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It would be a pretty good gag to sign the entire TNT broadcast team. Play them during junk time. They'd probably do better than Barea and Ager.
Reggie lost 2wice in a row to Kenny in 3pt contest. He is finished. Cuban, go ahead and get Kenny
It would be a pretty good gag to sign the entire TNT broadcast team. Play them during junk time. They'd probably do better than Barea and Ager.
I agree completely. This is an excellent time to let him heal up and get any needed rest (although i seriously doubt that Howard needs any rest).
At least it is just his ankle... Dirk has had to play through enough of these that he may be able to help Howrd out with some advice.....
Barkley on the Mavs??!! That would be classic........
At least they can't blame this one on Bruce Bowen
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont....10a9662.html#
Howard hurt in Mavs' 12th straight win
01:11 AM CST on Tuesday, February 27, 2007
By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News
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Josh Howard rolls with the punches as well as any NBA player. But when it comes to rolling his ankle, he draws the line.
The All-Star forward injured his right ankle for the second time in three games when he came down on the foot of Atlanta's Joe Johnson in Monday night's 110-87 blowout of the Hawks at American Airlines Center.
Last week, it was Miami's Jason Kapono who charged at Howard after a jump shot. Howard landed on Kapono's foot and wrenched the same ankle.
Monday, it was Johnson who also was running at Howard after a desperation 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. Neither of those players is known as somebody who would push the boundaries of fair play. But the Mavericks now wonder if teams aren't instructing their players to run under Howard and other Mavericks on perimeter shots.
"I just know it was a point of emphasis in the [preseason] officials' meeting and there ain't nothing happening," Howard said. "It's happened to me five times this year. And I think I'm the only guy it happens to.
"Hopefully, they'll send the tapes in and have a talk with those people, because that ain't right. I'm the only one it's been happening to and I know it's not fate. Somebody's telling somebody to do something."
Fortunately, Howard's injury does not appear serious. X-rays after the game were negative and he was able to walk with only a slight limp. He was listed as day-to-day as the Mavericks boarded their flight to Minnesota, where they play the Timberwolves tonight.
Howard missed eight games early this season when he sprained his left ankle coming down from a jump shot. Golden State's Mickael Pietrus was the guilty party.
"Hopefully, he should be OK," coach Avery Johnson said. "But we got to really, really look at that play. I'll deal with it. And they [the referees] were aware of it."
Johnson said he's detected a trend of defending Maverick shooters in this fashion. Defenders have to respect Howard's drive to the basket so much that they back off of him when he's on an isolation play.
If he pulls up for the jumper, they have no choice but to lunge toward him, often coming down in the space where he took off from for the jumper.
"If a shooter is landing in the same spot where he took off, he ought to get at least that," said Austin Croshere. "Josh gets up so high on his jumper, there's more of a chance for somebody to get under him."
Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said the idea of Joe Johnson using a dirty ploy was preposterous.
"I hope Josh isn't hurt, but that's just a basketball play," Woodson said. "We would never try to hurt anybody. In fact, we don't know how to hurt anybody right now."
Mavericks teammates and coach Avery Johnson evaluate injured forward Josh Howard. That much was evident in the game, which the Mavericks took control of in the second quarter. They were never threatened after halftime as Dirk Nowitzki (27 points), Jason Terry (21) and Howard (20) led an efficient offense. Jerry Stackhouse had 19 points off the bench and Croshere was effective, too, as the Mavericks rolled to their 12th straight win.
The win came in spite of being shorthanded as Greg Buckner, already suffering from a broken nose, sat out after bruising his left knee against Denver on Saturday. With Devean George already out with a right knee injury, the Mavericks had to scramble in the backcourt. Buckner's status for tonight's visit to Minnesota will not be known until game time. Both Buckner and Howard made the trip.
And while the winning streaks keep getting more impressive – this is their third of 12 or longer this season and their 20th in a row at home – Avery Johnson was concentrating on other things.
"I'd like to have double [digit] winning streaks starting April 20," he said.
That would be at the start of the playoffs.
In the meantime, he'd settle for the league keeping a closer watch on defenders who crowd his shooters.
Mavericks (47-9) at Minnesota (26-30): 7 p.m. today
I wonder if Reggie's acquisition will accelerate how fast time goes by in Dallas just like it seems to go by in San Antonio.
The true scoop is that the Mavs are going to bring Kareem out of retirement...bet he could still kick Dampier's ass!
Um... Glenn Robinson
Jason Kapono and Joe Johnson are clearly dirty players who should probably be banned from the league immediately.
Um, Glenn Robinson didn't come out of retirement. Reread my post. I clearly stated that it was lame for a player to COME OUT OF RETIREMENT. Reading comprehension is a wonderful thing.
I'm quoting myself to support steppy's accurate statement:
Big Dog didn't play with the Sixers or the Hornets during 2004-05, but that was because of injuries and perceptions that he was a cancer; it had nothing to do with retirement.
Functionally, his career might have been over at that point, but not because Big Dog decided it was over. He hadn't retired.
What a baby!Does he really think he is the only one this has happened to this year? Joe Johnson is not a dirty player. First he cries about the allstar game and now this??
he's talking out of frustration because it's happened twice in the space of a week...don't worry, he'll be healthy when we kick the suns' ass next monthWhat a baby!
Oh, I am so worried!!
funny considering u guys are already 0-2 thus far. i guess there's no worry because there's no expectation to win.Oh, I am so worried!!
Not me - I hate Reggie and the sound of his voice grates on me like none other.
I'd cheer if he made shots, but I wouldn't automatically annoint him a savior and be extremely happy about him coming.
Very funny!Yes there are expectations to win. It is just so funny that you Mav fans talk so much and it is still the regular season. Have fun with your regular season championship.
I would love to have Reggie playing on the court and then analyzing his performance is the broadcast booth at the same time, ripping on himself for not playing defense and pushing off his defender while on offense
Yes we do. The big difference is that once the playoffs roll around, the Spurs and Mavs change their game accordingly. The Suns will still be stuck playing their "regular season" ball because that's all they know.Very funny!
Yeah, right. Dream up something else will you?
yes we do, but it's nice to play at home, especially considering that the mavs have lost all of three games at home. anyway, be sure to tune in to our games, you'll learn something about how to win without starters in the lineupVery funny!
So the Suns will magically learn how to play defense once the playoffs roll around? Sounds like you're the one who's dreamingYeah, right. Dream up something else will you?
You hope! If it was Dirk out and one of your regular frontline guys out I think you would be singing another tune.
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