Mike Brown is asking too much of him. At this point in his career he is good for a nice 20-22 minutes off the bench specializing in creating mismatches. Think how good he would look against teams 3rd and 4th bigs. He would eat them alive.
It's not his fault he was put in a no win situation. I'd like to thank Z for doing his best.
Who can guard Howard?
1. Duncan
2. Kg
3. Shaq
4. Amare
5. Perkins
God forbid he got killed by the best Center in the NBA. I mean, what do you want him to do? There are like two guys in the NBA that can guard Howard.
Did you guys watch the regular season? Or how about the first 2 rounds of the playoffs? Did you see anything that Z did all season other than what he did against Howard? Z isn't the fastest or strongest Center in the league, but he's STILL a top 10 center in the league. And one of the best fits for LeBron. You can count on one hand the centers in the league who would straight up abuse him, Dwight just happened to be one of those few. I know it's fashionable to panic because the Cavs lost, but don't call out Z. You're just making yourselves look silly.
RasheedWho can guard Howard?
1. Duncan
2. Kg
3. Shaq
4. Amare
5. Perkins