<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Howard finished with 13 points, 15 rebounds and one blocked shot. Nothing came easy against Duncan. "I learned some things tonight. I paid attention,'' Howard said. "But he's 29, in his ninth year. He's the MVP. Hopefully by the time I've been in the league that long . . . I'll have that kind of experience.'' Although he isn't as athletic as Howard, Duncan seemed to be one step ahead of him at every turn in the second half, clearly making him think twice before making a move to the basket. "Tim is just so smart out there,'' said Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich. "He's just so strong fundamentally that he doesn't have to do it with his athleticism. You aren't going to get him off his feet. He's going to be in the right place.'' Although dominating Howard, Duncan was raving about him afterward. When he was Howard's age, he was still playing at Wake Forest University. Both were No. 1 picks in the draft, but Howard arrived seven years after Duncan. "I'm just glad that I will be out of the league when he is peaking,'' Duncan said. "I love his game. I'm like 91/2 years older than him. That's just crazy. He's so talented, so developed already. He's going to be an unbelievable player.'' For now, though, experience was the best teacher. The Magic are hoping that Howard can develop like Duncan, who might be the most fundamentally sound big man in NBA history.</div> Source I love Dwight Howard's attitude despite being thoroughly outplayed by Duncan. He's willing to learn and is embracing the challenge of playing against an MVP of the league. If I had to start a team from scratch, Howard would be my first choice to start my franchise.
I agree with Shape, Dwight has the mentality to not take this game to heart, and learn from it. He actually played pretty good in the first half, but this season the Spurs are proving why they are the Champions because they always adjust in the second half.
