NBA Playoffs: Dwight Howard Needs To Grow Up For the Orlando Magic to Win

April 28th, 2010 by Phil Shore Leave a reply »

The Orlando Magic are the first team in the NBA Playoffs to advance to the second round and were the only team to sweep their first round opponents.

However, if Dwight Howard continues to go down the same path he has been, the Magic may be eliminated sooner than the team expected to be.

It isn’t his skills that could let the team down. He recently won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a second consecutive season. He led the league in both blocks and rebounds, the only player in the history of the NBA to lead in both categories in two different years.

His offensive game is also improving as Dwight works on his post moves, footwork, and shooting touch to complement his thunderous dunks.

What needs to change are his fouling problems and his attitude and maturity. The two go hand-in-hand, really.

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