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Juwan Howard to Rejoin the Mavericks
By Daniel Dessinger | October 30, 2007
Call it an upgrade. Call it a decent move. Call it whatever you want. Dallas waived DJ Mbenga in anticipation of resigning the recently waived Juwan Howard.
Howard has already played for the Mavs during two seasons, and is familiar with the overall approach of Avery Johnson.
Mbenga was always a project player, with a couple more years of development needed. He won’t be sorely missed, despite how nice a guy he seemed. Juwan is a good move, provided that Dallas continues to utilize Brandon Bass in the regular season.
I don’t know all the particulars here, but my only question is this: if Juan Howard is so great, why did we let him go in the first place? If it wasn’t some screwy contract deal, it makes no sense. Is he suddenly better than he was five years ago in his prime?
Sure, it was probably a safe move. Juwan Howard IS an upgrade from Mbenga. But just about ANY trade or free agency move outside of Kobe Bryant is just fluff. Some of you hardcore sports fans will argue that this makes more sense to win. Maybe. But I don’t just want to win. Call it whatever you want. I want to be entertained. Sports aren’t worth watching just because someone wins. Someone ALWAYS wins. But who wins with style? Who makes it worth seeing?
One answer: Dirk and Kobe.
Topics: Free Agency |
