…in high school. That according to MaxPreps.com. The all high school sports site has put out its All-Decade team for high school basketball. No major arguments on the starting five with Bron, Melo, Mayo and Amare, except for Greg Oden. Dwight Howard was an absolute beast while in high school, which is why he was drafted over the “more polished” Emeka Okafor back in 2004. Oden may have received more accolades while in high school, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact that D-Ho was just a better ball player than him.
Remember, all players named to the teams are based on their success in high school, not in the pros or college. Which is why Derrick Favors has made the 3rd team.
This of course got me thinking, who would be on the All-90s Team?
PF/C Kevin Garnett
PF: Chris Webber
SF: Felipe Lopez
SG: Kobe Bryant
PG: Stephon Marbury
That would be one hell of a game to watch. Webber and KG might have manhandled anyone inside.
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Who’s Felipe Lopez? rekcalsa(Quote)
he was the shit in high school. won every award possible. sparty(Quote)
DeJuan Wagner mizerle06(Quote)
Bassy Telfair mizerle06(Quote)
Kevin Garnett mizerle06(Quote)
/john
//forgot the meme above mizerle06(Quote)
/john’d john(Quote)
Rek:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/columnists/jimbaumbach/blog/felipelopez.jpg
Guess he can blame the SI cover jinx for not panning out. cbh49er(Quote)
I’m a dumbass…KG was already up there. mizerle06(Quote)
I disagree with Howard being better than Oden in high school. I saw them both play in person those years and Oden was clearly better. Oden had more of an offensive game in high school than Dwight does today. On the defensive side, they were both great shot blockers but Oden was the better rebounder.
The only gripe I have with that list is the revisionist history of having Chris Paul over Telfair. That’s crazy talk. I’d have Telfair 2nd team and Brandon Jennings on the third team. guyinthecorner(Quote)
gitc is wrong for the 12th post in a row. sparty(Quote)
Carter or mcGrady > Lopez…Carter had a freaking entourage of reporters following him. Unheard of back then. GatorTrey(Quote)
Thanks…I think I’ve seen that cover before. rekcalsa(Quote)
sparty-
What was I wrong about? guyinthecorner(Quote)
except when it was happening to magic johnson back in the 70s. sparty(Quote)
Howard > Oden. He physically dominated guys. who cares if the game looked better. Howard would have eaten him for lunch. because oden is fragile and old. sparty(Quote)
GITC, I think it’s tough to say Oden was clearly better, especially since his game was the exact same as Dwights…Dunks, blocked shots and rebounds.
Dwight is a far better rebounder.
As for Oden’s offensive game..are you nuts? His game in high school was use his side to get position in the lane and dunk.
From a scout for the team formerly known as teh Seattle Supersonics.
It was high school, both dominated based on their size…both are learning their ways around that. To say Oden was more polished in high school is foolish. GatorTrey(Quote)
Uh, Sparty, Howard was skinny in high school. People actually use his weight gain to say he’s on PEDs. guyinthecorner(Quote)
For the record, I’m not saying DHo is on anything. guyinthecorner(Quote)
yeah, he was such a toothpick. sparty(Quote)
DUDE…
Who the hell has ever accused Dwight Howard of PED use? People on message boards? He was freaking 18 years old and still growing when he got in the league.
Can we accuse Shaq of the same? He was much smaller his 1st year in the NBA than he was by 1996 when he signed with the Lakers. GatorTrey(Quote)
so, we have concluded that gitc is wrong. pt to sparty, 2 pts to trey. gitc has been booed out of the arena after his steroids allegation towards d-ho, and like lebron shows no sportsmanship by refusing to shake hands. sparty(Quote)
99.9% of kids who play baskeball in high school are skinny. john(Quote)
I thought Greg Oden went to high school in the 80s. I learned something new. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
I talked to Dwight Howard, face to face, twice at the end of his senior year. He was no bulky imposing presence.
Most of the DHo steroid talk is message boards and all that. But there have been whispers. guyinthecorner(Quote)
you are wrong. again. sparty(Quote)
you do realize that oden is a pussy, right? sparty(Quote)
Not to mention that if you compare a picture of Dwight from his last high school season, with one from his rookie year, there’s a huge difference. guyinthecorner(Quote)
and completely possible. when you have a frame the size of dwight, and then get put on a high calorie diet like he probably was, and hit the weight room as often as the magic did with him, you could easily put on 30 lbs in 6mos. especially at the age of 18, he was still in friggin puberty. sparty(Quote)
his head didn’t grow either.
/science’d
lebron is on PEDs
/gitc’d. sparty(Quote)
Again, I’m not saying he’s on stuff. I’m just saying he was nowhere near this size in high school. guyinthecorner(Quote)
So let me get this straight, you bring up the possibility that Dwight took PEDs, while LeBron James is your favorite player? cbh49er(Quote)
The kid won’t even drink because it’s a sin to destroy your body…why the fuck would he blast roids.
Sorry GITC,
Check this skinny kid out…
or
and compare it to him
GatorTrey(Quote)
BECAUSE HE WAS 18!!!! GatorTrey(Quote)
look at the maxpreps pic of lebron, then look at his rookie year
http://www.takkle.com/thumbs/scale/max/468×351/photofiles/2007/03/0720/27698.jpg sparty(Quote)
I guess he missed that sex before marriage is a sin. cbh49er(Quote)
That he did. But if you look he has no tats…doesn’t drink…I am fairly certain he isn’t a roider.
By the mere fact that his head is to small for his body GatorTrey(Quote)
they don’t hit home runs in hoops…that’s why he’s not on roids. mizerle06(Quote)
Actually adultery is a sin. Sex before marriage is not adultery. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
I’d also like to point out that with all of the LeBron steroids talk there’s always one barrier. If it was steroids that he started taking in the NBA, does he have magic steroids that also make you three and a half inches taller? guyinthecorner(Quote)
his head grew by that much? sae(Quote)
HOLY S#&^
None of us really believe Lebron was on roids…the point is he wasn’t…as he was STILL GROWING.
Much like Dwight Howard… GatorTrey(Quote)
Guess it depends on what you believe. cbh49er(Quote)
guess we need to add the /sarcasm meme. sparty(Quote)
textbook example:
Sparty is THA MAN!!
/sarcasm mizerle06(Quote)
I do. cycledan(Quote)
dan – do you have any prediction as to who will end up on the Radio Shack team? knightro(Quote)
It will be most of the Astana riders except for Contador. Most likely Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner, Popovych, Zubeldia, etc. I don’t see any of the Americans on Garmin such as Vande Velde or Zabriskie going over. Also, I think Hincapie stays with Columbia but you never know. cycledan(Quote)
I’m not cycledan, but Lance already asked Brice Feillu who wanted his brother to be able to join him. I would think Popo and Levi would tag along, maybe grab Hincapie back too. rekcalsa(Quote)
I am really excited about next season. A new rivalry is born: Lance vs Alberto. Who will join the good guys (Radio Shack, or The Shack), and do battle with the evil Lord Contador? Fiesta Trio(Quote)
dan, rek, & ft – why do you think Contador can’t carry some guys with him? In other words why do they all follow Lance? Is it economics, history, what? knightro(Quote)
go bucks.
that is all. spencer096(Quote)
Contador will join a team that will have a team built around him. Some of the riders may go with him. The dynamics are such at the new Radio Shack team can hire a lot of riders and doesn’t have to worry about existing riders on the team. A few guys from the former Astana team, especially a couple of the Spanish riders may follow if a team makes an offer. Astana had serious financial troubles this year where the riders didn’t get paid for about two months so I think the team folds and most go over to Radio Shack.
So that is why most will follow Lance, one team folds, another starts up so most will just move to the new team.
I also heard an interview that Feillu might go over. I am interested to see what Hincapie does. cycledan(Quote)
I honestly don’t think it is that much of a contest even if it is a rivalry. Unless Contador is busted for doping, he will be faster than Lance. He is hands down the best stage racer right now. cycledan(Quote)
I though Hincapie said this might be his last tour.
I agree that Contador looked very good on this Tour. But was Lance holding back, being the good teammate? I think Andy Schlek will be right there too. Next year will not be boring, that’s for sure. Fiesta Trio(Quote)
is it me or does GITC not believe in the concept of late growth spurts? jp manahan(Quote)