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Originally Posted by houheffna
With your argument, which is a pretty good one, and was THE prototype for championship teams until the 1990's. What about the Miami Heat? Dwight Howard is the best center in the game, and while he has a dominant presence defensively, Kareem, Moses or Hakeem he ain't.
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It still is the prototype today. If the Miami Heat do win a title, its basically the same as the 08 Celtics. They are an exception to the rule, though they do have a tall PF in Chris Bosh, but Bosh doesnt play his back to the basket much. After Jordan left the Spurs (DRob+Duncan), Lakers (Shaq), Pistons (Ben Wallace), Heat (Shaq), Celtics (Perkins), Lakers (Gasol) won titles. All but Perkins was an All-Star center, so to me it has still applied.
And yes, centers are weak right now. Dwight Howard doesnt match up to Kareem, Moses or Hakeem. Thats why a team like the Miami Heat have a better chance of winning a championship. Though to me, the Heat still need to get past the inside presence of the LA Lakers. And if the Magic get rid of Vince Carter, they can give the Heat alot of trouble too.