What Dwight knows is that he is among the top five elite players in the NBA and, with the right team structure, should be consistently competing for the top prize.
The Panthers are a point clear at the top of the Elite League, with Saturday's win at Sheffield marking their first league success in the Steel City since Boxing Day 2005.
While still among the elite top-five shoo-ins for Best Picture (the others being Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Lining Playbook, and Les Miserables), I think this picture needs strong showings in the early awards season to make a comeback and really challenge Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty at this point.