Why Dwight Howard needs Vince Carter

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Dwight Howard is Superman and if you have watched him play through the years then you know his super powers are improving. In other words, Dwight is getting more offensive moves and learning better how to get position on defense. He is becoming the best center in the game. We have to use the word becoming, because Tim Duncan is still playing.

The question being asked is why Dwight Howard needs Vince Carter.

This is tough because your intrepid author is not a big Carter fan and never has been. Oh, sure, he is talented off the scale, but what does he bring you over the long haul? He has the ability to take over games with his penetration skills and scoring ability. He has All Star capabilities, but does it transfer over to winning?

There can be no discussion of Vince Carter without a discussion yielding comparisons to Hedo Turkoglu the glue from last year’s team. Vince is essentially replacing Hedo.

Carter, 32, has career averages of 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists, although his statistics have dropped in each of the past two seasons. Turkoglu, 30, has averaged 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

“We want (Carter) to be aggressive on both ends,” All-Star center Dwight Howard said, “especially … on the offensive end, trying to finish at the rack.”
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Coach Stan Van Gundy is saying all the right things, but you wonder if the intangibles that Hedo brought to the floor will be missing. Can Vince subjugate his game to the greater talents of Dwight Howard? Lacking Hedo’s height will he be able to defend his position. Can he play winning ball?

Dwight Howard needs more of these!

Therein lays the answer. If Vince cannot establish a solid role on the Magic then Dwight Howard will not be able to take them to the NBA Finals. This is why Dwight needs Vince. There will be a crucial role to play on the team often calling on Vince to carry the team offensively and just as often asking him to reduce his own ego and penetrate with the sole idea of feeding Superman the ball.

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