I usually don't buy into the notion that some top player doesn't have the right killer instinct or the will to get to the top. Just because someone scowls a lot doesn't mean anything. So when people bring up Dwight Howard's smiling as a reason for why he hasn't won a championship, I think it's pretty absurd. Dwight Howard hasn't won a championship because his surrounding cast has never been anything special and because, until this year, the development of his offensive game had largely stagnated since his first few years in the league.
However, I'm not sure what to make of Howard's recent explanation that "Orlando is the most attractive place for me right now" because "they have been in the top four in the Eastern conference for the past four years." Howard also mentions the Magic's "sexy new arena" and "beautiful franchise." Now, I don't want to make too much of this statement and also don't know the tone in which it was made. But can anyone imagine Kevin Garnett saying he decided to go to Boston because of the wonderful opportunity to have home court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs?
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