How Good is Dwight Howard?

The Orlando Magic played the Lakers last night and I realized how good Dwight Howard is. He is getting better each and every game. And in addition to his basketball talent, he's an unbelievable athletic talent: he's tall, strong, quick, can jump out of the gym...I mean, what's there not to like about this guy?

Well, there is one thing: he needs to become a better free throw shooter. The Magic lost to the Lakers by 3 points last night and Howard shot 7-for-16 from the free throw line. You read that correctly. He shot 44% from the free-throw line, missing a total of 9 free throws.

That's flat-out awful. Of course, there's no telling if the Magic would have won the game had he shot better from the free throw line. But if he could have just made a couple more...who knows if what kind of impact that might have had on the outcome of the game?

So remember: being a complete player means playing great offense and defense, and good free throw shooting is part of that. Work on your free throws and you'll be a better player and help your team win games. Period.


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