霍華德這名球員有哪些問題，為什麼火箭隊要交易他，而聯盟其他球隊沒有興趣獲得他？

01-02

蝸殼：我們拼一拼進季後賽

火花:我們應該打快樂籃球！

哈登：讓我們一起快樂籃球

火花：我想進季後賽

現在的問題就是沒有能力，還想要頂薪。

你拿他當核心打造陣容，他現在沒有這個能力了。

你拿他當藍領，那肯定不願意給他一份上億的頂薪合同。

火箭現在怕他明年執行球員選項，張口就要頂薪合同將自己一軍

其他球隊肯定也怕啊

除非有球隊能拿出匹配霍華德合同的球員，再額外支付剩餘合同15%的交易保證金，並且打算在明年頂薪續約他，否則哪有球隊會接盤

麥克海爾最近接受採訪時說，霍華德的健康問題讓他無法繼續勝任籃下低位纏鬥，鬥志方面也有問題輸球後渾不在乎。總體評價是"He is not the problem in Houston but not the solution either"

以下採訪原文

Kevin McHale on ESPN Radio:

What are your emotions as you look back at the way this thing broke down.

You said it so nicely. The way it all went down. I got kicked to the curb. You can just call it. I was surprised. I really was. You thought you built up equity there for a few years. We started off the summer, James hurt his ankle a bit, was in very poor shape coming into camp, Dwight couldn"t do B2B practice, talking about Dwight not doing B2B games until the new year, Ty spent most of the summer with legal problems and rehabbing, not injury rehab. Both our PFs, Jones Motiejunas weren"t starting camp. We were a bad team in camp. I said to ownership Daryl "We haven"t had good practices yet, I don"t understand how we can have good games." Our last exhibition game against SA, the guys tried amping it up and they just pounded us. I said we have a month"s long time of getting everyone in shape, getting everyone acclimated, trying to figure out how to use Ty. When they let me go, I was absolutely shocked. I walked in, they said "We"re firing you." I went, "Oh my!" That"s kinda the way it went down. I was really surprised. The team last year won 56 games, got to Conference Finals. It wasn"t like they were holding hands and singing kumbaya. There were always a few things going on with that team. That"s just the way the group is together. We managed it. We worked our way around it. I was surprised in the end that they chose to make that decision. Now I"m sitting in Scottsdale having a cup of coffee playing golf today so I guess everything"s not all bad.

There had to be more reason. What was their reasoning?

They said the team wasn"t playing well. I said "Yeah, I notice that." I was sitting on the bench while we were getting pounded every night. They said "We"re not playing well." I said, "No we"re not." I can"t argue that. I said I think the team will come around. Right now, they"re better than a 27-28 team. They won 56 games last year. Don"t have the best chemistry in the world. Whatever profession, you may not have the perfect fit of guys but you can make that fit work. Anybody who"s been involved in professional sports knows a lot of teams aren"t hanging out every night and aren"t the best of friends but they"re very professional. They work. They get their job done. They said "We"re not playing well." Honestly, there"s nothing I can say other than "Yeah, you"re right."

2 questions about specific things there. There are outside perceptions. 1) Every decision in Houston is being made based on numbers.

They probably use more metrics than most other teams. When I first got there, we had a lot of discussions about metrics and what certain things meant. I believe Daryl is transitioning into...he understands chemistry. We talked about chemistry. I think honestly Daryl is moving towards the blend. Metrics is a tremendous tool but can"t be your whole tool box. Do players fit the eye test? Or am I getting a bunch of the same type players? Do I have enough guys that can drive to kick to the shooters? Do I have enough shooters, good catch and shoot guys? Do I have a blend of guys that can mix together? Do I have multiple position players that can guard two and three spots? A lot of different things like that. I do believe...they"re still involved in metrics but not quite as much as everyone thinks it is. It"s a big part of it. Metrics is a great tool for your tool box but that"s like having a hammer in your tool box and only a hammer. You need some other tools.

Dwight, when he signed in Houston, my thought was this was the best decision anyone ever made. He needs to lock himself in a gym with McHale. There"s a perception he hasn"t worked on his offensive game.

I"ll tell you what, Dwight came to Houston and after we signed him, he could barely move. He had the back surgery. That limited him to what he could do a lot. He"s no longer a spring chicken. He has some miles on him. Dwight didn"t have a lot of time....we worked on things. Hakeem came over and we worked on things. Dwight"s mobility has been hampered by the back surgery he had in LA. All the different rehabs. He"s missed a ton of games. The biggest thing about getting effective in the post is a low center of gravity. He can"t get low. He"s very upright. That"s hurt him more. Dwight is not a bad guy or chemistry killer. He competes really hard. He wants to win. The only reality is, after he loses, 5 minutes later, he"s over that loss. I know when I lost, I was miserable. I wanted to be miserable. That misery made me a better coach/player. I was always amazed when guys turn the page quickly. Dwight is not the problem in Houston but also isn"t the solution. He worked at it. His inability to get low, losing athleticism has hurt Dwight a great deal. He won"t be the only athletic guy to get hurt and lose some effectiveness.

All those things you just said, can he go somewhere, get a max deal and be the main cog or a main cog on a championship team?

You"d have to be uniquely designed around Dwight"s ability to roll to the basket, draw people to the paint, he can still rebound very well. He has a hard time on PnR. He use to be able to switch PnR. Dwight can be a piece of a team that can really help you. How many teams now are playing small? How many teams are going away from big time centers and playing differently? Us playing against GS, my biggest fear was Draymond Green on Dwight and then Dwight had to chase Draymond, that really hurt us. We had no answers for that. It"s so hard to say never but it would have to be a very unique situation.

Quick thoughts on Golden State? If they break the record, will you be willing to say that is the greatest team of all time?

I would have lost a lot of money. I would have bet everything that 72-win Bulls team would never beaten. That and Wilt"s 100 point game. I never saw those 2 records going down. Yes, if they break that record in today"s game of 2016, they will be the best assembled team to play with the rules they are. Eras are different. What they"re doing is phenomenal. I don"t like when people poo-poo it. It"s not the 80"s. Hell no it"s not the 80"s. I know it"s not the 80"s everyday I wake up. They"re phenomenally assembled. The way they play, Curry is a joy to watch. Last year, we played them in the playoffs. We came in after beating the Clippers, everyone"s excited. We took the night off. Next morning, I come in, my coaching staff"s there, I look at them and say "What do we got for Golden State? Let"s have some ideas on how to stop them." Everyone starts looking at the floor like "Ha ha, yeah well uhh.." I was like "OH BOY!" I couldn"t think of a way to stop them. What are we willing to give up? You say, go under on Steph or make him take 3s? The guy kills you. Put 2 on the ball, throws it to Green, Green drives to the lane, and kill you. Leave Harrison open and make him beat you. He does. Cleveland says OK, we"ll make Iguodala beat us. He was the MVP. They are really, really good and I hope people aren"t tired of watching them. They should watch them. They"re assembled to be a versatile team. Steph is fun to watch. All those people, on twitter, none of that stuff works. Good luck. Everyone always has an answer to do this to Curry, do that to Curry. None of it works. He"s really good. He"s impossible to guard. I like watching him. I"m excited to see if they can do it. Now that they"ve gotten so close, I hope they do it. To win 73 or 74 in a NBA season, that is unbelievable.

現在沒人感興趣，是因為不確定因素太多。

交易來霍華德要送出自己隊的優秀球員或選秀權去換。

而霍華德本賽季結束可以跳出合同變成自由球員，到時如果霍華德屁股一拍選擇跟別的球隊續約，那現在通過交易得到他的球隊就竹籃打水一場空。

霍華德能力依然有，再怎麼衰退能力也跟現在的小喬丹差不多。參考去年多隊頂薪搶小喬丹，可以看出霍華德依然有市場，年薪2000萬的合同必然會有大把球隊拱手送上。

現在沒球隊感興趣很正常。今年夏天他絕對是自由市場最搶手的幾個自由球員。

因為有湖人的前科，合同最後一年了不爽立馬就跑；還有能力下降了，小球風下影響力減退還要頂薪；性格有問題，難堪大任。。。

霍華德和麥蒂一樣，沒遇到好球隊

全明星後的檔期註定不會平靜，因為是賽季中的交易了。今年最重磅的莫過於火箭把魔獸霍華德放上了交易台。縱然有傷病、合同等因素的考慮，但不可否認的，霍華德不再是不可交易的球員，更不是球隊建隊的基石了。

那麼，曾經的聯盟第一中鋒，與詹姆斯齊名的球員，是如何滑落到今天這般田地？

霍華德是04—05年第一順位加盟奧蘭多魔術隊，作為高中生，第一年縱然有被科比騎扣的青澀記憶，但也打出了12+10的數據，拿下了當年的最佳新秀。此後的幾年，在奧蘭多魔術逐漸練就了更加全面的進攻技巧。有了低位的腳步、左右手的勾手、甚至是禁區內的中投。至08—09賽季，可以轟下場均20.6分13.8籃板2.9蓋帽的數據，把隊伍帶到了總決賽。隨後的兩年，霍華德的數據依然在進步，總是可以輕鬆地打出25+15+3的統治性數據。在中鋒式微的時代，霍華德很快被媒體冠以聯盟第一中鋒的稱號，甚至拿他跟奧尼爾鄧肯們作比較，認為他極有可能成為新一代的內線統治者。他還很年輕，彷彿未來有無限的可能性，天空才是他的極限。

然而，那已經是他的極限了。12—13賽季出走魔術，此後再也打不出這樣的數據，所在的球隊亦無法在季後賽中有很好的作為。

且來分析一下，這次出走如何讓霍華德帶上了一條不歸路，讓他離超級巨星越來越遠，逐漸向一平庸的藍領靠攏。

霍華德有著優異的彈跳和爆發力，上肢力量也屬聯盟頂級。籃板、封蓋非常不錯，協防的時機把握也非常好；缺點是罰球，策應能力差，射程短，背筐單打能力一般。這就證明了霍華德並不是一個360°無死角的全面優異的球員，他是一個優缺點都很名顯的球員，這類球員，球隊的體系對他的影響可以說是致命的。

當年魔術給他提供的是什麼體系呢？足夠的進攻空間。有優異的組織型小前鋒特科格魯，投射型的大前鋒劉易斯，三分手雷迪克、安德森。這樣，霍華德有足夠的空間處理球。他可以在內線單打，遇到包夾適時地把球傳給外面的三分手。一大四小的陣型也讓他有足夠的空間進行空接和沖搶全場籃板。雖然佔全隊的進攻比重並不大，甚至是魔術進攻的第四五選擇，魔獸還是打出了炫目的數據。

此後在湖人也好，火箭也好。霍華德再也沒有這樣的進攻空間了。兩隊都是有一個喜歡粘球的分位；沒有優異的射手群；沒有能拉開空間的四號位。霍華德打的非常難受，在逼仄的內線空間里，霍華德的優點難以發揮，缺點被暴露無疑。背筐策應能力差，很難有妙傳到插上的隊友；控球不穩，護球不好。經常會有被包夾斷球的危險，現在很多球隊都知道，霍華德接球的時候可以不包夾，但主要他一運球就立馬包夾，掏球一掏一個準。這種情況下，霍華德可以發揮的餘地就很小了。

那麼霍華德還有什麼呢？防守啊！然而就防守來說，也下滑了。跟巔峰時期相比，運動能力也下降了，火箭也沒有幫他構造好的防守體系，協防自然沒有當年那麼好了。他的下肢力量在聯盟也只能算是一般，註定他不會是頂級的單防球員。

這就不難解釋火箭為什麼會把霍華德放上交易平台了。以其這樣耗著，不如把他交易了，換來更適合火箭體系的球員。在這個敏感時期，霍華德出來表態，希望在火箭打完這個賽季。對於霍華德來說，這無疑是一個正確的選擇。如若現在就被交易離隊，主動權並不掌握在自己的手中，火箭可以把他送到任何球隊，相反若是今年夏天選擇離隊，屆時合同到期，將可以挑選一支心儀的球隊加盟，屆時主動權，就將轉回到自己的手中。

只是，希望這一次霍華德能夠選擇到一支合適自己的隊伍。畢竟，很多時候，選擇比能力重要阿。

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