Josh Howard done for the season with torn ACL Flip says.
Editor's Note: I'm not surprised. That fall looked really bad. Al Thornton, it's your time!
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My facebook status last night.....I can see into the future
“My favorite players are cursed. What appears to be a left knee sprain for JHO is going to end up being a career ending ACL tear. I guarantee it.”
Flip's got his duct tape out
Saunders is, if anything, more comfortable patching together a makeshift lineup than he is working with established stars. He used to talk about having players sign on his shoulders before they went into a practice, and then playing them that night in his old CBA days. The guy can do a team up with baling wire.
… I just can’t believe how much this year has sucked for Washington fans. It surpasses understanding. Blazers fans along about when Oden went down again had this same feeling…. Really every team feels cursed sometimes, but what the heck? What a year. Saunders has lines under his eyes that go down his neck by this point.
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
On the bright side
Maybe this year is absolute rock bottom?
That's too bad
Besides, Thornton, I guess we’ll get to see more minutes of Singleton as well. At least we’ll get a good idea whether we’ll want to keep any of these young guys around…
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I feel for Howard
Aside from all the other suckitude of this for him, it’s a contract year and this was redemption time.
yeah it seems pretty cruel
"how ironic - you came here with a mouse in a bottle, now YOU are the mouse in the bottle" - B.M. Smith
by little stevie colter on Feb 23, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
So who's next?
I mean, the logical choice would be Dray……
Do you think the curse ends whne Ted finally buys the team?
Horrible
GodWuzaWiz who attended the game with me is a doctor by training and tore his ACL three times. When Howard went down he said, “Shit, that’s an ACL, I’ve been in the same position.”
For once I wish he wasn’t such a good doctor.
Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!
I wish I had been wrong.
I wish JHo the best. It’s a long road back, but it is possible.
by GodWuzAWiz on Feb 23, 2010 2:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I called that one...
In the game thread last night….
Oh well, injuries don’t even phase me anymore
by SkinsWizStangs on Feb 23, 2010 12:44 PM EST reply actions
When opposing players go to the line,
do Wizards fans attempt to intimidate them with their thousand-yards stare?
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
Two messages for Josh Howard
1. Get a second opinion, and get the surgery done by someone other than Wizards doctors.
2. Thanks for your good attitude during your short stay here in D.C.
I also agree with #1
But that goes without saying.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Ya gotta feel for the guy
He was saying and doing all the right things. He might have even played himself into that option. Sucks.
The basketball gods
realized we were getting a little too excited about our new team and brought us back to earth. Nothing new for a Wiz fan here.
by ronoD nagrO on Feb 23, 2010 12:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions
the basketball gods aren't fair.
They only way the basketball gods can make this right with me is to take LeBron out. I mean, his ACL.
My swag was phenomenal.
You can't wish that on another human being, even one as bad as LBJ.
besides, him always getting close and never getting a ring would be much sweeter.
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
So we have a roster spot now, right?
I’m just sayin’
So we're not signing people until we move Z and James, one way or the other, to avoid salary?
I guess that makes sense.
Mr. Howard,
It was nice knowing you for four games. You must be the only guy to have worn two different jersey numbers for only four games for a team. Thats something to be happy about right? You sir, have experienced what it was like to play in Washington, DC and now you will walk out with a limp. Thank you for giving us hope for a couple of games and playing differently than our previous guys. You truly believed we could make the playoffs. It was fun. I wish you good luck in the future even though you won’t get as good a contract as you were once hoping for because you were traded to D.C.
Sincerely,
Hopeless Wizards fan
by SkinsWizStangs on Feb 23, 2010 12:54 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
I mean even without howard they still out rebounded the bulls and won…
by MurlandTerps on Feb 23, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
i'm more shellshocked
about ledellforlife’s masterful use of the word ‘strident’ in the other thread.
i said previously that i wasn’t sure howard could stay healthy here, but still, this really sucks, both for him and the franchise.
i still wouldn’t rule out the wiz picking up his option. we might have no good alternatives.
by DarrellWalkerFan on Feb 23, 2010 1:22 PM EST reply actions
Or possibly
poleaxed? In the short term, this blows. In the long term, this may be a mixed blessing as the Wizards probably won’t gamble on another fragile body.
Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!
I actually prefer not to find a silver lining in anyone's torn ACL
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
No, you're right
I rather he just went down for two weeks with a bone bruise. But the Wizards haven’t had the best track record with using common sense with injured players.
Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!
flummoxed and poleaxed
good words.
yeah, picking up his option is probably dumb, but my thought all along has been that if we decline his option, he likely leaves, on principle alone.
i also wonder, in the bizarre world of nba trade machines, if having an one-year deal for $12 million could be an asset in terms of pulling off trades.
but i admit i’m almost certainly wrong on this one.
by DarrellWalkerFan on Feb 23, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, can't let that 800 on the SAT verbal
go to waste. Big money in that, big money.
Or not. I was just feeling loquacious.
Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!
Wow, I feel terrible for Josh
…. pretty unfair time for this to happen to him. On the bright side, he has already made alot of money and so its not quite as tragic as the Leon Powe situation.
I hope he doesn’t get too down about this bad luck and is able to bounce back with whatever team ends up signing him.
I missed his ability to smash beer bottle and splash it on the crowd. :(
No seriously he was playing hard as well, I wish Miller never made that pass. :(
Please injury Gods let this be the last. In the name of God, please let this be thy last injury to thy Washington Wizards. The curse has ended in the name of God. Amen.
Not again
This annoys me, b/c when we pick up the team option on him, ppl will call us stupid again for signing a guy with knee problems
No fooling with an ACL or an MCL…ever had one?…it sux
takes a while to come back from, plus the mental aspect of feeling comfortable making cuts and quick moves..Damn .
by Mikko Leinonen's opposite on Feb 23, 2010 1:35 PM EST reply actions
Question...
It is pretty obvious that no one (not even the unfortunate Josh Howard) expects the Wizzies to exercise the $11 million team option on him next season. But once they renounce him, are they free to compete for his services at a lower price along with everyone else? And if so, should the team do that?
They can, but they don't have his Bird Rights
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
I expect him to look for a 1 year contract next year to prove himself worthy of a long term deal later. Could be with the Wiz. No way he gets anywhere near $11mil.
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
He probably wouldn't be healthy to start the season
So he may not get a contract until he proves that he’s healthy again.
by Palace of Good Play's Golden Toilet on Feb 23, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Bird Rights aren't really relevant are they?
Its not like we are planning to go over the cap again next season.
by Manimal Smith on Feb 23, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Probably not
Theoretically, I suppose, if we signed Boozer and another second tier guy this summer we’d want to use them.
They'd be relevant if he wanted a long-term contract
But he probably wasn’t getting that anyway, so it’s no big deal.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
They'd also be relevant if we were over the cap
Which we’re not.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
i think given his injury, may be a good chance he'll return
I was at the game last night and was wondering why he didn’t return after falling to the floor. Very unfortunate to have happen when you have to guaranteed job after this season. I think if we can get past that $11 mil option, we may see him in a Wizards jersey again next year. I mean, who else is going to want to pay a guy coming off a torn ACL??
Thanks for the feedback
I would like to see him stay around for the right deal.
Okay Prada
I will agree with you now that it’s probably not the best interest of your team to keep Josh next year.
We've had throwdowns over Dermarr Johnson vs. Juan Dixon
I think things will be plenty lively in the offseason here at BF
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
He is a beast though. the only thing that can make me feel better after this is the return of Arenas.
Question!
If we make playoffs somehow, will Stern amend or allow for amendment of Arenas to return for playoffs? Is it possible?
If this team made the playoffs...which is purely a fantasy etc etc...
if I were the coach I’d leave Arenas off the roster in any case.
If your team of ragtag stragglers played like .800 basketball for a couple of months, why disrupt the chemistry?
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Then I'd put in Songila
to start slapping Lebron around.
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Do you think we can get NO to buy him out?
If they do it before 3/1 we can add him to our playoff roster.
Arenas will probably be in jail by then (or house arrest)
Dont really see it happening…
by TheRealBigMike on Feb 23, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Scott over at RU
is hearing that the Wizards will call up Mike Harris.
Harris is really, really good. He’s leading the league in scoring and averaging about 10 rebounds a game. He started out his career as an undersized PF but he’s been working on adding range. With him called-up I’d guess that Miller will move back over to SG.
Ridiculous Upside, where developing talent and winning are not mutually exclusive.
Sorry guys
and sorry to Josh too, but I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard this. Is it really surprising to anyone? I mean, whether you saw the injury occur or not, it’s just par for the course around here. You know what they say
“If the Wiz didn’t have bad luck……”
Anyway, looks like Nick Young will get a little more playing time. And if he doesn’t, then send him on the first bus out this summer. As for Howard, has there ever been a shorter Wizards career?
Definitely not
Rex. He was here like 2 or 3 years. Price is a good one, but I think he played more than 4 games.
I thought
Rex went down in his third game with the Wizards after attempting to to split two defenders? He then player for a couple more years, but I definitely remember him crumpling early in his first season.
Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!
I believe Mark Price played 8 games for us
the dreaded plantar faschitis
Just for the record
I had that last year. Played through it. Not that big a deal, although for me it was just games once or twice a week.
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
I for one
am not looking forward to more Nick Young.
by Palace of Good Play's Golden Toilet on Feb 23, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Palace
I’ve been playing this game the last few times out. You count the number of times NY touches the ball and the number of times he shoots it. I mean ALL touches in game play. I figure he shoots it (or turns it over trying to shoot) just a bit over half of the time. I’ve never really looked at this “stat” before, but I suspect that 50% shooting-per-ball-touch is really really high.
This helps pass the time.
by MR on Feb 23, 2010 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
another game i've been playing since last season
for every game javale mcgee gets a block, count his goaltends. he seems to average a goaltending call a game
Lorenzo
Williams anyone?
by Mikko Leinonen's opposite on Feb 23, 2010 3:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Lorenzo...the invisible man
I remember when he finally made an on-court appearance, people were saying “who the heck is that guy…” And we wre paying him pretty decent money too :-)
Is there a curse??? A wizards curse?
Let it snow- ping-pong balls, from the heavens.
by returnofswagger on Feb 23, 2010 3:04 PM EST reply actions
We need to call in a witch doctor
and try to lift the curse that hangs over this franchise.
"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on Feb 24, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
shoot. he seems like he'll be good but
i was hoping we’d get Reggie Williams. he used to tear it up and VMI and he is still tearing it up in the dleague. The guy is a proven scorer. Someone who needs some scoring should give the kid a chance.
I think its more of the curse of the $111 million contract
but regardless we still are pretty deep and thornton gets a chance to shine, and we will be able have a better shot at resigning howard on the cheap this offseason instead of seeing him leave.
I'm not booing Stephon Heyer, he's trying hard. I'm booing the fact that Stephon Heyer plays for us.
by Area 51 Forever on Feb 23, 2010 9:35 PM EST reply actions
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