I don't care that the guy smokes weed. High-five for him. However, his
timing is just horrible. This action by Howard just demonstrates the lack
of
desire the Mav players have had in aquiring more in the playoffs. I expect
him to be on the trading block this off-season.
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The following is what I read at Dallas Morning News Web Blog...
His picked the poorest possible time to make radio reefer confessions,
making his fondness for marijuana a national story the afternoon of Game
3.
And J(o)-Ho didn't learn by causing that silly distraction. He handed out
flyers for his birthday party in the locker room after Game 4, a crushing
loss that all but ended the Mavs' season.
Avery Johnson, who had a reasonable no-partying-during-the-playoffs rule,
was livid when he learned about Howard and a few teammates living it up on
the town. That's why he canceled what would have been the last practice
during his Dallas tenure.
"That's new news to me," Howard said this afternoon.
J(o)-Ho mentioned that he'd already apologized for his radio appearance,
but
he didn't sound like a guy who regretted his actions. "You only live
once,"
said Howard, who is still the Mavs' best chip (other than untouchable
Dirk)
on the trade market.
He also stressed that he's not a "bad person." And he's right. But he was
a
terrible teammate during this series.
And he was awful on the court, too, but he seems to think his horrible
shooting was just bad luck.
"I couldn't make the shots that I've been making," Howard said, giggling
at
a question about how the Hornets defended him. "They went up and just hit
the side of the rim or went in and out. You can't control what the ball
do.
Crazy, man. Y'all hilarious."
With that, Howard's off-season officially began. When the smoke clears, he
might not be a Maverick.
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