Dwight Howard

My boy Dwight is the best defensive center in the game period. Less can be said about his offense, but how can we really blame him? USA obligations past 4 summers or so, and a great Lakers defense that doubles and triples him ALL the time.. He is fast approaching more playoff foul outs than Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'neal who have played about 170 more playoff games each than Dwight, and most of these are total ticky-tack or inconsistent calling..

But Dwight is playing really good and mature through it all, he is not showing much frustration, or as much as from earlier series.

I think its time for Dwight to forget about the foul calls on him, and play his game, play to his strengths. He needs to play defense like he knows he's getting 22 rebounds and 5 blocks. He needs to run the floor faster, he is the fastest big on both teams period (and his teammates need to recognize and pass to that). And he needs to keep making clutch free throws, because he has already been making them in critical moments and overall.

He needs to play more all-out efforts because he is the most athletic big out there, while keeping conscious of fouling as best as possible. If he fouls out playing like this, I say he went all-out 'till he had nothing left in him, that he played with the most effort of any Magic player like a franchise center-piece could lead by example with, and if the refs dont call the stupid fouls, Dwight will be there the whole game with a make-up "Defensive Player of Finals" award afterwards.

On his offense, I don't know what Dwight can do here. He can stay patient and keep doing good pass-outs, or sometimes I see like he might have the baseline spin move or a face-up drive if he moves fast right away, then size up the situation and allow the doubles/triples come faster (altho sometimes they come just before Dwight even gets the ball... so dont know). I aso want to talk about how Dwight lowers the ball in his hands too much. You know exactly what Im talking about. Its a good 'ol patented Magic moment where we scream why did Dwight just repeat this TO and ranks right next to Turk's infamous "why no effing foul call while I TO the ball" layup?!?! (Altho to be fair, we havent seen that Turk drive much at all lately) Perhaps the Magic can employ more Dwight pick and rolls and hit Dwight rolling down from a top of key passer? When the wings bring it out near the corner, it becomes so obvious they will pass in to Dwight! Mix that up.

I think all Dwight needs to do is play his defensively best for the Magic to win, but what's some thoughts about Dwight or his struggling offense?