Olympics – Superman will be Dwight Howard
July 18, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball
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Team USA is built for versatility and speed. It is not built for size. That is why so much will be riding on the health of Dwight Howard. He will be the lone really big guy.
Dwight Howard fractured his sternum in the playoffs against the Pistons. He thought it was a bruise.
The Olympic team added Tyson Chandler to the roster for some insurance.
Howard probably will be bringing along the Superman cape that he wore when he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest earlier this year, cementing his role as the best, most popular big man in the league today.
As the only true center on the USA Basketball 12-man roster — and the one who missed the earlier minicamp recovering from a fractured sternum — Howard is going to need all the special powers he can muster.
If Superman gets hurt, then hopefully he can still play through it, because there will not be a lot of size left on the team to put in the game.
Foul trouble or another injury for Howard could cause a real problem, leaving the USA vulnerable against the better, more physically imposing teams. Team USA lost to Greece during the 2006 World Championships because it couldn’t handle a more physical team.
If Dwight Howard stays healthy and out of foul trouble, it will be an amazing Olympic team.
Today, he is expected to be the anchor, the foundation from which this team will revolve. Players such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade will provide the points and pizzazz. They will swirl around the perimeter like bees on defense. They will dazzle opponents with fast breaks so fast that heads will spin.
Yet if it all goes right, it will be Howard, mostly alone in the middle, who will make it all possible, enabling the USA to reclaim its rightful spot atop the basketball world. Howard still has the original USA Dream Team Wheaties box that his father gave him after the 1992 Olympics. Howard was 6 years old then.
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Dwight Howard is the starting and lone big man.Wow.Howard is awesome though, 20 points and 20 rebounds a game aint too shabby.
Dwight’s game is just in its infancy. As the years go by, he will add some moves and be even better.