistently criticized Deke Mutumbo for his use of his elbows as lethal weapons.

I think Dwight Howard needs to continue his dominance, and develop a better scoring mentality to be really considered for top 8 or so placement.