DDansby123 wrote:I see a little immaturity coming back from Josh now. He looked like the old short-tempered Josh Howard from a couple of seasons ago in the game against Memphis. Brian Cardinal got in his head, IMO (though a horrible shooting night didn't help either). Regardless, it's a bit of a concern. Hopefully, it's short-term frustration.
Either way, other posters are correct: Josh has to get back to being the glue guy and take a hint from the way Marion played with Nash. He has to realize he doesn't have to work as hard offensively to do the same amount of scoring. He needs to let Kidd do the work and just knock down the open shots, cut to the basket, and run with him.
To Josh's credit, though, I did see him make some fairly good passes against Memphis. He looked to pass more in that game than I've seen in awhile, despite his horrible "chucker" numbers.
Josh has a golden opportunity to take his game to another level if he plays this out right. He hasn't had the opportunity to play with a true PG for most of his career so he has learned to create for himself. Now he has that true PG that can get him the ball so he will have to adjust his game which I think will actually make him a better player.
Howard will probably benefit the most by the Kidd trade but it may take him the longest to adapt. If he does, he could be something special as an all around player.
