Is Dwight Howard still a Superman?

He's always been a bit over rated, more of a super-star off the court than on it. Though Lebron perpetuates that worse that Howard, he at least puts up triple doubles on a bad night.

Howard needs to just focus on playing Defense and affecting the flow in the paint, he isn't a pure scorer like people want him to be and isn't going to put up 40 point games in the play offs, but is still an incredible person to have on the floor.

Never was a Superman, vastly overrated (even defensively)...and I'm rooting for them.

By the way, am I the only one who things that team looks better with the corpse of Jason Williams on court than Jameer Nelson?

I was really upset last year when Jameer Nelson came into the Play Offs late in the Cleveland Series and then automatically grabbed his starting role back against the Lakers. He was an awful defender and clearly not 100% mentally of physically, especially in when he didn't even close out Fisher's game winning three.

Nelson just is not going to develop into a top 5 point guard like Vangundy wants him to, and Williams should close out the play offs like he should have last year.

I don't see Orlando winning ring with Nelson at the point, he just doesn't have the it factor. They need to keep their eye on Chris Paul, he'd fit in well there and give them the best chance to get a ring in t he next 5 years....not sure what his contract is like right now though.

Williams, Reddick and Carter were probably Orlando's best players yesterday which is surprising. There's definitely a matchup problem with regards to Dwight Howard since he can't cover Perk (or Sheed) and KG at the same time.

Howard just doesn't fit in the prototypical franchise player mold. His inability to score from anywhere but right near the basket puts too much pressure on guards to score from the perimeter. Even with some of the best shooters in the league, that wasn't enough last year and probably will not be this year. If Carter were the player he was 10 years ago and Dwight Howard was 33, I think the Magic would have a much better shot at the title.

quote: "especially in when he didn't even close out Fisher's game winning three” Jameer cost them that game – and potentially, the series.

Howard just doesn’t play with focus and intensity for an entire game. He is still good and there is nothing wrong with 18/12/3 pts/boards/blks but I feel like he could get 24/16/5 if he tried harder and played smarter.

Dwight Howard is still Superman. Everyonce once in a while, Superman meets his match but in the end, he defeats his enemy. The orlando magic offensive strategy is to feed the ball to dwight and let him beast the paint. If you double, then they kickout to the three point shooters. Dwight met his match on sunday hence the breakdown of the offense. Like all superstars, he will figure out his mistakes and come through.

Let's not forget all the games dwight has dominated in the regular season and the playoffs. People are soo quick to diss superstars when they have bad games. They're human. What makes them great is that they figure out their mistakes and correct them.

Um...about Nelson? He put up 20 and 9 yesterday, outplayed Rondo, and almost single-handedly brought the Magic back into the game. He has been the Magic's best player throughout the playoffs and is definitely a top 5 point guard in my opinion. Yes, he clearly overextended himself last year late in the playoffs when he shouldn't have been starting. Yes, he put up quiet numbers in the regular season. However, he has stepped his game up considerably in the playoffs and deserves a lot of credit.

-a Boston fan

We talking about Superman in the comics or Superman on tv? On tv Superman has no personality and gets beat up by nobodies, but in the comics he's more of a badass and can literally destroy entire distant civilizations in the blink of an eye.