Yes, NBA fans care about the preseason about as much as UPN’s latest comedy–surprise, you didn’t even remember UPN was shut down ten years ago–but the games can be somewhat beneficial helping install new players and/or systems against opponents.
As the preseason comes to a close in a few days (pause for celebration), Dwight Howard has played four preseason games in a Hawks uniform. During the four games, we have seen number 8 making an impact on the boards and scoring. Yet, Howard is fouling at a somewhat startling rate. Besides my eyes adjusting to “D12” wearing number 8 for the Hawks, Howard will have to adjust to fouling at a rate lower than 4.