Dwight Howard let the cat out of the bag Monday after the Timberwolves game when he made the statement that he wants to be the "go to guy". This was an unforeseen gesture considering the Magic's
18 - 11 start winning 6 of the last 8 games. Howard says he wants the ball at crunch time when the game is on the line. He believes that in order for him to be seen as a great player he has to be the one finishing the games. I say " if it ain't broke don't fix it". Howard is only shooting about 50% from the stripe and to become a great closer you have got to knock down your free throws when it really counts. In order for Howard to play the "Kobe" role for his team he is going to have to become more consistant from 15 feet and that would probably take away what he does best which is playing close to the basket blocking shots and dunking. Who knows how long of a learning curve it would be for Howard to expand his game especially on a team that needs to win now. This plea for the ball could easily be taken as selfish as the focus should be on winning not who gets the ball in the last minutes. I say play to your strengths and become better as a team. I believe that in the end when Howard reflects on his career the number of Championships won will easily overshadow the number of balls chucked up at the end of games.
18 - 11 start winning 6 of the last 8 games. Howard says he wants the ball at crunch time when the game is on the line. He believes that in order for him to be seen as a great player he has to be the one finishing the games. I say " if it ain't broke don't fix it". Howard is only shooting about 50% from the stripe and to become a great closer you have got to knock down your free throws when it really counts. In order for Howard to play the "Kobe" role for his team he is going to have to become more consistant from 15 feet and that would probably take away what he does best which is playing close to the basket blocking shots and dunking. Who knows how long of a learning curve it would be for Howard to expand his game especially on a team that needs to win now. This plea for the ball could easily be taken as selfish as the focus should be on winning not who gets the ball in the last minutes. I say play to your strengths and become better as a team. I believe that in the end when Howard reflects on his career the number of Championships won will easily overshadow the number of balls chucked up at the end of games.
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