Juwan Howard: "I'm going to get plenty of playing time"

I think Howard will still play a good deal of minutes this year unless Hayes really emerges. You guys keep talking about Shane playing a lot of minutes at the 4, but I don't think that'll happen because of his rebounding. Someone said a drop off of 1-2 rebounds is not signifcant, but I don't think you want your main PF to grab 5 boards a game.

 

I like Juwan. I hope if he does get more playing time that he's on point and not slippin because I am usually his only fan but I do have common sense too.

 

there is no way taht with our new additions that Juwan sees the same amount of minutes....

 

Swift is a subtraction. Deke is getting older each year. Juwan will probably be getting a lot of center minutes and still be the 2nd or third PF in minutes. Without an injury plagued season like last year, he'll probably be back to about 20 minutes per game. This would be slightly less than what he did in 2004-2005 for the Rockets.

Hayes or Padgett may eat away a little more at his PF minutes as the season goes on, but I expect Juwan will get 10-12 minutes at center a game barring a trade.

 

What was the final deal with Juwon stealing the sunglasses? I never heard another thing after it was reported.

 

If your gonna make a case for Juwan....you shouldnt bring up rebounding

 

I've given this analogy a couple of times. Juwan is best compared to an extremely reliable 5th starter in baseball. A guy with an ERA in the high 4's, that chews up innings and gives you the same thing every time he goes out. He's not going to beat the best pitchers, and he's going to lose to some bad pitchers. But he gives you everything he's got, and by his presence on the field (court) opens up the ability for other players to play where they are most effective. (In the analogy, it lets you not have to go to a 4 man rotation. In Juwan's case, it lets better players play SF where they are most effective.)

 

This team needs howard to play well and be involved to win. Without Howard, we're just too thin up front.

 

I haven't heard much about the sunglasses either. I've been in that position before except I am poor but it's nothing that should affect his game. He doesn't need any help with that a lot of the time.

 

according to wikipedia its still pending.

I have a feeling that its just going to magically go away.

 

I hate how you guys forgot how when T-Mac and Yao got hurt J-Ho was the guy that was scoring over 25 points. what more does this guy have to do to gain respect from you so called fans, He may not be as big a name as anyone else on the team but, he is a very good player and I think the thing wrong with the team goes by the name Ryan Bowen, yeah he's good at defending but, you know what, the best defense is a good offense, which is exactly what we have. I am not saying that he is right behind Yao and T-Mac in talent, but, he is what the mascot's nickname is "Clutch", he was clutch when we needed him to be, and I for one am grateful we have a player that doesn't have to be in the spotlight, but, when called upon, can handle the pressure.

 

LOL, that didn't happen with the exception of the one game that cost us Brandon Roy.

He was awful with them both, he was awful without them. That's the truth.

 

I guess every team has one you love to hate and most people chose him. I personally like the guy. He's getting up there in age but he's still got some game left in him. Maybe he will surprise the naysayers this season.

 

Listen, JHo wasa pretty good player 8-10 years ago. But he is reaching now to be a starter. Personally I am excited about seeing him come off the bench - if he can get excited about the 6th man role more than he did when sharing time with Mo Taylor. But I am excited because it means someone younger and more athletic is playing major minutes.

It's not JHo's fault but he is on his last legs of a very good NBA career.

Oh and as far as his scoring last year - pulling numbers off the Rockets recaps he scored 25 or more three times - 25, 28 and 31. Led the Rockets in scoring 11 times. Pull out those 11 games and he averaged 10.0 ppg. He led the team in RB's 13 times, averaging 10.2 in those games. Pull those out and he averaged 6.0 rbpg. Sahe averaged 10.1 and 5.3 last season - so not much dropoff playing him at the 4. Shane is 5 1/2 years younger. He steals the ball almost twice as often as JHo, 21% more assists.

And Chuck Hayes brings some good play to the court you can't keep on the bench. Shane and Chuck have much better Roland ratings and +/-'s than JHo.

I think we can see more productivity from JHo if he doesn't have to play 32 mpg for 80 games. He turns 34 next February and that is tale end of an nba career for 95% of players.

 

Juwan Howard should ride the bench, unless he proves to be a better back-up center than Deke. Battier makes for a more effective starter....and Hayes brings more energy coming off the bench.

 

A better C than Deke? Ain't happen bro.

 

As of right now, no. Just got to see if he still has anything left in his tank. If so, then to JVG's doghouse Howard goes.

 

Juwan will be more effective if he plays 25 mpg. Juwan still can play and play hard. I think Juwan will have a more efficient season because of reducing play time.

 

He would gain my respect if he actually played well when games mattered. He did pretty decently when the big two were out and we were already eliminated from contention, but he sucked when playing with Yao and Tmac. If he can't play well when the team is healthy, and he can't lead the team to wins when the team isn't healthy, then he is pretty much useless.

I'll never forget when Juwan tried to post up Dwight Howard two seasons ago. The kid just straight blocked his hook shot. Next trip down, Juwan demanded the ball again, with the same result. A microcosm of what Juwan has become. He's a has-been that doesn't even realize it. And some might say the term 'has-been' is a bit generous.

 

Well, remember when Howard first came to Houston and JVG first experimented with him coming off the bench, he was real ineffective. He didn't find his niche on the team until he started next to Yao and T-mac.

IMO either Howard starts or he rides 3rd string. He's not good coming off the bench. Definitely not better than Hayes. And really, he shouldn't start either. So he's a 3rd stringer at this ponit.