Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Big Question for All Star Saturday Night

So with Jameer Nelson officially out of the All Star festivities, Dwight Howard has a big question to ask?

Who is going to be throwing him the ball for the obligatory teammate dunk?

Everyone around the Magic know Nelson and Howard are almost inseparable on the court. The past two seasons, the point guard has been a key to Howard's dunk performances.

Whether it is throwing the ball up to the big man to slap a sticker -- and then unveiling a poster he was carrying reading 12'6". Or throwing the ball over the hoop for Superman to fly.

The dunk is only as good as the pass that creates it, right?

The next clear answer is Hedo Turkoglu. The combination of Turkoglu and Howard has been the equation that has resulted in plenty of alley-oops. Turkoglu of course through the game-winner against the Spurs a few years ago.

But the obvious answer is going to be Rashard Lewis, and that is who I think will be teaming up with Howard tomorrow night. Lewis will be in uniform Saturday night as part of the 3-point shootout.

This might matter for Howard. His two most memorable dunk contest dunks were set up by Mighty Mouse. Nelson probably is not going to be pulling a Willis Reed and show up to throw a few passes -- it probably would not be good for his shoulder.

So it should be Lewis and Howard tomorrow night. Hopefully Lewis keeps Howard's good vibes going.

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