Howard, Carter Now On the Same Page

If there was one common theme at the Orlando Magic's media day it was that the organization is focused on winning a championship. In fact, the team held a three and half hour meeting on Monday morning to discuss what it will take to accomplish that goal this season.

While company lines such as hustling, focusing, and sacrificing are certainly important if a team wants to compete for a title, the biggest determinant in Orlando will be how their two biggest stars coexist in their second year playing alongside one another.

With the season right around the corner, Dwight Howard and Vince Carter want to make it clear that they're now on the same page. The same was said last season but the two admittedly struggled to share the touches and alpha male role in Orlando.

"It's just something that [happens] and there's always an adjustment period," Carter told HOOPSWORLD. "They want me to be who I am and that's the adjustment. Going out, putting the ball in the basket and making plays and then wanting Dwight to do the same [made it difficult]. With us coexisting on the court, there was going to be an adjustment period. There's always going to be one, I don't care how you put it."

As the two players adjusted to each other's games, their roles started to blend and it became clear that something had to change as the season went on.


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