lol Miller didn’t do anything spectacular defensively besides foul Dwight. So it’s pretty tough to get going if he’s going to get hacked every night. I really don’t know what many people expect a big man to have as far as offensive moves with their back to the basket…He’s not “The Dream”, He’s not “Patrick Chewing”, he’s Dwight Howard and his strengths are Defense, Rebounding, Dunking and Collapsing a Defense that opens up the 3 point game for the Magic. He’s slowly adding to his Offense. The fact is that just because Dwight posted a video of his mid range J, doesn’t mean that SVG is going to run plays for Dwight to get himself a mid range shot. It’s not how the offense runs for the Magic and I really don’t think SVG wants to add that. He’s a pro basketball player, I’m pretty sure he can face up and sink a shot but it’s completely different and takes longer than a summer to bring out something like that and make it consistently in an NBA game where the coach will feel confident enough to run plays. That would be like wanting to try out Redick’s new post up moves in the middle of a season where every possession counts. Some fans really need to lay off of Dwight, he may not have the crisp offensive moves but he’s improved since coming into the league and he’s going to continue to get better. Teams are playing him differently and are resorting to hack-a-dwight and so far it’s been working. It’s frustrating him and taking him out of rhythm. The man’s got a sweeping hook shot, a spin move, he’s the best offensive rebounder in the league, the best defensive player in the league and where he makes his money is on the defensive side of the ball. I’ll take that over Brad Miller, Kendrick Perkins, Rasheed Wallace and any other Center in the League.
     Who care’s what the man does on his free time?? So when you’re off of work, should your customers criticize you for spending too much time reading sports blogs and not enough time mastering your job skills? lol he’s human and just like everyone else he needs time to himself. It’s pretty obvious that he kept in shape, and he worked during the offseason.
     The real issue here is not his offense, but his passing. With so many double teams he gets, he’s going to have to get better at passing out of the post. But he’s even worked on that as well, though it’s not great yet. He’s found a cutting Barnes plenty of times and he doesn’t get many assists because there’s usually one or two passes more around the three point line before a shot is taken. You guys need to pay more attention to the game than just the stats. Tally how many shots Dwight alters or intimidates without even having to jump, add that to his blocks for the game and it’s what can be the difference between a win and a loss. When he improves his passing and free throw shooting the points are going to come easier for the team.
      All in all, I don’t really think Dwight is struggling offensively, I think he’s letting the teams get into his head and allowing them to frustrate him. It’s a good thing that when he’s not getting touches and having a bad night, he’s still playing hard defensively so give the man some credit.