Cats working out Josh Howard

[Plowright]

I think we are just working out the last few free agents with even a smidge of talent... We have probably worked out others, it's just the news got hold of Josh Howard. If he agrees to a work out, why not?

[westbrook08]

Yeah we shouldn't bring in old guys who have no future with the team and/or who could hurt their development

Oh wait, Brendan Haywood, Ramon Sessions, and Ben Gordon......


A veteran presence is necessary. You're living in a dream world if you think trotting out two rookies with no experience is a recipe for success. Young guys need a vet to go to when things get rough. Go look at the Thunder roster over the past 5 years.

Rookie Durant and Green had Wally, Wilkins, and Thomas
Rookie Westbrook had Watson and Atkins
Etc.

Having a vet doesn't hurt development. If anything it helps

We had to have sessions and haywood because we had no depth at point guard or center. We don't need a has been pothead with a shitty attitude around our locker room when we already have 6 wing players. I would take mkg or taylor with no experience over howard in his current form in a second. But i'll trust cho, so whatever. We potentially have 2 roster spots if we buy out caroll or trade williams and since gordon can play the 1 and 2 maybe we can get howard and still bring in a 4. That might be what they're thinking. Plus you know that caroll and diop will probably dress almost never this year.

[superb1]

We had to have sessions and haywood because we had no depth at point guard or center. We don't need a has been pothead with a shitty attitude around our locker room when we already have 6 wing players. I would take mkg or taylor with no experience over howard in his current form in a second. But i'll trust cho, so whatever. We potentially have 2 roster spots if we buy out caroll or trade williams and since gordon can play the 1 and 2 maybe we can get howard and still bring in a 4. That might be what they're thinking. Plus you know that caroll and diop will probably dress almost never this year.

We have two roster spot without making any moves. Still I pray we move Carroll and Diop for a Yoohoo, a honeybun and a bag of Skittles. Howard probably will sign for a dime bag.

[SJackson1]

i wouldn't be dissapointed if we signed him becasue we have inexperience at SF but MKG is the real deal and must be given alot of minutes to show his talent !

[ohara831]

If he looks good in the workout, and Cho thinks it helps us, I'm for it. Whether I understand it right now or not, I'm sure it fits into Cho's master plan for the season.

[westbrook08]

We have two roster spot without making any moves. Still I pray we move Carroll and Diop for a Yoohoo, a honeybun and a bag of Skittles. Howard probably will sign for a dime bag.

Your right. I didn't even realize we had 2 spots open. I still think if we can get anything useful for our expiring guys then we should if the deal is in our favor. If we can still add a 4 then why not sign howard? Gordon can play some point guard so we basically have 3 there. And any 4 and howard will probably both be at the minimum. I say go for it.

[mrtarheel]

I think Carroll rides the pine the full year letting his contract expire. Williams can be traded for a decent 4 http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8rhj4jr. Signing Howard would I think be a plus as he can tutor MKG and Taylor, more as Taylor because he has played the 2 and 3 but be there as a backup 3.

[Plowright]

What has reggie Williams shown us this last yea that suggests he could be traded for a decent 4? His trade value is rock bottom right now apart from his contract being expiring

[superb1]

I think we will just sign some free agents for now. I think Diop and Carroll will be gone at trade deadline, Williams, traded too after he gets some burn to showcase himself.

sent from the pseudo GM offices of the Charlotte Bobcats.