Friday’s Magic Word
- Ben Q. Rock of Orlando Pinstriped Post: “Again, [Stan] Van Gundy has come under fire for his offense, which I don’t understand. Surrounding Howard with three-point shooters makes sense, and Howard’s about the last guy in the league who needs “protection” from a “true” power forward. No, Lewis is the right fit at that position. My issue is that Van Gundy needs to find ways to get Lewis more touches. He’s a brilliant scorer, but too often gets lost in the shuffle. Whether that’s Carter and Nelson calling their own number too often, or Lewis not making himself available, or Van Gundy not getting him involved, or some combination of the three, I’m not sure. But Lewis is too talented to keep loitering on the weak side, waiting for a kickout, for 33 minutes a night. Going forward, that’s the biggest concern about Lewis.”
- Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel evaluates Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, Matt Barnes, and Dwight Howard.
- Jameer Nelson has a Twitter account — follow him!
- Charles Oakley speaks his mind on Howard: “Dwight Howard is embarrassing Patrick [Ewing] if you ask me. He doesn’t have a ball player’s mind. And they tell me he is one of the best centers in the game. He wouldn’t have even made the league ten years ago. He would be on the bench. They say he won’t listen. Dwight won’t listen. How can you not listen to Patrick Ewing?”
