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| Dwight Howard |
As the NBA
has developed over the years, the center position has become somewhat of a lost
art. Sure, there are centers in the league, but I mean
true centers. These days, the NBA seems to be controlled by the
guard and forward positions. When I think
true
center, only a couple of names come to my mind in today’s game: Dwight Howard
and Andrew Bynum. There are also emerging centers, such as Roy Hibbert, JaVale
McGee, and Tyson Chandler, but Howard and Bynum
dominate in their positions. I watched them play against each other
on January 20 and it immediately brought to mind the great battles between Bill
Russell and Wilt Chamberlain during the 1960’s. The spotlight today is
typically on players with high scoring potential, such as LeBron vs. Kobe. Now,
there’s nothing wrong with this shift necessarily, but to me, the center
position is what makes basketball my favorite sport.
