Just play J-Ho in the first quarter then bench him the rest of the game...simple as that
Tell me the last time this team not only won both games in a back to back, but won it when both games were on the road against WC playoff contenders. It's no surprise to me that Josh Howard isn't in the lineup for two straight quality wins on the road.
I'm thinking more and more that Cuban's rant last week was directed at Josh Howard more than anybody else. As garbage as Breath & Antoine Wright are, they at least put forth max effort, something Josh hasn't done in 2 years now.
Well yeah the statistics say the boys in blue are better without J-ho, but probably still a 1 and done team unless they can catch some fire and crack into the top 4.
really a 3rd seed is still achievable, it would just require protecting the home court, winning some games you're not supposed to, and winning the games you are supposed to.
but it'll require some consistency from the guys in blue which we haven't seen.
but yeah... as far as the playoffs go, wouldn't get too excited about JJ ing Barea and Antoine Wright as the starting 2's and 3's.
I wouldn't mind some unearthing of Green and carroll *gasp*, but it seems too late in the season for them to be significant parts of the rotation.
If beloved george's injury was serious last night it may open up some Green minutes.
After Cubes called out the team, J-Ho played great against the Spurs only to disappear with another injury when the team is about to play the most important stretch of the season
It will probably mean more minutes for Matt Carroll, knowing Carlisle
all he did v the spurs was have a hot shooting night. 12 of his points came from behind the arc. but they were valuable to us.
i wouldnt mind carroll if he could find his 3-PT shot but his stats are balls this year. a shooter off the bench doesn't hurt. hes actually a smart defender but his athleticism makes him a subpar defender.
he was decent against boston.
so your going to discredit the guy when he actually plays well
the last two games as well as all those games earlier this season just show that the current JHo is very expendable.
JHo+ Stack's expiring might have gotten the Mavs an impact player this season.
THey can get an impact player for next year.
They will get an impact player for next year, GONNA LOOT SOME CONTRACTS THIS OFFSEASON BABY!
if they don't then in' Donnie couldnt GM a YMCA team
I disagree!
one good game against a D-league defense doesn't undo seasons of bad play and mental re ation
The Blunt can still play when he wants to
too bad he hardly ever wants to.
He's played well since the all star break when he's playing.
The double-edged sword is this - If Josh plays well the rest of the season and in the playoffs, his trade value goes up. The downside being that if he plays well the rest of the season and in the playoffs, Cuban might be stupid enough to keep him.
I disagree
That's why you're a moron. For all the good things Josh does, he makes all kinds of negative impact plays. I can't even count how many poor decisions he made in game 4. Great that he bailed himself out by getting to the line, but he's never going to do that consistently.I disagree
You never know what you're going to get out of Josh. I'd rather sacrifice some upside and trade him away for a more proven, consistent performer.
Mavs will never be contenders if they rely on a guy like Josh.
our team would be better if Josh's salary was paid to a guy like Dampier? Even though Josh Howard is not as efficacious as the old one in our memories, he still is the 3rd scorer on our team. Even Jet sucked at shooting tonight, I mean no one is perfect. We have to live with those not-so-perfect players like Wright as long as we're not living in paradise.
Josh had a few bonehead turnovers in game 4, but for the most part, he played well, and showed the Mavericks that they did miss him through the season. having him may have gotten the Mavs a few more wins an a higher seed, possibly even winning the division as they were only 4 games behind.
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