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What Would Iavaroni Mean For Howard?

May 27, 2007 – 5:38 PM
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A few days ago, I was all about SVG heading to the Magic. According to the New York Daily News, Orlando has some other plans for their head coach of the future:
Orlando wants to go up-tempo and has identified Suns assistant Marc Iavaroni as a top candidate for its coaching vacancy ... But the best thing about Iavaroni, as far as Orlando is concerned, is that [Amare] Stoudemire has blossomed under his tutelage. That makes him an ideal fit for the Magic's Dwight Howard.
Pretty potent stuff, even if it's out there as a rumor. Over the last calendar year, we've heard that Howard wanted to develop a perimeter game, that he was the successor to Shaq in the post, and that Young Thunder is so raw offensively that he's stunted. It would seem that the first priority with this potential stud is to get him more consistent scoring on the block.

As we've told you before, Iavaroni is one of the most-coveted candidates this off-season. But what's made Amare flourish so is that he's now comfortable shooting jumpers and even putting the ball on the floor. The Suns All-Star still doesn't have much of an arsenal down low. Not saying that it has to be so starkly either/or with Howard, but looking to Iavaroni wouldn't be a vote for developing an old-school center.
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