Josh Howard out for the season

Gilfanatic123 · Post #1 » by **Gilfanatic123** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:45 am

I'm not usually a believer in superstitions. But I do believe that the injury curse has struck once again. It seems that the injury curse became a problem when in that one season we were doing well, and, we were in 1st place for a while, and back then when we still had the big 3- they weren't healthy again until the 2008-9 season. And then Antawn Jamison got injured and things returned to normalcy. Now, Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood and Caron Butler are gone, but, the curse still lingers. It saw our recent wave of success and it struck after Josh Howard. I believe Josh Howard is only its latest sacrifice. Will it strike again? Maybe... but I think that we need to do something to lift this curse. I believe that until we lift this curse we might not be able to be a team (in the sense that we have all the complete players, and, everyone healthy) again until it's lifted. Is there anything we can do to lift it?

Orakpophobia · Post #2 » by **Orakpophobia** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:08 am

Is it really a curse when we aren't contending? It's almost a blessing since it happened to an expiring contract and helps us in our quest for John Wall.

fishercob · Post #3 » by **fishercob** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:13 am

Please. Look at Howard's career history with injuries. He's just not a durable guy. I don't wish him any ill will, but in a few months he'll be someone else's problem.

There's no such thing as curses, my friends. Basketball is a dangerous game and injuries are part of it.

Orakpophobia · Post #4 » by **Orakpophobia** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:29 am

I'm down here in Orlando. Can't watch the game. Could someone fill me in on the details injury? Thanks!

kavu · Post #5 » by **kavu** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:29 am

Ok...you gotta admit...it is a bit funny.

This seals it....we way undersold Caron.

DCZards · Post #6 » by **DCZards** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:40 am

Nah, no curse. When we traded for Josh I said two words describe him best: always injured.

Gilfanatic123 · Post #7 » by **Gilfanatic123** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:45 am

DCZards wrote:Nah, no curse. When we traded for Josh I said two words describe him best: always injured.

Yeah. But what makes you think that the injury curse didn't help him injure himself? I'm starting to think the injury curse just came back to life and caused him to injure himself on that one play.

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #8 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:03 am

It's not the injury that concerns me... It's the treatment. Be scared Josh, be very scared!

Hoopalotta · Post #9 » by **Hoopalotta** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:16 am

I feel bad for him, he brings a lot of good things and I hope it's not so serious that OTHER teams wouldn't give him a nice contract this summer.

Spence · Post #10 » by **Spence** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:21 am

Based on Wizards history, I have to assume Howard has leprosy in that knee.

Spence · Post #11 » by **Spence** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:23 am

fishercob wrote:Please. Look at Howard's career history with injuries. He's just not a durable guy. I don't wish him any ill will, but in a few months he'll be someone else's problem.

Good point. Howard has only played more than 70 games in a season twice -- in 04-05 and 07-08.

Sorta reminds me of someone...

Oh, yes. Caron Butler.

closg00 · Post #12 » by **closg00** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:24 am

fishercob wrote:Please. Look at Howard's career history with injuries. He's just not a durable guy. I don't wish him any ill will, but in a few months he'll be someone else's problem.

There's no such thing as curses, my friends. Basketball is a dangerous game and injuries are part of it.

Exactly, Howard had not fully recovered from his previous injury.

pancakes3 · Post #13 » by **pancakes3** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:02 am

Spence wrote:Sorta reminds me of someone...

Oh, yes. Caron Butler.

HAH.

i'm fine with this. al thornton is right there to pick up the pieces.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #14 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:09 am

"No worries, we have already amputated his leg"

- Wizards Medical Staff

Mortality Pie · Post #15 » by **Mortality Pie** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:30 am

Hoopalotta wrote:I feel bad for him, he brings a lot of good things and I hope it's not so serious that OTHER teams wouldn't give him a nice contract this summer.

I agree completely.. Also, I was hoping to see a little more of that weird 4 SF smallball lineup that we used in the 4th quarter against Denver (Boykins, Young, Howard, Thornton, Singleton). That was a lot of fun.

kavu · Post #16 » by **kavu** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:02 pm

I've heard on good authority that Josh Howard is being traded for Stephon Marbury, some sneakers, and a bottle of Chivas.

AceDegenerate · Post #17 » by **AceDegenerate** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:03 pm

What's the difference? Nobody wants to keep him around past the next 30 games anyway. Let him go so we can revel in the CAP SPACE & SWIM IN IT with our owner Scrooge McDuck.

daSwami · Post #18 » by **daSwami** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:38 pm

fishercob wrote:Please. Look at Howard's career history with injuries. He's just not a durable guy. I don't wish him any ill will, but in a few months he'll be someone else's problem.

There's no such thing as curses, my friends. Basketball is a dangerous game and injuries are part of it.

Especially if you play for the Wizards.

cwb3 · Post #19 » by **cwb3** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:19 pm

No worries, we got our best guy's on it. . .plus we have the machine that goes "PING!"

MJG · Post #20 » by **MJG** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:20 pm

Krizko Zero wrote:What's the difference? Nobody wants to keep him around past the next 30 games anyway. Let him go so we can revel in the CAP SPACE & SWIM IN IT with our owner Scrooge McDuck.

While you're obviously being snarky, honestly, I think there's a good amount of truth in this. We won't pick up his option, and odds are at least one or two other teams beats out our best offer (at least I hope so, because if not, we're probably offering too much), so there's a very real chance he's gone. That would make Thornton the starting SF going forward. I think it'd be a nice little advantage if we got at least a small set of games with him starting out of the way this season, to help us determine whether that's something we're comfortable with in the long term.