Josh Howard
Josh Howard
Joshua Jay Howardis an American professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 inand 210 lb, he plays as a small forward...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 April 1980
CityWinston-Salem, NC
ball conscious defensive good happen personal score team
It's a big motivator. We've been a good defensive team and don't want to let that happen again. We're conscious of who can score the ball on the other team. We take that as a personal challenge.
certain challenge defensive game goals hard hold night reach study teams trying
We're just trying to hold teams under a certain percentage. It's a challenge for us and we take it out there every game. We study film, we have goals we set before every game and we try to reach those goals. We do reach those goals. As a team, we go out there and play hard every night on the defensive end.
coach communication defensive great scheme team wants
That comes with that communication and the defensive scheme we've been working on all year. It's just been great team defense. If we communicate and do the things coach wants us to do, we win.
asks clicking coach continue defense defensive great grow learn level offense percent win
I'd say we are at about 80 percent right now. I still think there's a level or two that we can still reach, especially on the defensive end. Our offense has already been clicking and doing a great job. We showed that during the win (13-game winning) streak. Our defense is improved. We just have to continue to grow and learn each other and do what coach asks us to do.
bad last
It's not as bad as the last one.
feeling treatment
It was just a little tweak, but I'm feeling better. I'm going to get treatment so I'm 100 percent.
came foul half second trouble trying
It was just me being a little more aggressive. I was in a little foul trouble in the first half and really didn't get to play like I really wanted to so I came out there in the second half just trying to do what I wanted to do in the first half.
pushing
I'm not pushing him to return. And he's not pushing me.
coach drew great memphis
It was a great play. It was something coach (Avery Johnson) drew up, we used it in Memphis too. That's two for two for us.
free good high hit job opportunity points run
It's big when you hit free throws. That's a free opportunity to get points so you want to take that opportunity and run with it. That's a good job for us to make that high a percent.
doubted people prove roll year
It's cool. I still roll like we've been doubted all year long. We just have to prove people wrong.
doubted great playing
We're going to be doubted when we come back like we've been doubted the whole year. We just have to know when we come back, we have to keep playing great basketball.
games good guys hardest matter swing tough
This was a tough game. These are the hardest games when you come off a break. We're getting back into the swing of things. Guys went out and had a good vacation, but it's always good to get a win no matter how we get it.
chance defense everybody great guard hell job team
We did a great job with our team defense on him. Everybody who had a chance to guard him did a hell of a job.