Dwight Howard has one note for that one voter who had the guts to completely leave the Orlando Magic center off the ballot for NBA defensive player of the year. Howard thanked that voter on Monday, when he was asked for his reaction on the leap of faith. “I’ll do better next year.” That goal will be more than difficult for Howard to finish, who on Monday was declared the first player in league history to win defensive player of the year for the last three respective seasons. Howard spearheaded the league during double doubles and scored an average of 14.1 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and a staggering 1.3 steals for this season. Watch 2011 NBA Playoffs online so you won’t miss on the shooting hoops.
Albeit Howard focused more on making steps with his offensive game, his defensive demeanor remained rock-solid for the Magic, who came in fourth in the league in both defensive field goals and allowed points. Orlando even led the league in defensive rebounding.
All in all, Howard received 114 of a total of 120 first-place votes and gathered together a total of 585 points.
Kevin Garnett, who is the Boston Celtics forward ended up second with one first-place vote and 77 points while Dallas Mavericks center Tyson handler went third with 20 second-place votes and 70 points. Watch 2011 NBA Playoffs online and see what you got about your updates, add more to it!
Howard laughed off in being left off the one ballot, and also took a playful gear at teammates for frequently tolerating him to keep his defenses keen. Only Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo have garnered the defensive player of the year awards four consecutive times. Aside from himself, Howard also recognized other great post players, such as Hakeem Olajuwon and Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing for aiding him to develop his game and tie ends together through the years.
"Just to be in the same sentence with those guys, they've paved the way for me," said Howard, who at age 25 is in his seventh season. "It's my job to keep it going. I'm going to try to do the best I can on the defensive end to dominate and to change the game. It definitely is a honor to be considered one of the best defensive players to play the game, and I'm still young. So hopefully, I can keep it up." Howard even revealed in one interview that there are still areas in his game that needs a little polishing up defensively. E even mentioned trimming down on his personal fouls, which he call less silly fouls, and learning how to draw charges as the next phases of his defensive development. So there you have it, learn more and watch 2011 NBA Playoffs online and continue to be updated on the latest of the game trend.
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