Mavs Howard out for weeks.

[ducks]

so many touches though
be hard to keep both happy

[Blackjack]

Jackson doesn't change much IMO, he probably makes it easier for us, at least IMO..Josh Howard is just a huge mismatch against us for some reason, even when Bowen was in his prime..Jackson is good, but I don't see how he would be better than Howard in Mavs-Spurs matchups..he would be an upgrade against most other teams though..

It's Howard's movement off the ball and in-between game that really gets to the Spurs. He's usually catching the ball on the move when attacking and the lack of indecision he has in taking a mid-range shot or going all the way to the cup, combined with his length and athleticism, make him a tough, moving target -- someone hard for a defensive specialist to lock-in on -- defensively; that lack of indecision is also helpful in keeping a defender guessing and subsequently fouling more often as well.

It'll be interesting to see what kind of perimeter defense the Spurs can muster without Bowen and with RJ, Hill, Bogans and Hairston.

Marion's never been much of an issue but Bowen did have a lot to do with that.

[Obstructed_View]

Well, gotta hand it to him for at least getting the surgery out of the way as early as possible. It sucks that it took him this long to recover, but it's probably worth the wait for Dallas if he can come back feeling better about that ankle than he has since he's been a pro.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

How so? Where's your reasoning? Do you even have a take? Or was that just a gut reaction response?

Are you another blind homer who doesn't realize he has both the capability to lock down the opposing team's top perimeter threat and the ability to drop buckets by the dozen during crunch time? Not to mention a grudge against a team that didn't think he was worth the money he makes?

When exactly has Jax done what you're saying? In 1 (one) playoff series? And then folded in the 2nd round Dirk-style. Yea right real killer there.

Howard has proven to be a thorn in the Spurs' eyes for years, Jax hasn't. He's proven to be an inconsistent volume shooter and a headcase playing on a losing high tempo team, big deal. If Dallas trade Howard for Jackson, that'd surely work in the Spurs favor. If they get Jax for spares, then obviosly they'd get better.

[phxspurfan]

Dude, way to come off like an asshole.

Anyway, I'll take Gino over SJ any day of the week, and I'm a huge SJ fan. Even if SJ plays him to a wash, I think we have enough scorers to put up points. He's good, but you've got a little more fear of his game than is warranted.

Sorry if I came off like that, but I definitely think people don't understand how their team can lose these days. That's why I compared a possible SJax deal to the Mavs (pure speculation of course) to the Yanks-RedSox rivalry. I really think the Sox letting guys go to the Yankees cost them a shot at the world series this year. I'm not saying SJax is the Mark Texiera of basketball, just saying people don't realize he would hurt us if he went to a contender in our division.

[phxspurfan]

When exactly has Jax done what you're saying? In 1 (one) playoff series? And then folded in the 2nd round Dirk-style. Yea right real killer there.

Howard has proven to be a thorn in the Spurs' eyes for years, Jax hasn't. He's proven to be an inconsistent volume shooter and a headcase playing on a losing high tempo team, big deal. If Dallas trade Howard for Jackson, that'd surely work in the Spurs favor. If they get Jax for spares, then obviosly they'd get better.

Take a look at your Spurs Championship DVD from 2003. All the credit went to Kerr for bailing us out in that Mavs game but Jackson was there the whole series bombing from 3 in the clutch.

[rjv]

they are taking a chance on the resting for weeks as if this turns out to be an injury that winds up requiring surgery this will throw his timetable for recovery that much further into the season.

[gameFACE]

"Doc, how about some of that 'medicinal' marijuana for the pain......."