For all the grief Howard has taken this year and about how off a year it has been for him, he still is:
Scoring 16.2 PPG while taking the second least shots per game in his career.
Leading the league in rebounds per game
Leading the league in defensive rebounds per game
Averaging a .578 FG% to place 4th in the league
Blocking 2.3 shots a game to place 5th in the league
All while recovering from back surgery and undergoing various nagging injuries caused by overcompensating for the not fully healed back.
Plus he's 27. He could well have a monster, league dominating second half of the year and beast into his normal 20PPG, 15 RPG, 3 BPG play in the playoffs.