Few players in the league are talented enough to leave a team, then change the fundamental offensive philosophy of the new team they're joining. Dwight Howard is one of those players, and his impact on the Houston Rockets next season should prove it.
Whenever Houston had the ball last season, they depended on effective high screens and side pick-and-rolls that subsequently initiated isolation opportunities for wing scorers like James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Carlos Delfino and Jeremy Lin. These typically resulted in open three-pointers or drives to the basket.
Post touches were non-existent, with Omer Asik and Greg Smith existing as the two main options; neither possessing any dominant abilities in the pivot. According to Synergy Sports, the Rockets ranked as the 26th most efficient team in the league on post-up finishes, utilizing them just 4.2 percent of the time.
While tons and tons of screens were set to free Houston’s attack from the wing, possessions rarely resulted in the roll man finishing. It happened just 5.4 percent of the time, but remained an efficient option, averaging 1 ...
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Analyzing How Dwight Howard Will Fit into Houston Rockets Offense
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