Magic @ Houston vol. battle of the beasts plus Biedrins breakdown on matchup

Originally Posted by GSDOUBLEU

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Biedrins breaks down Howard vs. Yao
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][/table]By Stan McNeal - SportingNews
With apologies to the Big Grumpy in Miami, the league's two top centers will face off Wednesday night for the first time this season. That would be the Magic's Dwight Howard and the Rockets' Yao Ming, though not necessarily in that order. In fact, you get to decide: Who would you rather have?

Before making your decision, you might want to check out the take of fellow center Andris Biedrins of the Warriors. After matching up against Yao and Howard in a five-day span recently, Biedrins compared the two for the Sporting News.

For the record, Biedrins -- a 21-year-old, smooth lefty in his fourth season -- did not dominate against either Yao or Howard. Against the Rockets, Biedrins struggled so much that Yao actually ended up being defended more by 6-9 Al Harrington. Against the Magic, Biedrins came off the bench to record an 11-point, 15-rebound double-double while helping force Howard into a 9-turnover game. Howard, however, did finish with 23 rebounds, seven blocks and 18 points.

Who's the better rebounder?
Biedrins: "Dwight, because he tries to get every single rebound. Sometimes with Yao, if you take him out away from the basket a little and block him out, he will settle and just go back on defense. Dwight makes an effort every time."

Who is tougher to defend?
Biedrins: "Yao is a little harder for me to guard because he has more stuff to prepare for. Both can use either hand close in, but Yao has the outside game to go with the moves down low."

Who's stronger?
Biedrins' take: "It's harder to move Yao out once he gets position because he's a really heavy guy. Dwight's stronger, though. When he goes for a rebound, he's hard to keep away."

Who's quicker?
Biedrins: "Dwight is really, really quick. This isn't close."

Who is better at blocking your shot?
Biedrins: "Dwight. He can get to more places."

Who's shot is easier for you to block?
Biedrins: "It's easier to block Dwight. You can read his moves a little better sometimes. When Yao shoots that turnaround, there's no use in even trying to block it. You're not going to get it."

Who's meaner?
Biedrins: "That's a good one. Both are so laid back but Dwight is becoming more emotional. You see him becoming a leader, talking more to his teammates when he is on the floor."

So who would you rather face?
Biedrins: "Eddy Curry."

I made that last answer up. Biedrins was too diplomatic to choose one over the other. Perhaps he wants us to decide that for ourselves after watching them Wednesday night.

The tale of the tape favors Howard
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[/td] [td]Howard[/td] [td]Yao[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Size[/td] [td]6-11, 265[/td] [td]7-6, 310[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Age[/td] [td]22[/td] [td]27[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Scoring[/td] [td]23.6[/td] [td]21.8[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Rebounds[/td] [td]15.3[/td] [td]10.3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Blocks[/td] [td]2.7[/td] [td]2.3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]FG percentage[/td] [td]61.8[/td] [td]50.3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]FT percentage[/td] [td]60.3[/td] [td]87.2[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Minutes[/td] [td]38.7[/td] [td]37.3[/td] [/tr][/table]
Head to head: In their lone meeting last season, the Rockets won 103-92 behind Yao's 37 points and seven rebounds. Howard finished with 16 and 12.

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Originally Posted by SocalxBucks

Originally Posted by GSDOUBLEU

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I knew Warriors gonna come in

try again it works now

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Originally Posted by you big dummy

Orlando should bounce back and win this one

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DWIGHT is a BEAST! YAO is a Bamboo tree

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Who's shot is easier for you to block?
Biedrins: "It's easier to block Dwight. You can read his moves a little better sometimes. When Yao shoots that turnaround, there's no use in even trying to block it. You're not going to get it."
This shot is very blockable. Dwight should have no problem blocking this shot if he times it right considering he's a quick leaper.

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So who would you rather face?
Biedrins: "Eddy Curry."

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So who would you rather face?
Biedrins: "Eddy Curry."
cold.

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