BallBiologist

When do you guys think dwight will be able to use his post moves like duncan effectively and make efficient jumpshots like Garnett...if you think he will be able to at all?

we know he can grab 10 rbpg....but i wanna see him creating his own shots..not just off putbacks and fast break dunks....its nice to see people create their own shots.

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DwyaneWade4MVP

He just has to dare something....He doesn't take a lot of shots....If he starts shooting more he would get more selfconfidence and would be a lot better (I'm thinking about 17pts and 10reb...)

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JNice

It won't be for awhile because Orlando shouldn't really need it. If it starts happening within this or next season, then more than likely the team is in trouble.

It will probably be his 3rd, maybe 4th season before he becomes a main focal point of the offense. But I guess it could be next season if he can put on weight again like he did this summer and improve his offensive moves.

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KennethTo

No reason why he should take over on offense, if the team can score easily, it may be better for magic if he focuses most of energy on defense.

Getting something along the lines of 16points/12boards/2assists/ w/ 2.5 blocks on anything over 50% may be better for the magic.

Just my opinion.

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JNice

Eventually i'm sure they'd like to see Howard dominating offensively, but his first couple years he won't be looked on to do that.

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Pan Mengtu

Quite a while. He looks like a roleplayer as of now. Pretty good on defense and o.k. on offense. He's not going to develop as quickly as Amare.

JNice

Probably, but not because of his ability, but because Orlando won't be going to him a lot to develop that early on. But from what i've seen, his moves around the basket are just as good as Amare's were his first season and he might be a slightly better mid-range shooter than Amare was his rookie year.

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BallStateCards

Well, I like Francis, but it will take a while for Howard to develop if Francis is at the point.

HKF

I would wait for the 2nd half of the season for Howard to put up consistent great numbers because he needs the rock to do it. However, as he gets more comfortable, he should be a terror.

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JNice

He will need the rock and Francis probably isn't the best guy for that.

My personal favorite lineup is Francis, Dwight, and Cato on the floor with both Hedo and Grant Hill. The Grant being the primary ball-handler. I wouldn't doubt we see this lineup more and more throughout the year. In the first few games there have been short period where Stevie was playing at SG and he seemed to get a little more aggressive when that happened.

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Gripni

Dwight will take over games once Shaq is out of his division. That will give him confidence. Who knows when that will be?

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I don't see Howard taking over games offensively for a few years. But make no mistake about it, he already makes this team better when he's on the court. He's already shown the ability to be a dominant rebounder and defender, but the offense will take a while.

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hobojoe

I agree, I've liked the looks where Francis has been at SG with either Nelson at the point or Hill playing point forward. That lineup you mentioned is one of my favorites or well, and I'd venture to guess we'll see a lot in the future if three things happen:

1. Grant Hill stays healthy all year long.
2. Grant Hill's ball handling gets better as he gets back to his old form, or at least close to it.
3. Johnny Davis doesn't insist on his stupid substitution patterns for the entire season. Hopefully at some point, sooner rather than later, he accepts the fact that you can't put in five guys off the bench all at once and expect them to be able to hold onto a lead against the other team's first unit.

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Why? It would be better than having Cuttino Mobley trying to take over games

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