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Originally Posted by jthig32
The notion that Dwight Howard can't be the best player on a title contender is ludicrous. He already carried a team of role players (essentially) to the Finals. It's not ideal to rely on him as the primary offensive weapon, but he solves so many issues defensively that you can get awfully creative on the offensive end.
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Carried "role players" is a myth.
He carried a bunch of really good players (..but could not make them even better)
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=290604013
in a really weak eastern conference to the finals and got his butt kicked...by Pau Gas(l)ol.
Without all star help in crunch time he is helpless. He has no "go to" move, no consistency (during a long playoff run), and he is a horrible FT shooter....huge achilles heel late in the game.
Dwight's defense is also overrated. I'd take prime Marion defense any time over Dwight's defense. Vs Dwight all you need to do is score from OUTside... and laugh your ass off. To make it short, Dwight is a poor man's David Robinson.